NEW ANNUAL / Cavitation Spotlight Talks
11-11:30am, 27th September – 4th October, 2026
Tickets: FREE – capacity is limited, book now
Short, engaging talks unpacking key ideas in Cavitation, from fractured maps to oceanic rhythms, offering new ways of seeing and sensing the work.
Cavitation: Spotlight Talks
Sundays 27 September & 4 October, 11-11.30am
Curious to learn more? Join us for a relaxed guided tour of Cavitation.
Dive a little deeper by unpacking the big ideas in Cavitation with short, easy-to-follow tours of the exhibition, led by a dedicated guide.
Wander through The Lock-Up and discover how contemporary art connects to this historic site, and hear the stories behind the materials and making of the exhibition.
Perfect for first-time visitors and art lovers alike: drop in, listen, and encounter the exhibition in a whole new way.
ACCESSIBILITY
- The Lock-Up offers wheelchair access at the main entrance, a unisex accessible toilet, and designated accessible street parking. Seating is available, however, if you require a seat and there isn’t one available, please let a staff member know.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Cavitation and Cavitation: Breathing Ocean are major commissions initiated and led by The Lock-Up, Newcastle, and presented in partnership with New Annual 2026.
Izabela Pluta has been awarded a Creative Australia Visual Arts Major Commission grant through the international co-commissioning partnership of The Lock-Up and TRAFO Center for Contemporary Art, Poland.
The Lock-Up and this project are supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, Create NSW, and New Annual 2026.
Collaborators and project partners include the Australian Tapestry Workshop, Adam Hulbert; sound artist, composer, researcher and performer, cultural theorist Astrida Neimanis, Ocean Seagull, Tangaroa Blue Foundation, the Institute of Oceanology, Plastic Collective Foundation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Hunter Gatherer Network, Event Engineering, Heritage Stoneworks at the NSW Department of Planning, Clyde Street Precinct, Housing and Infrastructure, UNSW Art & Design, and AX Interactive.
Izabela Pluta is represented by Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert.
Cavitation and Cavitation: Breathing Ocean form 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.
