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Newcastle Art Gallery

Name: Newcastle Art Gallery
Address: 1 Laman Street, Newcastle, NSW, 2300, AU
Telephone: +61249745100
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Newcastle Art Gallery has been at the heart of our city’s rich arts and cultural history for over forty years. We’re reimagining your Gallery bigger, smarter and greater in its potential to showcase our artists’ most groundbreaking ideas. With more than double the exhibition capacity, a new world of dining and retail, and innovative spaces that will enrich, educate, and enable our community. Whate

ver you can imagine about the new Newcastle Art Gallery - imagine it more. Stay connected with us online for updates on special events and activations, and educational opportunities. For more information visit: https://newcastleartgallery.nsw.gov.au/

04/09/2026

🖌️🌟Take a look back at our Multiverse Masterclass with artist Brian Robinson!

Over two immersive days, participants were guided by Brian Robinson to create their own lino prints and sculptural works of art, drawing inspiration from the themes, stories and imagery explored in his exhibition.

Brian was joined by a very special assistant, Director Lauretta Morton OAM, helping make the experience even more memorable 💙✨We absolutely love the designs that were created!

Our Masterclasses offer rare opportunities to learn from leading artists. Be sure to subscribe to our enewsletter for our next Masterclass offering!

Images: Brian Robinson masterclass, Newcastle Art Gallery, August 2026. Photos: Lachlan Matheson

02/09/2026

🎨 Make the most of your Gallery visit with a free guided tour!

Join our Volunteer Gallery Guides for a 45-minute tour of our Iconic Loved Unexpected exhibition. It's the perfect way to uncover hidden gems and learn more about our world class collection, including new works on display featuring watercolours of Newcastle by Margaret Olley, photographs by Michael Cook, and watercolours by Albert Namatjira.

📅 Tour times:
• Wednesdays & Fridays, 12pm

• Saturdays & Sundays, 1.30pm

Spaces are limited, so we recommend booking ahead. Visit our website (link in bio) for more information and to reserve your spot.

Images: Installation view, ‘Iconic Loved Unexpected’, Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia, 2026. Photo: Ange Maloney

29/08/2026

⏰ LAST DAY⏰

Today is your final chance to experience ‘Brian Robinson: Multiverse’, ‘Tiyan Baker: Mouth Mnemonica’ and ‘Michelle Gearin: Open Space’ at Newcastle Art Gallery!

👀Open 10am-4pm
🗣️’Multiverse’ guided tour 10.30am

🔗Find out more via our website (link in bio).

📷Images: Installation view ‘Brian Robinson: Multiverse’, ‘Tiyan Baker: Mouth Mnemonica’, and ‘Michelle Gearin: Open Space’, Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia 2026. Photos: Edwina Richards.

28/08/2026

See the transformation of ‘Michelle Gearin: Open Space’ before it draws to a conclusion on Sunday 30 August. Taking shape over the course of six weeks, Michelle has been painting a hidden palace of the subconscious world; its rooms full of collective and personal emotions, experiences and eternal mysteries.

Join us tonight between 5-8pm to celebrate the closing of the exhibition - meet the artist, listen to her Spotify playlist and enjoy some artmaking.

26/08/2026

🎨 Art after-hours, live music, trivia and creative workshops? Count us in.

Join us this Friday from 5pm–8pm for Friday Night Sounds, featuring live music from Kuku Yalanji, Jirrbal and Torres Strait Islander songwriter and performer Kee'ahn. Plus, Sketch Club, Multiverse Trivia with Nick Milligan, and special closing celebrations for Michelle Gearin's Open Space.

🎟️ Limited spots remain for Sketch Club and Trivia. Book now.

Images: (1) Installation view, Open Space: Michelle Gearin, Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia 2026. Photo: Wanagi Zable-Andrews
(2) Installation view, 'Brian Robinson: Multiverse', Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia, 2026. Photos: Wanagi Zable-Andrews
(3) Installation view, ‘Iconic Loved Unexpected’, Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia, 2026. Photo: Wanagi Zable-Andrews

25/08/2026

🌌Leap into the 'Multiverse' before the portal closes!🌀

This week is your final chance to see 'Brian Robinson: Multiverse' at Newcastle Art Gallery, before it closes on 30 August.

👾'Multiverse' is a vibrant exhibition in which superheroes, sea creatures, and ancient stories collide and coalesce. Robinson invites audiences into unique worlds spanning Torres Strait Islander mythology, global history, science fiction, and other rich narratives.

This exhibition brings together Robinson’s monumental linocut prints, larger-than-life sculptures, and a digital animation experience.

🗣️Experience the exhibition with a guided tour, available Friday - Sunday, or journey at your own pace with our online digital guide, including audio descriptions and Auslan videos.

🌐Visit our website to find out more!

📷Images: Installation view, 'Brian Robinson: Multiverse', Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia, 2026. Photos: Edwina Richards

22/08/2026

We can't wait for Kee'ahn to perform live at our next Friday Night Sounds on 28 August!🎶

Kuku Yalanji, Jirrbal and Torres Strait Islander songwriter and performer Kee'ahn blossomed into the spotlight in 2020 with the release of her debut single Better Things.

With lush melodies, rich vocals and heart-warming stories of hope and healing💛 Kee'ahn's music encourages us to find strength in our struggles, reflect on our experiences, reinvent ourselves, and rejoice in our journeys.

📅Friday Night Sounds | 28 August
🎤5.00pm - 8.00pm Music by Kee'ahn
🖼️5.00 - 8.00pm Open Space closing celebrations with Michelle Gearin
🧠5.15pm - 7.20pm Multiverse Trivia with Nick Milligan (bookings required)
✏️5.30 - 7.30pm Sketch Club (bookings required)

Visit our website for details!
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21/08/2026

✨Last Chance Viewing✨

Michelle Gearin: Open Space is drawing to an end at Newcastle Art Gallery!

Over the last six weeks Michelle has been creating a dreamlike work of art at the Gallery; a hidden palace of the subconscious world, with rooms full of collective and personal emotions, experiences, and eternal mysteries.

Join us to celebrate the final days of the exhibition, explore Michelle's incredible work, engage in a themed art activity, and meet the artist at our next Friday Night Sounds.

🎉Closing celebrations
🗓️Friday 28 August
🕔5 - 8pm
🎟️Free

🌐Visit our website to learn more.

📷Images: Installation view, Open Space: Michelle Gearin, Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia 2026. Photo Edwina Richards

19/08/2026

✨ FIRST NIGHT ART PARTY ✨

We're teaming up with New Annual as we stay open late and take over Laman Street for a night of art, music, creativity and celebration.

Be among the first to experience 'Angela Tiatia: Muse', alongside the Australian premiere of a major sculptural installation by A.A. Murakami and a new Learning Studio window commission by Indeah Clark. Plus, see Angela Tiatia's acclaimed moving-image work 'The Matildas', on tour from the National Portrait Gallery.

🎧 DJ FALLBACK will bring her signature mix of R&B and global sounds inside the Gallery.

🎤 Outside, enjoy a free live music lineup from Aleksiah, Djanaba and Ngaiire.

Expect roving performers, hands-on workshops, food trucks, a pop-up bar, family-friendly activities and First Nations-led creative workshops with Speaking In Colour.

💃 Dance. Create. Celebrate.

🎟️ Want to skip the queue? Secure a priority access ticket to 'Angela Tiatia: Muse' and get straight into the action.

Visit our website to learn more (link in bio).

New Annual

16/08/2026

⏰There's just two weeks left to experience 'Mouth Mnemonica', Tiyan Baker’s first institutional solo exhibition at Newcastle Art Gallery.

👄Blending poetic verse, memory and historical record, this powerful exhibition explores language, ancestry and connection through a deeply personal homage to the artist's mother’s tongue.

On view until 30 August. Don't miss it.

Visit our website to learn more (link in our bio)

Images: Installation view, Tiyan Baker 'Mouth Mnemonica', Newcastle Art Gallery Australia, June 2026. All works of art © of the artist. Photos: Edwina Richards

Address

1 Laman Street
Newcastle, NSW
2300

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+61249745100

Website

https://newcastleartgallery.nsw.gov.au/

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