Flesh After Fifty - Writer's Panel

Flesh after Fiftyis an exhibition lead and programmed byJane ScottatThe Abbotsford Conventthat explores and challenges negative stereotypes of aging while celebrating and promoting positive images of older women through art.

Flesh after Fifty

How are older women conventionally portrayed in literature?  A discussion beyond harridans, hags and sad spinsters.

Abbotsford Convent 

Join authors Melanie Cheng - Australia Day, Donna Ward - She I Dare Not Name and Catherine Deveny for a discussion beyond harridans, hags and sad spinsters.Chaired by Amanda Smith, ABC Radio National.

HOW TO GET THEREYou can get to the Abbotsford Convent by bike, train, bus or car. All-day parking is available in the car park directly across from the Convent on St Heliers Street. For more information see abbotsfordconvent.com.auACCESSIBILITYAll events are wheelchair accessible, please contact us if you have any specific access requirements at fleshafter50@gmail.comCOVID SAFE PLANFlesh After Fifty is committed to providing a safe environment for your visit. A copy of The Abbotsford Convent’s COVIDSafe Plan can be found <a href="https://abbotsfordconvent.com.au/app/uploads/2020/12/COVID-Safe-Plan-Public-Facing.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</a>ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRYWe acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation and their Elders, past and present, as the traditional owners of the land upon which the Convent stands today.

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