We are in the process of developing a premises in Collingwood that will be purpose-designed to house a dynamic cultural program of events and activities, which will express Aeon Media’s mission ‘to explore and communicate knowledge that addresses the need we all share to make sense of ourselves and the world’.

Once a grand Victorian bakery and residence, the property is a ‘sleeping beauty’, offering bright, high-ceilinged spaces, a converted stables and loft, and an original secluded courtyard garden.

There will be two dimensions to the Sophia Club in Collingwood: a lively and diverse events program, and a studio residency program for artists and thinkers. With a sympathetic renovation now being planned, the vision is to restore the charm and warmth of the original building, creating a series of spaces for conversation, learning, performance and art-making.

Our Collingwood property is on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Land near the meeting place of the Merri Creek and Birrarung (Yarra River). The building will embody our respect for the Traditional Owners of the land on which it stands and we are committed to developing an ongoing relationship with the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung community and expressing that relationship through commissioned artwork as well as in our programs.