Newcastle Art Gallery

29/05/2026

💎In celebration of the extraordinary gift to Newcastle Art Gallery from the Mordant Family Collection📖 we are proud to announce a special accompanying publication.

The publication features a thoughtful conversation between Prof. Cav. Simon Mordant AO and Director Lauretta Morton OAM, reflecting on the significance of the gift. Interwoven throughout are insights from exhibiting artists, offering personal perspectives on the works and ideas that shape the exhibition.

🌟Purchase your copy from the Gallery Shop!

🖼Images: The Mordant Family Gift: Newcastle Art Gallery Collection publication, 2026, featured: Gemma Smith, Boulder, 2009. Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program from the Mordant Family Collection 2025. © the artist/Copyright Agency, and, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Make out (Shadow box 8), 2009. Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program from the Mordant Family Collection 2025. © the artist/Copyright Agency.

Photographer Silversalt photography.

28/05/2026

27/05/2026

🎶Your Friday Night starts here! Join us this Friday for live music from headliner act Zipporah, creative workshops and arcade games whilst soaking up our latest exhibitions.

📅Friday 29 May, 5pm–8pm

🎟️Friday Night Sounds is free to attend, however Sketch Club and 'Brian Robinson: Multiverse' require paid tickets. See our website for more details.

Bring your friends, soak up the vibes, and kick off the weekend in style!

📸Images: Image (1) Newy Digital, image (2) featuring Fayen d'Evie, (reflecting air) "...Touch enabled her to discern minute details... which often pass unnoticed..." (detail), 2024. Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia, commissioned with assistance from the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and proudly funded by the NSW Government © the artist. Photo: Newy Digital, Image (3) Wanagi Zable Andrews

25/05/2026

A survey exhibition at Newcastle Art Gallery encapsulates the spectrum of influences of Waiben-born (Thursday Island) artist Brian Robinson, from ancient cosmologies to religious iconography, from ethnographic collections to science fiction.

24/05/2026

👑 Friday Night Sounds headliner Zipporah emerges as one of Australia’s most exciting new voices featuring a masterful blend of R&B, Soul and Jazz-inflected music.

Zipporah is a proud Samu and Suy woman from Saibai Island. Creating alongside ARIA Award–winning producers Finbar Stuart and Nikodimos (Hiatus Kaiyote, Genesis Owusu), her music keeps culture at its heart.

🎶Don’t miss experiencing Zipporah live in the Gallery!

📅Friday 29 May, 5pm–8pm
🎟️Friday Night Sounds is free to attend, however Sketch Club and 'Brian Robinson: Multiverse' require paid tickets. See our website for more details.

Video: courtesy

21/05/2026

✨Get ready for a big weekend of art at the Gallery✨ Join us as we launch our first Autumn/Winter season of ambitious 2026 temporary exhibitions.

From 5.30pm-8.00pm🍾 be among the first to step inside 'Brian Robinson: Multiverse', 'Tiyan Baker: Mouth Mnemonica', and 'The Mordant Family Gift'. Your ticket will include exhibition entry entertainment from the Soul Junction, light refreshments and a drink on arrival.

Celebrations continue with Artist Talks across the weekend:
👾Brian Robinson: Saturday 23 May, 11am – 12pm, free to attend
🦷Tiyan Baker: Sunday 24 May, 2pm - 3pm, free to attend

Learn more via our website 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/events-exhibition-opening

🖼Images: 2, 4, 6 Wanagi Zable Andrews, Image (8) Half Sun Social, Image (3) Brian Robinson, Maluyligal/Wuthathi/Dayak peoples, 'By virtue of this act I hereby take possession of this land' (detail), 2017. Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia, purchased through the Gil Docking Bequest 2017 © the artist, Image (5) Tiyan Baker, 'mouthbreather' (still, detail), 2023. Image courtesy and © the artist, Image (7) Gemma Smith, Boulder, 2009. Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program from the Mordant Family Collection 2025. © the artist/Copyright Agency. Photographer Silversalt photography.

21/05/2026

If you stopped by the Gallery last week🌿chances are you caught a glimpse of Gallery Assistant and local artist Alessia Sakoff working on a site-specific restaging of Brian Robinson's 'Vine clad', 2024.

Here's a behind the scenes timelapse of Alessia working on the details in realising Brian Robinson's mural. See the completed work of art at the entrance to his upcoming exhibition, 'Multiverse'.

A huge thanks to Alessia for her steady hand 🙌

💫Join us for the opening of 'Brian Robinson: Multiverse' 22 May 2026. Grab your ticket via our website here: https://tinyurl.com/events-exhibition-opening

Featured: Brian Robinson, Maluyligal/Wuthathi/Dayak peoples, 'Vine clad', 2024. Courtesy of the artist, Mossenson Galleries, Perth and Onespace Gallery, Brisbane © the artist. Video: Duke's Creations

19/05/2026

Coming up! 🎶Get ready for a mega Friday Night Sounds featuring headline act Zipporah, brand-new exhibitions and a few extra treats you won’t want to miss.

👑Start your weekend with jazz-inflected R&B & soul music from Torres Strait Islander artist Zipporah!

✨Join Dr Anna Tweeddale and D’Arcy Newberry-Dupé from the School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle, for a hands-on activity in the exhibition Narrating Return

🎮 Challenge your friends to a game in our pop-up retro arcade room

✏️Enjoy a relaxed social drawing session at Sketch Club (bookings required)

💎Explore our new temporary exhibitions, including Brian Robinson: 'Multiverse', 'The Mordant Family Gift', and Tiyan Baker: 'Mouth Mnemonica'.

📅Friday 29 May, 5pm–8pm
🎟️Free to attend | No bookings required. ✏️Limited spaces for Sketch Club – bookings essential

See our website for more: https://tinyurl.com/FNS-ft-Zipporah

18/05/2026

This National Volunteer Week💛we’re shining a spotlight on our amazing volunteer Gallery Guides!

Since our re-opening in September 2025, more than 2,888 visitors have experienced our exhibitions through 95 guided tours in our newly expanded Gallery.

Whether they're sharing fascinating insights into the works of art, or creating a welcoming space for every visitor, our volunteer Gallery Guides play an integral role in creating meaningful experiences for our community.

👏 Thank you for your passion, knowledge and dedication!

Image: photos 1, 3, 5, 7 by Ange Maloney, photos 2, 6 by Jed Cranfield (Half Sun Social)