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Aerial view of Newcastle Art Gallery expansion site. Gallery expansion site observed in foreground during construction phase. Expansion site is surrounded by multi-storey buildings in Newcastle's CBD, with Newcastle Harbour visible in background. Photographed at sunrise with lens flare visible in upper right quadrant caused by sun.

Aerial view of Newcastle Art Gallery expansion site, 2024.

Image courtesy of Hansen Yuncken.

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New facades along Laman and Darby streets as the scaffolding starts to come down around the expanded Newcastle Art Gallery.

Construction progress reveals first view of expanded Newcastle Art Gallery

Article1 May, 2025
From left: Former Art Gallery Society Secretary, the late Gael Davies OAM, Art Gallery Director Lauretta Morton OAM, artist Julie Squires, artist Shellie Smith and Art Gallery Society President Prue Viggers OAM, with maquette for artist Shellie Smith's commissioned work for the Newcastle Art Gallery entry atrium.

Newcastle Art Gallery Society events

Article20 June, 2025
Portrait of artist Quandamooka artist Megan Cope, image courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meeanjin/Brisbane.

Bonus Podcast Episode: Megan Cope

Article15 July, 2025
Newcastle Art Gallery staff preparing the collection for offsite storage. Image features a female staff member on the left shining a torch onto an artwork on the right

Newcastle Art Gallery Opinion Piece

Article19 December, 2024
A photograph of artist Megan Cope, showing her work of art in development in a warehouse for Sydney Opera House, Sydney 2023.

First Nations art to take pride of place in Newcastle Art Gallery

Article1 September, 2024