The Lock-Up’s innovatively curated program promotes current, experimental and diverse practices from local, national and international creatives.
HUNTER RED: // SEEING RED
26 MAY - 1 JUL 2018
An exhibition takes activism and protest as its cue.
THE GHOSTS OF NOTHING // IN MEMORY OF JOHNNY B. GOODE: MAJOR EXHIBITION & PERFORMANCE
8 JUL - 19 AUG 2018
An ambitious collision of contemporary visual art, performance and popular culture.
WIYALIKAN: ONE WHO SPEAKS // PRESENTED BY THE LOCK-UP AND NGARRAMA PRODUCTIONS
6PM - 7PM WEDNESDAY 27 JUNE & 6PM - 7PM THURSDAY 28 JUNE 2018 -
An intimate theatre production, retelling stories from the Aboriginal communities of Newcastle and the Hunter.
OLIVE TREE WORKSHOP SERIES // FORAGE, FLOWER AND NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY INSIDE JO. B
11 AM - 1.30PM SUNDAY 24 JUNE 2018 -
Learn how to create natural dyes made from plants, food and other natural materials...
THE PERSONAL TO THE POLITICAL // SEEING RED PROTEST PANEL
3.30PM - 5PM - SATURDAY 9 JUNE 2018
In conjunction with the exhibition SEEING RED, join us for a panel discussion that explores protest and activism.
Visiting residents engage with the community, schools and tertiary institutions through lectures, in-conversation events, workshops, open studios and exhibition/performances.
Read MoreIn September 2014 The Lock-Up re-launched as a dedicated contemporary art space as a place for exchange, ideas, exploration, information and cultural endeavour.
Read MoreThe Lock-Up offers a dramatic setting for your next event in the heart of Newcastle’s heritage precinct.
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Easter 2017 - closed Easter Friday, open 11am - 4pm Easter Saturday, closed Easter Sunday and Monday. Drop in and say hello!
Located in one of Newcastle’s most significant heritage buildings, The Lock-Up is a multidisciplinary contemporary arts space and inner city hub for creative thinking and doing.
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