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ORGANISATION INFO
Platform Arts, based on Wadawurrung Country in Djilang/Geelong, works with artists and creative practitioners across all disciplines to develop and sustain rigorous and critical artistic practice, and to test and present new experimental and contemporary works to regional and national audiences. We lead this through our program of events, exhibitions and performances, while providing a support framework including mentorship, collaboration, residency programs and workshops
PROGRAMMING OBJECTIVES Experimental and contemporary works, artist-led programming.
Ilana Russell, she/her Executive Director, [email protected] Festival Dates: 14 - 20 October
Ilana Russell is a curator, producer and researcher living on Wadawurrung country in Djilang/Geelong. Her practice explores site specificity and response through the model of labs, residencies and cross-disciplinary collaborations. She is a researcher with Deakin University’s Public Art Commission, a provocateur for City of Melbourne’s Test Sites program and Executive Director at Platform Arts in Geelong.
Ilana has produced major works for the 58th International Venice Biennale, Melbourne Festival, White Night, Melbourne Fringe, New Zealand Festival (Wellington) and Public Art Melbourne; and with organisations including National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Arts Centre Melbourne, Arts House, Arts Access Victoria, ILBIJERRI Theatre, Black Arm Band and RMIT University. Ilana is a committee member of the G21 Arts, Heritage and Culture Pillar. She has a Master of Arts (Art in Public Space) from RMIT.