Featured news, opportunities and events for Arts, Design & Architecture students
Discover more from your faculty and beyond in your weekly Student News - if you're an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student, you'll get it straight to your student inbox every Monday afternoon!
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ADA Student Intranet | Find info about 2023 program offerings!
Exclusive to ADA students, explore the new ADA Student Intranet site that keeps you in the know and supports you throughout your studies. You can also find info about 2023 program offerings.
ADA Student Support Fund
The ADA Student Support Fund provides limited financial assistance to students who may be facing financial difficulties.
ADA New Student Lounge
Your brand new Student Lounge is now open on the ground floor of Morven Brown just behind the Coffee Cart!
Updates to ADA sample programs
There have been some updates made to a number of ADA Sample Programs, which outline your degree structure and suggested course sequencing.
Check the ADA website to ensure you have the most recent version for your degree.
Art & Design Accessibility Resources
Resources for anyone new to UNSW Paddington, or requiring some additional support to join us on campus.
TalkCampus | Peer-based mental health support app
Have you downloaded the TalkCampus app yet? It's a free mental health support service available to all UNSW students.
IT Services at Paddington Campus
Need help with IT? IT services are now available from the shared Library and Nucleus Student Hub.
Hidden Disabilities: Now supporting staff and students at UNSW Paddington
The School of Art & Design has rolled out Hidden Disabilities training at UNSW Paddington - the first university campus in Australia to do so - to support staff, students and visitors with a non-visible disability.
Sydney Writers' Festival | Apply for 1 of 7 internships
Gain practical experience and connect with professionals in the arts and cultural events industry through an internship with Sydney Writers' Festival.
UNSW Founders | Pre-Accelerator program
Startups and entrepreneurs: Need to stress-test your business model? 💰 The UNSW Founders Pre-Accelerator can help you take things to the next level.
UNSW Leadership Foundations Program | Apply now for T1
Join the UNSW Leadership Foundations program to build your skills, network and confidence before you enter the graduate workforce.
Calling all filmmakers!
Submit your short to 2023 Sydney Film Festival’s Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films!
Voice to Parliament: Pat Anderson & Megan Davis
Join Megan Davis and Pat Anderson to learn about the significant and political implications of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Library exhibition | Sonus Maris
Visit the library to check out Sonus Maris, an exhibition navigating the intersections between land, art, and science. The exhibition is a unique collaboration between artist Dr Nigel Helyer and water engineers and scientists at the UNSW Water Research Laboratory.
Media Day
Discover how you can get involved in Blitz, Tharunka and UNSWeetened.
UNSW ADA Paddington Community Day
All students are invited to come and explore Paddington campus on Wednesday 8 February!
An evening with Sir David Hare
Join Sir David Hare for a conversation about politics, writing, and a life-long career in theatre.
The Power of Poetry | Simon Armitage
Join poet Laureate Simon Armitage for a poetry reading and conversation about creativity, place, and a navigating life as a poet.
Arts, Design and Architecture Exchange Information Session
This information session is designed for current UNSW students enrolled in Arts, Design and Architecture and covers exciting in-person and virtual exchange opportunities.
Archive | News, opportunities & events from 2023
Student Internship Opportunity!
The Student Comms Team is looking for an intern! Complete a 10-week paid internship with UNSW's Student Communications Team in T1 2023.
Applications close Mon 30 January 2023
Donald K Turner UTZON Lecture | Radically Rethinking Urban Architecture
Attend the Donald K Turner UTZON Lecture to hear from UNSW Seidler Chairs in Architecture, Mun Summ Wong and Richard Hassell of Singapore-based practice WOHA.
Archive | News, opportunities & events from 2022
UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture Welcome
Join us at the official welcome for commencing students at UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture.
Interested in design thinking, games, education and creativity?
Imagine and Design the perfect 2D and 3D gifty puzzle collection!
ADA Peer Writing Group | Masters (Coursework) students
Are you interested in improving your academic writing skills in a safe and affirming environment?
Would you like to meet other students and support each other to succeed?
ADA Shadow Board | New student members wanted!
The Shadow Board is a diverse group of students who advise the Dean and Faculty Leadership Team on all aspects of the Student Experience - and ADA is looking for new members!
ADA | A Night Out at Vivid
Let us take you through Sydney's dazzling light display 'Vivid' with exclusive access to the UNSW team behind one of the installations!
Artists to the rescue! And you’re all invited...
Collaborating to Improve Health Care - join us for this Vivid Ideas event featuring PhD candidate Chloe Watfern and Professor Katherine Boydell. Monday 6 June 3-5pm.
Make your mark and earn $1000!
Hey School of Art & Design and Built Environment Students, this is your opportunity to have your work digitally printed and permanently installed a space on campus!
Animal Logic X UNSW | Coding Your Way Into The Cinema
The Computer Science Behind The VFX & Animation Industry.
Mon 4 July, 11am, Online event
Art & Design 2022 Jenny Birt Award Exhibition
Art & Design students are invited to attend the Jenny Birt Award exhibition and witness the announcement of the winner of Art & Design's most prestigious painting award!
!DO SOMETHING Exhibition
The UNSW Wicked Collective invites students, staff, and researchers across the ADA Faculty to submit creative responses and interventions to one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in relation to the wicked problem of Climate Change.
Free private screening of feature-length documentary, MAU
Join the ADA Innovation Hub for a private screening of the recently released film MAU – a feature-length documentary exploring the life’s work of design visionary Bruce Mau.
School of Built Environment Exchange Information Session
This information session is designed for current students at the School of Built Environment (Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture) and it covers exciting Learning Abroad and Exchange opportunities that UNSW can offer you.
Schools of the Arts & Media, Education, Humanities & Languages, Social Sciences Exchange Information Session
This information session is designed for current students at Schools of the Arts & Media, Education, Humanities & Languages, Social Sciences Exchange Information Session and covers exciting in-person and virtual exchange opportunities.
Healthy Cities: How do we make Sydney healthier and happier after COVID-19?
Join architects, clinicians, urban designers and futurists at the State Library of NSW for a free series of talks on how we make Sydney healthier and happier after the pandemic.
Free event. Limited tickets available - registration essential.
Deadline extended: Create Massive Action in Sydney
UNSW ADA is partnering with designers Bruce Mau and Aiyemobisi (Bisi) Williams and their Massive Change Network on a collaborative project to translate their 24 Massive Change Principles into a toolkit for creating Massive Action and to accelerate the ADA2051 commitment to seek and solve problems to improve life on earth.
Submission deadline 5pm Monday 1 August
School of Art and Design Exchange Information Session
This information session is designed for current UNSW students enrolled in the School of Art & Design and covers exciting in-person and virtual exchange opportunities.
Art & Design | Annual Logo Competition
Calling all creatives! Art & Design are looking for a new logo identity for their Annual Graduate Showcase. Get the chance to win $1000 cash prize!
Nominations closing soon: Australian Mental Health Prize 2022
Mental health is more important than ever. If you know someone making a difference, please nominate them for the 2022 Australian Mental Health Prize.
Represent your faculty at O-Week and receive a $150 voucher!
The Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture is currently seeking a featured undergraduate and postgraduate O-Week speaker. This is an opportunity to represent the faculty, connect with incoming students and share your advice and guidance.
Paddington Community Day
Come join us at UNSW's Paddington Campus for an afternoon of creative fun and freebies!
Interested in Ancient Literature? Join the HAL reading group
Join the Humanities & Languages Society reading group for Term 2!
ADA students, welcome to your NEW Paddington Library and Nucleus: Student Hub!
The new Paddington Library and Nucleus: Student Hub will open to students from Monday 28 March in D Block, ground floor - come check it out!
This exciting new space provides an extensive number of student collaboration areas interfacing with the campus courtyard. This includes quiet individual and group study spaces, a collaboration area, help zone, waiting area, meeting rooms and kitchen.
ADA | Photography and Videography Opportunity
Keen to get in front of the camera for ADA's next photo and video shoot at the start of Term 3?
Submit your Expression of Interest before Thursday 1 September
ADA 2023 Program Changes info sessions
Join us for our upcoming information sessions and find out about the ADA program updates and enhancements available to undergraduate students from 2023. Sessions run Thursday 25 Aug - Wednesday 31 Aug.
Design Your Life: Work on What You Love with Bruce Mau
Join us to hear from visionary international designer, author, educator and artist Bruce Mau, a brilliantly creative optimist whose love of thorny problems led him to create a methodology for life-centred design.
myEnglish Week - register now!
myEnglish Week is a free program to help build your language confidence at UNSW. Register now for T3: Monday 29th August to Friday 2nd September.
Passionate about creating a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment for your ADA community?
The ADA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee is currently seeking two students to join the committee as student representatives!
Expressions of Interest due Friday 9 September
Social Sciences Week 2022
Join us for a jam-packed week of events to celebrate Social Sciences Week 2022.
UNSOMNIA: What comes next? | Humanities
The 21st century has been plagued with one crisis after another – a global pandemic, climate catastrophes, economic turmoil and senseless violence. So how do we equip ourselves for what’s around the corner?
Deadline Extended! Apply now for Street Life Studies: Sydney Phnom Penh (BEIL6011)
Want to travel to Cambodia to explore neighbourhood street life in the summer term? Apply now for Street Life Studies: Sydney Phnom Penh (BEIL6011)
Judith Neilson 2022 UTZON Lecture - Alison Killing
Presented by Pulitzer Prize-winning architect Alison Killing, exploring her investigation of Xinjiang’s network of detention camps.
Attend an open dress rehearsal for Design For All The Senses
There are a limited number of free tickets available for ADA students to watch the dress rehearsal for a performance of Design For All The Senses.
Celebrate in September: ADAnow 2022
ADAnow 2022 is an opportunity to celebrate the creativity, collaboration and work of the staff, students and alumni of UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture.
UNSW Languages Week 2022
Join us for three days of events that celebrate the diverse languages taught and spoken in the School of Humanities and Languages UNSW. Visit open classrooms, learn to dance and share the food of diverse cultures, learn Tai chi and practice calligraphy.
Gene Willsford UTZON Lecture: Alison Mirams
Attend the Gene Willsford UTZON Lecture to hear Roberts Co CEO, Alison Mirams, explore how to empower women and drive change in the construction industry. A drinks reception will follow the lecture.
ATT: Art & Design students!
Considering Higher Degree Research, or already undertaking a HDR program? Apply for this Scholarship and you could receive a stipend of $10,000 per annum.
Art Collection Writing Prize 2022
Want to win $1000? Explore works of art in the UNSW Art Collection and tell us what you think!
Image design competition | Bush Tucker Trail
Do you want to promote awareness and engagement with Kensington Campus's Indigenous plants? Submit up to three designs for a new logo for the Bush Tucker Trail and you could win $500.
Submissions are due by 9am, Wednesday 19 October.
Digital Bodies in Motion | Strategies for Visualising Motion Capture Data
Art and Design students are invited to learn practical and conceptual skills for exploring moving image visualisations of motion capture data at this practice-based workshop. Places are limited, sign up now!
A&D ANNUAL Showcase Callout
Calling all Art & Design 2022 Graduates looking to share their work with a broader audience.
Traineeship Opportunity: Building Cadet – Commercial Construction Industry
An opportunity has arisen for a talented Bachelor of Construction Management & Property student to join a commercial construction team in a traineeship capacity.
Student recreational space launching on Upper Campus!
A student recreational space will launch in Week 4 on upper campus, brought to you by Estate Management.
Paid artwork design opportunity | UNSW Card Series
Submit your design for a series of cards for UNSW to send to supporters, donors, and friends of the University. If your artwork is featured, you'll receive a payment of $500 per design.
Weekly Twilight Sessions for ADA students
If you like snacks, good tunes, and new friends, come along to ADA's new weekly Twilight Sessions hosted at Kensington campus. Find out more here!
ADA Carnival Day
ADA students are invited to ADA Carnival Day to enjoy free food, games, and friends. There are giveaways for the first 50 students to register!
A&D Annual Showcase | Attend the opening night
The A&D Annual Exhibition is back - and we're having our first party since 2019.
Archive | News, opportunities & events from 2021
The 2021 winner of the Tim Olsen Drawing Prize!
Congratulations to the 2021 winner of the Tim Olsen Drawing Prize: Xanthe Muston
Luminocity 2021 Annual Exhibition
We look forward to welcoming you to this year’s Luminocity 2021 Annual Exhibition which is now available!
ADA Dean's News August 2021
Keep up to date with the news from your faculty, hear from your Dean, Professor Claire Annesley.
ADA Town Hall | Q&A
The ADA Student Town Hall held last week with Professor Claire Annesley, Dean of Arts, Design & Architecture, was a fantastic opportunity to connect and ask any questions, discuss key issues and share ideas. If you missed the event, read on for more Q&A and to access the recording.
Join the UNSW Digital Society (DigiSoc) today
If you are into design, join the new Digital Society which started in 2020 and has over 1.8k followers already!
ADA Student Experience and EDI Prize Winners
The winners of the inaugural ADA Student Experience and EDI Awards are in!