HAPPY BIRTHDAY PLATFORM!

Celebrating 20 years of Platform Artists Group

Exhibition dates: 10 Dec 2010 - 29 Jan 2011

Campbell Arcade, Melbourne

Platform Artists Group Inc. is one of the longest operating artist-run initiatives in Australia. For many contemporary artists in Melbourne Platform holds a special place in their exhibition history. An opportunity to exhibit in view of thousands of daily commuters; the grand display cases of the old Spencer Street subway underpass and Campbell Arcade underpass have presented group and solo shows from young, emerging and established artists. First exhibiting with Platform in 1997, Simone LeAmon returns to Platform to joins fellow artists Ash Keating, Kate Cotching, Simone Pericich, Andrew Seward, Richard Holt and many more in a celebration presentation.

Founded in 1990 by artists Andrew Seward and Richard Holt, Platform's first location was a collection of glass display cases in the old Spencer Street Subway pedestrian underpass. Platform is now located in the Campbell Arcade subway under Flinders Street Subway in Melbourne. The late Art deco-style arcade was opened on 31 August 1955 and features black marble columns and pink-tiled walls lined with glass display cases. An estimated 35,000 people a week pass through the Platform exhibition sites, making it one of the most visible sites for public art in Melbourne.

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http://www.platform.org.au/