Past Exhibitions // Events // Artist Residencies
ARTIST IN CONVERSATION – NIGEL MILSOM IN CONVERSATION WITH MYF WARHURST
ARTIST IN CONVERSATION // NIGEL MILSOM IN CONVERSATION WITH MYF WARHURST
6PM WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST 2016 -
Join artist Nigel Milsom as he chats with TV presenter, broadcaster and writer Myf Warhurst.
ARTIST IN CONVERSATION //
NIGEL MILSOM IN CONVERSATION WITH MYF WARHURST
BEAT BENDER
BEAT BENDER //
13 AUGUST - 14 AUGUST 2016
A music weekend with a twist.
BEAT BENDER //
PANEL DISCUSSION: LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK
PANEL DISCUSSION // LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK
4:30PM - 6:30PM SATURDAY 16 JULY -
The Lock-Up and Newcastle Writers Festival present Looking forward, looking back: Discussions on social and cultural change in the era of Whitlam and beyond.
PANEL DISCUSSION //
LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK
Quadrennial Shaving Performance ‘Hair Harvesting’
Irina Danilova // Quadrennial Shaving Performance ‘Hair Harvesting’
5.30PM 31 AUGUST 2016 -
A performance of symbolic hair cutting that takes place every 4 years.
Irina Danilova //
Quadrennial Shaving Performance ‘Hair Harvesting’
IT'S TIMELY TOO
GROUP EXHIBITION // IT'S TIMELY TOO
25 JUNE - 7 AUGUST 2016
A group exhibition inspired by Gough Whitlam's two landmark speeches of 1972 and 1974.
GROUP EXHIBITION //
IT'S TIMELY TOO
Artist in ResidenCe
Justine Holt // Artist in Residence
6 JUNE - 10 JUNE 2016
Justine Holt is the curator of the official Critical Animals exhibition which takes place at The Lock-Up during the annual This is Not Art (TiNA) festival in October.
Justine Holt //
Artist in Residence
AiR McLEAN FAHNESTOCK
McLEAN FAHNESTOCK // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
10 MAY - 1 JUNE 2016
US based artist McLean Fahnestock is undertaking a research residency at The Lock-Up as part an ongoing project.
McLEAN FAHNESTOCK //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
CALL OUT | IT’S TIMELY TOO
CALL OUT | IT’S TIMELY TOO //
15 APRIL 2016 -
Were you born on 6th or 7th August 1974?
We want to hear your story!
CALL OUT | IT’S TIMELY TOO //
STATIC + SILENCE
GROUP EXHIBITION // STATIC + SILENCE
7 MAY - 12 JUNE 2016
Featuring the work of Tim Bruniges, Daniel Crooks, Jack Lanagan Dunbar, Brendan Van Hek, Angelica Mesiti and Michaela Davies.
GROUP EXHIBITION //
STATIC + SILENCE
In Conversation – artist Tim Bruniges and curator Meryl Ryan
TIM BRUNIGES AND MERYL RYAN // ARTIST IN CONVERSATION
1 JUNE 2016 -
Join artist Tim Bruniges as he discusses his exhibition STATIC + SILENCE with established curator Meryl Ryan
TIM BRUNIGES AND MERYL RYAN //
ARTIST IN CONVERSATION
AiR TIM BRUNIGES
Artist in Residence // Tim Bruniges
3 MAY - 9 MAY 2016
Tim Bruniges is a Sydney based visual artist and musician. His residency at The Lock-Up will assist with the development of the group exhibition STATIC + SILENCE.
Artist in Residence //
Tim Bruniges
PROPELLED
THE LOCK-UP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CATAPULT DANCE PRESENTS // PROPELLED
29 APRIL - 30 APRIL 2016
A collective of contemporary dancers, choreographers, artists, composers and filmmakers shift the divide between performance and audience.
THE LOCK-UP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CATAPULT DANCE PRESENTS //
PROPELLED
Artist in Residence
Artist in Residence // Kristina Chan
25 April - 1 May 2016
Kristina Chan will take part in a production residency at The Lock-Up working toward PROPELLED, a production at The Lock-Up that features collaborations with Australian contemporary choreographers, composers, film-makers and dancers.
Artist in Residence //
Kristina Chan
SMOKING CEREMONY - THE MOST GAOLED RACE ON EARTH
UNCLE BILL SMITH // SMOKING CEREMONY - THE MOST GAOLED RACE ON EARTH
24 APRIL 2016 -
Join us for the smoking ceremony to close THE MOST GAOLED RACE ON EARTH, an exhibition about racism and the cultural repression and misrepresentation of Indigenous Australians.
UNCLE BILL SMITH //
SMOKING CEREMONY - THE MOST GAOLED RACE ON EARTH
‘INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA: THE MOST FORGOTTEN RACE ON EARTH?’ PANEL DISCUSSION
THE LOCK-UP AND NEWCASTLE WRITERS FESTIVAL PRESENT // ‘INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA: THE MOST FORGOTTEN RACE ON EARTH?’ PANEL DISCUSSION
1.30PM – 2.30PM 2 APRIL 2016 -
Professor Jakelin Troy will facilitate a panel discussion at Newcastle City Hall as part of Newcastle Writers Festival
THE LOCK-UP AND NEWCASTLE WRITERS FESTIVAL PRESENT //
‘INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA: THE MOST FORGOTTEN RACE ON EARTH?’ PANEL DISCUSSION
THE DIDGERIDO’S & DON’TS OF URBAN ABORIGINAL ARTS
‘ADAMRIGINAL’ // THE DIDGERIDO’S & DON’TS OF URBAN ABORIGINAL ARTS
11AM – 11.45AM SUNDAY 20 MARCH 2016 -
Artist Blak Douglas presents an original, humorous, energetic program of song, puppetry, language, personal stories and Yidaki (didgeridoo).
‘ADAMRIGINAL’ //
THE DIDGERIDO’S & DON’TS OF URBAN ABORIGINAL ARTS
‘PAIN IN THE ARTS’ YOUTH ARTS WORKSHOP
‘PAIN IN THE ARTS’ YOUTH ARTS WORKSHOP // WITH ARTIST BLAK DOUGLAS
2PM – 3.30PM SUNDAY 20 MARCH 2016 -
Run by artist Blak Douglas (AKA Adam Hill), ‘Pain In The Arts’ is a Youth Arts Workshop designed for kids 15 years and up which explores Aboriginal music and visual arts.
‘PAIN IN THE ARTS’ YOUTH ARTS WORKSHOP //
WITH ARTIST BLAK DOUGLAS
THE MOST GAOLED RACE ON EARTH
BLAK DOUGLAS (AKA ADAM HILL) AND ADAM GECZY // THE MOST GAOLED RACE ON EARTH
19 MARCH - 24 APRIL 2016
The Most Gaoled Race on Earth is a hard-hitting collaborative exhibition by artists Blak Douglas and Adam Geczy that speaks directly to racism and the cultural repression and misrepresentation of Indigenous Australians.
BLAK DOUGLAS (AKA ADAM HILL) AND ADAM GECZY //
THE MOST GAOLED RACE ON EARTH
Barnacle Studio
Artist in Residence // Barnacle Studio
23 FEB - 11 MAR 2016
Barnacle Studio (artist Mignon Steele and architect Morgan Figgis) will use The Lock-Up residency to research and explore their respective practices in visuals arts and architecture.
Artist in Residence //
Barnacle Studio
In Conversation – Damien Frost
Damien Frost // In Conversation
10 February 2016 5.30PM -
Join artist Damien Frost as he discusses his exhibition NIGHT FLOWERS.
Damien Frost //
In Conversation
Neridah Stockley
NERIDAH STOCKLEY // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
9 FEBRUARY - 22 FEBRUARY 2016
Neridah Stockley will utilise her time in the residency at The Lock-Up to produce works responding to local domestic/industrial structures, streetscapes, parks, seascapes and landforms.
NERIDAH STOCKLEY //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
NIGHT FLOWERS
DAMIEN FROST // NIGHT FLOWERS
6 FEBRUARY - 13 MARCH 2016
Kicking starting 2016, Damien Frost captures London’s underground night life in an exquisite series of portraits.
DAMIEN FROST //
NIGHT FLOWERS
INTRO TO BRUSH LETTERING WORKSHOP
INTRO TO BRUSH LETTERING WORKSHOP WITH JESS CRUICKSHANK // PRESENTED BY LOOK SEE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCK-UP
1-4PM SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER -
Interested in refining expressive lettering with a brush? Then this one’s for you.
INTRO TO BRUSH LETTERING WORKSHOP WITH JESS CRUICKSHANK //
PRESENTED BY LOOK SEE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCK-UP
VECTORISM: A VECTOR ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP
VECTORISM: A VECTOR ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP WITH TRAVIS PRICE // PRESENTED BY LOOK SEE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCK-UP
10AM – 1PM SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER 2015 -
Are you looking for a digital illustration workshop? Come join us for a hands-on digital illustration workshop with the master of the craft – Travis Price.
VECTORISM: A VECTOR ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP WITH TRAVIS PRICE //
PRESENTED BY LOOK SEE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCK-UP
GOOD & EVIL // LOOK SEE
GOOD & EVIL // PRESENTED BY LOOK SEE AT THE LOCK-UP
11 DECEMBER 2015 - 31 JANUARY 2016
This year’s LOOK SEE exhibition is titled Good & Evil and will feature a swag of artworks inspired by this theme from the finest creative folk in town and around.
GOOD & EVIL //
PRESENTED BY LOOK SEE AT THE LOCK-UP
MIXT BIZNESS
MIXT BIZNESS CREATIVE CONFERENCE // PRESENTED BY LOOK SEE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCK-UP
9.15AM – 4PM FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER 2015 -
Are you a recent grad wanting to burst into the professional creative world? Are you currently freelancing and want to power-up your skills? Well this may be your ticket to ride.
MIXT BIZNESS CREATIVE CONFERENCE //
PRESENTED BY LOOK SEE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCK-UP
TRAVIS PRICE
TRAVIS PRICE // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
11 DECEMBER - 13 DECEMBER 2015
Travis Price is respected internationally for his evolution and experimentation of vector illustration and seen as a leader in the field.
TRAVIS PRICE //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
CREATIVE TALKS WITH RENEW NEWCASTLE - PETER LEWIS
PETER LEWIS // CREATIVE TALKS WITH RENEW NEWCASTLE
8.30AM FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER 2015 -
Renew Newcastle, in association with The Lock-Up, is excited to announce that Peter Lewis will join us for Creative Talks on Friday 4 December 2015.
PETER LEWIS //
CREATIVE TALKS WITH RENEW NEWCASTLE
CREATIVE TALKS // ANGELA HAILEY AND SUZY MANNING FROM STUDIO MELT
Angela Hailey and Suzy Manning from Studio Melt // CREATIVE TALKS WITH RENEW NEWCASTLE
8:30AM FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2015 -
Renew Newcastle, in association with The Lock-Up, is excited to announce that Angela Hailey and Suzy Manning will join us for Creative Talks.
Angela Hailey and Suzy Manning from Studio Melt //
CREATIVE TALKS WITH RENEW NEWCASTLE
EXHIBIT A SYMPOSIUM
EXHIBIT A SYMPOSIUM //
31 OCTOBER 2015 -
A free event exploring topics of crime, criminality and the criminal subject.
EXHIBIT A SYMPOSIUM //
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.