Description

Gippsland Performing Arts Centre is an exemplar of community-informed design and engineered timber construction in the Latrobe Valley and Traralgon.

Designed by architects Jackson Architecture and Katsieris Origami, the project team’s vision was to connect the past, present and future by drawing on the Valley’s rich timber history.

Using local timber such as Victorian ash, they created a welcoming gathering space for the community that alludes to the past while fulfilling the community's needs and expectations today.

What's On

Join a behind-the-scenes tour led by GPAC’s senior technical team and explore the venue’s impressive 25-metre fly tower and 750-seat auditorium, home to commercial productions, community performances and local theatre companies. You'll also have the option to see how the performers see things from up high.

Discover the Open Cut Collective at GPAC across the weekend. Engage in activations featuring interactive and audio-visual works that explore the Latrobe Valley's history and its ongoing transition to a post-coal future.

The Gippsland-based Collective brings together established practitioners across fine art, photography, filmmaking, design, events and education, working at the intersection of mine rehabilitation, cultural regeneration and renewable energy transition. They are focused on generating renewal through creativity, and are working to embed arts and culture in the creative economies that will define the region’s post-mining identity

Children's Activities

Kids’ activities will be available in the foyer.