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Contemporary arts space on Wadawurrung land. Since 1996.
Gallery exhibitions, performances, workshops and events.

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My piece ‘Woven ed.2’ is exhibited alongside an amazing group of alumni as part of the 30 Years of Platform Arts program happening now until December 12

I’ve got 2 self appointed sister pieces in this show - an incredible woven work by Jane Bartier and a ceramic and copper grid work by my (Studio)LAB chum, @kimdrewmakes

It’s a really wonderful show - the opening was amazing. Thank you Platform Arts for the opportunity to be a part of it all and the ongoing support of local artists!

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A fantastic night celebrating 30 years of Platform Arts and its contribution to Geelong’s arts and cultural community.

Great to be there alongside Cr @elisewilkinson4connewarre & Cr @geelong_emma, recognising the artists, creatives, staff and supporters who have helped shape Platform Arts over the past three decades.

Congratulations to everyone who has been part of the journey, past and present. Here’s to 30 wonderful years and an exciting next chapter! 👏🎉

#PlatformArts #Geelong #30Years #ArtsAndCulture #CreativeVictoria

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Get your play on Geelong! @platformartsgeelong

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Happy birthday, @platformartsgeelong 🎉 30 years of giving local artists a place to start is huge, and I'm so grateful to have been part of it since my first ever solo show with them back in 2015.

🎟 Opening TONIGHT, 5:30–10pm, Platform Arts, 60 Little Malop St. Free, registration essential.
💛 Can't make it? Platform's 12-hour AusArt Day fundraiser is live today: givenow.com.au/platform30th
🖼 Exhibition runs until 12 Dec

#melbournemusicphotographer #lucindagoodwinphotography #platformarts #geelongarts #supportlocalartists

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🌟 In 1997…little 23 yr old me won first prize in the new ‘Courthouse Project’ Art Awards with my painting ‘Enjoy’. 🌟

The win inspired me to keep moving forward in my journey as an artist, which so far has been soulfully rewarding & life affirming. Now…in 2026, I’m exhibiting in their newest exhibition which opens tomorrow. ❤️

💥30 Years of Platform Arts [Exhibition]
Curated by Amber Smith💥

🌟Opening event: THU 22 OCT 5:30PM-10:00PM🌟

Enjoy local bands, alumni artwork, Samantha Thompson’s ‘Playsuits’ and roving statues from QueeryThis.

“For 30 years, Platform Arts has been part of Geelong’s creative life: a place where artists have gathered, ideas have been tested, careers have begun, and audiences have encountered something unexpected.

From 22 October to 12 December, 30 Years of Platform Arts brings this living history together through an expansive alumni exhibition, activated archival material, artist stories, workshops, and public programs.” @platformartsgeelong

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1. Mike Dugdale @geelongaddy
2. Geelong Advertiser. Saturday August 23rd 1997.
3. Courthouse Project Awards Ceremony. Peg Matthews née Tadich (my Nana)

#platformartsgeelong
#geelongartist
#artexhibition
#geelong

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THIS THURSDAY! COME PAINT & YARN WITH ME!

I’m so excited to be part of Platform Arts 30th Anniversary Opening Party! 🥳

Come find me in the Rehearsal Space for a FREE Paint & Yarn workshop. We’ll be painting THREE canvasses simultaneously! A big, colourful, collaborative artwork full of connection, creativity and good vibes! 🎨💛

No experience needed, just come as you are, have a yarn, get creative and be part of the magic.

📍 Platform Arts, Geelong
🎨 Paint & Yarn Workshop
✨ FREE event
📅 This Thursday From 5.30pm

Come celebrate 30 years of creativity, community and art with us. Bring your people, bring your curiosity, and I’ll see you there! 🖤💛❤️

#PaintAndYarn #PlatformArts #GeelongArts #Geelong

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ON SHOW THIS WEEK!

Discover the latest exhibitions opening across galleries this week, featuring new works, fresh perspectives and exciting projects from artists across Australia and beyond.

1. @nationalgallery
Installation view of Rosalie Gascoigne, Monaro, 1989, Collection: Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth. Purchased 1989; and 'Feathered fence', 1979, Gift of the artist 1994 in 'Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now Part 1'

2. @roslynoxley9
Tom Polo, 'we transfer (where do you go, where nobody knows)', 2026, acrylic paint and Flashe on polycotton, 213 x 198 cm

3. @samepageartbookfair @gertrudecontemporary @perimeterbooks @artinkaustralia

4. @onespace_au @elysharei
Elysha Rei, 'Seeds Here Opens New Outlooks', 2026: Elysha Rei, 'Patternal', 2026

5. @platformartsgeelong

6. @8wallgallery
Kyle Hoffmann, 'Ginkgo Leaves', 2026

7. @oigall_projects @acvstudio @varendorff
Photography @casper.plum

8. @m16artspace

9. @creative.australia

Submit your exhibition for our weekly calendar | Link in bio!

#VAULTMagazine #ContemporaryArt #ArtExhibitions #AustralianArt #GalleryOpenings #WhatsOn #whatsonmelbourne #whatsonsydney #whatsoncanberra #whatsongeelong #ausarts #creativevictoria

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Platform Arts are turning 30! Be sure to check out their website for all the fun celebrations & head to the link in my bio to register for a FREE No Berets night there Nov 19th ❤️
#geelong #djilang #platformarts #geelongarts

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Thought I’d paint one of my favourite photographs of Shane Howard I took a decade ago and breathe new life into it through oil paints… and because I’m sick of AI telling me what it felt like to be there . #brushstrokes #reallife #artist #nationalicon #shanehoward

This photograph and painting of @goannafella will be on display at the Platform Arts alumni exhibition opening at Platform arts in Geelong, Victoria on Wadawurrung Country next Thursday October 22nd until December 12 @platformartsgeelong

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1/3 artworks showing at Platform Arts 30—Alumni Exhibition  
Opening Party: THU 22 OCT | 5.30pm–10.00pm 
“Desire became my primary instrument of assessment. I no longer pursued what felt good, but what felt needed. I placed myself deliberately in situations I already knew were wrong, sometimes because I knew I would hate them. Rooms where I would feel exposed, degraded, emptied. I could see the ending before the beginning, knew exactly what I’d feel when it was over. There was no mystery in it, no thrill of the unknown. It was not out of masochism. It was a sickness, a compulsion for completion. Unfulfilled desires continued to operate inside me, consuming everything inside and outside of me. It was intolerable.” — The Organ by Longo 
Artwork Details Series: A CARNAL DISSECTION (2021—2026) Title: DISSECTION III Medium: Photography, digital sculpture (no AI) Dimensions: 191 × 112 cm Material: Hahnemühle Daguerre Canvas, 400 gsm 
Image censored for social media.

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30 Years of @platformartsgeelong
A known landmark for Djilang residents, the Old Courthouse building has been a mainstay fixture in developing emerging artists’ and musicians’ careers.
Beginning in 1996 as the Courthouse Project and evolving into COURTHOUSE ARTS, and later Courthouse Youth Arts, the organisation now known as Platform Arts has grown in close relationship with the local arts ecology. Shaped by the people, practices, and stories that have passed through its doors, and bolstered by a radical belief that regional artists and the work they create belong on the world stage, Platform Arts celebrates 30 years of cultural activity through a wide-reaching program with Alumni at its heart.
Morphing from its early foundations, Platform Arts was founded on the belief that young people and emerging artists in Geelong deserved a place to make, experiment and be heard. Carried by this ethos through 25 years of extraordinary work created by 12–26-year-olds across the G21 region, Platform Arts has supported new generations of artists to express themselves, develop their practices and find their people. As the mouth of the cultural precinct of Geelong, the building has welcomed artists, collaborators, and programs including FReeZA, GASP, Creative Collective, Voicebox, LAB, countless ‘in-residence’ models, along with VCE students undertaking performance exams. There have been countless concerts, workshops, exhibitions, productions, and activations occur within the black box theatre, rehearsal rooms, studios, and galleries across its rich history.

In 2026 as it hits the 30-year anniversary, Platform Arts stands in its strongest, most realised form: a locally led, locally focused, and world class arts organisation.

As our cover story this month, discover the contribution this loved arts organisation has made to the local arts ecology, and their plans for continued artistic support through risk-taking, responding to local arts needs, returning to locally-led organisational direction, and raising the platform for regional arts.
The full story is via the link in bio.

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Did you catch the Extra Lives: Interactive Game Concert as part of Geelong Design Week?

It was a nostalgic trip back to the golden age of gaming, packed with live music, quick wit and interactive twists.

The audience became the hero, voting their way through a choose-your-own-adventure where every decision shaped the story. Level unlocked ✅

#geelongdesignweek #extralives #gamingconcert #creativecitygeelong

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