A People’s guide to (north) geelong
If you’re interested in being involved please contact Penne:
penne@platformarts.org.au
Workshops running from JULY - DEC
Community Partners:
The Good Neighbourhood Project
Indie School
A People’s Guide to (North) Geelong is a community arts project in collaboration with the Indie school.
A People’s Guide to (North) Geelong is a project that braids elements of social practice, place-based exploration and digital storytelling into collaborative practice. Platform Arts has engaged 8 young people from Indie School in North Geelong as cohort of honorary artists for the term of the project, and Norlane senior residents as guest contributors. As participating artists, the youth team have travelled through the neighbourhoods to meet and interview residents in the Norlane community, discovered the talent, skills and migration stories of local crafters and walked the Cowies Creek nature trail.
The young artists developed their research and digital stories as a collaborative work with Djilang artists and will be presented as part of the seasonal thematic ‘What it Means to Remember’ at Platform Arts.
Project Credits
Lead Artist: Yuhui Ng Rdriguez
Collaborating Artist: Laura Alice
Creative Producer: Penne Thornton
Honorary Artists
Ray Osborne
Nicholas S Robinson
Ashlee Phillips
Arlo Furze
Isaac Thomas Robinson
Olivia Ferrie
Rihanna Mercieca
Bryce Anthony Ma
Supported by City of Greater Geelong and Creative Victoria
Community Partner: The Good Neighbourhood Project
Education Partner: Indie School
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YUHUI NG RODRIGUEZ
Yuhui is a Singaporean performance-maker and arts manager based in Geelong, working across creative practice, arts administration and cultural policy. As a performance-maker, Yuhui conceptualises, facilitates, directs and performs in projects that are led by site, place and community.
Her performance projects include Geelong Sweats (Geelong Arts Centre development 2020), Baby Cake (Next Wave & Darebin Speakeasy 2018), Museum of Me (Darebin Arts 2016), Neighbours (Big West Festival 2015), and Uncommon Places (Melbourne Fringe Keynote 2015).
Museum of Me wasa cross-generational art project between the children of Westgarth Primary and elders of Westgarth Aged Care, culminating in a site-specific performance for family and friends. Neighbours was a guided walk/performance along Nicholson Street in Footscray, through public spaces and into the homes of residents. Uncommon Places was an audio tour of the Nicholas Building created in collaboration with tenants, to discover the story of the building’s former lift attendants. Geelong Sweats was a performance developed in collaboration with gym enthusiasts from the former iconic Waterworld in Norlane.
More recently she has facilitated workshops for Back to Back Theatre’s Education Programs, Platform Arts’ Lab, Next Wave’s All School Lab, and co-developed and co-facilitated workshops for Geelong Arts Centre’s Creative Learning Program ‘Immigration Stories’.
LAURA ALICE
Laura Alice is a multi award-winning Geelong-based Artist and Creative Director who specializes in cutting-edge projects that are empowering and collaborative.
With over 10 years experience in creating complex artistic projects spanning film, immersive installation, animation, street art and augmented reality; Laura is on the forefront of both ethics and innovation in her field.
Laura possesses a deep-seated curiosity that drives her practice. Her decade-long journey in the artistic realm has seen her become known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, combining beauty with technological prowess. Through her work, she fosters meaningful connections with audiences, blurring the lines between artist and observer, and the seen and unseen.
Laura's partnership with The Bluebird Foundation has resulted in countless community arts projects that bring joy, inclusion and integrity to disadvantaged groups of Geelong's youth.
These high-quality collaborative projects have received both local and international regard.