ARTS, HERITAGE & CULTURE

G21 PILLARS / ARTS, HERITAGE & CULTURE

The G21 Arts, Heritage & Culture Pillar’s aims to foster artistic creativity, cultural leadership and involvement, as well as recognition and utilisation of heritage assets by:

promoting culture for all by engaging the community
developing artists, ideas and knowledge
building creative industries
acknowledging, celebrating and creating places and spaces
promoting cultural leadership.

NEWS

Gallery expansion a step closer

Arts and Culture Pillar 15/09/2021

Plans are underway to double the current footprint of the Geelong Gallery in a major expansion of one of our region’s most popular cultural assets. ...

Arts, Culture & Heritage Pillar

Arts and Culture Pillar 18/08/2021

The Pillar met on 24 June via zoom. Topics discussed: Update on RONE in Geelong Ongoing work towards Geelong Gallery redevelopment business ...

Arts, Culture & Heritage Pillar

Arts and Culture Pillar 18/07/2021

The Pillar met on Thursday 29 April 2021 10.00am – 11.30am via zoom. Vanessa Schernickau has been appointed to the role of CEO of Geelong Regio ...

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PRIORITY PROJECTS

Creative Industries and the Cultural Economy

Development of first-class infrastructure and resources will enable the creative economy to thrive and support Geelong’s status as a UNESCO City of...

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PILLAR PROJECTS

Creative Industries Strategy

A productive cultural and creative sector is recognised as a marker of a vital and successful economy and a liveable community.

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Heritage Listing

An online catalogue compiling the G21 region’s significant historical buildings and sites will be developed.

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NATIONAL WOOL MUSEUM – THE NEXT 25 YEARS

A review of the National Wool Museum will be undertaken to evaluate the regional stories it tells and identify themes to be included over the next 25...

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PILLAR LEADERSHIP

JASON SMITH (CHAIR)
Director & CEO
Geelong Art Gallery

JOEL MCGUINNESS (DEPUTY CHAIR)
Chief Executive Officer
Geelong Arts Centre

BARBARA ABLEY AM
Member
National Servicemen’s Association

SUSAN ALLSOP
Secretary
Osborne Park Association

GIULIA BAGGIO
Chief Executive Officer
G21 – Geelong Region Alliance

MARK BEASLEY
Manager
Geelong Heritage Centre Collection &
Heritage Centre Services

KIM BIGGS
Arts & Culture Advisor
Golden Plains Shire

MADELEINE BISITS
Manager Assets & Project Delivery
Colac Otway Shire

KATHERINE BRANCH
Director of Marketing and Development
Back to Back Theatre

JENNIFER CROMARTY
Chief Executive Officer
Committee for Geelong

SHANNON DI LISIO
Tourism & Community Development
Program Leader
Borough of Queenscliffe

PADRAIC FISHER
Director
National Wool Museum

HARRIET GAFFNEY
Arts Development Officer
Surf Coast Shire

CR DONNIE GRIGAU
Councillor
Borough of Queenscliffe

CR KATE HANSON
Councillor
Colac Otway Shire

FIONA LEE
President
Creative Geelong

NADA MALINAC
Office Manager & Executive Assistant
to the CEO
G21 – Geelong Region Alliance

PATTI MANNOLIS
Chief Executive Officer
Geelong Regional Library Corporation

UNA MCALINDEN
Director
National Celtic Festival

PROF DAVID MCCOOEY
Personal Chair, Faculty of Arts & Education
Deakin University

MARTIN PATEN
Manager Arts & Culture
City of Greater Geelong

CR LES ROWE
Councillor
Golden Plains Shire

ILANA RUSSEL
Executive Producer
Platform Arts

DEB SANSOM
Executive Manager, Cultural Development & Community Engagement
Geelong Regional Library Corporation

CR ADRIAN SCHONFELDER
Councillor
Surf Coast Shire

CR LIBBY STAPLETON
Councillor
Surf Coast Shire

CR TRENT SULLIVAN
Councillor
City of Greater Geelong

DAMIAN WAIGHT
Manager Community Relations
Surf Coast Shire

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

Email jason@geelonggallery.org.au or fill in our contact form.