Our
brand new Yarra Street Window Gallery on the Market Square building is infusing art into everyday life for
our community and promoting local creatives in a new 24-hour experience.
In
partnership with the building’s management Knight Frank, the 24-hour window gallery
between Malop and Little Malop streets breaks down barriers by attracting
viewers in a high traffic area who might not typically visit traditional
galleries.
The
Yarra Street Window Gallery is currently displaying the works of artists Lucy Allinson, Pattie Beerens, Cecilia
Cabalquinto, Nathan T Dunn, Rhian Hinkley, Dr Tonya Meyrick, Tracey Pocock,
Emily Rastas, Matt Robertson, Samantha Taylor, Anne Scott Wilson, and Elizabeth
Van Herwaarden.
The new gallery
celebrates creativity in the heart of our city as a UNESCO City of Design and
supports our 30-year, community-led vision to be internationally
recognised as a clever and creative city-region.
We’re
inviting emerging and established Greater Geelong based artists and designers
or those who have strong ties to Geelong to apply to exhibit their work over
the next 12 months.
We welcome almost all forms of visual
arts and design, including First Nations art, painting, sculpture, film,
animation, photography, fashion, lighting design, furniture design and
ceramics.
It is free to exhibit and selected
artists will be paid a fee of $500 to show their work. Collectives and curators
can apply for consecutive windows.
Mayor Trent Sullivan
The Yarra Street Window Gallery is an
exciting new platform for artists and curators to display their work to a
diverse audience.
I encourage artists to embrace this
opportunity to connect with visitors to the city, workers, tourists and
residents outside of normal art gallery hours.
We are looking for innovative,
engaging, and visually striking pieces that will contribute to central
Geelong’s culture and vibrancy.
Councillor Melissa Cadwell, chair of the
Creativity and Culture portfolio
The Yarra Street Window Gallery initiative delivers on the City's
Arts and Cultural Strategy by providing access, fostering community engagement,
and promoting local creativity and identity.
Our
24-hour window gallery is one of the ways Council is making art accessible to
everyone, including those
with different schedules and lifestyles.
The
space promotes local talent and creativity and encourages visitors to stay in
the city for longer and support small businesses nearby.
Expressions of interest are now closed.
If you have further questions, please
email the Arts & Cultural Development team at [email protected].