Custom Picture Framing

Making informed decisions about framing your art will add to your enjoyment of it and improve its condition and longevity.
How and where your art is displayed will also have a direct effect on its condition and longevity.

When framing consider these questions:

Is it purely decorative ?

Is the longevity and preservation your primary concern ?

Is it both preservation and decorative ?

Where will the artwork be displayed ?

Art, like everything else, needs constant care. Frame your art with preservation in mind and it will look good for years to come.

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Code of Ethics

To maintain responsible personal and professional business conduct in the presentation of services and in the public interest. To conduct business with the highest integrity in all respects. To strive for design excellence and advancement of knowledge in the art, craft and science of picture framing.

That's why we are foundation members of The Picture Framers Guild of Victoria and members of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) and hold a Certified Picture Framer (CPF) qualification.

Certified Picture Framer Designation

In the technical art world of custom framing, the CPF (Certified Picture Framer) designation is awarded by the PPFA (Professional Picture Framers Association) to individuals who successfully meet rigorous testing of current framing standards.

Every 4 years mandatory participation in re-certification courses ensures that the latest products, techniques and design theories are used in every framing project, giving our customers reason to seek the CPF mark of excellence.

Abacus Art - If It Can Be Framed
WE CAN DO IT
Creators of Innovative Frame Design.
Conservation Framing Standards.
Certified Picture Framer CPF.
Framed on the Premises.
Abacus Art offers its framing services all over Melbourne particularly Ashwood, Mount Waverley, Glen Waverley, Wheelers Hill, Mulgrave, Ashburton, Glen Iris, Burwood, Surrey Hills, Box Hill, Canterbury, Camberwell, Chadstone, East Malvern, Murrumbeena and Oakleigh.