Hundreds have attended Geelong Design Week 2024 events so far with dozens of exhibitions, workshops, talks, experiences and tours remaining before the festival wraps up this Saturday.
Geelong Design Week is for everyone, whether you’re an architecture aficionado, fashionista, sustainability champion or someone with diverse interests and creative pursuits.
This year’s program uniquely showcases local talent, how design and creativity can have community impact and our notable design heritage as the nation’s first and only UNESCO Creative City of Design, including:
Design Thinking Geelong: Strategic Design for Community Leaders: 9am – 7.30pm Tuesday 26 November
Explore the fundamentals of strategic design, and discuss how capability uplift, courageous and collaborative leadership, and the integration of First Nations knowledge can increase Geelong’s capability as a UNESCO City of Design.
Circularity and the Future of Geelong: 2pm – 3pm Tuesday 26 November
Join the City for an inspiring talk from internationally renowned speaker Ashleigh Morris, who will share her expertise on circularity and its transformative potential, before a dynamic panel discussion with some of Geelong’s brightest minds.
Geelong to Japan: 2pm – 3pm, Friday 29 November
Presented by the ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Wool Museum, this panel discussion examines the relationship between Geelong and Japan through the wool trade. Japan has been a prominent buyer of Australian wool since 1890.
Yarra Street Window Gallery Design Showcase: 24 hours a day
Our Yarra Street Window Gallery is transformed into a vibrant display of glasswork, textiles, ceramics, mixed media and more, celebrating the creativity and innovation of Geelong’s artists and designers.
The Gordon Tech School x Kortrijk Wonder Festival Projection: 8pm – 6am daily
Check out this motion capture projection from the Geelong Tech School, created especially for the Wonder Creativity Festival in Kortrijk, Belgium’s UNESCO Creative City of Design.
Tran2located exhibition: 10am – 4pm daily
This exhibition features reflections from 19 Deakin University students who translocated innovations from Geelong to Nagoya, which explore the connection between the two cities’ design, manufacturing, contemporary art and culture.
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Executive Director Placemaking Tennille Bradley
There is something on offer for everyone in the remaining days of the festival.
The Geelong Design Week events we’ve held so far have received fantastic feedback from design experts, creatives, businesses, students, design enthusiasts, families and the broader community.
This is your chance to delve into local design successes, innovation, creativity and thought-provoking discussions.
Geelong Design Week is a celebration of creativity and innovation.
We’re champions of design excellence because when it’s done well, it paves the way for a more inclusive, sustainable and accessible Greater Geelong.
Make sure to lock in your tickets soon to get the best out of the festival’s last days.
