YAVA Gallery & Arts Hub

YAVA Gallery & Arts Hub is a creative home for the Arts – where community can experience exhibitions, workshops, live events and community gatherings right in the heart of Healesville and surrounds.

Our goal is to inspire, educate and bring people together. World-class art, artists, patrons and collectors coalesce in our space, which is inherently tied to the Yarra Valley region. Our strategy of selectively pairing established artists from further afield with those from the Yarra Valley sees a dynamic calendar of events and exhibitions in our gallery. Canvassing the fields of visual arts, dance, theatre, music, poetry, literature and film-making, we support the careers of creatives, whether they are high-profile artists or emerging in their genre. 

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Annual General Meeting

Tuesday 21 November 2023

6.30 for 7pm start

at The MEMO, Nan Francis Room (new venue)

235 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville

Agenda, Board Nomination forms, proxy forms are here:

Yarra Valley Arts

YAVA is a proud initiative of Yarra Valley Arts, the not for profit, volunteer-based organisation supporting local artists for over thirty years. YAVA is the community face of Yarra Valley Arts. Partnering with the acclaimed food and wine industry, businesses and philanthropists, we are strengthening community links and further establishing the Yarra Valley as an arts destination.

We are dedicated to enriching the cultural lives of our members, Yarra Ranges residents and visitors to our neighbourhood. We want our artists to reach wider audiences through diverse exhibitions and events, which in turn serves our community, increasing recognition and supporting our local economy.

We operate the annual Yarra Valley Open Studios event, and we also partner with Yering Station to hold the annual Yarra Valley Arts | Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards.

Annual Report and Constitution

The most recent Yarra Valley Arts Annual Report (2023) presented at the AGM on 21 November 2023 is HERE.

Annual Report 2022 is here
Annual Report 2021 is here.

Our Constitution is here

Our current Strategic Plan is here

Board Members - effective November 2023

Helen Wood (President)

David Miller (Vice President)

Kate Kilsby (Treasurer)

Ruth Woods (Secretary)

Kieran Navin

Sarah Stewart

Serafina Munns

Ted Secombe

Suzanne Halliday

Wilani van Wyk-Smit