Family Free

Don’t miss this immersive installation at Newcastle’s Canoe Pool, where found sea floats gather and move with the tide to form an ever-shifting artwork. Swim alongside and move among the floating forms as they drift, gather and separate. Slow down, take a breath and experience this familiar location in a new way.

Family Free

Melbourne-based collective, Fast Fashun, present a joyful celebration of creativity, sustainability and self-expression. This inclusive, interactive and all‑ages fashion experience transforms discarded textiles into bold, wearable creations and invites audiences to take part in their very own runway show. Playful, inclusive and proudly imperfect – a true celebration of creativity!

Free

Passionate open water swimmer and award-winning ocean and coast-life photographer, Penelope Green presents a series of joyous, moody, and captivating photographs celebrating Newcastle’s coastline and the city’s dynamic ocean swimming community.

Family Free

As day slowly unfolds the Canoe Pool hosts AT SEA, a free 30‑minute dance work by Catapult Dance Choreographic Hub. Performed at the water’s edge, dancers move with tide, wind and sand to an original score by Zackari Watt. Each performance is shaped by place and inspired by Izabela Pluta’s large scale floating artwork.

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