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About the School of Art
A school of innovation and experimentation
Through outstanding education in art practice and theory RMIT’s School of Art has established a reputation as Victoria’s number one art school of choice.
The school is committed to fostering a collaborative culture where students, artists, writers, academics, communities and arts organisations from around the world join to explore and lead this evolving and interdisciplinary field.
Global opportunities
RMIT has partnerships with artists and art academies throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and USA, giving students opportunities for global learning through international research, field trips and exchanges.
At the School of Art you will be connected to a creative community that spans the globe through international projects ranging from symposiums, art publications, exhibitions, residencies and community projects in inspiring destinations.
International Artists in Residence (iAIR) program
The iAIR program facilitates residencies in Australia for international artists and sends Australian artists overseas. The program was formed to contribute to the international focus within the School and to build links with innovative global networks enhancing RMIT’s role in contemporary art discourses.
Award-winning students
RMIT Art students and alumni regularly represent RMIT in prestigious exhibitions nationally and internationally and are consistently endorsed for their ideas and creativity with prestigious awards such as:
- The Archibald prize
- The Wynne Landscape Painting Prize
- The Dobell Prize for drawing
- The Cicely and Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award
Renowned academics
RMIT’s teachers and art practitioners are sought-after experts who understand the value of art in urban and community locations and will work with you to build an appreciation for histories of art, culture and diversity for a globally mobile world, and provide the educational values of sounds skills, experimentation and innovative practices. You will be prepared to take your art career to the world.
Research
The RMIT School of Art has a reputation for high quality and influential research and scholarship in contemporary art. Research is undertaken through practice-led projects informed by theoretical enquiry; it may be interdisciplinary, collaborative or disciplinary and individualistic. Above all, research from the School of Art is contemporary, critically and creatively innovative, and excellently executed.
Programs
Our students work with leading arts practitioners, theorists and researchers in a supportive environment.
RMIT values diversity and offers flexible pathways to TAFE and Higher Education programs in Visual Art, Fine Art, Public Art and Arts Management. Indigenous art is also a key focus and strength of the school with Koori artists regularly meeting at the Indigenous Arts Unit in Bundoora.
RMIT gives students the creative space, theoretical grounding and technical skills to turn talent into a successful and exhilarating career.
We deliver our programs internationally and via distance as well - with undergraduates and postgraduate students studying across all of Australia, in Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Vietnam.