Engage with us
Whether you’re an industry partner, prospective student, researcher or alum, there are many ways to get involved with the School of the Arts & Media and be part of our vibrant creative community.
At the School of the Arts & Media, our impact stretches well beyond the campus. We work in partnership with communities, cultural organisations and industry leaders to address real issues and spark new ideas. From media initiatives that confront social issues to creative writing that amplifies under‑represented stories, our community is dedicated to impactful creative practice. Through performance projects that foster shared spaces of care and collaboration, our staff and students remain deeply engaged in work that truly matters.
Impacting public debate & policy
Our researchers shape global conversations through media commentary, reports and podcasts. We bring academic insights to the public to inform policy, spark dialogue and inspire change.
Engaging sectors
Collaboration underpins our approach. Through partnerships with key cultural and industry leaders, we translate research into practice and foster creative innovation across diverse sectors.Â
Connecting audiences
Our work extends beyond campus, through performances, events, journalism and publications. We share ideas and creative practices that challenge, engage and inspire.
Connecting communities through creative practice
Our creative and research initiatives extend far beyond the university, fostering meaningful connections with communities, cultural organisations, and industry across Australia and beyond. Whether through the Esme Timbery Creative Practice Lab’s collaborative performance-making, ³§´Ç³Ü³Ù³ó±ð°ù±ô²â’s literary stewardship, Newsworthy’s student journalism, or Juvenilia Press’s unique editorial partnerships, our staff and students work together to amplify under‑represented voices, spark critical debate, and support vibrant cultural exchange. These projects, along with our diverse industry partnerships, demonstrate our commitment to creative collaboration that enriches public life and strengthens the communities we engage with.
Esme Timbery Creative Practice Lab
The Esme Timbery Creative Practice Lab supports teaching and practice-led research, managing the theatre and studio resources. Our technical professionals collaborate with students, researchers, and artists to create new work and present inspiring events year-round.Â
Launched in 1939, Southerly is Australia’s oldest continuing literary journal. Dedicated to publishing new Australian literature of the highest standard, Southerly provides a link between the academy and the garret. 91É«ÇéƬ’s English and Creative Writing is proud to be the home of Southerly.Â
Juvenilia Press publishes early works by writers such as Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, Philip Larkin and Margaret Atwood. Its scholarly editions of childhood and adolescent writings reveal the development of great authors and the spark of early genius.Â
Partnerships
Collaborate to inspire creative futures. 91É«ÇéƬ Arts & Media brings together students, researchers and industry partners to spark innovation and creativity. Through collaboration, we shape ideas that influence culture and create opportunities for the future.
Newsworthy
Newsworthy is a showcase of award-winning journalism by 91É«ÇéƬ media students from the School of the Arts & Media.Â
Our students’ work in text, audio and video is consistently recognised at the highest level, including multiple Ossie Awards and the Walkley Student Journalist of the Year. Explore our Ossie-winning stories and prize-winning reporting.Â
Newsworthy publishes reportage, commentary, reviews, creative writing, photography and video that probe the issues facing 21st-century Australia and the world. Based at 91É«ÇéƬ’s Kensington campus, our student journalists gain hands-on newsroom experience across multimedia storytelling and audience engagement in today’s distributed media landscape.Â
We're committed to rigorous, ethical journalism: accuracy, fairness, diversity of perspective and care.Â