Arts and culture in Geelong: galleries, theatre, and live music

Geelong's cultural life is anchored by the Geelong Gallery (one of the oldest and most significant regional galleries in Australia), the GPAC performing arts centre, and the live music culture of the CBD venues that the Deakin University student population and the commuter city's proximity to Melbourne sustains.

Geelong Gallery — the gallery at Little Malop Street is among the most significant regional public art galleries in Australia, holding significant colonial Australian works (Frederick McCubbin's On the Wallaby Track), the Wool Realization collection, and the contemporary programme that makes it the most museum-quality single cultural destination in regional Victoria outside Ballarat.

GPAC — Geelong Performing Arts Centre — the performing arts centre at Little Malop Street presents the Geelong Symphony Orchestra, the touring musical productions, and the performing arts programme that maintains Geelong's connection to the national performing arts circuit. The intimate 900-seat theatre creates a better live performance atmosphere than the larger venues in regional centres.

Geelong Design Week (March) — the annual design week showcasing the innovation ecosystem of the Geelong region has established the city as a design hub, with events across the Wool Museum, the waterfront, and the CBD precincts celebrating architecture, industrial design, fashion, and digital creativity.

Live music — The Barwon Club and Carriage House — the Barwon Club Hotel and the Carriage House provide the live original music venues that the Geelong and Deakin University musical community uses as the primary live music platform, sustaining a scene that has produced or nurtured artists including the Avalanches.

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