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2 Hours: Hunter Street West

2 Hours · Walking · Hunter Street West

Follow Hunter Street west through a cluster of exhibition and arts-education spaces. This is a straightforward two-hour route with short walks between stops and plenty of options for extending the visit around Newcastle West.

Time
2 Hours
Getting around
Walking
Start
cstudios Art Gallery
Finish
LEDA Gallery
Area
Hunter Street West

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cstudios art gallery

Gallery Space

cstudios art gallery

Allow around 20 minutes

Cstudios Art Gallery is a professional exhibition space offering more than 70 square metres of wall-hanging capacity with modern clip-rail systems. The gallery also provides optional partition walls and a variety of plinths for three-dimensional works, making it suitable for a wide range of artistic practices.

518 Hunter St, Newcastle NSW 2300Varies – check socials/website

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Newcastle Art School

Gallery Space

Newcastle Art School

Allow around 30 minutes

TAFE NSW Hunter Street Gallery Space (Newcastle Art School) is a public exhibition space located within the Hunter Street campus in Newcastle West. As part of the TAFE NSW Newcastle Art School, the gallery showcases work by emerging and enrolled artists, with regular exhibitions reflecting the diverse studio practices taught across drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and related disciplines.

590-608 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, New South WalesCampus and exhibition hours vary

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No current exhibition listed.

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The Happy Wombat

Hospitality

The Happy Wombat

Allow around 20 minutes

The Happy Wombat is a relaxed Hunter Street restaurant and bar with a strong local focus, from Hunter wines and Australian craft beer to a menu drawing on native ingredients. Its position between Newcastle West and Civic makes it an easy lunch, dinner or drinks stop while exploring the city’s galleries, theatres and cultural venues.

Unit 2/575 Hunter St, Newcastle West NSW 2302Mon–Thu 10am–10pm; Fri–Sat 10am–midnight; Sun 10am–6pm. Kitchen closes 9pm Mon–Sat and 2pm Sun.

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LEDA Gallery

Gallery Space

LEDA Gallery

Allow around 30 minutes

Leda Gallery is a contemporary art space located in Newcastle West, New South Wales, operating from a three-space layout that accommodates exhibitions, events, workshops and creative retail. It presents a dynamic program of curated exhibitions featuring local and regional artists, while also offering public life-drawing sessions, a gallery shop, and venue hire.

2–3 / 850 Hunter St, Newcastle West NSW 2302Wed–Fri 10:00–15:00; Sat 10:00–14:00; or by appt

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No current exhibition listed.