In this exhibition of new work, multidisciplinary artist Alex Seton will explore the possibilities of combining glass and stone contemplating memory, forgetting, and loss with the passing of time.
CURRENT
Alex Seton will be completing a residency at The Lock-Up for the install of his upcoming solo exhibition.
FUTURE
Newcastle-based artist Michelle Gearin has created expressive and deeply personal works in her solo exhibition DOUBLE RAINBOW.
Artist Julie Gough will complete a residency at The Lock-Up for the install of her solo exhibition MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE.
A solo exhibition by Sara Morawetz featuring newly-commissioned works.
Dancer and artist Marielle Gonier will be completing an artist residency at The Lock-Up for research and the development of a new work.
Stories of survival uncovered through the work of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in the Hunter Region will come to the foreground in this unique exhibition. Artists include Lottie Consalvo, Peter Gardiner, Fiona Lee, Damien Linnane and Clare Weeks.
PAST
Artist Julie Gough will be utilising this residency to complete initial research and planning for her solo exhibition at The Lock-Up in 2023.
Catapult Dance Choreographic Residents Mikayla Nangle and The Lock-Up’s Artist in Residence, Jack Tuckerman, will collaborate with composer Hamzah Mas for an immersive dance performance. The Yard will be transformed into a post-apocalyptic landscape in the creation of FAULT LINES.
Dancer Jack Tuckerman will be returning to The Lock-Up as our artist in residence for a new performance with dancer Mikayla Nangle and composer Hamzah Mas presented in collaboration with Catapult Dance
The Lock-Up proudly supports STORM APPROACHING WANGI AND OTHER DESIRES, a passionate new ballet inspired by the life and work of one of Australia’s most extraordinary artists, Sir William Dobell. Come along for bubbles and view our latest exhibition, PLAYGROUND, before jumping aboard The Lock-Up bus to MAP mima!
CREATION is a new religion, manifesting in spectacle and intimacy. A faith, a gathering of intention and purpose with which to face an era when paid opinion trumps environmental evidence. CREATION proposes a crowd-sourced belief system teeming with pleasures and possibilities.
Composer Hayden Moon and artist Nikola Jokanovic present the premiere of their new film ‘A Creek Cut Through Me’ named after Moon’s four-track EP. Join us for the film’s premiere at The Lock-Up.
Marcus Whale will be completing a residency at The Lock-Up to perform as part ECHOPLAY for the This is Not Art festival
In partnership with TiNA – This Is Not Art, step inside an experimental sound laboratory at The Lock-Up by artists Jamie Bastoli and LOVEDAVID. Adjacent to The Lock-Up’s latest exhibition, PLAYGROUND, MUCUS is an experiential and experimental installation.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED: In partnership with This is Not Art, join us for a panel discussing the importance of failure and experimentation within an artist’s process.
Join artist Deborah Kelly for an exciting workshop creating decorative headdresses, masks and costumes for the exhibition CREATION.
Multidisciplinary artist EJ SON will be participating in an artist residency at The Lock-Up for the development and installation of their work to be featured in upcoming exhibition PLAYGROUND.
Join artist Deborah Kelly for an exciting workshop creating decorative headdresses, masks and costumes for the exhibition CREATION.
Join us for a special in conversation with artist Deborah Kelly about her current exhibition CREATION.
Join us for the exciting closing event of CREATION featuring an ornate choral procession featuring dance, costumes and the songs of CREATION for the NEW ANNUAL Festival
Don’t miss this special panel discussion as part of University of Newcastle’s Social Science Week program featuring current and former gallery directors, artists and arts advocates.
Bearfoot Theatre and The Lock-Up Present a New Original Play based on J.M. Barrie’s ‘Peter Pan’.
The Y and The Lock-Up present the second instalment of ’STOMPING GROUND’, doubling up as the iconic WELL ?’s single launch. WELL ?(Awabakal/Worimi Land) the prog-rock powerhouse will be joined by Starcrazy (Gadigal Land) and Roxferry (Birpai Land).
DJ, artist and curator Ayebatonye will be completing an artist residency at The Lock-Up in preparation for her headliner performance for THE BENDER.
Join us for a panel discussion and participatory workshop for the final weekend of PROMISE THE EARTH conducted by local environmentalists Anna Scobie from Urban Hum, artist Brett McMahon, and David Sivyer from Feedback Organic.
Professional contemporary dancer Jack Tuckerman will be participating in an artist residency at The Lock-Up for the development of his collaborative choreographic work with Mikayla Nangle supported by Catapult Dance Company.
Multidisciplinary artist EJ SON will be participating in an artist residency at The Lock-Up for the development of their work to be featured in upcoming exhibition PLAYGROUND.
Musician and composer Grace Turner and artist Lottie Consalvo will be premiering a collaborative sound and video work at The Lock-Up. Free event.
As part of Deborah Kelly’s CREATION exhibition and the New Annual Festival, The Lock-Up will be hosting an ongoing series of rehearsals in preparation for a performance work presented at the festival later this year.
Newcastle’s long awaited and favourite night of art mayhem is BACK… strap yourself in and get ready for THE BENDER 2022!!
After a two year pandemic hiatus, Newcastle’s long awaited and favourite night of art and mayhem is BACK… strap yourself in and get ready for BENDER 2022. Apply to be apart of the first post-lockdown BENDER!
As part of CREATION and the New Annual Festival, artist Deborah Kelly, Musical Director Lex Lindsay and local choir maven Natasha Rusterholz will be hosting an info-session at The Lock-Up for the call out for a choir to present a performance work as part of the festival later this year.
Nicholas Jachno will be completing a residency at The Lock-Up while working with Catapult Dance for an upcoming performance at Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
Join us for the closing weekend of RADICAL SLOWNESS as artist Aude Parichot and curator Anna May Kirk present an intimate in-conversation about Parichot’s practice and ever evolving work in the exhibition.
Artist and composer Isha Ram Das will be participating in a residency at The Lock-Up for the development of a new performance work commissioned by The Lock-Up and performed at the opening of PROMISE THE EARTH.
Please join us to celebrate the Newcastle launch of How to Be Between, (Giramondo, May 2022), the debut memoir by Bastian Fox Phelan about female facial hair, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and negotiating identity for those visibly between gender binaries.
Artist Meng-Yu Yan will be participating in an artist residency for the installation of their work in the exhibition PLAYGROUND.
The legendary Lucas Granpa Abela will be presenting his ecstatic performance of vibrating sounds through shards of amplified glass at The Lock-Up as part of Live Nights at The Lock-Up and his Same But Different tour.
Newcastle based theatre and production company Her Productions presents Annie Baker’s adaptation of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov.
Deborah Kelly will be completing multiple artist residencies at The Lock-Up over this period for the development, installation and subsequent public programming for her upcoming exhibition CREATION.
Joseph Franklin will be completing an artist in residency at The Lock-Up for the development of a new ballet based on the story of Newcastle painter William Dobell, to be premiered at the Multi-Arts Pavilion Lake Macquarie, in November 2022.
A participatory performance at The Lock-Up with artist Emma Fielden as part of the exhibition RADICAL SLOWNESS.
During 2022 a series of art workshops will be offered to link the experience and stories of survivors of institutional child sexual abuse, their families and friends, with the creative possibilities of the arts in the lead up to the LOUD SKY exhibition at The Lock-Up in 2023.
Presented in partnership with Newcastle Writers Festival and The Lock-Up and the exhibition RADICAL SLOWNESS.
Live music has returned and The Y are coming back big! The Lock-Up and The Y bring present Fungas, Liquid Zoo, Ragdoll & Hand Models.
EXHIBITION VIEWING: 5.00PM – 7.00PM
MUSIC: 7:30PM – late
Join us for a two tiered evening of contemporary art and experimental ambient music to celebrate the opening of RADICAL SLOWNESS.
Aude Parichot will be completing an artist residency at The Lock-Up while installing the exhibition RADICAL SLOWNESS opening Saturday 26 March 2022.
Anna May Kirk will be completing an Artist Residency at The Lock-Up for a panel discussion in partnership with the Newcastle Writers Festival.
Anna May Kirk will be completing an artist residency at The Lock-Up while installing the exhibition RADICAL SLOWNESS opening Saturday 26 March 2022.
Michelle St Anne will be participating in an Artist Residency for the research and development of an upcoming performance held at The Lock-Up.
Join us for Live Nights at The Lock-Up featuring sounds and beats by Issa Mané and The Cinco Royal All Star w/Ta’sia
Kar Mun Phoon is The Lock-Up’s COLLECT 2022 Young and Emerging curator. Kar Mun will be working closely with The Lock-Up’s staff to develop and curate it’s annual fundraising exhibition.
Vicky Browne will be participating in an Artist Residency at The Lock-Up for the research and development of her work for the exhibition PROMISE THE EARTH opening late June 2022.
Adrian Burnett will be participating in an artist residency at The Lock-Up as part of his role as the Senior Producer and Curator of the New Annual festival.
Ashley de Prazer will be completing an artist residency at The Lock-Up while installing the collaborative exhibition produced by CATAPULT DANCE opening Saturday 29 January 2022.
