About us



Welcome to Linden New Art

Linden New Art supports brave new art by mid-career artists and engages visitors through inspiring, thought-provoking exhibitions of new work.

We:

  • Support the creation and exhibition of courageous new art by mid-career artists
  • Exhibit new works that inspire, provoke and contribute to conversations and debate
  • Advance artists’ careers through mentoring, connections and exposure
  • Offer a welcoming space where artists, enthusiasts and the community come together in a stunning site of historical and cultural significance
  • Celebrate First Nations culture and heritage
  • Build upon proud heritage of enriching the cultural fabric of St Kilda, Melbourne and Victoria.


We acknowledge that we must work together to reduce our impact on the environment. We believe in educating ourselves and our visitors through our program of exhibitions and events, as well as developing meaningful partnerships to reduce our impact on the environment.

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IMAGE > Linden New Art, 2020. Photograph: Mathieu Vendeville.


Linden

Projects Space

Linden Projects Space is a purpose-built gallery space dedicated to providing artists and curators of all career-levels a supportive environment to test their ideas, experiment, and exhibit their work.



IMAGE > Jeremy Blincoe, The Fragile Skin of the World [installation view], 2023. Image courtesy of the artist and Blackartprojects.

Programmed each year by an open and equitable proposal call-out process, Linden Projects Space presents a diverse, free-to-visit, rotating exhibition program of solo, collaborative, and curatorial projects. We welcome proposals for projects that are critically-engaged, conceptual, cross-disciplinary, site-responsive, participatory, challenging, innovative, and discursive.

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Our Building

The land where Linden New Art now stands was purchased in 1870 by Jewish immigrant Moritz Michaelis (1820-1902). The Victorian mansion was built in 1871 by notable architect, Alfred Friedrich Kursteiner (1829-1897) and the surrounding gardens were designed by landscape gardener and botanist, William Guilfoyle (1840-1912), who also famously designed Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens. Michaelis named the home Linden meaning ‘Lime Tree’ in German.





IMAGE > Linden interiors provided by the Michaelis family descendants, c.1930. 

Linden remained the Michaelis family home until 1957, when it was sold to Mr and Mrs Ronald Witty, then sold to Mr and Mrs Van Veenendaal in 1959. Under both succeeding owners, the mansion operated as an exclusive private hotel known as Linden Court. During this time, additions were built at the back of the mansion, now used as the Linden Projects Space and Linden Workshop Space. In September 1959, the National Trust of Australia, recognised the historic and architectural significance of the building.

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Our Board

Linden New Art is managed by a skilled group of volunteers who each contribute their skills, knowledge and networks to ensure Linden is governed by the highest standards.

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Our Staff

The day to day operations of Linden is managed by a small team of skilled and experienced staff.

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join our team

Love what we do at Linden New Art? Why don’t you join us to see what we can achieve together.

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volunteer

Linden's volunteers support the team by providing assistance with our exhibition and events program. Please get in touch to enquire further about the Linden volunteer program.

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