Welcome to 2013 at Kinross Arts and Spirituality Centre

The Gallery is open Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 3pm and Weekends by appointment.

Manse Gallery Café

The Cafe is currently closed.

Uniting Arts Toorak is looking for a new commercial Café Proprietor - enquiries and requests for the Café Operating Specifications can be directed to Lyndel Wischer on 9829 0340. Expressions of Interest are to be lodged by Monday, 27th May 2013 to uat@toorak.unitingchurch.org.au
We will keep you informed about the Café and we hope to have an operational café up and running as soon as possible.

Wed, 17 Apr
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Sun, 2 Jun

"Blake Resonances"

Artists:	Barbara Bateman; Felicity Doherty; Michael Donnelly; Karl Duldig (1902-1986); Julie Edgar; Maddie Felder; Margi Gibb; Louise Rippert; Michelle Sakaris; Frances Sheahan & Valentin Varetsa.
Guest Poet:	Myron Lysenko
Opening:	Wednesday, 17th April at 6pm - all welcome.
Guest Speaker:	Bishop Dr Ian George AO
This special exhibition is a major event for us in 2013 and features contemporary visual art made by Victorian artists about spiritual and religious themes. Curated by Kinross Arts Centre, the exhibition continues the dialogue and engagement with the Blake Society and religious art.
The opening on Wednesday, 17th April was a great success and we appreciated the opening words from UAT Chairperson, Pamela Wilson, Cr John McMorrow and Bishop Dr Ian George.
Generously sponsored by Stonnington City Council.

Fri, 24 May

"A Day of Beautiful Things" – Jewellery and Clothing Sale

Event organiser, Jill Nazar, is back in Melbourne with her one day sale of textiles, possum wool clothing and jewellery at Kinross House on Friday 24th May. Start saving for these lovely items that make a great gift or purchase for your Winter wardrobe.

Tue, 4 Jun
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Sun, 30 Jun

"Horti-Culture" – A conceptual ceramics exhibition by Christopher Headley

Horti-Culture is an installation of work that explores the ever-changing way we engage with, or relate to the natural world. It uses Gallery One at Kinross House as a site-specific space. It utilizes the architectural features of the space while embracing the garden view through its feature window. The title, Horti-Culture, of course, is a word-play which references the view of the garden, while 'cultivating' culture. The installation reinvents kitchen tools, gardening implements and representations of houses as objects of curiosity and wonder. The totality, hopefully, encourages the viewer to spend time contemplating the outside from within.

Introduction to Kinross Arts & Spirituality Centre

Kinross Arts & Spirituality Centre aims to enrich the lives of the Church and wider community.

Established in 2004, the Arts Centre is a not-for-profit community arts organisation. It provides an artistic program, which explores spiritual themes along with contemporary and traditional arts practice.

The Arts Centre occupies the former Manse for Toorak Uniting Church - the traditional home of the church minister. Built in 1892, this beautiful Victorian building has been home to six Presbyterian and Uniting Church Ministers and their families.

Now managed by the Uniting Arts Toorak Committee, Kinross Arts & Spirituality Centre features seven individual artist studios, a public gallery, commercial café and garden courtyard. It has become a celebrated cultural and social hub and welcomes visitors and artists from all cultures and faiths.

Exhibition Proposals Now Open For 2014

Kinross House is an arts and spirituality centre featuring a gallery, temporary exhibitions, fabulous cafe, beautiful garden and artist studios. Artists are now invited to make exhibition proposals for 2014. The centre's program includes visual art, Australian Indigenous art, craft, special events, artist talks and music. For more information on the exhibition program, gallery hire fees, how to apply or to view the gallery space, please contact Lyndel Wischer (Co-ordinator, Kinross House) email: uat@toorak.unitingchurch.org.au. All enquiries welcome.

Friends of Kinross

is a group supporting the outreach goals of Kinross House. Launched at the end of 2005, we have had a great response to this group with more than 90 members.

Benefits include:

Heavily discounted entry to Kinross sponsored events (lectures, concerts, exhibition launches etc).
Special concession rates to non-Kinross events at Toorak Uniting Church.
Advance notice of future events at Kinross.
Knowledge that your subscription supports the work and outreach of Kinross House.

Please see Lyndel for an application form.

Kinross House Gallery

Normal Gallery Hours:	The Gallery is open Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 3pm
Co-ordinator:	Lyndel Wischer
Address:	Kinross House, 603 Toorak Road Toorak, Victoria, 3142 Australia.
Telephone:	(03) 9829 0340
Kinross Office Hours:	Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 3pm or by appointment.
Expressions of Interest to Exhibit at Kinross House can be emailed to Lyndel Wischer
email:	uat@toorak.unitingchurch.org.au