Prior to 1995, the College of the Arts was located at Monteith, Glebe, and temporary buildings on Smith and Mansfield Streets, in Balmain. Enrolments continued to be taken, even though students would not be able to complete their degrees. The decision follows disputes over merging art schools in the city.Talks about the University of Sydney attempting to close down its art school have caused quite a stir within the city’s art world. May 29, 2017 The University has released a document to staff today that outlines its plans for the future of the Sydney College of the Arts (SCA). "Without the best artists to teach new students the quality will drop significantly." "In response to a declining market for visual arts education, we will see a reduction in SCA staff and a reorganisation of roles," Professor Garton said.The plan also abolishes the SCA as a separate faculty, transforming it into a department within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. If closed, the Callan Park campus would be handed over to the NSW Government, opening up the possibility of the inner-city site being sold to private developers.A forum was held by management on 28 June. Find out more about us Red Flag is the publication of Socialist Alternative.We're a revolutionary Marxist group based in Australia. More than 200 students and staff took over the meeting. "Many of the academics, most of who are professional artists, have taken redundancies," she said. Sydney College of the Arts students and staff have held a series of protests at the University of Sydney and outside the Art Gallery of New South Wales opposing the closure … "There will be SCA dedicated space for staff offices, workshops, studios and a gallery." When such a high profile art school can be pushed to the wall, Australia’s tertiary arts sector could be forgiven for wondering ‘Who’s Next?’ Staff numbers will be cut and less space provided to teach visual art students under the University of Sydney's plan to shut down its art school at Rozelle and relocate students to its main campus.But the plan to house the Sydney College of the Arts in the Old Teachers' College at Camperdown will offer "greater opportunities" for visual arts students, according to Professor Stephen Garton, the university's provost and deputy vice-chancellor. Credit: Richard Milnes/Alamy Live News - GJH542 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. The University guarantees no cuts to jobs, studios and courses.3. It's the most widely read revolutionary publication in Australia. The Visual Arts students were based in a Campus on Smith Street Balmain and the Design students in the old Lever and Kitchen building at White Bay. A rally organised by the NTEU was held at Sydney University to save SCA (Sydney College of the Arts).