Expressions of Interest are now open for Geelong Design Week 2024, inviting the community to showcase their extraordinary design projects, compelling stories, and unique talents.
From 21-30 November, Geelong will transform into a hub of creativity and innovation, celebrating our esteemed status as a UNESCO City of Design. This festival will feature an array of workshops, exhibitions, and talks that emphasise cutting-edge innovation, sustainable practices, and creative problem-solving.
Geelong Design Week is a dynamic blend of online and in-person events, offering a diverse range of activities including design exhibitions, workshops, tours, collaborations, cultural events, experiences, projections, pop-up spaces, and forums. Events this year will centre around four key themes:
- Built and Natural Environment
- Arts, Design, and Creativity
- Education, Research, and Knowledge
- Sustainability and Circularity
We welcome community members, groups, collectives, networks, organisations, and businesses to express their interest in sharing their design projects or hosting an event. This is a chance to engage with design enthusiasts, professionals, families, and young people.
Applications are open until Sunday 11 August.
Mayor Trent Sullivan
Geelong Design Week is a unique annual festival.We are showcasing local talent, celebrating exceptional design, fostering creativity and collaboration, and inspiring innovative thinking.
By uniting designers, industry leaders, and design enthusiasts from Geelong, Victoria, and beyond, we are strengthening Geelong's reputation as a global leader in creativity and design excellence.
We encourage designers, businesses, creatives, students, organisations, and collectives to join us in crafting an exciting and insightful program.
Deputy Mayor Anthony Aitken
Geelong Design Week 2024 is an unmissable opportunity to make a mark in the design world.Geelong Design Week 2023 saw a record-breaking 17,288 attendees across 52 events, with participants from Geelong, regional Victoria, Melbourne, and interstate.
Event hosts will benefit from exposure to a vast audience and the opportunity to network and collaborate with local, national, and international design enthusiasts.
Estimates suggest that last year's festival brought in $1.6 million in revenue to our local economy from visitors outside Greater Geelong alone.
Join us in shaping the future of design and making a lasting impact on our community and beyond.
