Welcome to our Convention Website.
The ISA Convention 2024 will take place from 8 to 13 September 2024. So save your cents, book your leave, see you there!
It has been a year of change for the Convention, which has taken place from 4 to 8 September 2023. We had our first Convention at The Grail Centre in Kleinmond. We also had a name change to honour our founder, Isa Lindstrom, who sadly passed away on 13 July 2023. We wanted her to always be a part of the Convention. The Convention will now be known as the Incredible South African Miniature Convention, or the ISA Miniature Convention. Susan Harris will be in charge from now on, together with her committee of fellow miniaturists.
Please use the dropdown menu under Convention 2023, to view the slideshow of the 2023 Convention pictures.
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Isa Lindstrom, our great friend and founder of the Miniature Convention. She will leave a big hole in our lives, and we will miss you forever. 13 July 2023.
History of the Convention:
The Annual Miniatures Convention was the brainchild of Isa Lindstrom, a member of the Cape Town Miniaturia Guild, who used to live in Betty’s Bay. The idea was to involve miniaturists from all over South Africa. She found a venue, the "Bettysbaai Oord" in Betty's Bay, which had accommodation as well as a hall for the workshops. She booked workshop teachers, organised the catering, accepted bookings, and the Convention was born. The venue has since moved to Crassula Hall, also in Betty's Bay. It is a great venue, with lots of natural light.
From 2023 onwards, the venue will be The Grail Centre, Kleinmond. (See address below).
The first convention in March 2010 was such a huge success, that it was decided to make it an annual event. We have attracted delegates not only from South Africa, but also from the USA, Taiwan and New Zealand, who commended us on the standard of our workshops. We had to miss a convention or two, due to the Covid pandemic, but now we are going full steam ahead again. We hope to see you there!
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Here is the location of the new Convention venue (The Grail Centre) in Kleinmond:
https://goo.gl/maps/B5fNqxWhuL2KWMH96
Address: The Grail Centre,
39, 15th Avenue, Kleinmond,
Western Cape.