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.

Newcastle Art Gallery is a major public art institution in Newcastle, New South Wales, housing one of Australia’s most significant civic art collections outside the capital cities. It originated from a philanthropic gift of paintings and drawings in 1945, officially opening to the public in 1957, and since 1977 has occupied a purpose-built premises on Laman Street.

, located at 57 Bull Street, Cooks Hill, Newcastle. It presents a rotating program of exhibitions, with a focus on ceramics and allied practices, presenting curated solo and group shows by Newcastle Studio Potters members alongside invited artists from the Hunter and beyond.

Cooks Hill Galleries is a prominent commercial art gallery in Newcastle, established in 1975. It features four main exhibition spaces, including two major galleries and a dedicated premium/collectable art space.

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.