The Lock-Up’s innovatively curated program promotes current, experimental and diverse practices from local, national and international creatives.
LOUD SKY //
26 MARCH - 15 MAY 2022
Stories of survival uncovered through the work of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in the Hunter Region will come to the foreground in this unique exhibition.
EXPERIMENTA LIFE FORMS //
10 JULY - 22 AUGUST 2021
EXPERIMENTA returns to The Lock-Up with their 8th national touring exhibition LIFE FORMS exploring how biological and artificial life are challenging human-centric thinking.
COLLECT 2021 //
5 JUNE - 27 JUNE 2021
Back again for 2021, The Lock-Up's fundraising exhibition COLLECT is your chance to see and invest in work by some of the best artists in the Hunter and beyond.
INSIDE ELANDS //
16 APRIL - 30 MAY 2021
INSIDE ELANDS explores the poetics of place, architectural space and landscape memoir through local archives, moving image and sound, painting, writing and expanded photography.
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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