Creative and Performing Arts

What kind of people are suited to architecture as a career? Are they all amazing artists? We asked architect and lecturer Charmain Enthaler for her insights as CDU introduces its new Bachelor of Architectural Design. 

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.

Abbey received a ukulele for her 12^th 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.

Born 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.

A 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 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. 

Born 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.

Illustrator 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.

BP 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.