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Night Flowers presents a selection of Damien Frost’s iconic photographic series, capturing the charged intimacy of late-night dancefloors where art, performance and self-reinvention collide. Shot over a decade in London and expanded through New Annual, the exhibition premieres new portraits of Newcastle’s queer and alternative communities, celebrating radical identity, place and exuberant self-expression. Soak up the brilliance with a free glass of bubbles on arrival.

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Enter a world of fractured maps, oceanic movement, and unstable systems of orientation with Izabela Pluta’s Cavitation. This large-scale, multi-venue exhibition unfolds across The Lock-Up and the Canoe Pool, bringing together sculpture, photography, moving image, tapestry and sound to explore how tides, pressure, and migration shape our world and lives. 

Presented by Newcastle Art Gallery, Muse is first major survey of globally recognised and Newcastle-based artist Angela Tiatia.

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Bloom is an immersive, large-scale art installation that invites visitors to wander through an overflowing garden filled with characters and colorful foliage.

Family Free

Celebrate the creative genius of Norman Hetherington, the man behind one of Australia’s most adored children’s characters Mr Squiggle. Discover the magic behind the iconic show and unleash your creativity in this joyful tribute to one of Australia’s most inventive minds.