OPENS
WED FEB 12,
Upstairs Gallery + Balcony

CLOSES
FRI MAR 11, 5:00PM

https://www.snow-p.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sophiadurso_

‘pneuma’ is an experimental work from an ongoing explorational project into the relationship between sound and our surrounding landscape. In response to recent extreme weather conditions, Sophia D’Urso began to experiment with the repercussion of sound and how it can be embodied in miscellaneous objects. ‘pneuma’ will showcase two sound sculptures formed during this exploration on Platform’s upstairs balcony along with additional off-site documentation. 

Sophia D’Urso is a multi-disciplinary artist working primarily within installation and performance. She is interested in the structure of space, often working within site-responsive environments. Her concepts are centred around her investigation into the fields of perceived rules, parameters and constructed limits that exist in relation to space and subject.

Please note: due to the nature of this work, there will be no official opening event for this show. The work will be available for viewing during PLATFORM opening hours.

OPENS
MON MAR 2, 6.00PM

CLOSES
FRI MAR 4, 5:00PM

http://www.portfairyfolkfestival.com/

Facebook Event

This exhibition runs alongside the 2020 Port Fairy Folk Festival.

When considering the meaning of human nature and pondering what is universal to all, folk music is an undeniable truth of the human condition. All cultures, from all generations have expressed their histories, experiences and knowledge through song. Folk music in a sense is what defines a culture, but it is also what brings different cultures together. Folk music and the arts have shown to provide a forum where diverse peoples can come together, share their histories with one another, and gather in a respectful and nurturing environment.

For the past 44 years, peoples of all backgrounds and ages, from every continent have gathered on Peek Whurrong country, to immerse themselves in the beauty and power of folk music at the Port Fairy Folk Festival. ‘The Force of Folk’ explores the history of this folk festival and explores the diverse histories and experiences it has brought into discussion. Through archives, discussion with key members of the Australian folk community, audio and visuals, ‘The Force of Folk’ will bring to light the power folk music has in connecting and galvanising communities, continuing knowledge, stories and histories- and most importantly how it truly is the essence of the human condition.

OPENS
FRI MAR 13,
6:00PM - 8:00PM

CLOSES
FRI APR 3, 5:00PM

Running as part of our Energetical Symposium program and in conjunction with International Women's Day. This is a FREE event. Frances Cannon will be opening the show with an artist talk. Tickets to Energetical can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/energetical-tickets-95553207215

http://francescannonart.com/

https://www.instagram.com/frances_cannon

Proverbs 23:27 - ‘For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.’

In their 11th solo show, and second time exhibiting at Platform Arts, artist Frances Cannon presents Ungodly Woman. Frances reimagines biblical sluts, sex-workers, and victims of abuse through a modern feminist and queer perspective. Ungodly Woman features a number of tapestry-like works, juxtaposing holy and sinful, feminine and masculine, soft and hard. Ungodly Woman is both a celebration of these strong characters in such an important piece of religious literature, while still critiquing the treatment and expectations of women in a Christian religious context.

Frances Cannon is a queer, multidisciplinary artist based in Melbourne/Narrm. She works predominantly in drawing and painting in ink, gouache and watercolour. Frances is well known for their simple yet nuanced style of black and white illustration. Frances' work examines ideas of body-love and body-loathing, anxiety, relationships, sex and sexuality, gender, and bodily functions. Their work can be viewed as diaristic as it is based on personal experience. Frances has been involved in ten successful solo shows at galleries including Tinning Street, Off the Kerb, Courthouse Youth Arts Centre, and numerous group shows at galleries including: Montsalvat, RMIT Gallery, Neon Park, Rubicon ARI, and Fort Delta. Frances has worked with with Teen-Vogue, Gucci, Refinery 29, Third Drawer Down, and has been published in Frankie, Yen, Teen-Vogue, Bustle, HuffPost, Dazed and Confused, Vogue, SBS Australia, i-D Mag, Rookie and many more. Frances is the co-owner and director of Pink Ember Studios in Coburg.

MAR 14 - 15, 9:30AM - 5:30PM

https://backtobacktheatre.com/community/camp/

CAMP is Back to Back Theatre’s annual weekend in March of delightfully ruthless theatre-making workshops for people with and without disability who love, or are curious about, performance making.

MAR 19 - 20, 7:30 - 8:30PM

$25 Adult

$22 Concession / Group (6+)

http://www.bloomshed.org/

A CEO is crying in front of a mirror. His nose is gone. Worse. It’s running through the city streets dressed up as the President of Honduras.

This is the moment it’s been waiting for. This is its chance for freedom. The Nose is a hilarious farce about people falling to pieces amid total economic chaos.

The Nose has taken inspiration from Russian author Nikolai Gogol’s famous short story and turned it into something reflective of the dystopian post-paradise of our time.

Winner of the Festival Directors Award at the 2017 Sydney Fringe Festival.

“Energetic, hilarious and uncomfortable. A headbutt to the bridge of the audience’s nose, where the pain is offset by the ridiculous squirting of blood.” – Keith Gow

Original Script: James Jackson

Creators and Performers: Tom Molyneux,

Elizabeth Brennan and James Jackson

Sound Designer: Justin Gardam

Lighting Designer: John Collopy

Producer: Sophie Ashkanasy

OPENS
WED MAR 25,
6:00PM - 8:00PM

CLOSES
WED APR 22, 5:00PM

https://www.instagram.com/vluidess/

Vanessa Conte is a mixed-media abstract artist, exploring colour and mark making. She completed an Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts at RMIT, which benefited her greatly! But after getting knocked down and not being accepted into her next artistic course Vanessa realised she could still make and love art without a course. Now she is an emerging artist creating on her own terms and taking each day as it comes.

THU APR 2 - SUN APR 5

https://gpff.ferve.tickets

The 3rd Geelong Pride Film Festival will be held at Platform and the Pivotonian Cinema in April. The Pride Film Festival screens contemporary and classic award- winning LGBTIQ+ themed films for the whole community. We are proud to present the opening night at Platform on Thursday 2 April.

OPENS
FRI APR 17,
6:00PM - 8:00PM

CLOSES
FRI MAY 15, 5:00PM

PLATFORM welcomes back one of our most talented Alumni, Daniel Longo for a solo exhibition in our main gallery.

Daniel Longo is a Photographer/Artist, based in Melbourne & Geelong, Australia & International.

APR 23 - 25, 7:30-8:30PM

$22.00 CONCESSION

$30.00 FULL PRICE

$22.00 GROUP (6+)

http://www.bloomshed.org

Adam and Eve are really digging Paradise. They are happy, super happy in their hermetically sealed Eco SphereTM.

There’s no judgement here. No shame. It’s the perfect place for some relentless fornication. But nothing this good lasts long. Satan’s sick of the cherubs getting stuck in the ventilation shafts. He tried to complain but God chucks him out. So be it, Satan thinks. In hell, a napalm covered wonderland, Satan hatches a masterplan. And so the fall begins.

PARADISE LOST is a satirical adaptation about the narcissism of creation and our fading hope for the future.

“Political theatre dredged from the crisis of late capitalism”  ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ THE AGE

Created and Performed by: Elizabeth Brennan,

Edan Goodall, Emily O’Connor, James Malcher

Sound Design: Justing Gardam

Lighting Design: John Collopy

OPENS
WED MAY 6,
6:00PM - 8:00PM

CLOSES
WED JUN 3 15, 5:00PM

https://www.instagram.com/___samanthajade___/

Samantha Jade is a teen artist from Sydney who strives to capture the transience of human memory and experience. Specialising in charcoal and cyanotype printmaking, she hopes to convey intimate recollections as they appear to herself, fragmented, in her artworks. It is through audience interpretation that her artworks are completed.

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MAY 14 - 16, 7:30 - 9:00PM

MAY 17, 2:30 - 4:00PM

$22.00 CONCESSION

$30.00 ADULT

$22.00 GROUP (6+)

https://www.someonenew.com.au

When Mr and Mrs Dunning die prematurely, they make a wager with Death: if they win, the Reaper will watch over their children in their stead. Years later, their daughter finally discovers the identity of the dark stranger who has been at the edge of her life, and becomes the first person to befriend the Reaper.

But as she becomes closer to Death, Death becomes something closer to human – and who would be able to live with the burden that comes with being the Grim Reaper?

Director: Ryan O’Connor

Assistant Director: Sebastian Dowler

Producer: Gracie Rogers

Costume and Set Designer: Joanna Lusty

Stage Manager: James Bowman

OPENS
WED MAY 27,
6:00PM - 8:00PM

CLOSES
WED JUN 3, 5:00PM

Students and educators from a wide range of schools and year levels explore the theme of reconciliation through classroom learning, activities and workshops. The resulting artworks will provide students with the opportunity to express their own creative responses to reconciliation and promote respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We see recognition— a children’s art exhibition coincides with National Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week

OPENS
WED JUN 3,
6:00PM - 8:00PM

CLOSES
FRI JUN 17, 5:00PM

Levi is a young artist, who’s recently finished year 12. He’s been drawing ever since he could remember. Levi’s main focus and inspiration is his imagination in general, along with weird, unusual, fun and scary stuff. He had his first exhibition at age 15, which gave him the push he needed to chase art and weave it into everything he does. Levi Warren is our 2019 winner of the Brackets Art Prize.

OPENS
WED JUN 5, THU JUN 6, FRI JUN 7
6:00PM - 8:00PM

CLOSES
FRI JUN 19, 5:00PM

We are thrilled to announce that we have once again teamed up with Analogue Academy and Creative Geelong to bring you the second instalment of the Brackets Art Prize.

BAP is the regions only Contemporary Art Prize specifically for emerging artists.  It showcases the regions most exciting emerging arts talent and will be curated across 3 venues, opening over 3 consecutive nights in June and running for a week after.

Entry to the Brackets Art Prize is open to any artist living and working in the City of Greater Geelong and surrounds (extending from Anakie and Balliang to the Bellarine Peninsula) that is aged 26 years or under.

It is completely free to enter! And there are some great CASH prizes and exhibition opportunities available for both the winner and the runners up! In fact, the winner of BAP will go home with $1,000! And a Solo Exhibition!

Entrants can submit up to 2 works, in any medium including traditional or emerging art forms, two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms, digital or performance-based. All practices, especially those that are conceptual, experimental, progressive or multidisciplinary and strongly encouraged to apply.

CHYA, Creative Geelong and Analogue Academy are all inclusive and diverse arts spaces, individuals of all backgrounds, experiences and skill sets are encouraged to apply. No previous art training or education is necessary.

Entry dates to BAP will be announced soon.

JUN 10 - JUN 11, 7:30PM

$30: Adult

$22: Concession

$22: Early Bird / Group (6+)

http://www.bloomshed.org

This creative development work is A Final Act of Democracy before the world combusts, a space where impossible solutions spark hope for the future.

The last Futurological Congress was held in Costa Rica in 1970. The world’s finest scientists congregated on the top floor of the Hilton. But the proceedings were interrupted and the records buried under fifty years of civil strife.

The Bloomshed have uncovered these documents, scouring them for solutions to our current crisis. The Futurological Congress looks backwards to look forwards. It’s a space where impossible solutions spark hope for the future.

Director: James Jackson

Creators: Laura Aldous, Nathan Burmeister,

James Jackson and James Malcher

Performers: Laura Aldous, James Jackson

and James Malcher

Set design: Nathan Burmeister

Lighting Design: John Collopy

Sound Design: Justin Gardam

Producer: Sophie Ashkanasy

OPENS
WED JUN 17,
6:00PM - 8:00PM

CLOSES
WED JULY 15, 5:00PM

https://www.instagram.com/rrierr/

OPENS
FRI JUN 26,
6:00PM - 8:00PM

CLOSES
FRI JUL 24, 5:00PM

http://elhameshraghian.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ellieeshraghian.art/

The End is Glorious, If We Only Persevere / 26th June - 24th July 

The project is a poetic expression Elham Eshraghian has used to convey her mother’s experience of displacement after escaping Iran in 1979, during the revolution.