Platform Arts

Are you too much to handle or too small to matter?⁠ ⁠ Don't miss Sarah Aiken's critically acclaimed dance work 'Make Your Life Count,' coming to Geelong this August. Tickets: platformarts.org.au/events/make-yo… Image: Gregory Lorenzutti

Don't miss Jody Haines' immersive installation 'Against the Wind' showing at Bluestone Church Arts Space, Footscray. Created in collaboration with dancers Zoë Brown-Holten & Amelia O'Leary, this work delves into the depths of connection to Country: againstthewind.eventbrite.com ⁠

Platform Arts are proud to be part of this growing initiative & are grateful for the work ACFA is doing to support organisations to undertake meaningful steps towards climate action & accountability. ⁠ ⁠Join the movement: aclimateforart.com.au

Only 2 weeks remaining to see our current exhibitions! Galleries are open Mon-Fri from 9am-5pm, plus on Saturday 24 June we will have special opening hours from 10am-3pm.⁠ ⁠ Learn more: platformarts.org.au Images: Leiko Lopez⁠ ⁠

This week we're thrilled to welcome Gemma Sattler and Molly McKenzie for a Creative Development. Their work 'LUSH' is a cyclical queering of time performed by the animate bodies of gemma+molly and the inanimate bodies of a blender, fruit, fans and foil.  Image: Jeff Busby

This Saturday from 4:00pm, join us for the opening of three new exhibitions by Nikhil James Arlo, TempContemp collective, Rosie Stanton & Lilly Skipper:⁠ platformarts.org.au/whats-on

Platform Arts is seeking new members for our Board of Management. If you are a professional with a passion for the arts, a range of experience + skills, and the time to commit to joining in a voluntary capacity, we would love to hear from you!⁠ ⁠ Apply: platformarts.org.au/join-the-team

Starring charismatic ex-funeral director of 21 years, Scott Turnbull, and artist Lara Thoms, 'The Director' takes up a universal experience and taboo topic - the death industry. Tickets on sale now: platformarts.org.au/events/the-dir…

Following a sold-out 2018 premiere at Arts House and highly-acclaimed seasons at Sydney Opera House, ANTI Contemporary Art Festival (Finland) and SICK Festival (UK), Platform Arts is thrilled to present 'The Director' by @aphidslab from 22-25 March. 📸: Bryony Jackson

Looking forward to playing in G-town @PlatformGeelong launching my new record, Shadow Phase, on @room40speaks with my inspired & inspiring friend Aviva Endean

Endean & Knight, DOUBLE ALBUM LAUNCH 🎶 Thursday 27 October - mailchi.mp/fde9381d01fe/e… Celebrated Australian musicians Aviva Endean & Peter Knight will perform @PlatformGeelong solo material from their new albums releasing this October on @room40speaks #livemusic #geelong

From 5 Sep - 03 Oct, Platform Arts is inviting artists to submit expressions of interest for our 2023 creative program. There are four separate opportunities to apply for: LAB, YOOKAPA, Performance Program and Public Program.  Learn more + apply: platformarts.org.au

Limited tickets to PLACE available. Composer Kym Dillon on why not to miss this event. “NEAL’s performances bring me right up close & personal with whatever music is being presented. I always leave feeling like I’ve witnessed something very special” platformarts.org.au/events/neal-pl…

Wang, Dillon & Sonus Ensemble, PLACE 🎶 Thursday 8 September - mailchi.mp/74e0aebbfc95/p… Travel to both familiar and imagined places through the compositions of Kym Dillon, brought to life by Mindy Meng Wang on guzheng and Sonus Ensemble. 8PM @PlatformGeelong #livemusic #geelong

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Beginning with the physical body, Adrien traverses the complex psychology & societal structures that underpin traditional ideas of masculinity, acknowledging their jarring rigidity. A necessary work for this pivotal moment in the history of power, gender relations & identities.

Dance artist and maker Adrien Tucker will be presenting his solo performance work THE UNLEARNING from 21-22 July: platformarts.org.au/events/the-unl… Image: Joshua De Hoog

Anticipation is building for Thursday’s performance of Journey Home by @souptinbaby. Until then warm up your ears with this brilliant @RadioNational interview exploring the motivation and inspiration behind the work. Tickets available @PlatformGeelong abc.net.au/radionational/…

Looking for a great night out? @NEALgeelong has you covered! Grab some friends and join us on Thursday 14 July for Journey Home with renowned composer and pianist Andrea Keller @souptinbaby Tickets: platformarts.org.au/events/neal-jo… @PlatformGeelong #livemusic #geelong

2 JUL // DAVID WLAZLO tackles THREE shows @PlatformGeelong @Footscrayarts: "The idea of the feminine as conveyed by a decorative vase or as a vessel of any kind is a little old fashioned to me: do people today really think of femininity in this way?" memoreview.net