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“𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 assembles a suite of works that are not ascribed as finished pronouncements, referencing instead ‘notes’ - observations made in passing, marks made from thinking and noticing the relationships between ground and pigment.”

~ Gillean Shaw, Art Curator, University Galleries

08 May – 27 June

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
Corner King and Auckland Streets
NEWCASTLE NSW
Wednesday to Friday: 10am–5pm
Saturday: 12–4pm or by appointment

📸 IMAGES: Exhibition views and details of artworks by Michael Cusack featuring
Easel Painting, 2023 - oil on board, wood, 50x30.5x6cm ; French view, 2024 - oil on canvas, 135x120cm

#WattSpaceGallery @universitygallerynewcastle @uni_newcastle @cusack2 #ContemporaryArt #ArtInAustralia WhatsOnNewcastle @visitnewcastleaus

“𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 assembles a suite of works that are not ascribed as finished pronouncements, referencing instead ‘notes’ - observations made in passing, marks made from thinking and noticing the relationships between ground and pigment.”

~ Gillean Shaw, Art Curator, University Galleries

08 May – 27 June

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
Corner King and Auckland Streets
NEWCASTLE NSW
Wednesday to Friday: 10am–5pm
Saturday: 12–4pm or by appointment

📸 IMAGES: Exhibition views and details of artworks by Michael Cusack featuring
Easel Painting, 2023 - oil on board, wood, 50x30.5x6cm ; French view, 2024 - oil on canvas, 135x120cm

#WattSpaceGallery @universitygallerynewcastle @uni_newcastle @cusack2 #ContemporaryArt #ArtInAustralia WhatsOnNewcastle @visitnewcastleaus

“𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 assembles a suite of works that are not ascribed as finished pronouncements, referencing instead ‘notes’ - observations made in passing, marks made from thinking and noticing the relationships between ground and pigment.”

~ Gillean Shaw, Art Curator, University Galleries

08 May – 27 June

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
Corner King and Auckland Streets
NEWCASTLE NSW
Wednesday to Friday: 10am–5pm
Saturday: 12–4pm or by appointment

📸 IMAGES: Exhibition views and details of artworks by Michael Cusack featuring
Easel Painting, 2023 - oil on board, wood, 50x30.5x6cm ; French view, 2024 - oil on canvas, 135x120cm

#WattSpaceGallery @universitygallerynewcastle @uni_newcastle @cusack2 #ContemporaryArt #ArtInAustralia WhatsOnNewcastle @visitnewcastleaus

“𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 assembles a suite of works that are not ascribed as finished pronouncements, referencing instead ‘notes’ - observations made in passing, marks made from thinking and noticing the relationships between ground and pigment.”

~ Gillean Shaw, Art Curator, University Galleries

08 May – 27 June

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
Corner King and Auckland Streets
NEWCASTLE NSW
Wednesday to Friday: 10am–5pm
Saturday: 12–4pm or by appointment

📸 IMAGES: Exhibition views and details of artworks by Michael Cusack featuring
Easel Painting, 2023 - oil on board, wood, 50x30.5x6cm ; French view, 2024 - oil on canvas, 135x120cm

#WattSpaceGallery @universitygallerynewcastle @uni_newcastle @cusack2 #ContemporaryArt #ArtInAustralia WhatsOnNewcastle @visitnewcastleaus

If you missed the opening, you can see 𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 by Michael Cusack this weekend at Watt Space Gallery.

𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 is on until 27 June
📍𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
OPEN Wed to Fri 10–5 l Sat 12-4

📸 IMAGES: Media Space Exhibition View featuring artwork by Michael Cusack

#WattSpaceGallery @universitygallerynewcastle @uni_newcastle @cusack2 #ContemporaryArt #ArtInAustralia #WhatsOnNewcastle @visitnewcastleaus

Exquisite NEW EXHIBITION now showing at Watt Space - 𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 by artist Michael Cusack.

Plan your visit, exhibition runs to 27 June
📍𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
OPEN Wed to Fri 10–5 l Sat 12-4

📸 IMAGES: Gallery 1 Exhibition View featuring various artworks by Michael Cusack

#WattSpaceGallery @universitygallerynewcastle @uni_newcastle @cusack2 #ContemporaryArt #ArtInAustralia #WhatsOnNewcastle @visitnewcastleaus

BOOK LAUNCH TODAY 9 MAY 📖 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁: 𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝗿 at Watt Space from 5pm-6:30pm. All welcome!

Please join author Effie Karageorgos in celebrating the publication of 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 (UNSW Press), presenting a new history of protest through quiet activism. The book will be launched by Director of the University of Newcastle's Centre for the Study of Violence, Nancy Cushing.

‘𝘈 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘢𝘮 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 “𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵” 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.’ ~ Professor Sean Scalmer, University of Melbourne School of Historical and Philosophical Studies

‘𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵.’ – Rowan Cahill, historian and co-author of Radical Sydney

📸 IMAGES: 'Quiet Protest' book cover, sourced from UNSW Press Ltd | Effie Karageorgos, sourced from School of Humanities, Creative Industries & Social Science, University of Newcastle

#WattSpaceGallery @universitygallerynewcastle @uni_newcastle #BookLaunch #WhatsOnNewcastle @visitnewcastleaus

BOOK LAUNCH TODAY 9 MAY 📖 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁: 𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝗿 at Watt Space from 5pm-6:30pm. All welcome!

Please join author Effie Karageorgos in celebrating the publication of 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 (UNSW Press), presenting a new history of protest through quiet activism. The book will be launched by Director of the University of Newcastle's Centre for the Study of Violence, Nancy Cushing.

‘𝘈 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘢𝘮 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 “𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵” 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.’ ~ Professor Sean Scalmer, University of Melbourne School of Historical and Philosophical Studies

‘𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵.’ – Rowan Cahill, historian and co-author of Radical Sydney

📸 IMAGES: 'Quiet Protest' book cover, sourced from UNSW Press Ltd | Effie Karageorgos, sourced from School of Humanities, Creative Industries & Social Science, University of Newcastle

#WattSpaceGallery @universitygallerynewcastle @uni_newcastle #BookLaunch #WhatsOnNewcastle @visitnewcastleaus

MICHAEL CUSACK OPENING TONIGHT
𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 is the new exhibition by 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗸 at Watt Space.

Please feel welcome to come along tonight Friday 8 May and JOIN THE ARTIST for the launch eventfrom 6pm 🖼🥂

𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗸
𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀
08 May – 27 June

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
Corner King and Auckland Streets
NEWCASTLE NSW
Wednesday to Friday: 10am–5pm
Saturday: 12–4pm or by appointment

📸 IMAGE: Gallery 1 Exhibition Viewfeaturing Michael Cusack, 'Hourglass, How time passes', 2026, oil on canvas, 288 x 200 cm

#WattSpaceGallery @universitygallerynewcastle @uni_newcastle @cusack2 #ContemporaryArt #ArtInAustralia #WhatsOnNewcastle @visitnewcastleaus

This week Watt Space reveals a new exhibition by 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗸 – 'FIELD NOTES: The Ruins of Ideas'

Please JOIN THE ARTIST for the exhibition launch event on Friday 8 May from 6pm - all welcome! 🖼🥂

Born in Dublin, Ireland, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗸 emigrated to Australia in 1982 and currently lives and works in Byron Bay, Australia. He holds a Master of Visual Arts from Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane.

His work is widely admired and features in several major public and corporate collections including Artbank; BHP Billiton; Macquarie Bank; and Newcastle Region Art Gallery in addition to various private collections in Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom and Ireland.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
Corner King and Auckland Streets
NEWCASTLE NSW

📸 IMAGE: Michael Cusack, 'Swinburne', 2006, oil and graphite on canvas, 183 x 167 cm. Donated by Michael Cusack to the University of Newcastle through the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program

#WattSpaceGallery @universitygallerynewcastle @uni_newcastle @cusack2 #ContemporaryArt #ArtInAustralia #WhatsOnNewcastle @visitnewcastleaus

This Friday at The Lock-Up 🗣️ PANEL DISCUSSION | Collaborative Futures

When machines learn from us, create with us, and sometimes replace us, what does human collaboration look like now? And what kinds of cultural futures do we actually want to build?

Join us for Collaborative Futures, a human panel conversation exploring collective practice and ways of working together across communities, disciplines and differences.

Panel members: @alysha_fewster @sarahbreenlovett @adam_d_manning_ @_april.p_ @awabagirl @m.zournazi

Supported by University Galleries

🗓️ Friday 1 May
🍷 Bar open from 5.30pm
📍 The Lock‑Up
🎟️ Free | Bookings Essential

⏳ Last chance alert: We’re one week out from closing for the installation of our next exhibition season. This is your final opportunity to experience 'A soft space to stand' before it comes down.

👉 Book your spot now - link in bio

📸: Exhibition view, 'A soft space to stand', featuring Alysha Fewster, 'Doing the Washing – A Ritual', 2025, The Lock-Up, Muloobinba/Newcastle, 13 December 2025 to 3 May 2026. Courtesy the artist. Photography by Wanagi Zable-Andrews.

Watt Space is closed this week, preparing for a new exhibition. The gallery will reopen on 8th May with 'FIELD NOTES: The Ruins of Ideas' by artist Michael Cusack 🗒👁

JOIN THE ARTIST for the exhibition launch event on Friday 8 May from 6pm - all welcome!

#WattSpaceGallery @universitygallerynewcastle @uni_newcastle #ContemporaryArt #ArtInAustralia #WhatsOnNewcastle @visitnewcastleaus

LAST DAY of ‘Helen Britton: The Story So Far’ at Watt Space - we hope you’ve enjoyed the incredible artworks, images, objects and details of this exhibition!

More exciting exhibitions to come - sign up to the Watt Space gallery newsletter for exhibition news, invitations to openings and event launches. Stay in the loop, join us! 👁️

#wattspacegallery @universitygallerynewcastle @uni_newcastle #artexhibition #artinaustralia #whatsonnewcastle @visitnewcastleaus

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆.

IMAGE: an original nitrate negative by Walter Ernest Dexter, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, 24 May 1915. Courtesy of The Australian War Memorial, AWM J04970. Framed by the edges of a foxhole, the image shows soldiers, some with medic armbands, standing beyond a barrier of barbed wire during a temporary armistice.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
Corner King and Auckland Streets, Newcastle
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
Callaghan Campus

𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗘𝗘 – 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗿
This week is the last opportunity to experience this incredible exhibition which closes on Friday 24 April.

📍Plan your visit to see 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗿 at 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
Corner King and Auckland Streets, Newcastle
OPEN Wed - Fri 10-5 this week

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗿
Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft
An Australian Design Centre, ADC On Tour National Touring Exhibition
Until Friday 24 April 2026

@helenbrittonartist@australiandesigncentre#helenbritton #livingtreasures #wattspace #awabakalcountry #australianartist #artinaustralia #whatsonnewcastle

This is the FINAL WEEK to catch ‘Helen Britton: The Story So Far’ - exhibition ends 24 April 📿

📍Don’t miss this! Visit Watt Space today
OPEN Wed-Fri 10-5 | Sat 12-4

📽️ VIDEO: Detailed views of Helen Britton exhibition at Watt Space, featuring ‘Nest, 2022 - Wyoming jade, Silver, Gold, paint’

@helenbrittonartist@australiandesigncentre@universitygallerynewcastle #helenbritton #livingtreasure #wattspace #australianartist