The Lock-Up’s innovatively curated program promotes current, experimental and diverse practices from local, national and international creatives.
BEHAVE // PENNY THWAITE & MATTHEW TOME
1 SEPT - 23 SEP 2018
A multi-sensorial experience, comprising of hand-crafted architectural forms and interiors, sensory evocations, performances, sound works and participatory projects.
FULL CIRCLE // PRESENTED BY CRITICAL ANIMIALS AS PART OF TiNA
28 SEPT - 14 OCT 2018
An exhibition that considers the inheritance of family cultural traditions and how artists delve into the past to navigate their future
GIVE AND TAKE // CRITICAL ANIMALS CREATIVE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2018
27 - 30 OCT 2018
Octapod and The Lock-Up present the Critical Animals Research Symposium
as part of This is Not Art (TiNA).
THE GHOSTS OF NOTHING // IN MEMORY OF JOHNNY B. GOODE: MAJOR EXHIBITION & PERFORMANCE
7 JUL - 19 AUG 2018
An ambitious collision of contemporary visual art, performance and popular culture.
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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