The Grotto (II)

Presented by Kate Baker, Sarah Jones and Platform Arts
Thursday 1 October 10.00am – 4.00pm
Friday 2 October 10.00am – 4.00pm
Saturday 3 October 10.00am – 4.00pm
Tuesday 6 October 10.00am – 4.00pm
Wednesday 7 October 10.00am – 4.00pm
Thursday 8 October 10.00am – 4.00pm
Friday 9 October 10.00am – 4.00pm
Saturday 10 October 10.00am – 4.00pm
Platform Arts, 60 Little Malop St, Geelong 3220
Arts & Cultural PrecinctOctober 1October 2October 3October 6October 7October 8October 9October 10Free EventExhibitionLandscape & Public SpaceSustainability & Circular Design

Step into The Grotto (II), an immersive garden retreat that transforms Platform Arts’ Courtyard Gallery into a living exploration of landscape design, wellbeing and our connection to nature.

Curated by Sarah Jones, this site-responsive installation reimagines a garden originally created by horticulturist Kate Baker for the 2026 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

Through thoughtful planting, natural materials and sensory design, The Grotto (II) invites visitors to slow down, reflect and experience how designed landscapes can nurture biodiversity, creativity and wellbeing.

Discover a contemporary vision of the garden as a space for restoration, connection and design inspiration.

Grotto At Platform

Bio

As part of Platform Arts’ Collective Mothering’ exhibition Kate worked with curator Sarah Jones to adapt her design for The Grotto originally installed at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, 2026.

 

Kate Baker is an award-winning horticulturist based on the Mornington Peninsula. She is interested in the creative potential of the forgotten and unlovely spaces that we pass each day. Baker’s designs cleverly transform the marginal into the memorable.

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