From contemporary dance and music, to roaming outdoor events 및 exquisite botanical drawings, don’t miss out on new works 에서 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 및 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 및 Melbourne Fringe.
4 – 5 October
막달레나 세탁소
스토어
살롱
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
산업 학교
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
스토어
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
연설
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
스토어
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
산업 학교
Headwater 는 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
막달레나 세탁소
Abbotsford Convent’s 2024 Melbourne Fringe program is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria as part of Convent Live.
