Past Exhibitions // Events // Artist Residencies
KNOWN | UNKNOWN
KNOWN | UNKNOWN //
6 APR - 26 MAY 2019
Featuring artists who work with their own bodies to explore notions of personal, cultural and social identity.
KNOWN | UNKNOWN //
Dr. Rakini Devi
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE // DR. RAKINI DEVI
2 - 7 APR 2019
As Artist in Residence at The Lock-Up, Dr. Rakini Devi will engage directly with The Lock-Up spaces for the installation 'Urban Kali' which features in the group exhibition KNOWN | UNKNOWN.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE //
DR. RAKINI DEVI
IDENTITY AND THE BODY
IDENTITY AND THE BODY PANEL DISCUSSION //
1.30PM - 2.30PM SATURDAY 6 APR 2019 -
In partnership with the Newcastle Writers Festival
IDENTITY AND THE BODY PANEL DISCUSSION //
COLLECT
THE LOCK-UP // COLLECT
21 MAR - 30 MAR 2019
Featuring an incredible line up of 50+ artists, THE LOCK-UP COLLECT is your chance to see and invest in work by some of the best artists in the Hunter.
THE LOCK-UP //
COLLECT
MAYHEM & MADNESS FUNDRAISER
MAYHEM & MADNESS FUNDRAISER //
7PM SATURDAY 30 MARCH 2019 -
Join us for the party of the year as The Lock-Up transforms for one night only into a funked-up extravaganza of music, partying and groove.
MAYHEM & MADNESS FUNDRAISER //
JOHNNY BAKERLITE - THINKING OUT LOUD
JOHNNY BAKERLITE // THINKING OUT LOUD
4:30PM SATURDAY 23 MARCH & 4:30PM SUNDAY 24 MARCH 2019 -
The Lock-Up and the Newcastle Fringe Festival present Johnny Bakerlite...
JOHNNY BAKERLITE //
THINKING OUT LOUD
LIVE OR CRY TRYING
TIPH HARRIS // LIVE OR CRY TRYING
6PM FRIDAY 22 MARCH; 6PM SATURDAY 23 MARCH; 6PM SUNDAY 24 MARCH 2019 -
Join Tiph Harris for her debut spoken word show, LIVE OR CRY TRYING... presented by The Lock-Up and the Newcastle Fringe Festival.
TIPH HARRIS //
LIVE OR CRY TRYING
THE PLASTIC BEACH
THE PLASTIC BEACH // LA PARTIDA THEATRE GROUP
7:30PM THURSDAY 21 MARCH; 7:30PM FRIDAY 22 MARCH; 7:30PM SATURDAY 23 MARCH & 7:30PM SUNDAY 24 MARCH 2019 -
The Lock-Up and the Newcastle Fringe Festival present La Partida Theatre Group's THE PLASTIC BEACH...
THE PLASTIC BEACH //
LA PARTIDA THEATRE GROUP
INTERNAL PRESSURE
INTERNAL PRESSURE // BRADDON SNAPE
1 FEB - 17 MAR 2019
A major site specific solo exhibition by established Newcastle based artist Braddon Snape and the culmination of Snape’s PhD research over the past four years.
INTERNAL PRESSURE //
BRADDON SNAPE
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE // GREG FULLER
8 - 22 FEB 2019
Internationally recognised printmaker Greg Fuller will utilise his time in residency at The Lock-Up installing the group exhibition COMMON GROUND PACIFIC, taking place at both the University Gallery and Curve Gallery.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE //
GREG FULLER
IN CONVERSATION
IN CONVERSATION // BRADDON SNAPE WITH DR FAYE NEILSON
5.30 - 7PM - WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2019
Join Dr Faye Neilson as she chats with artist Braddon Snape about his solo exhibition INTERNAL PRESSURE.
IN CONVERSATION //
BRADDON SNAPE WITH DR FAYE NEILSON
ARGO PACIFICO
ARGO PACIFICO // JEN DENZIN & OLIVER HARLAN
8 DEC - 27 JAN 2019
Welcome aboard ARGO PACIFICO...
ARGO PACIFICO //
JEN DENZIN & OLIVER HARLAN
KIds Club
ARGO PACIFICO // KIDS CLUB
DEC 2018 - JAN 2019
While the adults enjoy the extreme indulgences that the ARGO PACIFICO cruise has to offer, kids can be shipped off to the ARGO PACIFICO KIDS CLUB for non-stop summer entertainment...
ARGO PACIFICO //
KIDS CLUB
THE SEA: LUKE CORNISH
THE SEA // LUKE CORNISH
27 OCT - 2 DEC 2018
Award winning artist Luke Cornish (E.L.K) presents a solo exhibition of works informed by three trips made to war torn Syria during 2016 – 2017.
THE SEA //
LUKE CORNISH
Air Luke Cornish
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE // LUKE CORNISH
22 OCT - 5 NOV 2018
As Artist in Residence at The Lock-Up, Luke Cornish (ELK) will engage directly with The Lock-Up spaces for the installation of his solo exhibition THE SEA, an exhibition that documents the destruction of war-torn Syria, and the everyday lives of people caught in the middle.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE //
LUKE CORNISH
THE BENDER
THE BENDER //
7PM 20 OCT 2018 -
A celebration of collaboration, this is the time for experimentation, exploration & debauchery.
THE BENDER //
FULL CIRCLE
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.
FULL CIRCLE //
PRESENTED BY CRITICAL ANIMIALS AS PART OF TiNA
AIR NANETTE ORLY
NANETTE ORLY // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
27 SEPT - 1 OCT 2018
Emerging curator Nanette Orly will utilise her time in residence at The Lock-Up for install for the exhibition FULL CIRCLE, as well as participate in the Critical Animals Symposium artist talk on this exhibition
NANETTE ORLY //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
CRITICAL ANIMALS CREATIVE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2018
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).
GIVE AND TAKE //
CRITICAL ANIMALS CREATIVE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2018
BEHAVE
BEHAVE // PENNY THWAITE & MATTHEW TOME
1 SEPT - 23 SEP 2018
A multi-sensorial experience that includes hand-crafted architectural forms and interiors, sensory evocations, performances, sound works and participatory projects.
BEHAVE //
PENNY THWAITE & MATTHEW TOME
HELEN BRITTON
HELEN BRITTON // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
1 SEPT - 21 SEPT 2018
As Artist in Residence at The Lock-Up, Helen Britton will be exploring and revisiting her roots in Newcastle to develop a new body of work titled 'Industrial' further.
HELEN BRITTON //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
PENNY THWAITE AND MATTHEW TOME IN CONVERSATION WITH ROB CLEWORTH
PENNY THWAITE & MATTHEW TOME // IN CONVERSATION WITH ROB CLEWORTH
3PM - 4.30PM - SATURDAY 15 SEPT 2018
Join artists Penny Thwaite & Matthew Tome in conversation with Rob Cleworth as they discuss their exhibition BEHAVE.
PENNY THWAITE & MATTHEW TOME //
IN CONVERSATION WITH ROB CLEWORTH
HELEN BRITTON ARTIST TALK
HELEN BRITTON // ARTIST TALK
2PM - 3PM SATURDAY - 15 SEPTEMBER 2018
Join internationally renowned jeweler and sculptor, Helen Britton as she talks to Dr Fay Neilson about her career and the experience of returning to her hometown to explore and experience the place that through memory has informed much of her practice.
HELEN BRITTON //
ARTIST TALK
SEBASTIAN JOLIVET
SEBASTIAN JOLIVET // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
15 JUL - 13 AUG 2018
French artist Sébastien Jolivet will utilise his time in residence at The Lock-Up to further investigate connection with the port of Newcastle his hometown port, Le Havre harbour, France for large, ongoing body of work, SPRING.
SEBASTIAN JOLIVET //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
THE GHOSTS OF NOTHING - IN MEMORY OF JOHNNY B. GOODE: MAJOR EXHIBITION & PERFORMANCE
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.
THE GHOSTS OF NOTHING //
IN MEMORY OF JOHNNY B. GOODE: MAJOR EXHIBITION & PERFORMANCE
BOOK LAUNCH
NEWCASTLE SONNETS BY KERI GLASTONBURY // BOOK LAUNCH
5.30PM - 16 AUGUST 2018
Join us for the launch of Keri Glastonbury's poetry collection Newcastle Sonnets, hosted by Rosemarie Milsom, director of Newcastle Writers Festival
NEWCASTLE SONNETS BY KERI GLASTONBURY //
BOOK LAUNCH
THE BENDER
THE BENDER IS BACK AND OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!! //
DEADLINE 8 AUG 2018 -
Calling all visual artists, musicians, performers, DJ’s, photographers, fashion designers, poets, filmmakers, architects, animators, video & sounds artists; you name it, we want it!
THE BENDER IS BACK AND OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!! //
SHAPES OF RESTRAINT
SHAPES OF RESTRAINT // DALE COLLIER & CRAIG BARY
24 AUG - 26 AUG 2018
A performative work on collective identity.
SHAPES OF RESTRAINT //
DALE COLLIER & CRAIG BARY
HUNTER RED: SEEING RED
HUNTER RED // SEEING RED
26 MAY - 1 JUL 2018
An exhibition takes activism and protest as its cue.
HUNTER RED //
SEEING RED
WIYALIKAN
WIYALIKAN: ONE WHO SPEAKS // PRESENTED BY THE LOCK-UP AND NGARRAMA PRODUCTIONS
1.30PM - 2.30PM and 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.
WIYALIKAN: ONE WHO SPEAKS //
PRESENTED BY THE LOCK-UP AND NGARRAMA PRODUCTIONS
Program
The Lock-Up’s innovatively curated program promotes current, experimental and diverse practices from local, national and international creatives.
The Lock-Up spaces, including a purpose built gallery and artist in residence apartment and the visually remarkable heritage listed cell block and former exercise yard are brought to life with a program that includes contemporary art exhibitions, events, site specific installation and performances, artist residencies, creative talks workshops and a variety of activities designed to engage the public and promote the sharing of ideas and creative vision.