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Emerging Writers' Festival

For the second weekend of the festival, we are moving out to the beautiful setting of Abbotsford Convent. For these two days there will be spaces to write in; workshops; panels about work/life balance, family, nature writing and food writing; performances; yoga; meditation and much more.

 

A Touch of High Tea

Bursaria Fine Food present A Touch of High Tea, a special event that happens on the third Sunday of every month in the Rosina Function Space. It is here that one can enjoy delicious canapes, roving desserts amongst motown classics, vintage fashions and a hint of burlesque.

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Spiritous

Spiritous is an arts funding program for work developed or presented at the Convent. Exhibiting in our first round are Lyndal Walker, Kirsty Hulm, Jo Mott, Yun Perez, Jody Cleaver, Charlie Sublet and Helen Addison-Smith.

 

The Antique Bookstore

The recently renovated Antique Bookstore Arts Workshop Space  is a special space available for creatives to teach their skills in arts and craft. With performance wall art by Ash Keating and available facilities like drying racks, sinks, easels, trestles, blackboards and more, you really can't go wrong!

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c3 Contemporary
Art Space

c3 forms a key element to the Abbotsford Convent’s arts, cultural and learning precinct by providing professional opportunities and support to artists at all stages of their careers.

 

Wellbeing at the Convent

There are more than a dozen wellbeing practitioners at the Convent offering a range of holistic therapies through individual and group consultations.

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