Past Exhibitions // Events // Artist Residencies
JOANNA CALLAGHAN
JOANNA CALLAGHAN // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
20 JANUARY - 13 FEBURARY 2017
Joanna Callaghan will utilise this residency to develop a film about Australian identity that weaves together fact and fiction.
JOANNA CALLAGHAN //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
CALL OUT - KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR
CALL OUT // KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR
PROPOSALS CLOSE 20 JANUARY 2017 -
The Lock-Up is looking for temporary spatial or structure proposals for its upcoming exhibition KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR.
CALL OUT //
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR
EVERY BREATH
GROUP EXHIBITION // EVERY BREATH
10 DECEMBER 2016 - 29 JANUARY 2017
Using air as an artistic medium, a motif or as the starting point for artistic research, this exhibition project explores the concept of air and its wider connections.
GROUP EXHIBITION //
EVERY BREATH
Contemporarry Printmaking Demonstration
CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING DEMONSTRATION //
10AM - 4PM 3 DECEMBER -
A demonstration day with UK printmakers Tracey Hill, Jason Hicklin and Greg Fuller.
CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING DEMONSTRATION //
Contemporary Printmaking Forum
CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKERS FORUM //
2PM 11 DEC 2016 -
A special event exploring approaches to printmaking within contemporary art practice.
CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKERS FORUM //
Madison Bycroft Performance Lecture
MADISON BYCROFT //
6PM WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016 -
Join artist Madison Bycroft as she presents her Performance Lecture 'Theorising a Mollusc.'
MADISON BYCROFT //
GESTURE & PRESENCE: Jacobus Capone & Madison Bycroft
GESTURE & PRESENCE // Jacobus Capone & Madison Bycroft
4 NOVEMBER - 4 DECEMBER 2016
Installation, performance documentation, photography and live performance with two of Australia’s contemporary art dynamos.
GESTURE & PRESENCE //
Jacobus Capone & Madison Bycroft
Madison Bycroft
Madison Bycroft // Artist in Residence
7 OCT - 7 NOV
Madison Mycroft will undertake a research and production residency at The Lock-Up in preparation for the exhibition GESTURE & PRESENCE which opens at The Lock-Up in November 2017.
Madison Bycroft //
Artist in Residence
REFERENCE POINTS
GROUP EXHIBITION // REFERENCE POINTS
1 OCTOBER - 30 OCTOBER 2016
This annual exhibition is in tandem with the Critical Animals Research Symposium as part of This Is Not Art Festival.
GROUP EXHIBITION //
REFERENCE POINTS
JUDO-HOUSE PT. 6 (THE WHITE BIRD) 2014 – 2016
NIGEL MILSOM // JUDO-HOUSE PT. 6 (THE WHITE BIRD) 2014 – 2016
20 AUGUST - 25 SEPTEMBER 2016
A solo exhibition by award-winning artist Nigel Milsom which explores pain and joy, loneliness and hope, life and death through painting, video and sculpture.
NIGEL MILSOM //
JUDO-HOUSE PT. 6 (THE WHITE BIRD) 2014 – 2016
MADNESS OF MANY
MADNESS OF MANY // Critical Animals Creative Research Symposium
29 September - 2 October 2016
Octapod and The Lock-Up present the Critical Animals Research Symposium
as part of This is Not Art (TiNA).
MADNESS OF MANY //
Critical Animals Creative Research Symposium
Artist in Residence
Hannah Furmage // AiR
24 August - 26 September 2016
Artist Hannah Furmage is undertaking a research residency building on a project that will be included in The Lock-Up’s 2017 Artistic Program.
Hannah Furmage //
AiR
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
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.