Story by Jess Aiton. Photo by Ivan Kemp. Off I skipped last week to see staunch shapeshifter Stewart Reeve perform his show Chameleon at the Potato Shed in Drysdale. I was intrigued by the pitch….
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Melbourne’s fortyfivedownstairs presents Cuorosensa: A Reverse Archaeology, a new exhibition by Marco Luccio opening on 4 April 2023. Presenting another thought-provoking collection of mixed media works, Italian born international artist Marco Luccio returns to fortyfivedownstairs from…
Celebrated ARIA-award winning artist Katie Noonan will be presenting Joni Mitchell’s album ‘Blue’ accompanied by guitar virtuoso Ben Hauptmann at the Palais Geelong. According to Mitchell, Blue was “the purest emotional record that I will…
Melbourne (and Geelong’s) Bella Deer has just launched her new single Bloom which explores her impressive range as a vocalist and vision as a songwriter. Written a couple of years ago just prior to the…
The globally recognised late-night spectacle of culture, art and music, White Night, is set to bring the city streets alive across Geelong this weekend. White Night Geelong set to bring every corner of the city’s…
Following sell-out seasons at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne and theatres across the country, Shake Rattle ‘n’ Roll is back and bigger and better than ever. First debuting in 1993 with humble beginnings at an…
Local horticulturalist and mushroom spore artist, Gustav Fischer, talks to us on KickArts about his amazing artworks created with the help of wild mushrooms. Gustav forages for specific wild mushrooms and works with them to…
Filmed and produced entirely in the Geelong region, Crow Valley, has it’s Australian release this month and today on KickArts we meet writer, director, producer and actor – Josh Conn. Mountain biker Benny Jones sets…
The 2022 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize is a signature event that showcases the diversity and excellence of Australian contemporary painting practice. Through these prizes, staged since 1938, the Gallery has amassed an exceptional representation of Australian paintings…
Running from Tuesday 2 to Saturday 6 August at Geelong Arts Centre, THEM tells the story of one young family as they face the decision whether to flee their war-torn city. Omar, Leila and their…
The 2022 Surf Coast Arts Trail gives us the opportunity, once more, to discover the work of the Surf Coast’s thriving arts community. The easing of COVID-19 restrictions will allow us to meet artists in person…
Amber Mic & Beav’s Bar is hosting a series of original live music Sunday Sessions at Beav’s Bar funded & supported by Creative Victoria. This event will see 3 Geelong/Surf Coast singer/songwriters performing live original…
Making a very special world premiere debut from June 21-25 as part of Geelong Arts Centre’s Our Season 2022, Mountain is a not-to-be-missed new work created by Kit Brookman and longstanding friend of Geelong Arts Centre, Geelong…
The Potato Shed is the exclusive Bellarine venue 8pm Saturday 7 May for the world premiere of Late, Late at Night, a stage adaptation of Rick Springfield’s compelling memoir written by Melbourne-based playwright Kieran Carroll….
The inaugural Ocean Grove Acoustic Festival kicks-off on Saturday 9 April at 4pm through till 9pm at Ocean Grove Park. The Pavilion will be the backdrop for a great line-up of acoustic music acts. The…
Australian artist Sally Smart has opened her new P.A.R.A.D.E. exhibition at Geelong Gallery. P.A.R.A.D.E. is the second work in Sally Smart’s trilogy in which she explores and contemporises the historical avant-garde performances and designs of the…
Live theatre is back at the Palais Theatre in Geelong with Footlight Productions performances of Chicago. Opening Friday 25 March and running till 9 April this is the first time the theatre company has brought…
Geelong Author, Rhett Davis, joins us on this week’s show and podcast to talk about his new book Hovering. After winning the 2020 Victorian Premier’s Award for an unpublished manuscript, Rhett has found that the…
Aussie rock legend Jon Stevens caught up with us on KickArts to talk about the new show The Noiseworks and INXS collection. We talked about life in a very successful Aussie rock band in the…
The North Bellarine Film Festival makes a welcome return to the Potato Shed in Drysdale on the weekend of Friday 25 and Saturday 26 of February. On this week’s show we catch-up with festival chair…
Geelong singer/songwriter Izzy Losi has a fantastic story to tell about life as a professional musician. Just prior to the pandemic Izzy was talking to record labels about contracts, was working with Eskimo Joe guitarist…
The Palais Theatre will come to life on Saturday 22 January 2022 with pro wrestling’s Death Match Down Under. This could be the biggest wrestling show Geelong has ever seen with a huge line-up of…
Award-winning arts company indirect Object (recipients of Geelong’s Arts Industry Commission) invite you to immerse yourself in a garden of recycled delights as they unveil the North Geelong Community Lantern Trail from Saturday 13 November…
In the Gallery’s 125th anniversary year, this exhibition celebrates the first major work to enter the collection in 1900: Frederick McCubbin’s A bush burial (1890). The painting was purchased with funds raised through a donation drive at…
Five years in the making and an odyssey in its creation, artist Marco Luccio presents Tales from The Greek art exhibition and book launch at fortyfivedownstairs. This exhibition will be one of the biggest in scale…
The 13th A Night of Horror Film Festival launches today with two weeks of great horror films on offer to festival goers in the lead-up to Halloween. This year the festival is an online only…
Experience a live orchestra perform Mozart at Costa Hall on February 27. This twilight show runs just over an hour and features conductor Richard Davis and Flute Soloist Joshua Batty. On today’s show we caught…
On today’s KickArts we catch-up with Melbourne comedian Dilruk Jayasinha about life after lockdown as he prepares to perform his stand-up routine as part of the Geelong Arts Centre’s Summer Sessions at Rippleside Park. Ten…
Are you ready to discover an exciting new experience in life that challenges the way you think about the world around you?Join us in an intensive 5-day DEBRIEF career taster of what it is like…
With some details still to be confirmed the Potato Shed at Drysdale looks set to click back into action with a new photography exhibition by local artist Ivan Kemp. The exhibition of photographs showcases some…
The work of award-winning artist Marco Luccio can usually be found hanging in galleries and collections from New York City to Hong Kong, but for now he’s using it to instill hope on the streets…
Now in its 9th year, the 2020 Surf Coast Arts Trail is an opportunity to discover the work of the Surf Coast’s thriving arts community. Meet the artists in their studios and creative venues from…
Pako Festa, is Geelong’s much loved, award-winning, free, annual community street festival – the biggest of its kind in Australia. Managed by Diversitat and held on the last weekend of February in Pakington Street, Geelong…
A new exhibition at the Rachinger Gallery in Geelong aims to bring to light the stories of refugees who have spent time in Australian on- and off-shore immigration detention centres. Through photo portraits and video…
The current bush fires demonstrate the climate emergency intensifying and there has been discussion recently about the protest movement against government inaction on this issue not being inclusive of people from culturally diverse backgrounds. A…
It was a great pleasure to pay another visit to the studio of Geelong artist Steve Salo. The discussion involved the latest exhibition at Metropolis Gallery – Portraits plus we spoke about life as a…
Jack Bayley is a 96 year old artist with a philosophical approach to life that has led him into deep exploration of the forces of nature and the flow from chaos to order. Inspired by…
Camille Barr, poet and singer-songwriter, recently sent lyrics to Sound Better, only to have them snapped up by a UK producer and through a collaborative process ‘A Little Gypsy Song’ was born. She is now…
A Melbourne native, Pete spent his childhood in the outer eastern hills subsisting on a diet of skateboarding, cartoons and 70’s cars. With a fastidious hand, Pete reveals a bright, acrylic world of vehicles, old…
From Gershwin’s home in Brooklyn to Grieg’s home in Bergen and beyond to Finland, the GSO traverses the Atlantic to bring you an outstanding program with brilliant pianist Hoang Pham and conducted by GSO favourite…
Emily Goddard – creator and performer and Green Room nominee – is bringing her award-winning play to the Potato Shed in Drysdale this November. Emily has performed on stage for companies including the Melbourne Theatre…
