The Lock-Up’s innovatively curated program promotes current, experimental and diverse practices from local, national and international creatives.
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY //
6 FEBRUARY - 11 APRIL 2021
False Sense of Security’ is a group show exploring the subjectivity, privilege and hidden cost of security.
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.
SOCIAL / UPDATES / FORUMS / PROMOTIONS / TRASH // Giselle Stanborough
5.30PM WEDNESDAY 24 MARCH 2021 -
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY artist Giselle Stanborough comes to The Lock-Up for her performance lecture Social / Updates / Forums / Promotions / Trash
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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