Ash Bolt
Artists and makers from across the Geelong region will throw off their drop sheets, open their doors and showcase their work to the public over two weekends during Geelong Design Week.
Called Open Studios, the program was one of the most successful during last year’s design week.
Geelong Design Week will be held from March 17 to 27 with the theme Taur, meaning ‘belonging’ in the language of the Wadawurrung people.
The Open Studios program will run over the two weekends during the 10-day celebration of all things design, with studios grouped into precincts.
Over the first weekend, March 19 and 20, 22 galleries and studios and 48 artists in the south and east of Greater Geelong will open their doors, while the following weekend will see 15 galleries and studios and 48 artists in the north and west welcome visitors.
More than 115 artists at 37 venues will open their doors for the signature event on the Geelong Design Week calendar, allowing a behind the scenes peek into these artistic and creative workspaces, getting up close and personal to watch the artists at work, and ask questions whilst the artists create their magic.
Among the studios that will be open is the creative space of glass artist David Hobday in Point Lonsdale.
Hobday’s art is inspired by the beauty, diversity, and fragility of the marine environment, which is heavily influenced by his long career as a marine biologist.
Elizabeth Bell will also open her garden studio in Geelong West, where she creates delightful ceramics in her home, while Jacinta Leitch will also welcome visitors to her home studio where she makes her public artworks and sculptures that are displayed around the region.
Details: geelongdesignweek.com.au
