Creative and Performing Arts
What can I do with a creative arts degree?
Read more about What can I do with a creative arts degree?Welcome, future creatives. If you dream of a career in music, in screen media or as a visual artist, CDU’s new Bachelor of Creative Arts is for you. This course has been specifically designed to develop and nurture your talents and give you the skills to build a sustainable career in the ever-changing creative industries.
Teen musician Abbey is fine-tuning her future at CDU
Read more about Teen musician Abbey is fine-tuning her future at CDUAbbey received a ukulele for her 12th birthday and wrote her very first song soon after. A music course at Charles Darwin University is hitting the right note with this talented teenager and her future career plans.
Sky's the limit for video game artist Skye
Read more about Sky's the limit for video game artist SkyeBorn and raised in the Territory, Skye always had a flair for visual arts. Enrolling in an arts degree at Charles Darwin University straight after high school meant she could stay close to her family while forging a creative career in the video game industry.
Dr Aly de Groot's weaving her magic to advocate and educate
Read more about Dr Aly de Groot's weaving her magic to advocate and educateA move to the Northern Territory sparked a decades-long love affair with basketry and weaving for Dr Aly de Groot. Her career in the arts industry has always centred around advocating for Indigenous fibre and textile artists and educating the wider community about art and environmental issues.
Osheen is drawn to illustration like a moth to a flame
Read more about Osheen is drawn to illustration like a moth to a flameOsheen has followed a life-long love for illustration to CDU where he is studying a Certificate IV in Visual Arts in the hopes of becoming a professional comic artist.
Taylor's got her career down to a fine art
Read more about Taylor's got her career down to a fine artBorn and raised in the Territory, Taylor has always been torn between two worlds: art and the environment. Thanks to the flexibility of her degree at CDU, she’s got the work-life-study balance down to an art.
Picture perfect: Meet illustrator Jonathon
Read more about Picture perfect: Meet illustrator JonathonIllustrator Jonathon Saunders has talent at his fingertips and a visual arts degree from CDU under his belt. Jonathon's animated TV series about an Indigenous superhero from Darwin has been turning heads and winning awards.
From technology to photography: How BP’s switching careers
Read more about From technology to photography: How BP’s switching careersBP recently returned to study to find way to turn his passion for photography and filmmaking into a profession. Having a full-time job and a young family made study challenging but with support, BP found success.
That's a wrap: Ashleigh's path to ABC
Read more about That's a wrap: Ashleigh's path to ABCAshleigh's passion for media began at a young age when, with friends, she’d create short film clips dancing in the living room. Lights, camera, action were all part of their play. Fast forward to years later and not much had changed.