Creative communities

Get creative with activities, projects, groups and on-campus spaces. Open to all, no matter what you study.

Get creative at RMIT

Connect through creativity with a range of fun, artistic and inventive activities and spaces co-created by students, just like you. Get hands on with group activities, workshops and collaborative projects, or see some art between classes at one of RMIT's on-campus galleries.

Creative events and activities

Get involved with on-campus and online offerings. Check this page regularly to stay up to date.

Public Art Trail 2026

01 Feb 2022 - 31 Dec 2026

Melbourne City

Get involved in a series of fun, participatory, student-created artworks on campus.

Circular Campus to Community Making Workshop: (re)Print Workshop – Session 2

15 Jul 2026

Brunswick

Got a tee or shirt you love but never wear? Bring it along to a 2-hour (re)Print Workshop and give it a second life.

Crafternoon at the Student Life Hub

21 Jul 2026 - 25 Aug 2026

Melbourne City

Join us for Crafternoon at the Student Life Hub!

Students engaging in RMIT Creative's Long Table sessions

RMIT Creative Long Table Sessions

29 Jul 2026 - 26 Aug 2026

Melbourne City

The Long Table Sessions are for students, led by students. This is a low-key space to drop-in, vibe, and get creative! Simply rock up and be guided in gentle facilitation by a Student Artist or bring something along of your own that you've been working on.

Circular Campus to Community Making Workshop: Zero Waste Pattern Making Exploration

25 Aug 2026

Brunswick

Want to elevate your patternmaking skills? Join the Advanced Zero Waste Patternmaking Masterclass, designed for participants with existing patternmaking knowledge.

Circular Campus to Community Making Workshop: This is Not a Shoe – Footwear Deconstruction Workshop

31 Aug 2026

Brunswick

Have a pair of shoes you no longer wear but can't bring yourself to throw away? Come along to this expert led hands-on footwear deconstruction and flat-lay artwork workshop

Circular Campus to Community Making Workshop: Student Led Community Repair Session

15 Sep 2026

Brunswick

Are your garments in need of mending or alteration? Bring your items along to a 2-hour clothing restoration workshop with assistance provided by RMIT Bachelor of Fashion (Design) students.

Circular Campus to Community Interactive Session: Sensory Walk

30 Sep 2026

Brunswick

Have you ever wanted the chance to experience a sensory walk around your local neighbourhood?

Two students smiling making flower crowns

Creative clubs

From KPOP to choir, dance to drama – browse all the creative clubs on offer at RMIT.

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Projects and installations

Participatory art projects and experiences co-created by students.

Art for Social Change

Art for Social Change is a three-part series of participatory artworks exploring social justice issues that impact the student experience on campus.

Hand places a colourful affirmation message in a glass bowl

Creative Wellbeing Program

Sometimes university can be stressful. This program invites talented RMIT students to produce fun, interactive wellbeing activities and artworks – each designed to take care of yourself.

New Pride art installation - Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights.

In a collaboration between students and artists, new artwork will be installed at the entrance of Building 8 at the City campus, to celebrate queer bodies and welcome students.

Creative video works envision inclusive futures for Arts Centre Melbourne initiative

Artworks by RMIT students were selected to feature in Alter State, a disability-led arts initiative that celebrated Deaf and Disabled artists, creativity and culture.

See more projects

Creative spaces on campus

Check out some art between classes, catch an indie film or craft your own creation.

RMIT Gallery

RMIT University’s premier exhibition gallery, presenting local, Australian and international creative works, research outcomes and cultural stories.

A student examines artwork made from colourful wool and yarn at an exhibition.

First Site Gallery

RMIT's student gallery presenting student exhibitions and events throughout the year.

The Capitol

RMIT's own movie house on Swanston St, Melbourne is one of the world’s most iconic cinemas showing arthouse, Australian and international films. RMIT students get discounts!

Design Hub Gallery

Through exhibitions, conversations, performances and publications, we explore the process of design, making space to imagine, test and risk new ideas together.

RMIT Adobe Creative Campus

Bring your creative visions to life with free access to Adobe software, plus get in-person training and support at the Adobe Hub.

Student makes a laser cut puzzle in Makerspace.

Makerspace (City campus)

Access free design equipment – including 3D printers, laser cutters and hand tools – to help you create and make stuff.

Student media

A singer with a guitar performs on campus.

SYN

A youth-run media organisation based at RMIT's City campus that provides opportunities for young people aged 12-25.

SYN website

Catalyst

The student publication of RMIT. All students are encouraged to contribute. Catalyst accepts news, fiction, artwork and more.

Catalyst website

A student films another with a microphone at the City Campus.

RMIT TV

RMIT University's student-run television production house, creating content for both online and broadcast platforms.

RMIT TV website

Connect with RMIT Creative

RMIT Creative is the creative hub of RMIT, hosting creative events and installations, showcasing student work and more.

Get recognised for this activity through RMIT Plus and develop skills valued by employers

Learn more about RMIT Plus

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 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

Learn more about our commitment to Indigenous cultures

Creative communities