Newcastle Art Space
Established in 1983 as the Newcastle Community Arts Centre, Newcastle Art Space (NAS) is a leading co-located arts hub in Tighes Hill, Newcastle. For more than four decades it has fostered creativity by providing exhibition opportunities, professional development, and support for artists across painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, photography, and more. Located within the O-Block on the Newcastle TAFE campus, NAS includes over 20 artist studios and a flexible gallery space featuring changing exhibitions, mentorship programs, arts prizes, and internships. Its evolving exhibitions and community-driven programming make it a vital resource for both emerging and established artists in the Hunter region.
Newcastle Art Space
91 Chinchen St, Islington NSW 2296
0490 801 630
Wed–Fri 10:00–14:00; Sat–Sun 12:00–16:00 (during exhibitions)
Current Exhibitions
Welcome to the Suburbs
Group Show
September-24-2026 – October-18-2026
'Welcome to the Suburbs' is a group show featuring works by artists across a range of media inspired by their suburb. We have a special guest artist who… Read more
Coming Soon
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Previous Exhibitions
Hunter Emerging Art Prize 2026
The Hunter Emerging Art Prize is the exhibition of finalists works. Artists yet to be announced. This year's judges include Courtney Novak Deputy Director Maitland Regional Art Gallery and Jo O'Toole Curator Gosford Regional Art Gallery
July-31-2026 – August-30-2026
The Hunter Emerging Art Prize 2026 (HEAP) is the leading art prize for emerging artists in the Hunter. To be 'emerging' refers to an artist not yet formally… Read more
ArchipelaGO!
Vanessa Turton, Fran Johnston, Aksara Harriram, Jen Denzin
June-19-2026 – July-12-2026
ArchipelaGO! brings together four female artists whose distinct practices form a shared yet fragmented landscape. Each body of work exists as its own island—shaped by personal histories, lived… Read more
Freshwater to Fatbergs
EXHIBITING ARTISTS Aaron Basei Alexandra Tanner Andrew Styan Anne Gorton Catherine Hickson Cheryl Watson Christine Deards Chris Byrnes Claus Bredow Conor Fox Delores Foxtonfinn Diana Boyd and Dianna Kellerman Edwina Richards Emelie Clarke Fran Loudon Fiona Lee Hari Ho Ileigh Hellier Isabel Gomez John Spyrakis Jonathan Osmond Joseph Johnson Judith Flowers Julia Francis Leslie Duffin Libby Cusick Lisa Ellen Hughes Madeleine Snow Mahafuj Ali Mahalia Leckner MaidenK Marc Renshaw Maybelline Green Michael Weston Michela Ciulla Moj Habibi Otto van de Wijgaart Pamela See (Xue Mei-Ling) Paul Foley Penny Lee Pete Parslow Rachel Enright Rebecca Brissenden Rebecca Griffiths Ron Adams Ronald Araña Atilano Samantha Walsh Sigrid Dyrting Simon Pilla Stephanie Vella Sue Strickland Suzie Bailey Tara Jones The Wahroonga Collaboration, Raymond Terrace Tim Nash Todd Fuller Zoë Roxburgh
May-9-2026 – May-31-2026
This exhibition presents documentation of the former Tomago Treatment Delivery Station, opened by the then Premier Robert Askin in September 1965. In 2025, artists Todd Fuller, Edwina Richards,… Read more
Other Worldly
Group Show
March-27-2026 – April-19-2026
Vaguely familiar yet tinged with the eerie, OTHER WORLDLY is an exhibition that invites playful yet provocative encounters. Read more
NAS ATELIER 2026
Group Show
February-20-2026 – March-8-2026
NAS Atelier is a showcase of the artists working on site at Newcastle Art Space in the more than 20 artist studios. The NAS studio artists include: Ileigh… Read more
Ink, Paper, Print
Newcastle Printmakers Workshop (Group)
November-1-2025 – November-16-2025
Opening Event this Saturday. A wide-ranging survey of contemporary print practice by members of Newcastle Printmakers Workshop, featuring new editions and one-off works across relief, intaglio, collagraph, monotype,… Read more
Handle This
Newcastle Art Space
November-1-2025 – November-16-2025
An exhibition celebrating handmade or thrown ceramic cups. Handle This celebrates the humble ceramic cup as the entry point for many artists working in clay. Newcastle Art Space… Read more
Newcastle Club Foundation Art Prize 2025
Various (finalists)
October-3-2025 – October-12-2025
$15,000 prize presented in partnership with the Newcastle Club Foundation. Semi‑finalists announced 5 September; the prize event is scheduled for Friday 3 October 2025. Read more
Botanicals
Group Exhibtion 70+ artists
September-5-2025 – September-21-2025
Held in Springtime the show celebrates flowers, plants, nature and artists responses to the natural world. Includes a living botanicals arrangement by Sister Sister Flower Gallery. Read more