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Wyndham Cultural Centre

Play explores how contemporary artists use playfulness, humour, and the language of games to approach subjects that are often difficult, divisive, or emotionally charged. The exhibition proposes that play is not a retreat from seriousness, but a strategy for engaging with it; a way to disarm, reimagine, and reconnect. Through irony, satire, absurdity, and acts of joyful rebellion, the artists in this exhibition blur the boundaries between fun and critique. They draw on the visual languages of pop culture, cartoons, and childlike imagination; deploying familiar, accessible forms to speak to issues of identity, power, colonial histories, diaspora, and human vulnerability. Play here is never innocent. It is a knowing strategy, one that lowers defences precisely in order to ask harder questions. The exhibition unfolds through overlapping thematic threads, tracing play as a form of resistance, a vessel for cultural continuity, and an open invitation for participation. Works range from parody and political satire to the playful storytelling embedded in living cultural traditions; from anthropomorphic sculptures that use tenderness to unsettle, to interactive and gamified works that position the audience as co-creator. In each case, play operates as both form and function, shaping not only what is communicated, but how it is felt and received.
PLAY
When
09 November, 2026
Venue
Wyndham Cultural Centre
Location and Directions177 Watton Street Werribee Victoria 3030 Australia
Ticket Prices
Free
Product Types
  • Exhibition and Shows
Facilities
  • Bar
  • Carpark
  • Family Friendly
  • Kiosk
  • Non Smoking
  • Public Toilet
Accessibility
  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Accessibility Information
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
  • Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
  • Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
  • Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
Dates
  • Tuesday 10 November, 2026 - Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 11 November, 2026 - Confirmed Event
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