Photographer Damien Frost will be returning to Newcastle this September for the 2026 New Annual festival. A University of Newcastle alum, the Sydney-born artist has carved out a international reputation for his Night Flowers series, amassing more than 14 years of portraits of queer and alternative figures.
Frost is now expanding the series for New Annual, which runs across the city 25 September to 4 October. Alongside an exhibition at Watt Space Gallery, his work will also be inspiration for a one-night-only art party, featuring a performance by the shapeshifting Justin Talplacido Shoulder, also known as Phasmahammer.
