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We're a connected community of creative thinkers, makers and professional practitioners.
Why study at MADA?
Creativity will become one of the top three skills workers will need in the future. At MADA you’ll be guided by industry practitioners to develop the skills valued by employers such as critical and reflective thinking, problem solving and mental agility.
Undergraduate
Turn ideas into reality. There’s nothing like the feeling of seeing your vision come to life. Explore new concepts and develop key technical skills. Our undergraduate courses provide the foundation for any creative career.
Postgraduate
Take the next step. Amplify your creative potential with a masters by coursework. You'll develop new skills, enrich your expertise and enhance your career options.
Fine Art
Fine Art provokes thought, inspires action, and responds to the important challenges of our time. We find meaning in a complex field of visual information and experiences, igniting discussion and creating unique perspectives on the complex problems of society.
Design
Design is the means to navigate complex business, environmental and social problems, and stay on the leading edge of change. Designers are concerned with the expanded practice of making human-centred solutions that are both tangible and intangible. Designers make the future possible.
Architecture
Architecture at Monash focuses on the bigger picture. We see architecture, urban design, and urban planning as an integrated whole. We understand buildings within their larger urban or regional environment, and consider cities in the context of a changing planet. Architects imagine the new environments of the future.
Research
At MADA, we provide a lively and supportive environment for individual and collaborative research projects to be realised.
Student work
Be amazed by a kaleidoscope of projects. Experience diverse views of the world through the eyes of our students and staff.
Latest news from MADA
Monash Architecture helps shape iconic festival
Architecture students from Monash University travelled to Tasmania to work with MONA FOMA organisers to explore how the principles of architecture could help inform the design of a portable performance structure for the festival.
Innovator in Applied Design leads new Future Building Initiative research lab at Monash
Monash University has appointed building design innovation expert Professor Mathew Aitchison to lead its major new initiative to influence and transform the design, production and management of the built environment.
Image (Why study at MADA?): Tegan Bell, 2009-2016 (installation view), 2016
Image (Postgraduate): Samantha Barry, Sean Malikides, Din Hearth, and MADA students, THRIVE, 2016
Image (Research): Peter Wang, An Autonomous Driverless Public Transport
Image (Student work): Rosina Prestia, I Adjust to Orange (detail), 2016
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A Massive Congratulations to Monash University Fine Art graduates Anita Cummins and Yvette James who have been selected to showcase their artwork at PICA - Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Hatched: National Graduate Show 2019. Artists Anita Cummins and Yvette James were part of a group of 18 artists chosen from 60 applicants. One selected artist from the group will be awarded the Schenberg Art Fellowship of $50,000 at the awards night in May. Hatched supports innovative new art practices and provides the next generation of Australian artists with career nurturing opportunities. #Monashada #FineArt #ContemporaryArt #Melbourne
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DEBUT XV exhibition has opened and the show features the artwork from three of our very talented Bachelor of Fine Art graduates; Yvette James, Andre Franco and Erin Hallyburton. The show is also co-curated by our Monash PhD student Bridie Lunney, who also teaches into our third year Fine Art course and James Carey from RMIT. Debut is a BLINDSIDE PROJECT committed to fostering new talent and showcasing artworks by recent graduates from Melbourne’s major art institutions. Dates: 14 Feb - 2 Mar 2019 https://www.blindside.org.au/debut-xv #Monashada #FineArt #ContemporaryArt #Melbourne
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The Schooling Food exhibition is now open at the Monash University Library Gallery, Clayton. The exhibition showcases the ARC research project ‘Children as health advocates in families’ exploring school food messages & family food practices. The exhibition design, identity, wayfinding and printed matter was developed by our Communication Design coordinator Warren Taylor along with Bachelor of Communication Design graduate Zach Beltsos-Russo. Great to see such a fantastic collaboration between the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Arts, Monash Library Special Collections and Monash Art Design and Architecture. Images courtesy of Tobias Titz. #Monashada
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Congratulations to Monash University Fine Art graduates Andrew Atchison and Geoff Robinson who are finalists in the 2019 Linden Art Prize. The Linden New Art Prize is a non-acquisitive contemporary art award established for artists graduating from a Masters or PhD from a Victorian University. Here's a preview of Andrew Atchison's wonderful artwork. See more of this exceptional artists work at the exhibition. Images: 1 - Andrew Atchison 'Figure in the Round (Mobile) 2017 – 18'. Aluminium, auto paint, stainless steel, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the artist. 2 - Self-portrait Andrew Atchison. The exhibition opens this Friday 23 February, Linden New Art gallery, St Kilda. https://lindenarts.org/exhibitions/linden-art-prize-2019 #fineart #contemporaryart #melbourne #Monashada
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Get ready people. It's all kicking off very soon. For all our new students and those returning, here's a fabulous guide on five ways you can experience contemporary art on Caulfield Campus. The guide was put together by the amazing team at MUMA - Monash University Museum of Art https://www.monash.edu/muma/public-art/5-ways-to-experience-art-on-campus #Monashada #art #fineart #contemporaryart #Melbourne
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So fantastic to see our Monash University graduates making a positive change to help improve our environment. Industrial Design graduate Alex Goad is the founder of Reef Design Lab, a company who have been working with Volvo Cars Australia to develop a seawall to increase biodiversity and improve water quality in an area of Sydney. The video below gives a great snapshot of the project. Find out more here https://www.reefdesignlab.com/3dseawalls #Monashada #design
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Great to see our @MonashUni #Engineering and #Design students developing ways to #recycle & tackle #plastics pollu… https://t.co/ttcFVOlFpi
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A Massive Congratulations to @monash_uni #FineArt #graduates Anita Cummins and Yvette James who have been selected to showcase their artwork @pica_perth Hatched: National Graduate Show 2019. . Artists Anita Cummins and Yvette James were part of a group of 18 artists chosen from 60 applicants. One selected artist from the group will be awarded the Schenberg Art Fellowship of $50,000 at the awards night in May. . Hatched supports innovative new art practices and provides the next generation of Australian artists with career nurturing opportunities. . . #Monashada #FineArt #ContemporaryArt #Melbourne
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Congratulations to @MonashUni #FineArt #graduates Anita Cummins & Yvette James, selected to showcase their artwork… https://t.co/oEilMIsvSn
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DEBUT XV features #artworks of @MonashUni #FineArt grads. Yvette James, Andre Franco & Erin Hallyburton. Co-curat… https://t.co/ly7jSb2PE5
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DEBUT XV exhibition has opened and the show features the #artwork from three of our very talented Bachelor of Fine Art graduates; . Yvette James, Andre Franco and Erin Hallyburton. . The show is also co-curated by Monash #PhD student Bridie Lunney, who also teaches into our third year Fine Art course and James Carey from RMIT. . Debut is a @blindside_ari PROJECT committed to fostering new talent and showcasing artworks by recent #graduates from Melbourne’s major art institutions. . Dates: 14 Feb - 2 Mar 2019 . #Monashada #FineArt #ContemporaryArt #Melbourne
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The Schooling Food exhibition is now open at the @monashunilibrary Gallery, Clayton. . The exhibition showcases the ARC #research #project ‘Children as health advocates in families’ exploring school food messages & family food practices. . The exhibition #design, #identity, #wayfinding and #printed matter was developed by our #CommunicationDesign coordinator Warren Taylor along with Bachelor of Communication Design #graduate Zach Beltsos-Russo. . Great to see such a fantastic collaboration between the @monash_education @monash.arts Monash Library Special Collections and Monash #Art #Design and #Architecture. . Images courtesy of Tobias Titz. #Monashada
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Congratulations to @monash_uni #FineArt #graduates Andrew Atchison and Geoff Robinson who are finalists in the 2019 @linden_new_art Prize. . The Linden New Art Prize is a non-acquisitive contemporary art award established for artists graduating from a #Masters or #PhD from a Victorian #University. . Here's a preview of Andrew Atchison's wonderful artwork. See more of this exceptional artists work at the exhibition. Images: 1 - Andrew Atchison 'Figure in the Round (Mobile) 2017 – 18'. Aluminium, auto paint, stainless steel, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the artist. . 2 - Artist Andrew Atchison. . The exhibition opens this Friday 23 February, Linden New Art gallery, St Kilda. . View a sneak peak at Geoff’s artwork in an earlier post. . #fineart #contemporaryart #melbourne #Monashada
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Congratulations to @MonashUni #FineArt #graduates Andrew Atchison & Geoff Robinson finalists in the 2019… https://t.co/BCTy01Yvoq
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Exhibition on now at Matheson Library Clayton . . #Repost @monashunilibrary ・・・ Opening today Schooling Food, an exhibition by the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Arts in partnership with the Library, showing in the Sir Louis Matheson gallery. . Don't miss it! Open until the 1 March 2019. Can't make it? Click the link in our bio for the online exhibition #monashada #communicationdesign
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So fantastic to see our #monashuni #industrialdesign graduates making a positive change to help improve our environment. . #Repost @alexgoad ・・・ Launch of the living Seawall project for @volvocarsaus and @syd_marine_science looks at how we could be designing marine infrastructure in the future using 3D printing. Great image and edit by @whitegreyaus #livingseawalls #reefdesignlab #seawall #monashada
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Congratulations to @monash_uni #FineArt graduates Geoff Robinson and Andrew Atchison who are finalists in the 2019 Linden Art Prize. . The Linden Art Prize is a non-acquisitive contemporary art award established for artists graduating from a Masters or PhD from a Victorian University. . Here's a preview of Geoff Robinson's amazing artwork. . Images: 1 - Itinerant Sound (2015) Geoff Robinson Image: Kieren Seymour . 2 - Itinerant Sound (2018) Geoff Robinson. Image: Keelan O'Hehir. . 3 - Geoff Robinson, portrait. . Keep an eye out as we showcase a selection of Andrew Atchison's artwork in the next few days. . Exhibition opens 23 Feb, Linden New Art gallery, St Kilda. . #fineart #contemporaryart #melbourne #Monashada
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Schooling Food exhibition opens Matheson Library, Clayton campus from 18 Feb. . Our #Communicationdesign coordinator Warren Taylor and #graduate Zach Beltsos-Russo were engaged to help members of the Faculty of #Education and #Arts visualise their research in the form of an #exhibition. . . The exhibition explores school food messages and family #food practices. . #design #commdesign #monashada
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Great to see our students exploring topics of public importance in their project work. . #Repost @monashcommdes ・・・ Bachelor of Communication Design third year project by Celeste DeCis titled “A ‘Diss-Service for Women”. . . A newsprint publication exploring people’s attachments to gender roles and how quickly they are applied to women in a public domain. . . @celeste.decis #graphicdesign #graphics #typography #type #print #gender #newsprint #publication #monashada
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Do you really notice the buildings and the architecture that surrounds you? . Monash University's Professor @naomistead looks at how “festivalisation” or “eventification” of cities like the recent White Night festival, allows us to pay close attention to the buildings and architecture that may normally go unnoticed. . . Read the full story here: https://theconversation.com/architecture-undistracted-73667. . Image: Monash University Master of Architecture students