Platform Arts, based on Wadawurrung Country in Djilang/Geelong, focuses on the development of artistic practice and ideas, leading to the presentation of these ideas as contemporary arts experiences. We curate a multi-artform program of exhibitions, performances, publications and events that respond to themes and provocations we believe are urgent for our times.
Our artistic program is underpinned by a rigorous artist development framework that incorporates arts laboratories, residencies, mentorship, professional development and artist-led training. We evolve this support in response to the need for accessible opportunities that sustain arts careers outside of Australia’s capital cities.
We are committed to developing artistic practice that will sustain practitioners throughout the lifetime of their career, and to fostering a local arts ecology that connects and contributes to a global artistic discourse. We partner with leading arts organisations, programs and festivals to provide additional presentation opportunities for our artists and to strengthen the impact of our development and advocacy work. Locally, our support of contemporary practice fosters the growth of regional contemporary arts audiences.
We are committed to developing artistic practice that will sustain practitioners throughout the lifetime of their career, and to fostering a local arts ecology that connects and contributes to a global artistic discourse. We partner with leading arts organisations, programs and festivals to provide additional presentation opportunities for our artists and to strengthen the impact of our development and advocacy work. Locally, our support of contemporary practice fosters the growth of regional contemporary arts audiences.
Strategic Plan: 2025—28
Statement of Intention for
First Nations engagement
We listen deeply to First Nations artists, elders and communities, making space for First Nations-led programs. We create pathways for professional and artistic leadership within our organisation and within the broader arts sector.
First Nations engagement
We listen deeply to First Nations artists, elders and communities, making space for First Nations-led programs. We create pathways for professional and artistic leadership within our organisation and within the broader arts sector.
Image: A People’s Guide to (North) Geelong installation, opening event (FEB, 2026), photo Patrick Callow
Platform Staff
Executive Director & Co-CEO
Artistic Director & Co-CEO
Senior Producer
Marketing Manager
First Nations Curator, YOOKAPA
Digital Communications Coordinator
Gallery Technician and Venue Coordinator
Platform Board
Board Chair
Deputy Chairperson
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Funding Partners
Platform Arts acknowledges the impact our partners and donors have made through their contributions in funding and advocacy.
Sponsors
Your support or sponsorship enables Platform Arts to evolve and deliver a meaningful program of events and opportunities for contemporary artists in our region.
If you would like to ensure critical, challenging works are made and presented for Geelong audiences, please get in touch (via contact details below) and find out how we can work together to strengthen our region’s contemporary arts sector.
Platform Arts
On Wadawurrung Country
60 Little Malop St
Djilang/Geelong VIC 3220
M: 0467 094 597
E: hello@platformarts.org.au
Office hours: Tuesday to Friday / 9.30AM—4.30PM
Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday / 10.00AM—4.00PM
Platform Arts’ accessibility includes a ramp to our Gheringhap St entrance, wheelchair-accessible bathrooms, baby-change facilities, and elevator. Accessible carparks are located on the Little Malop St side of our building. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us.
Platform Arts, based on Wadawurrung Country in Djilang/Geelong, focuses on the development of artistic practice and ideas, leading to the presentation of these ideas as contemporary arts experiences. We curate a multi-artform program of exhibitions, performances, publications and events that respond to themes and provocations we believe are urgent for our times. Learn more
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