Platform Arts

Platform Arts Contemporary arts space on Wadawurrung land.

Gather slowly, and step into a space where making becomes listening.Indigenous Grass Terrarium Making | SAT 13 JUN 11:00...
30/05/2026

Gather slowly, and step into a space where making becomes listening.

Indigenous Grass Terrarium Making | SAT 13 JUN 11:00AM

In this workshop, you’ll create a living terrarium inside a delicate glass orb layering earth, moss, and Indigenous grasses to form your own self-contained ecosystem. Guided through the process, you’ll learn how to build and care for a miniature world that continues to grow beyond the day.

Led by Britt Silvester ( ) you will work with natural fibres and locally sourced materials, this is a tactile, meditative experience. An invitation to connect with Country and carry a small, living artwork home to remind you of caring for our larger environment.

→You can book for this workshop using the link in our bio or through our website.

Image by Hannah Senftleben

Pecha Kucha | THU 09 JUN 6:00PMPlatform Arts invites artists and collectives from across Western Regional Victoria to j...
29/05/2026

Pecha Kucha | THU 09 JUN 6:00PM

Platform Arts invites artists and collectives from across Western Regional Victoria to join our second Pecha Kucha Night.

These events are designed as conversation starters, giving artists a chance to share their practice and connect with the broader art community.
Artists are invited to bring a shared plate to contribute to the communal meal.

There will be a sign-up sheet on the night. Please ensure your slides are saved as a pdf, for compatibility.
Attendance is free, with food contributed by the attendees. Hosted by our Artistic Director, Amber Smith, the sessions are held every quarter, in line with our seasons.

You can sign up for free using the link in our bio or on our website.

Images by Platform Arts

$30 for 30 Years of Creativity at Platform ArtsPlatform Arts is approaching our 30th anniversary; celebrating 3 decades ...
28/05/2026

$30 for 30 Years of Creativity at Platform Arts

Platform Arts is approaching our 30th anniversary; celebrating 3 decades of creativity in Geelong.

We’re not just celebrating the past—we’re building what comes next.

We’re aiming to raise $10,000 to support new artist opportunities, commissions, and programs as we enter our next chapter.

Make a tax-deductible donation before June 30 and help shape the next 30 years.

Every contribution matters - whether it’s $30, $300, or more.

If this organisation has ever been part of your story—as an artist, participant, audience member, or supporter—we’d love you to be part of this moment.

→You can use the link in our bio or head to our website to donate.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

Image: Amber Smith, Constellations exhibition, 2021, photo Leiko Lopez.

Are you looking for a workshop or activity to do for Reconciliation Week?Join us at Platform Arts on SAT 30 MAY 1:00PM f...
28/05/2026

Are you looking for a workshop or activity to do for Reconciliation Week?

Join us at Platform Arts on SAT 30 MAY 1:00PM for Blak Out Poetry.

Blak Out Poetry is facilitated by Idris McChesney, a Whadjuk Noongar Transgender man born on the Country of the Ngarluma people, currently living on Wadawurrung Country.

This workshop is focused on helping build creativity and mental focus through creating poetry from random words on a page. Suitable for ages 12 and up, ally and mob friendly.

Attendance is free, with each session limited to 15 people. Participants are welcome to bring their own books for reference.

→Register using the link in our bio or on our website.

National Reconciliation Week runs from 27 May–3 June.National Reconciliation Week is a time to listen, learn, and reflec...
27/05/2026

National Reconciliation Week runs from 27 May–3 June.

National Reconciliation Week is a time to listen, learn, and reflect on the shared histories and cultures that shape our communities, while considering how each of us can contribute to reconciliation in meaningful ways.

This year’s theme, All In, asks us to think about how reconciliation can be practised every day - through reciprocity, accountability, and the actions we take within our own communities.

At Platform Arts, we are committed to fostering a local arts ecology that supports First Nations artists and their practices. We are currently incredibly privileged to present Yarrangany in Gallery One.

Curated by Jessi Rebel, Yarrangany brings together the work of 11 First Nations artists, inviting reflection on how we belong; to land, to story, and to each other, and how these connections continue to transform in a changing world. The exhibition creates a shared space for visibility, dialogue, and connection, where roots intertwine and new growth emerges.

We invite you to visit Gallery One and experience the exhibition during National Reconciliation Week.

Images by Ferne Millen
Image 1: ‘I walk to the beat of my own drum’, Lisa Evans, 2026
Image 2: Bush dye, Thaedra Frangos
Image 3: Karlia Cook performing on the opening night of Yarrangany
Image 4: ‘Aunties yarn up’, Kelsey Love, 2026
Image 5: ‘Kalyakoorl’, Kiri Tawhai, 2026

Britt Silvester is one of the artists featured in Yarrangany. Britt Silvester is a contemporary artist whose work draws ...
26/05/2026

Britt Silvester is one of the artists featured in Yarrangany.

Britt Silvester is a contemporary artist whose work draws deep inspiration from the natural world and Indigenous cultural heritage. A multidisciplinary sculptural artist based in Torquay on Wadawurrung Country, Victoria, with proud Yorta Yorta ancestry, her practice reflects a strong connection to land, sea, and storytelling.

Through her work, Britt explores materials and forms that speak to environmental themes and ancestral knowledge, weaving cultural memory with contemporary visual expression.

Britt will also host an Indigenous Grass Terrarium Making Workshop on Saturday 13 June. Create a living terrarium inside a delicate glass orb, layering earth, moss, and Indigenous grasses to form your own self-contained ecosystem.

Book your spot via the link in our bio or on our website.

Images by Hannah Senftleben

‘JOY WORK’ in Desperate Times | FRI 29 MAY 9:00AM–4:30PMIn this interactive workshop, Dr Jen Rae and Claire G. Coleman f...
23/05/2026

‘JOY WORK’ in Desperate Times | FRI 29 MAY 9:00AM–4:30PM

In this interactive workshop, Dr Jen Rae and Claire G. Coleman from the Centre for Reworlding will share their unique approaches to art and climate adaptation working with communities, artists, local government and emergency services in disaster preparedness rehearsals and labs.

Failure, risk, experimentation and play become ‘learning together’ ingredients for navigating complexities and unknowns. Grounded in First Nations knowledge systems, their work addresses decolonisation, intergenerational justice, and resilience, offering insight into how creative methodologies and speculative futuring can support communities to form deeper transdisciplinary collaborations focused on disaster preparedness and resilience…where we might find ‘joy work’ in desperate times.

Spots are limited, register using the link in our bio and on our website.

Image by Aaron Granat

Join our Artistic Director, Amber Smith, as they discuss the works featured in our current program, Yarrangany.Yarrangan...
22/05/2026

Join our Artistic Director, Amber Smith, as they discuss the works featured in our current program, Yarrangany.

Yarrangany Floor Talks | THU 28 MAY and THU 25 JUN

Curated by Jessi Rebel, this exhibition includes over 10 First Nations artists from diverse Countries, cultures, and nations.

These floor talks run from 11:00am for half an hour.
Attendance is free. You can register through our website.

Images by Ferne Millen

Introducing another artist from our current exhibition, Yarrangany, Kiri Tawhai is a multimedia artist, curator, mentor,...
21/05/2026

Introducing another artist from our current exhibition, Yarrangany,

Kiri Tawhai is a multimedia artist, curator, mentor, and the founder of Djinang Aroha, a First Nations–run arts-based wellbeing business rooted in play, connection, and healing. Kiri is a proud Noongar, Ngāpuhi, and Ngāti Tūwharetoa woman raised on Yaburara Country.

Through her creative practice, Kiri explores Country, ancestral songlines, storytelling, and collective pathways—a practice she has shared via collaborative works exhibited in Tokyo, and a landmark solo exhibition, ‘Dabakan Koorliny (Walk Slowly)’, at Geelong's Murran Hub. As founder of Djinang Aroha—Djinang meaning ‘to look or see’ in Noongar language and Aroha the Māori word for ‘love/soul/breath’—Kiri leads workshops that foster healing, connection, creative play, and sharing First Nations Knowledge.

Register for one of Kiri’s Wowak (Breathe) workshop sessions on FRI 22 and 29 MAY → use the link in our bio
See Kiri’s work in the Yarrangany Exhibition, on until 11 JUL.

Image 1 by Ferne Millen
Image 2 and 3 ‘From The River’ and “To the Sea” by Kiri Tawhai, taken by Ferne Millen

On Friday 8 May, we opened our newest season, Yarrangany curated by Jessi Rebel.Gallery One was filled with community me...
20/05/2026

On Friday 8 May, we opened our newest season, Yarrangany curated by Jessi Rebel.

Gallery One was filled with community members who joined us for the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Welcome and Ochre Ceremony, along with performances by Thaedra Frangos and Karlia May.

Yarrangany, meaning roots, invites reflection on how we belong, to land, to story, to each other, and how those connections continue to transform in a changing world. Yarrangany seeks to create a shared space of visibility, dialogue, and connection, where roots intertwine, and new growth emerges.

The exhibition and public programming will be running until the 11th of July.

Images by Ferne Millen

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60 Little Malop Street
Geelong, VIC
3220

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

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