Tracey Pocock is an Indigenous mixed media artist and interior stylist based in the Greater Geelong region. Deeply connected to her heritage and personal experiences, Tracey’s work flows intuitively through colour, pattern, and storytelling, creating pieces that are both expressive and deeply spiritual.

Photographer and visual storyteller Hadeel creates authentic brand imagery and community-led creative projects, using photography and film to build confidence, connection and meaningful stories.

Vietnamese Australian playwright and writer Chi Vu creates plays and prose exploring history, identity, and culture through teaching and community practice workshops and collaborative arts projects.

Contemporary milliner and educator Rebecca Share creates bespoke headwear, designs hat blocks, and leads international workshops from Geelong, shaping global racing and fashion millinery practice.

Neo-surrealist photographer Craig Watson creates large-format multiple-exposure film works, reimagining everyday places through analogue techniques that challenge perception and celebrate in-camera photographic authenticity.

Each month we'll feature a story of our artists and creatives, and this month we asked actor and creative producer Amanda LaBonte about her practice and connection to Geelong.

Award-winning South Sudanese Australian writer Kgshak Akec uses storytelling to explore identity, belonging and resilience, creating powerful work grounded in community, culture and imagination. to replace - Each month we'll feature a story of our artists and creatives, and this month we asked Kgshak Akec about her practice and connection to Geelong.

International design studio Superficial creates CGI, digital art and interactive experiences, combining design and code to build immersive visual worlds and future-focused creative work.

Multidisciplinary artist Emily Rastas creates wearable art, costume and immersive installations, blending sustainability, SFX makeup and visible mending across community and international creative practice. 

Our region is home to creatives across a broad range of disciplines, many with national and international reputations.  

Dr Shelley Hannigan is a Geelong-based visual artist and academic whose multidisciplinary practice spans painting, textiles and writing, shaped by community engagement and teaching practice.

This month we shine the spotlight on Bellarine-based singer-songwriter Nathan Seeckts. and add intro - Nathan Seeckts is a Geelong-born musician and songwriter whose work draws on place, memory and storytelling, capturing lived experience across intimate, reflective contemporary music practice.