Plan Your Visit
2 Hours: East End Art Walk
A compact introduction to the East End for visitors with around two hours. The route stays close to the city centre, moving between independent gallery spaces and the historic streets around Hunter Street and The Station.
- Time
- 2 Hours
- Getting around
- Walking
- Start
- Studio Melt / Wolfe St
- Finish
- Make Space / The Station
- Area
- East End and Harbour
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Your route
The itinerary

Shop
Studio Melt
Allow around 15 minutes
Studio Melt is a contemporary jewellery gallery representing more than 75 independent studio-based makers, with a strong focus on Australian jewellery, objects and small-scale craft. Founded in Newcastle in 2012, it remains a maker-led space and an excellent stop for visitors interested in contemporary design and objects made by hand.

Gallery Space
The Lock-Up
Allow around 30 minutes
The Lock-Up is an independent, multidisciplinary contemporary arts space in inner-city Newcastle housed in a heritage-listed building that formerly served as the city police station and lock-up from 1861 until 1982. It features a purpose-built gallery space, heritage cells, an event and installation area in the former exercise yard, plus on-site accommodation for artists in residence as part of its nationally renowned residency program.

Gallery Space
Timeless Textiles Gallery
Allow around 15 minutes
Timeless Textiles Gallery is a dedicated fibre and textile art gallery situated at 90 Hunter Street, Newcastle East, in the Hunter region of New South Wales. It is Australia’s only commercial gallery exclusively showcasing fibre art, representing both emerging and established artisans.

Hospitality
The Ship Inn
Allow around 15 minutes
The Ship Inn is a small inner-city pub with a strong connection to Newcastle’s independent music and creative community, regularly hosting live music alongside food and drinks. Sitting on the corner of Hunter and Bolton Streets, it makes an easy stopping point between galleries and cultural spaces in the East End.

Gallery Space
Wester Gallery
Allow around 20 minutes
Wester Gallery is an artist-led contemporary space in Newcastle West, founded in 2022 by Justin Lees. Set within a heritage building, it combines historic character with modern design to create a distinctive setting for art.
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No current exhibition listed.

Gallery Space
Make Space (at The Station)
Allow around 15 minutes
Make Space is an artist-run collective established in Newcastle in 2009. Located within The Station precinct at the corner of Scott Street and Watt Street, it provides a dedicated storefront for makers from Newcastle and the Hunter region.
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No current exhibition listed.

