Current Exhibition - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

A Multicultural Art Exhibition

Every artwork is a poem without words.

Created by Year 11 and 12 Ignite students from Callaghan College Jesmond, as part of their studies with JobQuest and a collaborative partnership between the College’s EAL/D team, CAPA, Educational Pathways Program, JobQuest and Hunter Writers’ Centre.

The exhibition celebrates cultures, identities and hope.

THE PAST

Holds memories of childhood, culture and homelands.

THE PRESENT

Reflects life in Australia, new experiences and belonging.

THE FUTURE

Captures dreams, aspirations and who they hope to become.

Saturday 5 September & Sunday 6 September
10 am – 4 pm 
Free entry. Donations welcome.

Past Exhibitions

Newcastle Scenes, 25 Jul - 30 Aug at Lighthouse Arts. Artwork detail by Detail: Lee de Bono
July — August 2026
WILD, 23 May - 12 July at Lighthouse Arts. Artwork detail by Ronald Atilano
May — July 2026
March - May 2026
Country to Coast. Image detail by Ira Morgan.
February - March 2026
House of Stories III. Image Detail: Rose Marimon
November 2025 - February 2026
Home: an exhibition. 2 August to 20 September
August - November 2025
Artists at Work painting
May - July 2025
Coastal Impressions: An exhibition by the Newcastle Printmakers Workshop and Lighthouse Arts Newcastle
February - March 2025
The image is split into two sections. On one side is a background with the event details and logos for Lighthouse Arts, NSW Government, and Hunter Writers’ Centre. Text reads: House of Stories II, December 14, 2024 to January 25, 2025. On the other is a vibrant oil painting of Nobbys-Whibayganba headland. Artwork by Adele Merdjanic.
December 2024 - January 2025
Exhibition at Lighthouse Arts. Blooming, October 19 to December 1, 2024.
October - December 2024
The image is split into two sections. On the left side on white background are the event details and logos for Lighthouse Arts, NSW Government, and Hunter Writers’ Centre. Text reads: Heroine, August 24 to October 13, 2024. On the right side is a soft, abstract, watercolour-style portrait with shades of blue, purple, and pink, representing a woman's face, partially obscured. Artwork by Lucy Prior.
August - October 2024
June - August 2024
April - June 2024
March - April 2024
December 2023 - March 2024
October - December 2023
August - September 2023
June - July 2023
April - May 2023
October 2022 - March 2023
flyer for Blue exhibition
September - November 2022
Picture advertising the Whale Tales exhibition
August - September 2022
promotion artwork for Printmakers exhibition
June - July 2022
Picture for Sisters for Sale exhibition by Ben Randall
May 2022
Advert for Sublime Nature painting exhibition Paul Maher and Alessia Sakoff
March - April 2022
image of a person in water - advertising the FLOW exhibition at Lighthouse Arts exhibition space
January - February 2022