COLLECT is The Lock-Up’s annual fundraising exhibition, showcasing over a hundred emerging, mid-career and established artists from Newcastle and the Hunter, as well as The Lock-Up’s broader artistic program. 

Curated by Early Career Curator Ella Grace Paterson, COLLECT celebrates and platforms our diverse and vibrant creative community and is proud to showcase early career through to established artists alongside our diverse and highly regarded artistic program. COLLECT is about connecting the community and expanding our creative ecosystem, connecting artists with COLLECT-ors big and small. This year is our biggest COLLECT yet and we are proud to host an inspiring line-up of many disciplines.

COLLECT opens with our highly anticipated Opening Night, where you get the chance to see the work first while connecting with the artists and community.

Opening Night

5 – 9pm, Friday 15 May 2026

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FULL ARTIST LINE-UP

Ben Adams · Deanah Allen · Elloise Ansell · Sophie Arvidson · Jamie Bastoli · Dean Beletich · Liam Beletich · Michael Bell · Tracie Bertram · Brigitte Beyer · Eliza Blackwell · Michelle Brodie · Chris Brown · Raffi Butler · Chris Byrnes · Lyndal Campbell · Tara Charli · Hannah Cheetham · Eira Chidgey · Jasmine Christie · Indeah Clark · Justine Cogan · Jane Collins · Dino Consalvo · Lottie Consalvo · Daniela Cristallo · Lavinia Coluccio · Grace Davies · Jen Denzin · James Drinkwater · Helen Dunkerley · Jono Everett · Megan Farquhar · Liss Finney · Connor Fletcher · Aidan Gageler · Jacquie Garcia · Peter Gardiner · Jessica Gilbert · Alex Golden · Penelope Green · David Griffen · Emma Guthrey · H-Foot · Ellie Hannon · Grayson Haynes · Ileigh Hellier · Tom Henderson · Catherine Hickson · Stephen Hobbs · Marlene Houston · Lisa Ellen Hughes · Locust Jones · Ellie Kaufmann · Tom Kearney · Anne Kempton · Ben Kenning · Alex Knox · Peter Lankas · Fiona Lee · Mahalia Leckner · Justin Lees · Holly Leonardson · Maya Lily · Jennifer Little · Zoe Lonergan · Eddy Lou · Victoria Lovecchio · LOSH · Louisa Magrics · Malvika · Giverny Maretich · Malachi Marsh · Pat Mavety · Constance McInerney · Carolyn McKay · Lydia Miller · Rachel Milne · Catharine Neilson · Helena Newcombe · Heath Nock · Bernard Ollis · Jonathan Osmond · Mikayla Osborne · Claire Paul · Brett Piva · Izabela Pluta · Susanne Porteous · Rebecca Rath · Ramona Raven · James Rhodes · Edwina Richards · Hannah Robinson · Khaled Sabsabi · Alessia Sakoff · Sandy Sanderson · Ella Saul · Wendy Sharpe · Jo Shand · Wilma Simmons · Neal Smith · Shellie Smith · Braddon Snape · Erika Sorby · Belinda Street · Melody Suranyi · Annabel Sutton · Michelle Teear · Catherine Tempest · Paula Thistleton · Raina Thompson · Tahlia Riley · William Vallender · Bianca Vern-Barnett · Samantha Walsh · Clare Weeks · Ahn Wells · Karen Wells · Amber Wilkes · Katie Ellen Wilkins · Jennie Williams · Lauren Wiltshire · Vaida Wolfe · Kara Wood · Lexie Worboys · Rully Zakaria

This exhibition forms part of The Lock-Up’s 2026 curatorial season, A Call Across the Universe. Through sound, movement, image and encounter, artists and audiences are invited to tune in to new frequencies of understanding and exchange.