Newcastle Art Gallery
Two new exhibitions are launching on 7 February. Baden Pailthorpe: Spatial Operations and Photography meets feminism: Australian women photographers 1970s-80s Newcastle Art Gallery welcomes two new exhibitions 7 February

The Lock Up
Port of Call by photographer Kurt Sorenson and installation Make Known featuring High Tea with Mrs Woo and Benjamin Gallagher. Friday 6 February at 6pm. http://www.thelockup.org.au/CampaignProcess.aspx?A=View&Data=libRxCn1U5Vkc7astXVD%2fA%3d%3d

Curve Gallery
Opening exhibition for 2015 at Curve Gallery is MAPPING the Geologic by Penny Dunstan. Penny is completing her PhD at Newcastle University and her research and artwork examines the legacy of land rehabilitation after open cut mining in the upper Hunter Valley. A 10 metre hybrid drawing installation and paintings will show land undergoing the extreme processes of mining. The Opening Night is Friday 6th February 6PM. Exhibition dates: 7th – 21st February. Gallery Hours: Wednesday– Friday 1 – 7PM, Saturday 11 – 3PM. www.curvegallery.com/