From contemporary dance and music, to roaming outdoor events and exquisite botanical drawings, don’t miss out on new works from groundbreaking artists across Naarm/Melbourne.
Check out the incredible program below!
Don’t miss four of Melbourne/Naarm’s most fascinating and celebrated independent choreographers, Rebecca Jensen, Jo Lloyd, Harrison Ritchie-Jones and Lee Serle as they present four new works across Four Sites in the grounds and buildings of the Convent. Presented by Sage Arts, Abbotsford Convent and Melbourne Fringe.
4 – 5 October
Magdalen Laundry
The Store
Salon
Basketball Courts
Explore an immersive installation by former Abbotsford Convent Artist-in-Residence Dr Lisa Anderson searching for the secret and imagined stories of women who were once residents associated with the Convent’s gardens, school and laundry. The work uses sound, video and sculptural forms.
4 – 5 October
Industrial School
Witness an active archival climate-focussed artwork of extraordinary beauty and impact — presented by CLIMARTE.
Starting on Earth Day 2022 (26 March) and ongoing until Earth Day 2030, every day for 3,000 days, award winning botanical artist Sharon Field adds a drawing or painting from her immediate environment to The Scrolls.
6 October
The Store
Land of The Lost invites young audiences to co-create a landscape of small lost objects and stories. Improvising with young children, the artists draw children into theatrical ritual and heightened experience, and much more.
8 – 19 October
Oratory
Zap Exhibitions proudly presents the third volume of ARISE, an annual exhibition program not to be missed! Join us for an experimental and vibrant showcase of works across artforms from some of Naarm’s most exciting and diverse emerging creatives.
9 – 19 October
The Store
Immerse yourself in public space on a sonic walk with Joy Zhou and re-experience the Convent through momentary encounters.
10 – 12 October
Meet at Main Gate
Dive in to a 3-day rave condensed into one high art, extreme performance where you watch the destruction of 3 human beings in front of you. An exhilarating ride! Choreographed by Olli Mathieson.
11 – 12 October
Industrial School
Headwater is an immersive experience and enter a room of shared resonance. This performance explores these spaces in between, multiplying and amplifying a solo identity by adding extra bodies into the fold.
17 – 19 October
Magdalen Laundry
Abbotsford Convent’s 2024 Melbourne Fringe program is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria as part of Convent Live.
