TRANSFORM.
CONNECT.
COLLABORATE.
Gemma Donnellan
Welcome to
CONNECT, BE INSPIRED & ENGAGE WITH ART
Reciprocity Amongst Women
The concept of Reciprocity among women is incredibly powerful to me. It's about women nurturing and supporting each other to grow, learn, and thrive— giving and receiving with love and generosity, free from fear or keeping score.
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Reciprocity events combine Art, Connection and higher learning.
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CONNECT: Engage in dynamic conversations, cultivate meaningful connections, and discover new opportunities for growth and collaboration.
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CULTURE: Immerse yourself in a creative atmosphere surrounded by diverse artworks from Melbourne emerging artists. Each piece offers a unique perspective, inviting you to connect with the artist's vision.
ENRICHING: Expand your knowledge and perspective with our inspiring guest speakers.
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You’re invited to join the party, connect with amazing women listen to insightful speakers, view artworks, hear stories, enjoy delicious refreshments and have FUN.
Date March 2025
4.00 - 6.30pm
Level 1/550 Swan St
Richmond (down the Hawthorn end)
free parking out the front
Guest Speakers
TBA
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Connection
This event offers you the chance to network with women from a wide range of professions and industries. Attendees include business owners, people and culture, architects, interior designers, business coaches, artists, wellbeing practitioners, authors etc. Prepare to meet and connect with a diverse group of inspiring, motivated women across many fields.
​Artworks Exhibition
Art for Today showcases 25 of Melbourne's finest artists.
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Our curated collection features diverse, high-quality artworks spanning genres such as:
Contemporary, Abstract, Seascapes, Still Life, Portraiture, Absurdist, Textile, Lux Art, Realism, Brutalism, Figurative, Modernist, Contemporary Landscapes, and Impressionist
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The exceptional talent of our artists is evident in every piece. With a wide range of sizes and styles available, you're sure to find the perfect artwork to transform your home or office.
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Tickets
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​Early bird tickets $40
Delicious Food
Champagne and wine
Great music
Inspiring speakers
Connect with fabulous women
Lets have some FUN
Past Events
Reciprocity No3 - November 2024
Guest Speakers
Tania Bell - award - winning Interior Designer
Tania will be sharing her expertise on creating a bedroom Sanctuary for women in thier midlife and How to Integrate Art into Your Interiors, offering valuable insights into creating spaces that not only look fabulous but also inspire and uplift those who inhabit them.
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Her philosophy beautifully encapsulates her approach: "Everything I do in all areas of my life revolves around sparking inspirational and positive change for others through genuine and authentic connection. In many ways, interior design was a calling."
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Beyond her professional achievements with her company, Green Room Interiors, Tania is deeply committed to personal well-being, practising yoga three times a week. This dedication to health and wellness informs her holistic approach to both design and life.
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​​Sarah McCall - Owner of Organic Fix
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Sarah will be sharing her inspiring journey of personal transformation and her mission to make organic, sustainable living accessible to all. As the owner of Organic Fix, she's created more than just a store - it's a community space dedicated to nourishing people with real, chemical-free food.
Her philosophy is beautifully simple: "Everything is connected to what we eat." Through her own experience with mental health and wellness, Sarah discovered the profound connection between clean eating and overall wellbeing.
After moving from New Zealand to Melbourne in 2013, Sarah found her calling when she purchased Organic Fix in 2021. She's transformed it into a hub for sustainable living, supporting local and Australian farmers while helping her community access affordable, organic food - just the way it should be.
Reciprocity No2 - July 2024
Guest Speakers
Gemma Donnellan
Professional Artist, Curator, Creative Coach, Connector
Gemma believes in the power of creativity to transform lives. Being surrounded by original artworks, opens up your own creativity and imagination, which leads to expansion the natural course of life.
One of Gemma's missions is to support Artists, so that their artworks find homes outside the studio, allowing artists to keep creating.
Gemma discusses the importance and power of connection and community.
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Genevieve Hawkins
Commercial Transformation Executive | Non-executive Director | Author | Speaker | GAICD
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Genevieve is a thought leader and catalyst for change in helping leaders create mentally healthy work places. She is the author of "Mentally at Work," (with a new book coming out in October on conflict in the workplace - stay tuned). With increasing rates of anxiety and depression in a complex, uncertain world, Genevieve uses her combined skills from her beginnings in occupational therapy, to her executive leadership roles in large organisations to give practical advice and support to navigate changing cultures for the better.
Genevieve works at individual, team and organisational level and is energised by helping people recognize their potential to influence the eco-system the operate in.
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Reciprocity No1 - April 2024
Guest Speakers
Monique Silk
Artist, Curator and Arts in Health Advocate at St Vincent’s Hospital.
Monique spoke of the importance of art within our everyday lives. The ability of artworks to evoke emotions within yourself if you spend the time to look closely enough and allow the artwork to tap into you.
The ability for artworks within your environment to help with unlocking creative blocks and unleashing new and transformative possibilities.
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Penny van der Sluys
Pleasure Activist, Adventurer, Feminine Empowerment Coach, Conscious Creative and Connector, wife, mum of two teens, and the host of the podcast ‘TURNED ON: Wild Free & Sexy in your midlife’.
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Penny empowers women in midlife who are struggling to love their body and prioritise pleasure, play and passion. She invites women to discover their powerful untapped, sensual sexual and feminine energy so that they can feel free, confident and in love with their body and life.
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