Platform Presents are a group of creatives working to reshape Narrm/Melbourne’s art scene through tri-annual pop-up exhibitions and immersive art parties. Emphasizing community, innovation, and diversity, we curate experiences that elevate artists and unite people through art and music.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Held from May 1 to August 1 at Howler, our Q1 exhibition features 31 paintings by 12 artists across the walls of Howler’s garden. This seasonal showcase transforms the venue’s beer garden into an evolving open-air gallery, bringing visual art into an everyday setting.
The collection includes works in oil, acrylic and mixed media, all inviting quiet moments of reflection in a bustling social space. The program opened on May 1 and wraps with a closing party on July 23, with DJs and drinks to celebrate the end of the season.
Platform Presents invites you to Bugskin — a one-night-only art party transforming the heritage-listed Norla Dome into a futuristic ecosystem. Expect audio-reactive insect-inspired visuals and interactive installations.
Soundtracked by a high-energy lineup of trance, techno and hard groove, this event is built for deep listening, dancing and exploring. Capacity is extremely limited. Guest list access only.
Friday 15 August
Norla Dome, Mission to Seafarers
7PM–11PM
PAST EVENTS
Held on June 21–22 at Abbotsford Convent, Lost in Translation showcased the work of 33 artists, 15 market stalls and 5 DJs. This group exhibition invited audiences to step into the spaces between meaning, exploring fleeting memories, connections and feelings that resist definition. Through diverse works, the show reflected on what is lost in translation—between words, between people, and between moments.
Held on May 17–24 at Dark Horse Experiment, the Asian Heritage Week Exhibition showcased the work of 49 artists. Curated in collaboration with HOISZN, this group exhibition celebrated the creative contributions of Asian Australian artists across generations. While Asian Heritage Week is not yet formally recognised in Australia, this exhibition carved out space to spotlight intergenerational talent and encourage deeper conversations around belonging, visibility, and representation.
PLATFORM x HER他: DINNER AFTER PARTIES
Platform and Her Music Equality collaborated together to bring you the dinner AFTER parties at Howler on the 1st of March. Featuring live audio-reactive visuals by EXZ, a garden takeover of works by 11 visual artists and a powerhouse line up of 5 DJs.
Held on March 1st-2nd at Abbotsford Convent, You're Invited to Our Dinner Party was a collaboration with WIRE, raising $2,000 to support their vital work in gender equity. Featuring 43 artists, 11 market stalls, 2 performances, 5 panelists, and 2 DJs, the event reimagined the dinner party as a space of empowerment and mutual support. Inspired by the tradition of dinner tables as sanctuaries for female and non-binary individuals, the exhibition invited attendees to engage with art as a shared feast of perspectives—honouring resilience, vulnerability, and transformation. Through conversation, music, and creativity, the event celebrated the connections that nourish us, both individually and as a community.
To celebrate five years of Platform Presents, a Day2Night birthday bash was held on November 9th. The event began with a daytime exhibition from 2 PM to 8 PM at Abbotsford Convent, where attendees explored new and reimagined works from 50+ returning artists and market stallholders. Guests also had the opportunity to engage with interactive installations from past immersive art parties, including Kitty Playground and Astroverse.
The celebration continued at the after-party from 8 PM to 1 AM at QQQ St Park, featuring techno, hard groove, and audio-reactive visuals.
Open Seen and Platform Presents welcomed you to an infinite underground club night @ Rubix Warehouse ☆ 17th of August, Saturday 10PM - 3AM. One night of boundless immersive art by Kurious Kat, Nick Marriott, Jess Dang, Ju Youn Park and Justine Fajardo featuring global club sounds by DJ selectors Margáchi (Philippines), Cookies & Cream, Missè, Garfie, & Mon Franco ☆
Held on June 29th at Abbotsford Convent, this group art exhibition featured 30 artists, 11 Market Stalls and 4 DJs. Held on June 29th at Abbotsford Convent, this group exhibition featured 30 artists and 4 DJs. The event invited attendees to explore the themes of time, memory, and longing.
Kitty Playground was one night of darkness and sensuality where Platform & Kurious Kat transformed Evies Disco Diner into Melbourne's very own sexy dungeon. One night of immersive art by Kurious Kat, b3bys__realm, Jess Dang, Ju Youn Park, and Justine Fajardo and sounds by Anna B, Mon Franco, Soares, Elbain, and MJK.
Held on February 16th 2024, at Abbotsford Convent, this group exhibition featured 40 artists, 3 DJs, and 11 market stalls. The theme "Ascendant" was a testament to collective resilience, questioning and reimagining the constraints of patriarchy while celebrating diversity and striving towards gender equality.
Held on November 4th 2023, at Abbotsford Convent, this group exhibition featured 33 artists, 3 DJs, and 8 market stalls. The theme took attendees on a journey beyond the realms of ordinary.
Held on June 24th, 2023, at Abbotsford Convent, this group exhibition featured 32 artists, 5 DJs, and 6 market stalls. The theme explored identity and belonging, inviting attendees to warm up their winter night by delving into the essence of what it means to be human.
Held on March 26th, 2023, at Abbotsford Convent, this group exhibition featured 34 artists, 4 DJs, and 9 market stalls. The theme centered on intersectionality and equity, focusing on WOC, trans women, women of different abilities, and other marginalized groups. The event aimed to shift the conversation to equal rights for all, empowering the fight against sexism and misogyny.
