The Lock-Up’s innovatively curated program promotes current, experimental and diverse practices from local, national and international creatives.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Visiting residents engage with the community, schools and tertiary institutions through lectures, in-conversation events, workshops, open studios and exhibition/performances.
Read MoreIn September 2014 The Lock-Up re-launched as a dedicated contemporary art space as a place for exchange, ideas, exploration, information and cultural endeavour.
Read MoreThe Lock-Up offers a dramatic setting for your next event in the heart of Newcastle’s heritage precinct.
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Easter 2017 - closed Easter Friday, open 11am - 4pm Easter Saturday, closed Easter Sunday and Monday. Drop in and say hello!
Located in one of Newcastle’s most significant heritage buildings, The Lock-Up is a multidisciplinary contemporary arts space and inner city hub for creative thinking and doing.
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