Past Exhibitions // Events // Artist Residencies
THE GHOSTS OF NOTHING
THE GHOSTS OF NOTHING (FEAT. ZACKARI WATT) // PRESENT "JOHNNY ROBBER"
6PM SHARP SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017 -
The Ghosts of Nothing are an artistic collaboration between Sean Lowry and Ilmar Taimre.
THE GHOSTS OF NOTHING (FEAT. ZACKARI WATT) //
PRESENT "JOHNNY ROBBER"
MAYHEM AND MADNESS BALL // RAISING LOOT FOR THE LOCK-UP
29 APRIL 2017 -
For one night only, get your gangster on and help raise some loot for The Lock-Up at our first ever Mayhem & Madness Ball.
MAYHEM AND MADNESS BALL //
RAISING LOOT FOR THE LOCK-UP
Mayhem and Madness
MAYHEM & MADNESS // FUNDRAISING AUCTION
12 APRIL - 7PM SATURDAY 29 APRIL 2017
Some of Australia's best artists have come to the table and donated art works all to help raise loot for The Lock-Up.
MAYHEM & MADNESS //
FUNDRAISING AUCTION
COMMUNITY WELCOME DAY
COMMUNITY WELCOME DAY // NEW ARRIVALS TO NEWCASTLE AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY
11.30AM 23 APRIL 2017 -
Join us at The Lock-Up for a welcome day for new arrivals to the Newcastle community.
COMMUNITY WELCOME DAY //
NEW ARRIVALS TO NEWCASTLE AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY
RAVI NAGAVEERAN
RAVI NAGAVEERAN // WRITER IN RESIDENCE
31 MAR - 11 APR 2017
Ravi Nagaveeran will take part in The Lock-Up's residency program as a Writer in Residence in partnership with the Newcastle Writers Festival.
RAVI NAGAVEERAN //
WRITER IN RESIDENCE
ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL // A DISCUSSION ON MIGRATION, CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE SPACES
1.15PM - 2.15PM SUNDAY 9 APRIL 2017 -
Arrival: A discussion on migration, creativity and creative spaces in partnership with Newcastle Writers Festival
ARRIVAL //
A DISCUSSION ON MIGRATION, CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE SPACES
Curator Call Out
PROJECT CURATOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST // CRITICAL ANIMALS 2017
1 APRIL 2017 - DEADLINE - 30 APRIL 2017
The Lock-Up are and The Critical Animals Creative Research Symposium are looking for a Project Curator for 2017.
PROJECT CURATOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST //
CRITICAL ANIMALS 2017
Bike Tour
THE LOCK-UP // NEWCASTLE ART GALLERY BIKE TOUR
FRIDAY 5PM 31 MAR 2017 -
Join us for a bike ride starting at The Lock-Up and finishing at Newcastle Art Gallery...
THE LOCK-UP //
NEWCASTLE ART GALLERY BIKE TOUR
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR // GROUP EXHIBITION
18 MARCH - 23 APRIL 2017
A group exhibition considering the migratory condition and experience in new places.
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR //
GROUP EXHIBITION
CONTROL
SHAUN GLADWELL // CONTROL
4 FEBRUARY - 12 MARCH 2017
Shaun Gladwell’s works of art are contextualised within The Lock-Up’s history as a police station and lock-up in his first solo exhibition in Newcastle, CONTROL.
SHAUN GLADWELL //
CONTROL
INEKE DANE
INEKE DANE // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
6 JANUARY - 20 JANUARY 2017
Curator Ineke Dane will utilise her time as Artist in Residence to research and develop ideas around the upcoming exhibition KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR, an exhibition on arrival.
INEKE DANE //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
POST
POST //
8 FEBRUARY - 18 FEBURARY 2017 (various dates and time)
Upstage Theatre in partnership with The Lock-Up presents a brand new work, POST.
POST //
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
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.