EXPERIMENTA LIFE FORMS
EXPERIMENTA LIFE FORMS //
10 JULY - 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
EXPERIMENTA returns to The Lock-Up with their 8th national touring exhibition EXPERIMENTA LIFE FORMS exploring how biological and artificial life are challenging human-centric thinking.
EXPERIMENTA LIFE FORMS //
SCAR
SCAR // CATAPULT DANCE
POSTPONED -
A dance-on-film exhibition directed by Cadi McCarthy & Ashley de Prazer.
SCAR //
CATAPULT DANCE
CREATION
CREATION // DEBORAH KELLY
25 SEPTEMBER - 31 OCTOBER 2021
CREATION is a new religion, manifesting in spectacle and intimacy encompassing mysteries, performance, visual arts, design, dance, food, music and literature.
CREATION //
DEBORAH KELLY
Past Exhibitions // Events // Artist Residencies
Experimenta Life Forms: Rebecca Selleck Lecture
Experimenta Life Forms // Rebecca Selleck Lecture
12PM-1PM WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER -
Artist Rebecca Selleck discusses her work in an online lecture presented by TafeNSW, The Lock-Up and Experimenta.
Experimenta Life Forms //
Rebecca Selleck Lecture
EXPERIMENTA LIFEFORMS: Helen Pynor online lecture
EXPERIMENTA LIFEFORMS: Helen Pynor Online Lecture //
2-3PM 9 AUGUST 2021 -
An online lecture with artist Dr Helen Pynor presented in collaboration with The University of Newcastle, The Lock-Up and Experimenta.
EXPERIMENTA LIFEFORMS: Helen Pynor Online Lecture //
COLLECT 2021
COLLECT 2021 //
5 JUNE - 27 JUNE 2021
Back again for 2021, The Lock-Up's fundraising exhibition COLLECT is your chance to see and invest in work by some of the best artists in the Hunter and beyond.
COLLECT 2021 //
Kit Silver
Kit Silver Single Launch // Ackeron st Records
7.00PM FRIDAY 27 JUNE 2021 -
The mix of fine vocals accompanied by guitars, ukuleles, cello, trumpet and keys leads the women of Kit Silver to bring an authenticity that is raw and refreshing
Kit Silver Single Launch //
Ackeron st Records
CLOSE QUARTERS
CLOSE QUARTERS // AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET
6PM THURSDAY 10 JUNE 2021 -
Join the Australian String Quartet as they play bars, behind bars at The Lock-Up!
CLOSE QUARTERS //
AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET
INSIDE ELANDS
INSIDE ELANDS //
16 APRIL - 30 MAY 2021
INSIDE ELANDS explores the poetics of place, architectural space and landscape memoir through local archives, moving image and sound, painting, writing and expanded photography.
INSIDE ELANDS //
INSIDE ELANDS: IN CONVERSATION
INSIDE ELANDS: IN CONVERSATION //
3PM - 4.30PM - SUNDAY 30 MAY 2021
Join us at The Lock-Up an artist talk and closing drinks for the exhibition INSIDE ELANDS.
INSIDE ELANDS: IN CONVERSATION //
ISRAEL ALONI
ISRAEL ALONI // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2 MAY - 23 MAY 2021
Choreographer Israel Aloni will be completing a residency at The Lock-Up as part of the Catapult Choreographic Dance Hub's PROPEL residency program.
ISRAEL ALONI //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
IN YOUR FACE
IN YOUR FACE // Catapult Dance Choreographic Hub
6PM & 8PM FRIDAY 21 MAY -
IN YOUR FACE Choreographer: Israel Aloni Catapult Propel Choreographic Residency
IN YOUR FACE //
Catapult Dance Choreographic Hub
HEART OPEN
HEART OPEN // HUNTER INNOVATION FESTIVAL
6PM - 9PM - SATURDAY 15 MAY 2021
Heart Open explores themes of regeneration and resilience with live music, dance, discussion and performance.
HEART OPEN //
HUNTER INNOVATION FESTIVAL
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY //
6 FEBRUARY - 11 APRIL 2021
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY is a group show exploring the subjectivity, privilege and hidden cost of security.
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY //
SOCIAL / UPDATES / FORUMS / PROMOTIONS / TRASH
SOCIAL / UPDATES / FORUMS / PROMOTIONS / TRASH // Giselle Stanborough
3.30PM SUNDAY 11 APRIL 2021 -
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY artist Giselle Stanborough comes to The Lock-Up for her performance lecture Social / Updates / Forums / Promotions / Trash
SOCIAL / UPDATES / FORUMS / PROMOTIONS / TRASH //
Giselle Stanborough
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY: Panel Discussion
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY: Panel Discussion //
5.30PM TUESDAY 30 MARCH 2021 -
Bringing together a spectrum of voices, this panel will discuss child sexual abuse within religious institutions, the power and protection provided to the perpetrators, and the ongoing trauma for victims, survivors and their families.
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY: Panel Discussion //
Pony Express: World Building For Weird Times
Pony Express: World Building For Weird Times //
3PM - 4PM SATURDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2021 -
Pony Express are collaborating on Epoch Wars, a large-scale, immersive project, presented in partnership with New Annual and The Lock-Up
Pony Express: World Building For Weird Times //
HALINKA ORSZULOK
HALINKA ORSZULOK // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2 FEBRUARY - 6 FEBRUARY 2021
Curator and artist Halinka Orszulok is coming to The Lock-Up as an artist in residence to install her latest curatorial project FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY.
HALINKA ORSZULOK //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
HOW DO I KNOW MY PARROT IS HAPPY: ROSIE DEACON
HOW DO I KNOW MY PARROT IS HAPPY? // ROSIE DEACON
5 DECEMBER 2020 - 31 JANUARY 2021
Rosie Deacon transforms The Lock-Up spaces with her deep, immersive environmental installations that channel the artist's childhood memories of growing up in a rural town in New South Wales.
HOW DO I KNOW MY PARROT IS HAPPY? //
ROSIE DEACON
Rosie Deacon
ROSIE DEACON // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
23 NOVEMBER - 6 DECEMBER 2020
Artist Rosie Deacon will take up residency at The Lock-Up to install solo exhibition HOW DO I KNOW MY PARROT IS HAPPY?
ROSIE DEACON //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
CAPTURING THE REAL
CAPTURING THE REAL // Trajectory Ensemble with artist Nat Randall presented by Tantrum Youth Arts
13 NOVEMBER - 22 NOVEMBER 2020
Artist Nat Randall will be working with Tantrum Youth Art’s Trajectory Ensemble in an exciting multi-arts collaboration, exploring ideas of liveness and improvisation across performance, video, visual arts and sound.
CAPTURING THE REAL //
Trajectory Ensemble with artist Nat Randall presented by Tantrum Youth Arts
miyarnuwimanha: NICOLE MONKS
miyarnuwimanha // NICOLE MONKS
12 SEPTEMBER - 8 NOVEMBER 2020
miyarnuwimanha, translating to ‘learning, becoming knowledgeable’, explores the innate and unconscious interconnectedness to Country, community and culture.
miyarnuwimanha //
NICOLE MONKS
Oliver Harlan 'Cable' 2020
Oliver Harlan 'Cable' 2020 //
30 October 2020 -
A new video work by Newcastle artist Oliver Harlan that explores the current political and historical moment in America through performed recreations of the news media and the American obsession with paranormal content.
Oliver Harlan 'Cable' 2020 //
COLLECT
COLLECT //
15 AUGUST - 6 SEPTEMBER 2020
Featuring an incredible line up of 80+ artists, THE LOCK-UP COLLECT is your chance to see and invest in work by some of the best artists in the Hunter and beyond.
COLLECT //
DANCING WITH THE DEAD
DANCING WITH THE DEAD //
20 JUNE - 9 AUGUST 2020
DANCING WITH THE DEAD is a group exhibition that aims to illuminate the convergence of memory and corporeality within a larger context of 'deaths', and the multiplicity of experiences that fall within it, whether that be physical death, spiritual death or cultural death.
DANCING WITH THE DEAD //
LIVING WITH UNCERTAINTY
LIVING WITH UNCERTAINTY // LUCAS DAVIDSON
9 FEB - 29 MAR 2020
LIVING WITH UNCERTAINTY is a solo exhibition by artist Lucas Davidson featuring a series of new installations that aim to disrupt the traditional subject-object relationship within the viewing experience.
LIVING WITH UNCERTAINTY //
LUCAS DAVIDSON
IN CONVERSATION
IN CONVERSATION // LUCAS DAVIDSON, GAVIN VITULLO AND UNA REY
5.30PM - 7PM WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2020 -
Join curator and academic Dr Una Rey for an in conversation with artists Lucas Davidson and Gavin Vitullo.
IN CONVERSATION //
LUCAS DAVIDSON, GAVIN VITULLO AND UNA REY
NATURAL CAUSES
NATURAL CAUSES // GAVIN VITULLO
9 FEB - 29 MAR 2020
Examining the physical relationships of form and surface, of action and of consequence, Gavin Vitullo's solo exhibition NATURAL CAUSES questions the perpetual nature of the co-existence of man and environment.
NATURAL CAUSES //
GAVIN VITULLO
LUCAS DAVIDSON
LUCAS DAVIDSON // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
3 FEB - 9 FEB 2020
Artist Lucas Davidson will take up residency at The Lock-Up to install his site specific solo exhibition LIVING WITH UNCERTAINTY.
LUCAS DAVIDSON //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
GRACE PARTRIDGE
GRACE PARTRIDGE // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
14 JANUARY - 21 JANUARY 2020
Curator Grace Partridge will utilise her time as Artist in Residence to research and develop ideas around the upcoming exhibition DANCING WITH THE DEAD.
GRACE PARTRIDGE //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
SARA FRUNER
SARA FRUNER // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
21 DECEMBER 2019 - 14 JANUARY 2020
New York City based writer and poet Sara Fruner is The Lock-Up’s current artist in residence who will be working on completing a number of ongoing projects during her residency.
SARA FRUNER //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Michaela Gleave
MICHAELA GLEAVE // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
27 NOVEMBER - 8 DECEMBER 2019
Contemporary artist Michaela Gleave will take up residency at The Lock-Up to install her site specific work for the group exhibition ALL THINGS ARE WATER.
MICHAELA GLEAVE //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
all things are water
all things are water //
8 DECEMBER 2019 - 26 JANUARY 2020
A group show curated by Meryl Ryan and Naomi Riddle that rethinks water as an environment, as a site of escape, as an emotional state, and as a necessity for survival.
all things are water //
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.