Ballarat Details New Micro Contemporary Arts Festival, HIDDEN

Curious overs of art and culture are being invited to experience the Victorian city of Ballarat in a whole new light thanks to the nascent contemporary arts festival HIDDEN.

Taking place for one-night only on Friday, May 16th, HIDDEN highlights the work of eight extraordinary local artists who have created unique projection-based works responding to hidden heritage locations.

Attendees will be taken through a hidden circuit trail in Ballarat's CBD to discover the stories behind these projects and to become immersed in the transformative spectacle entwined with Ballarat’s heritage sites.

The projection-based works by local Ballarat artists Annelise Belladonna, Spencer Harrison, Erin M McCuskey, Christine McFetridge, Diana Paez, Stefanie Petrik, Kirrily Urquhart, and Daniel Williams will be shown across eight sites on a specially-curated guided tour in Ballarat’s CBD.

All of the artists involved have been mentored through a series of masterclasses led by the prolific Yandell Walton from the Centre For Projection Art. The goal of the experience aims to bring audiences beyond the exterior of Ballarat’s streetscape and celebrate the regional city’s stories, culture and history unpacked by artistic interpretations and project.

Though it’s a one-night-only event that aims to spotlight Ballarat’s creative scene as the UNESCO City Of Arts And Crafts, visitors are also urged to experience the city for the entire weekend, with a Craft Lab taking place across Saturday and Sunday – turning Ballarat into regional epicentre of quests, culture and craft in the process.

Tickets for the event are on sale now, with children under the age of 15 admitted free, though must be registered ahead of time. The 90-minute sessions are both walkable and accessible, so audiences are urged to wear weather appropriate clothing and footwear. The ticket price also includes a celebratory drink with which to end the walking tour.

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