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.

Watt Space Gallery is a student-led art venue located at Northumberland House in the Newcastle CBD City Campus precinct, run through the University of Newcastle. It was founded in 1989 by student advocates as a space for creative experimentation and continues to showcase work by emerging and established cross-disciplinary artists and curators.

, 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.