Past Exhibitions // Events // Artist Residencies
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
The Forage, Flower and Fold Natural Dye Workshop
OLIVE TREE WORKSHOP SERIES // FORAGE, FLOWER AND NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY INSIDE JO. B
11 AM - 1.30PM SUNDAY 24 JUNE 2018 -
Learn how to create natural dyes made from plants, food and other natural materials...
OLIVE TREE WORKSHOP SERIES //
FORAGE, FLOWER AND NATURAL DYE WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY INSIDE JO. B
PANEL DISCUSSION - PERSONAL TO THE POLITICAL
THE PERSONAL TO THE POLITICAL // SEEING RED PROTEST PANEL
3.30PM - 5PM - SATURDAY 9 JUNE 2018
In conjunction with the exhibition SEEING RED, join us for a panel discussion that explores protest and activism.
THE PERSONAL TO THE POLITICAL //
SEEING RED PROTEST PANEL
justiceINjustice
justiceINjustice //
24 MAR - 20 MAY 2018
A collaboration between artists and lawyers
justiceINjustice //
ART & LAW
ART & LAW // PUTTING JUSTICE INTO PRACTICE SYMPOSIUM
12:30PM - 8.00PM FRIDAY 18 MAY 2018 -
Join us in National Law week for an extended program of panels and facilitated conversations developed in collaboration with the University of Newcastle Law School and presented in conjunction with exhibition justiceINjustice.
ART & LAW //
PUTTING JUSTICE INTO PRACTICE SYMPOSIUM
CURATOR CALL OUT
PROJECT CURATOR CALL OUT // CRITICAL ANIMALS
DEADLINE - 14 MAY 2018
Critical Animals are calling out for a Project Curator to deliver their annual Critical Animals exhibition at The Lock-Up, as part of the This is Not Art Festival
PROJECT CURATOR CALL OUT //
CRITICAL ANIMALS
Songs for Justice
GRACE TURNER & TONCHI MCINTOSH // SONGS FOR JUSTICE
7PM SUNDAY 6 MAY 2018 -
Songwriters and musicians collaborating to present music for justice.
GRACE TURNER & TONCHI MCINTOSH //
SONGS FOR JUSTICE
justiceINjustice Panel Discussion
justiceINjustice PANEL // DISCUSSION
1.30PMPM - 2.30PM SATURDAY 7 APRIL 2018 -
In partnership with Newcastle Writers Festival
justiceINjustice PANEL //
DISCUSSION
THE HOMELESS PROJECT
HANNAH FURMAGE // THE HOMELESS PROJECT
7.30PM FRIDAY 23 MARCH & 7.30PM SATURDAY 24 MARCH & SUNDAY 6 MAY 2018 -
THE HOMELESS PROJECT is an art intervention at The Old Post Office on Hunter Street Newcastle by performance and installation artist Hannah Furmage.
HANNAH FURMAGE //
THE HOMELESS PROJECT
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.