School of Art

The School of Art is an international site for innovative and diverse art, craft and photographic practices and research.

String web in domestic space installation

Welcome to the RMIT School of Art

The School of Art is known for its diverse and internationally-renowned creative programs led by accomplished artists, photographers, and professional staff who strive for excellence in pedagogy, research, and innovation.

RMIT is ranked #1 in Australia and #11 in the world for Art and Design (2019 QS Rankings) placing the School of Art in the top echelon of the world's art and photographic educational institutions.

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School of Art website

Meet our people, discover our projects and keep up to date on upcoming events.

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Our teaching areas

RMIT values diversity and offers flexible pathways to Vocational Education and Higher Education programs in Visual Art, Fine Art, Photography, Public Art and Arts Management.

Our teaching areas include

International

The School of Art plays a pivotal role in accelerating RMIT’s ambitions to become the leading Australian university in Asia. It has long established translational partnerships with The Hong Kong Art Centre/ Hong Kong Art School to deliver Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts programs in Hong Kong.

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INTERSECT

RMIT INTERSECT is a conduit to connect students, staff and research into the broader global arts community. They manage six creative projects that together form a dynamic program of exhibitions, residencies, creative laboratories and critical discussions.

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News

Charting our mental health recovery

Health

05 Oct 2020

Academics from across RMIT are developing innovative solutions to the various mental health challenges heightened by COVID-19.

Animation students spread hope and kindness in 'Isonotes' belonging project

Art, Design and Culture

27 Aug 2020

With face-to-face classes on hold, RMIT animation students collaborated remotely to create GIF cards of positivity during isolation.

Celebrating our deep-rooted love for trees

Art, Design and Culture

30 Jul 2020

Givers of oxygen, providers of shade and shelters to our native wildlife – reasons to love trees never grows old.

Artist and alumnus Lisa Roet makes conservation larger than life

Art, Design and Culture

27 Jul 2020

A large-scale public artwork of iconic chimpanzee David Greybeard, made famous by scientist Dr Jane Goodall, is set to bring wildlife conservation to the fore in Melbourne this spring.

Meet our alumni

Hayley Millar-Baker awarded PHOTO2020 Fellowship

"It's a chance for all photographic artists to come out and to tell their truths and to tell their stories through photography," says Hayley Millar-Baker, a Gunditjmara woman and Master of Fine Art alumnus.

Jahnne Pasco-White wins Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize 2019

The winning piece is part of a body of work comprising 11 overlapping panels exploring notions of waste, renewal and regeneration, incorporating collected detritus and overpaints in bright and earthy tones.

Prue Stevenson features in 'Perspective Shift'

The SBS documentary series is changing the media representation of people with disability. Prue's art springs from her identity as an autistic woman, and many of her pieces invite audiences to share her inimitable "Prue version" of autism.

Contact

Visit us

Location: Melbourne City campus, Building 24, Level 1, Room 3

Address: 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne

Contact us

Phone (Undergraduate): +61 3 9925 5343 or +61 3 9925 9957

Phone (Postgraduate): +61 3 9925 2416

Postal address

School of Art
RMIT University
GPO Box 2476
Melbourne 3001 Australia

People

The School of Art is led by experienced, creative and celebrated professionals and academics, with projects spanning fine art, public art, photography and more.

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Image credits

Image 1: Echo (Fang) Wang (RMIT Honours 2018), Serendipity, 2018, RMIT University Graduation Exhibition installation view, 2018, dimensions variable, Photo: Keelan O'Hehir

Image 2: Rosie Gunzburg (RMIT Honours 2018), Stitch series, 2018, RMIT University Graduation Exhibition installation view, 2018, dimensions variable, Photo: Keelan O'Hehir

Image 3: Zichun Apple Jia, Protection, 2018, Ring, copper, acrylic, 9 x 6 x 4 cm, Photo: Kai Gao

Image 4: Sara Retallick (RMIT Honours 2018), Drift, 2018, Underwater sound installation, dimensions variable

Image 5: Associate Professor Philip Samartzis, Bailey Peninsula, Eastern Antarctica, 2016, Photograph

Image 6: Thomas Rentmeister, Terra Mollis, 2019, Ecological mineral wool, 120 X 540 X 253 cm

Image 7: Hayley Millar Baker, Master of Fine Art (Coursework) alumnus, Photo: Nat Rogers

Image 8: Jahnne Pasco-White, Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Drawing alumnus, Photo courtesy the artist and Daine Singer, Melbourne

Image 9: Prue Stevenson, Master of Fine Art (Coursework) alumnus, Photo courtesy 'Perspective Shift', SBS

Acknowledgement of country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business. - Artwork created by Louisa Bloomer

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