Plan Your Visit
Half Day: Hunter Street to Broadmeadow
Start at LEDA, walk through Islington via Method Brewing, The Owens Collective and High Swan Dive, then take the train from Hamilton to Broadmeadow and finish at Straitjacket.
- Time
- Half Day
- Getting around
- Walking + train
- Start
- LEDA Gallery
- Finish
- Straitjacket
- Area
- Broadmeadow and Adamstown, Hunter Street West, Islington Makers
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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.
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Hospitality
Method Brewing
Allow around 35 minutes
Method Brewing is an independent Islington brewery built around locally made beer and a relaxed, community-focused taproom. Sitting at the Maitland Road end of the neighbourhood, it is a good place to stop for a drink while exploring Islington’s galleries, studios and independent creative businesses.
Gallery Space
The Owens Collective (The Show Room)
Allow around 30 minutes
J. Owens food co-op building in Islington, Newcastle.
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Shop
High Swan Dive
Allow around 20 minutes
High Swan Dive is an independent Islington store bringing together plants, ceramics and thoughtfully selected objects. Its strong connection to local makers and contemporary craft makes it a natural stop on an arts and culture itinerary through the neighbourhood.
Train
Hamilton Station → Broadmeadow Station
Allow around 20 minutes
Walk from High Swan Dive to Hamilton Station, take the train one stop to Broadmeadow, then continue on foot to Straitjacket.
Gallery Space
Straitjacket
Allow around 40 minutes
Straitjacket is a contemporary art gallery and art-partnership based in Broadmeadow, Newcastle, run by artists Dino Consalvo and Ahn Wells. Established in July 2022, it offers curated solo, group and represented-artist exhibitions, aiming to provide a professional space in which artists can exhibit and sell their work, while also presenting shows that challenge, explore and investigate contemporary ideas and concepts.
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Good to know
Best developed as a Friday or Saturday route so gallery, brewery and shop opening hours overlap. The route changes mode at Hamilton Station: walk to Hamilton, take the train one stop to Broadmeadow, then walk to Straitjacket.