Image: Autumn Gathering by Lucy Rock Photography
Gather with us at Montsalvat!
WHEN | Sunday 6 July
TIME | 10am to 4 pm
ADMISSION | Free for All
Join us at Montsalvat for a beautiful Winter’s day of connection!
Our seasonal gatherings are designed to bring the community together. Bring your family and friends to soak up the beauty of Montsalvat’s stunning grounds and historic buildings. Free admission all day and donations encouraged to support the ongoing sustainability of our heritage precinct.
It’s a day to connect, create, and enjoy – can’t wait to see you there!
What to expect:
Meet our resident artists and creatives, take a peek inside their unique studios, and wander through our inspiring heritage spaces.
Learn about the history of Montsalvat, chat with our wonderful volunteers who help in the garden, galleries and welcoming visitors. Marvel at artworks on display across 3 gallery spaces.
Discover opportunities to learn different artforms and participate in classes and workshops in ceramics, mosaics and painting!
Grab a coffee or a cool drink from The Meeting Pool café, treat yourself to a pastry or a gourmet toastie, and relax in the sunny courtyard or the lush lawns.
Food Swap
Local Food Connect Eltham will host a food swap in the Barn Gallery at Winter Gathering! Bring along your homegrown herbs, fruit and veg, and homemade preserves and jams to share with our local community ~ and don’t forget to grab something for yourself too!
When | 10am to 12pm
Some ideas of what you can swap:
Home-grown fruit, veggies, nuts.
Gardening goodies (coffee grounds, worm juice etc).
Recycled hessian sacks.
Something you’ve baked (bread, cake, biscuits – please list ingredients).
Copies of your favourite seasonal recipe.
Seeds you’ve saved, seedlings and cuttings you’ve raised (only edible stuff).
Gardening magazines or gardening books you’ve read.
Homemade preserves (relishes, jams etc – please list ingredients).
Re-used little jam jars.
Blacksmithing demonstrations:
Where | Sculpture Studio
Come and visit Montsalvat's sculpture foundry studio during the Winter Gathering on Sunday 6 July. Studio Artist Amanda Grant, accompanied by other members of the Australian Blacksmiths Association (Victoria), will be taking up hammer and tongs to demonstrate the craft of the blacksmith.
For 35 years, the Australian Blacksmiths Association (Victoria) has been teaching and preserving the knowledge and skills of this ancient craft. The Association runs blacksmithing courses for beginners to advanced metal workers. Amanda worked with the Association over a number of years to create the Blacksmiths' Tree in Strathewen, a 10m high stainless steel and copper gumtree that stands in memory of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires.
Studio Artists:
Mary Caia - Come and visit Mary Caia in The Barn Studio, where she creates her artwork and runs art classes.
Mary will be there working on one of her current pieces, alongside two of her talented students working on theirs.
It’s a great opportunity to see the artist and teacher in action, witness the creative process, and chat about art, classes, or simply soak up the atmosphere.
