New multidisciplinary arts venue set to open in Melbourne’s Fitzroy North

The Motley Bauhaus - Melbourne’s premier independent art space dedicated to promoting skills-based art practices - is set to launch a new 350 person capacity space on 20th January.

The independent arts venue will feature a 75 seat black box theatre, a separate cabaret stage, full sized recording studio, working artists’ studios, dark room and two separate bar areas.

First launched in 2018 on Scotchmer Street in Fitzroy North, the Motley Bauhaus has become a small but unique multidisciplinary home for arts practices.

Its popularity has driven the upgrade, which management says is “more able to house our expanded practice”.

Motley Bauhaus founder Jason Cavanagh went on to say “I am so excited and scared but also thrilled to be opening this new space. It feels really wild to be doing this right now, with everything that’s going on. It’s been a tough, tough time for artists, for the industry as a whole. This is a massive investment in our arts community at a time when it is desperately needed. I think art thrives in adversity and I’m really keen to explore and support that.

“This brand new, completely independent multidisciplinary arts venue will be launching after a long delay due to restrictions, and what better time to be bringing this completely unique vision into the heart of Melbourne to help revitalise our independent arts sector.”

For more information go to www.themotley.com.au