About us.
Five connected rooms on Grosvenor Street, built so other people can make things in them.
Photo · the space
What a week here looks like
A show hangs on the wall for a month. Sunday mornings are forty children and a lot of paint. Friday night the tables come together and it is a dining room. Same five rooms.
What’s on
Exhibitions, suppers, workshops and classes, from our own calendar.
See the calendar → Take the roomThe whole space
All five rooms by the hour, from $220 for two, for your dinner, launch, shoot or class.
See the space → Put work upThe gallery wall
We show one or two artists at a time, and we take submissions for the next one.
Submit your work →The people
Nikol
Founded La Vita Nova as a cultural home where art and community meet. Trained in fine art in Russia, she leads the gallery’s vision, its exhibitions and programs.
Jen
Runs the studio day to day, from bookings and events to the workshops around them. Her focus is a warm, well-run space.
Cindy
Shapes the exhibitions and cultural programs, championing emerging and independent artists. She believes every artwork has its audience.
Madina
Guides how La Vita Nova grows, from partnerships to the long view. Her work turns a creative home into a lasting platform.
Chi
A Vietnamese-Australian sculptor and our resident artist, working in resin, metal and chrome. Her figurative work has shown at the NGV and beyond.
Photo · in the studioIn the studio
Our branding & portfolio sessions
On Saturdays we run branding and portfolio sessions with our in-house photographer, for models and for founders, coaches and consultants. Professional lighting, every selected image retouched, and the space included.
See photo sessions →Our programs
Masters in the Making and The Founder’s Studio are our own programs for kids, built and run in house. Everything else we hand to you, with the space and the support to run your own.
In-house program
Art workshops
Masters in the Making
The children meet one great artist, learn how that artist saw the world, then make a piece in the same spirit that is entirely their own.
See the program →
In-house program
Entrepreneurship
The Founder’s Studio
Each child takes one idea they already care about and builds a real business around it, from the first sketch through to launch night.
See the program →Bring your idea to life
Have a workshop, class, dinner or event of your own? Tell us what you are planning and we will talk through the room, the setup and the support that makes sense.
The membership · coming soon
A home for artists and creators, studio access, a listing, and a community that gathers often. Join the waitlist and we’ll tell you first.
Visit
51a Grosvenor Street
South Yarra VIC 3141
info@lavitanova.com.au
@lavitanova.collective
Photo · at La Vita Nova