COVID-19 REOPENING INFORMATION
COVID-19 REOPENING INFORMATION //
FROM THE 20 JUNE 2020 -
Following the Government’s guidelines and ease of COVID-19 restrictions, The Lock-Up will be reopening under reduced services and implementing procedures to ensure we will be doing our best to keep our community, volunteers and staff safe.
COVID-19 REOPENING INFORMATION //
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 //
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
Past Exhibitions // Events // Artist Residencies
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
COLLECT
COLLECT //
15 AUGUST - 6 SEPTEMBER
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 //
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
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
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 //
OPEN HOUSE
OPEN HOUSE //
19 OCT - 1 DEC 2019
OPEN HOUSE is a group exhibition that attempts to dismantle stigmas surrounding homelessness and present the complexity of the situation by examining and questioning these issues within the larger context.
OPEN HOUSE //
TOWN HALL MEETING: HOMELESSNESS
TOWN HALL MEETING: HOMELESSNESS //
12.30PM - SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019
A Town Hall style community meeting discussing homelessness for the final week of OPEN HOUSE.
TOWN HALL MEETING: HOMELESSNESS //
Sara Morawetz
SARA MORAWETZ // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
5 NOVEMBER - 17 NOVEMBER 2019
Artist Sara Morawetz will be utilising this residency to complete initial research and planning for her solo exhibition at The Lock-Up in 2021
SARA MORAWETZ //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
LEAVES AND LASHES: HIGH TEA AND THE ART OF FLOGGING
LEAVES AND LASHES: HIGH TEA AND THE ART OF FLOGGING // FESTIVAL X
7.30PM-8.30PM - 16 NOVEMBER 2019
A site-specific performance presented by The University of Newcastle’s School of Creative Industries as part of Festival X.
LEAVES AND LASHES: HIGH TEA AND THE ART OF FLOGGING //
FESTIVAL X
Leaves and Lashes: High Tea and the art of Flogging
Leaves and Lashes: High Tea and the art of Flogging // FESTIVAL X
7.30PM-8.30PM - 13 NOVEMBER 2019
A site-specific performance presented by The University of Newcastle’s School of Creative Industries as part of Festival X.
Leaves and Lashes: High Tea and the art of Flogging //
FESTIVAL X
KEG DE SOUZA
AIR KEG DE SOUZA // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
15 OCT - 21 OCT 2019
Artist Keg de Souza will take up residency at The Lock-Up to install her work for the exhibition OPEN HOUSE.
AIR KEG DE SOUZA //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
SHAHMEN SUKU
SHAHMEN SUKU // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
8 OCT - 13 OCT 2019
Shamen Suku is undertaking a residency at The Lock-Up in preparation for his headline performance at THE BENDER.
SHAHMEN SUKU //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
THE BENDER 2019
THE BENDER 2019 //
7PM 12 OCTOBER 2019 -
The Lock Up's best art party THE BENDER is BACK with another dose of the wild and glorious.
THE BENDER 2019 //
CRITICAL ANIMALS CREATIVE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2019
CRITICAL ANIMALS CREATIVE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2019 //
3 - 6 OCT 2019
Octapod and The Lock-Up present the Critical Animals Research Symposium
as part of This is Not Art (TiNA).
CRITICAL ANIMALS CREATIVE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2019 //
SUSIE SHAPONES
AIR SUSIE SHAPONES // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
23 SEPT - 29 SEPT 2019
Animator Susie Shapones is undertaking a residency at The Lock-Up in partnership with the School of Creative Industries, University of Newcastle.
AIR SUSIE SHAPONES //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Honi Ryan
HONI RYAN // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
13 AUG - 20 SEPT 2019
Artist Honi Ryan is undertaking a residency at The Lock-Up in partnership with the School of Creative Industries, University of Newcastle.
HONI RYAN //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
EXPLORATIONS OF THE INFINITE: DISCUSSIONS, POETRY & PERFORMANCE
EXPLORATIONS OF THE INFINITE: DISCUSSIONS, POETRY & PERFORMANCE // Emma Fielden
2PM-3.30PM SATURDAY 14 SEPT 2019 -
Join us for an afternoon of discussions, poetry reading and performance at The Lock-Up in celebration of Emma Fielden's solo exhibition AN IMMEASURABLE DISTANCE
EXPLORATIONS OF THE INFINITE: DISCUSSIONS, POETRY & PERFORMANCE //
Emma Fielden
THE BENDER
THE BENDER IS BACK AND OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!! //
DEADLINE 12 SEPTEMBER 2019 -
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!! //
Emma Fielden
EMMA FIELDEN // ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
29 JUL - 11 AUG 2019
Multidisciplinary artist Emma Fielden will take up residency at The Lock-Up to install her site specific solo exhibition AN IMMEASURABLE DISTANCE.
EMMA FIELDEN //
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
An Immeasurable Distance
AN IMMEASURABLE DISTANCE // EMMA FIELDEN
10 AUG - 6 OCT 2019
AN IMMEASURABLE DISTANCE is a solo exhibition by artist Emma Fielden which explores the nature of infinity, the universe and our human place in it.
AN IMMEASURABLE DISTANCE //
EMMA FIELDEN
CREATE NSW
Create NSW // Arts and Cultural Funding Program Information Session
5.30PM - 7.30PM WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 2019
Create NSW will present an information session at The Lock-Up on their Arts and Cultural Funding Program.
Create NSW //
Arts and Cultural Funding Program Information Session
I LOVE YOU MELISSA
I LOVE YOU MELISSA //
1 JUN - 28 JUL 2019
Using the words found graffitied on a cell wall in The Lock-Up as muse, I LOVE YOU MELISSA explores the complexities of love through the work of five contemporary artists.
I LOVE YOU MELISSA //
THE BODY & IDENTITY FORUM
THE BODY & IDENTITY FORUM //
1PM – 4.30PM SATURDAY 25 MAY 2019 -
Join us on the closing weekend of the exhibition KNOWN | UNKNOWN as artists from a range of disciplines, cultural knowledge holders and academics discuss performance practice, language, culture and the politicised body.
THE BODY & IDENTITY FORUM //
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.