Seeking Artists for Geelong After Dark (GAD) 2018

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Temporal Home: Toggles - Jasper Killick.

Friday 4 May, 2018

Geelong After Dark returns in 2018 bringing Central Geelong alive! The City of Greater Geelong is now seeking artists, groups and artist collaborations for the 2018 event.

GAD is a night where artists deliver short, sharp and edgy art attracting thousands of people to the city centre. Unexpected places come alive with free pop-up performances, artistic interventions and provocative installations.

This is a unique opportunity to work with a team of professionals to deliver an exceptional event. Contemporary artists will predominantly be drawn from the Geelong region
with a selection from intra and interstate.

For further details refer to the Expression of Interest.
Closing date: Midnight on Monday 6 November, 2017

For all queries and to apply, please email artsculture@geelongcity.vic.gov.au or telephone Arts and Culture Department on 5272 4743.

The Amazing Arts Adventure

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Discover Geelong After Dark through The Amazing Arts Adventure. Children will love this fun and interactive journey of discovery through central Geelong. Complete all tasks and go into the draw for some amazing prizes! Collect your entry form from any of the participating venues.

• Geelong Performing Arts Centre
• Geelong Library & Heritage Centre
• Geelong Gallery
• City Hall Foyer
• Courthouse Youth Arts
• Market Square Shopping Centre
• National Wool Museum
• Westfield Geelong
• The Carousel
• Waterfront Kitchen
• Geelong After Dark Information Centre

Don’t forget to submit your completed card and any of these venues by 10pm to go into the draw for some amazing prizes!  Don't miss out!

Here's a list of all The Arts Amazing Adventure events.

Pick up your Paper Programme

On the night, collect your paper programme from the Event Information Point at Focus Five

 

Mountain to Mouth brings songs and stars to Geelong After Dark

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Three unsigned artists teamed up with three experienced music industry mentors to write a song about a place in the Geelong region: that’s the premise of Connecting Song, a City of Greater Geelong initiative to support up and coming songwriters.

Jeff Harwood, Tex Miller and Shaun Fogarty were selected from a pool of Geelong’s hottest new talent to work with music industry heroes Adalita (of Magic Dirt fame), blues and roots musician Tim Neal and hip hop artist Trem One.

After months of solid songwriting, recording, mixing and creating videos, their work will debut in the secret garden next to Beav’s Bar at Geelong After Dark on Friday 5 May.

Connecting Song is one of two festival contributions from the City’s Mountain to Mouth (M~M) project, aimed at building on the concept of a contemporary song line.

Another highlight will be M~M’s Constellation - River of Words, a stunning installation at City Hall by Matt Bonner and Esther Oakes. Constellation will transform City Hall into an enchanting riverscape of possibility.  Viewers will enter through a pathway of illuminated books to find a flowing river of words, bringing the City’s Our Future – 30 Year Vision to life.

Geelong After Dark will illuminate central Geelong from 6-10pm with edgy art, interactive performances, spoken word, projections, illuminations, live music, soundscapes and exhibitions.

Up to 20,000 residents and visitors are expected to discover (or re-discover) the city in a whole new light, with 370 artists participating and more than 80 short, sharp, edgy art activities to experience.

Geelong After Dark is a free, family-friendly event, with children encouraged to join in The Amazing Arts Adventure, an interactive journey of discovery through central Geelong. 

This multi-award winning annual festival is organised by the City of Greater Geelong with creative production by Diversitat.

For program updates visit geelongafterdark.com.au

Geelong After Dark returns bigger and better

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Les Meduses, Barking Spider Theatre; Photographer: Ferne Millen

Central Geelong is doing it again! Get set for even more edgy art, interactive performances, spoken word, projections, illuminations, live music, soundscapes and exhibitions when Geelong After Dark returns on Friday 5 May.

From 6.00pm to 10.00pm the city’s laneways, streets and venues will be transformed for one very surprising night of extraordinary and unique art experiences.

Geelong After Dark has grown each year since its inception in 2014, with 15,000 people attending last year’s event and more than 270 artists participating.

This year’s Geelong After Dark will see a whopping 370 artists participating and more than 80 activities to discover throughout central Geelong.

The response from artists and groups wanting to participate in this year’s event has been mind-blowing.

This year’s theme is ‘The Sound of Light’ and the program will include a beautiful installation at City Hall which will bring Our Future – 30 Year Vision to life.

Children will be encouraged to join in The Amazing Arts Adventure, an interactive journey of discovery through central Geelong.

Another highlight will be The Storytelling Machine, an interactive media artwork that instantly transforms the public’s drawings into animated characters. Audiences are directly involved in the creative process and become part of a collective story in this unusual interactive technology experience.

We’ll share more highlights over the next few weeks, so stay tuned!