Welcome to the Tenant Portal!
This is a handy information tool on everything from current grant opportunities, maintenance requests and marketing support. We intend to keep building on these resources so if you have any ideas, please share this with the Tenancy team.
Don’t forget to bookmark this link so you will always have easy access when you need it.
Sacred Heart tenant and esteemed dance artist working with choreography Jo Lloyd is now offering weekly yoga classes from her beautiful ground floor studio.
Jo leads a stimulating intermediate level Vinyasa practice, incorporating clear alignment cues and creative sequencing anchored in Yoga traditions — balancing energy and bringing awareness to breath and the activity of the mind.
Jo incorporates her experience and knowledge of the body through her dance and Yoga practices; Iyengar, Shadow Yoga and Vinyasa YTT.
No bookings required – BYO yoga mat.
Yoga Classes with Jo Lloyd
Fridays through March and April (excluding Good Friday and 5 April)
10am – 11.15am
SHG.15 (The Booth)
$15 per class or $55 for 4 classes.
On Friday 26 April, the Cork Oak Path at the bottom of the Heritage Gardens was officially reopened.
Connecting the Convent with the Yarra Trail and Birrarung, this path was closed due to safety concerns at the start of 2020. Now, thanks to a community fundraising campaign, support from the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation and the Abbotsford Convent Foundation with low bono support from Williams Boag Architects, we have completed the restoration of this vital pathway. We hope to see you on a lunchtime river walk soon!
Curated by Catlin Langford for the Convent’s 20th Anniversary, this captivating exhibition celebrates the power of community turning vision into action. An uplifting reminder of how far we have come in the past 20 years, the momentum we have gained and a glimpse into what tomorrow holds for our beloved Convent.
For those who couldn’t make it to our celebrations over the weekend, this beautiful exhibition is open Tuesday – Saturday for three more weeks.
Don’t forget to stop by and make your mark!
Marking the Moment – An Archival Journey
The Store
27 Apr – 25 May, 10am – 2pm
Introducing the newest Writer’s Wing tenant, Jess Rackleyft is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books, with more than 30 titles published, including ‘All the World Says Goodnight’, ‘There’s Only One Friend Like You’ and ‘Iceberg’.
In addition to her literary work, Jess is a beautiful visual artist, working predominnantly with watercolors and digital illustrations. Pop down and view some of Jess’ work in the Collect group exhibition now showing in St Heliers Street Gallery.
Welcome, Jess!
Heathcote Winegrowers Association, organisers of the famed Heathcote Wine & Food Festival, are once again bringing a little taste of Heathcote to the City at the Abbotsford Convent.
With more than 100 wines available for tasting, this is also a chance to meet the faces and makers behind some of Heathcote’s most well-known wines. Then, take a break from tastings with live music by Bendigo Blues & Roots musicians on the Mercator Lawn with food and drinks available for purchase.
Heathcote in the City
North Laundry and Mercator Lawn
Saturday 11 May
Book now
WEDNESDAY 1 MAY
AEGN Annual Conference | EVENT LIVE, 8am – 10pm
Medium impact — increased foot traffic, increased car park use
THURSDAY 2 MAY
AEGN Annual Conference | EVENT LIVE, 8am – 6pm
Medium impact — increased foot traffic, increased car park use
Fire Systems and Doors
The final stages of our routine testing on fire doors will be completed on Wednesday 1 May. There will be no impact to individual studios, but may incur some noise in related areas throughout the day.
Further, our annual fire system test will take place on Tuesday 14 May. We will require access to tenancies across the site for the testing of emergency speakers and smoke detectors.
As always, if you expect any of the above to interrupt your practise, please reach out with a suitable time frame for us to attend.
Car Park Updates
The existing car park equipment will be replaced from Monday 20 May 2024. The new equipment will feature license plate technology and credit card only payment machines.
We anticipate that the car park will remain open during this period, however it is expected there will be changes on how to enter and exit the car park whilst these works are undertaken. We are currently working with our car park provider to finalise the schedule of works and we will provide more information once this is finalised.
As a result of the upgrade, there will be changes to the current car park pass system that we expect to take effect from the 1 June 2024. This will include changes to the current pricing structure. More information will be provided in the coming weeks.
Please contact John Di Natale should you have any queries.
We are always looking for opportunities to showcase or enhance the Convent’s tenant community. You can find information regarding grants, courses and engagement opportunities here.
Rupert Bunny Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship
Established by the City of Port Phillip, the Rupert Bunny Fellowship aims to support a contemporary visual artist with an identifiable commitment to visual arts excellence. The successful Fellow will be granted $30,000 to extend their arts practice to a new level and make a contribution to the City of Port Phillip.
Apply by 20 May
City of Yarra: Sustainability Arts Grants
Sustainability arts grants of up to $1,000 are in place to support artists, creative organisations and community groups to invest in making what they do more sustainable and to reduce waste.
Applications open until 31 May
Banyule Arts and Culture Project Grants
Banyule City Council Arts and Culture project grants provide up to $10,000 to local creative individuals and groups to undertake high quality creative projects that benefit the Banyule community.
Apply by 31 May
Community Participation Grant for Individuals
Merri-bek City Council are offering grants of up to $750 to support initiatives that help residents participate in community life and improve personal outcomes.
Apply by 30 June
Maribyrnong City Council: ArtsBox Residency
ArtsBox is a vibrant, intimate converted shipping container based outside Footscray Library. It is a versatile space for artists of all career stages and creative disciplines, offering short-term (six-week) residencies suited to the development of new work, testing and exploring ideas or the development of your arts practice.
Apply now
Convent Made e-Store
We love having a platform to show off some of the beautiful creations made right here at the Convent.
To set up a profile on our e-Store, you can register here.
To list an opportunity or engagement, please reach out to the Marketing and Communications team.
A list of resources that may come in handy throughout your tenancy:
Tenant Handbook
For general information on your studio and the site, as well as the range of services and amenities offered by the ACF.
Tenancy & Leasing Policy
To explore our guidelines for leasing, including sub-tenancy and renewals.
Sub-tenancy Application Form
To apply for sub-tenancy, please fill out and return this form to the tenancy team.
Car Park Pass Application Form
To apply for a car park pass at tenancy rates, you can deliver this form, completed, to our Administrator.
Vehicle on Site Request Form
If you need to bring a vehicle on site for any reason, please fill out this form (at least 48 hours’ notice required)
Direct Debit Form
To streamline your rent payments, you can fill out this form and return to the Tenancy team.
Studio Works Application and Heritage Guide
If you are interested in making any modifications to your studio, or to assess what would fall within our heritage guidelines, you may view these resources and return applications to the Tenancy team.
Feedback and Complaints Framework
For more information about how to deliver feedback or lodge a complaint with the ACF.
Heat Management Strategy
For tenants in the Convent Building, this outlines the best strategy to keep the building cool through Melbourne’s hot summers.
For any further information, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Tenancy team.
We endeavour to provide clean and working amenities for all tenants. Information about ACF cleaning schedules can be found in the Tenant Handbook. If you find something that requires maintenance in your studio or in a common area, please reach out so we can work to resolve this.
To register an issue, please fill out this form.
If you anticipate needing to bring a vehicle on-site, please provide at least 24 hours’ notice by filling out this form.
We’re here to help create your profile and promote the work, exhibitions, events, launches, workshops and achievements you make!
Tenant profile
Let people know who you are simply by filling out this form to make or update your profile.
Studio ID panel
Order a panel for the outside of outside your studio, letting your neighbours know who’s there.
List your event with us
We’d love to promote your event on this website. Fill out this form, and we’ll add your event to the listing of what’s happening at the precinct.
Newsletter listing
Have an event, new product or latest offer that you’d like featured in one of our newsletters? This form will allow up to promote you through our media channels.
