The Lock-Up’s innovatively curated program promotes current, experimental and diverse practices from local, national and international creatives.
OPEN HOUSE //
19 OCT - 1 DEC 2019
OPEN HOUSE is a group exhibition that attempts to dismantle stigmas surrounding homelessness and present the complexity of the situation by examining and questioning these issues within the larger context.
THE BENDER 2019 //
7PM 12 OCTOBER 2019 -
The Lock Up's best art party THE BENDER is BACK with another dose of the wild and glorious.
CRITICAL ANIMALS CREATIVE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2019 //
3 - 6 OCT 2019
Octapod and The Lock-Up present the Critical Animals Research Symposium
as part of This is Not Art (TiNA).
AN IMMEASURABLE DISTANCE // EMMA FIELDEN
10 AUG - 6 OCT 2019
AN IMMEASURABLE DISTANCE is a solo exhibition by artist Emma Fielden which explores the nature of infinity, the universe and our human place in it.
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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