In 1999, the School of Studies in Creative Arts begins the first year of its Graduate Diploma in Arts Criticism . This site is a resource for that course , including a questionnaire and results on the state of arts criticism in Australia. For more information, please contact Kevin Murray.
Criticism plays an essential role in the overall arts ecology.
Other roles, such as creative expression and arts management, have courses those seeking professional training. Until now, the only training available for aspiring critics has been in the theory of criticism, not its practice. Practical criticism has its own concerns. The critic can make a personal response to the work, which then must be communicated to an audience. This entails skills in written and verbal expression, research, historical knowledge, self-knowledge and ethical judgment.