THIS summer, Novocastrians will have plenty of art and culture to soak up along with the sun.
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Newcastle Art Gallery will get things rolling with the exhibition Like Us from November 29 to February 22.
Like Us is an exhibition of sculptures, paintings, drawings and video works by internationally respected Australian artist Patricia Piccinini.
The exhibition premieres new works alongside significant pieces from the last 15 years, including two important works from the Newcastle Art Gallery collection.
Like Us presents an immersive world where the natural and the artificial meet and mingle.
At every turn the viewer encounters unexpected places and unusual occupants that are both unsettling and appealing.
Piccinini's creatures entreat us to look beyond the strangeness to search for the commonality that links all living things.
Implied by the title of the exhibition, Piccinini asks her audience to consider how these creatures are in their essence, like us.
The launch event for Like Us will bring the arts outdoors for the family from 5.30pm on Friday, November 28.
Civic Park will be a children's playground for the night with a program of arts and craft activities to engage the young at heart while Laman Street will feature food, wine and live music.
The headline act is The Skywhale, an amazing 34-metre long, 23m high hot-air balloon designed by Patricia Piccinini.
This is just the kick-off of a summer packed with heaps of cultural activities and events.
The Civic Theatre will announce its 2015 Subscription Season in early December.
Newcastle Museum is offering its blockbuster exhibition Permian Monsters and the Summer Art Bazaar returns to Civic Park on Saturday, December 6, with arts and crafts, food, stalls and kids' activities, just in time for Christmas shopping.