Welcome
to correspondences. Our aim is to create lasting people connections across cultures through the medium of art.
to correspondences. Our aim is to create lasting people connections across cultures through the medium of art.
We occasionally accept applications to exhibit in the space for up to two weeks at $100 per day. Artists and curators are encouraged to submit an exhibition proposal by 30/6 each year for our consideration at info@correspondences.work.
The venue includes the gallery and studio space at the rear of the interior space, equating to 48m2. The rear courtyard, with a seating area of approximately 8.5m2, is also available for evening hire at an extra charge during Spring, Summer, and Autumn months.
The interior of the gallery area is fitted with a timber frame with modular, moveable elements, which enable us to flex the architecture to suit exhibition, retail and event needs. This feature makes it an open, light-filled space with many layout options.
The gallery walls are white, and the tiled flooring is grey.
The back gallery wall contains removable acrylic inserts that screen out the rear studio area, which can be used as a ticketing, hospitality, retail service or secondary exhibition/event area. The acrylic also provides a lovely warm ambience, especially at night time.
We operate a specialised hospitality service with a ‘limited liquor licence’ on-site. You can check out our menu and licence details here. Supply of alcohol is restricted to sake, shochu and umeshu from Thursday-Saturday evening (5-9 pm) and one Sunday per calendar month (3-9 pm).
A temporary licence is required for the supply of alcohol for your event outside of these conditions. A temporary limited licence is generally not required for private events where liquor will be supplied free of charge.
If you'd like us to supply food or drink from our menu, we can arrange this for you at an additional cost based on the headcount of your event, plus an additional charge of 10-20% of the total supply cost for service. Refer to our Menu for pricing.
For a sit-down dinner service, we can provide the details of our preferred caterer just down the road. We pick up and plate the food for you for an additional charge of 10-20% of the food cost.
We do not offer a cocktail-style menu of hot hors d'oeuvre as we do not maintain a full kitchen onsite. Instead, we use speciality commercial kitchen equipment to keep food warm for dinner service only, and the restaurant we collaborate with is located five minutes by foot from the gallery.
—Fixtures/Fittings/Equipment/Facilities:
The space is fitted with: wi-fi, a 50" 4K Kogan UHD LED Smart Android Flatscreen TV (with HDMI input point for a laptop or similar device), a surround sound system, museum standard track lighting, LED/spotlights in the rear studio, food preparation unit (with glassware, a commercial-grade dishwasher, a fridge, a handwash station and a cleaning sink) and rear (outdoor) courtyard with ambulant toilet and baby change facilities.
The surround sound system includes a mixing console (Yamaha MG06X 6 Channel w/ D-PRE Mic Preamps & Effects), two wall-mounted speakers (Australian Monitor FLEX50W 50W Passive) and an amplifier (Behringer Europower EPQ304 300W 4-Channel). The amp includes an aux cord input for a laptop or similar device.
We can also loan you the use of our: E-lektron IU-2080 Tunable Dual Microphone Set (2 mics); two white tables (measuring 120 x 70 and 160 x 80 cm); twenty-five white stools; ten chairs with backs; and plating/glassware.
—Operating Hours:
We operate five days per week (Tuesday/ Wednesday/ Saturday, 10 am-6 pm, Thursday/ Friday, 11 am-9:00 pm). After-hour access for private events on Mondays/Sundays is available upon request.
—Transport / Parking:
Take the Upfield train to Jewell Station in Brunswick. We're a 4 minutes walk from the station. Or, take the No.19 Tram (starts from the corner of Elizabeth Street Street in the city), which stops along Sydney Road.
There is limited street parking in the surrounding streets or at the nearby Barkly Square shopping centre located at 90-106 Sydney Road.
—Rates / T&Cs:
As we are a multi-purpose space with a year-round exhibition program (and artworks on display), we work with our patrons to design their event set-up to meet their needs while preserving the safety of the artworks and complementing the vision of our resident artists' on-site exhibitions.
Our Venue Manager remains on-site during events to support implementation and supervise the safety of the artworks on display.
The rate is $150 per half-day and $300 per evening, less the courtyard, equipment and service charges specified. Hire of the rear courtyard, PA/mic system, furniture (tables, stools, chairs), and hospitality supplies (plating and glassware) are at an additional flat rate of $50 each.
We do not rent the space for events that require loud, amplified music.
The usual lead time for external hire of the space for special events is three to four months minimum to ensure we can appropriately plan around our resident artists’ needs. Occasionally, shorter timeframes can be accommodated.
—Next steps:
You can tentatively schedule your event by making a booking via our shop (access below). We will then contact you to arrange the next steps and to confirm the booking. If you have any questions, please reach out at info@correspondences.work.
