The Lock-Up in Newcastle, New South Wales | Performance & event venue

The Lock-Up

Locality: Newcastle, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4925 2265

Address: 90 Hunter St 2300 Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.thelockup.org.au

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25.01.2022 The Lock-Up would like to give a massive thank you to each artist that participated in our fundraising exhibition COLLECT, and to all the people who bought up big, and also to the legendary Wednesday Sutherland for pulling this massive project together! COLLECT sold over $40,000 worth of work, raising funds for The Lock-Up, while also providing much needed support for Hunter based artists during this incredibly challenging time. We are just so overwhelmed by all the love and support shown from our community Images by @fourthstreet_studio

25.01.2022 Tickets are still available for tonight and tomorrow’s live activations! #Repost @tantrumyoutharts The Liveness in the Lie : Keltan O’Shea as part of CAPTURING THE REAL at @thelockupartspace.... Limited tickets for the live activation available! #linkinbio #theatre #omegle #durationalperformance #artmaking

24.01.2022 THIS WEEKEND!! Book your tickets to see the result of Tantrum Youth Arts Trajectory Ensemble’s collaboration with acclaimed cross-disciplinary performance artist Nat Randall as they take over The Lock-Up’s spaces for a weekend of performances.

22.01.2022 Did you miss out on seeing our last exhibition DANCING WITH THE DEAD? Well now you can explore it virtually via our website! DANCING WITH THE DEAD featured artists Khadim Ali, Soojin Chang, Dr. Fiona Foley, Dr Mojgan Habibi, Pieter Hugo, Lindy Lee, Pierre Mukeba, Sarker Protick, Stanislava Pinchuk and Jemima Wyman. Curated by Grace Partridge (Antidote Projects). This virtual tour was created by the amazing team at Dominik Mersch Gallery

22.01.2022 We have been busily working away bringing this vibrant summer show to life! Rosie Deacon's solo exhibition will be open from Saturday 5th December.

21.01.2022 @tantrumyoutharts Trajectory Ensemble's @baltergeist_ and @oopssorrymybad are in the Gallery this week preparing the space for CAPTURING THE REAL. Book your tickets for this weekend's performances now! Image by @baltergeist_

21.01.2022 Today is your last chance to visit and purchase works of art from our fundraising exhibition COLLECT!!!! With an incredible line up of 80+ artists, this is your chance to invest and support the practices of some of the best artists in the Hunter and beyond. 40% of all sales go towards supporting The Lock-Up's artistic program. Don't forget if you're unable to visit the Gallery you can still have access to the full exhibition via our online shop (link in bio).... Open until 3pm today!! Image: Lucas Grogan 'A little pond' 2020, ink, acrylic and glitter on archival mount board, 84x104cm. @xlucasgrogan Image by @benadamsphoto

16.01.2022 IMAGE: Nicole Monks and Murobond collaboration. Image by Samantha Mackie.

16.01.2022 miyarnuwimanha is one of @artguideau too exhibitions to see this week! Make sure you pop into The Lock-Up this weekend to see @nicole_monks amazing exhibition! #Repost @artguideau Our 'Top 5 exhibition' picks this week offer both 'in real life' exhibition experiences as well as online viewing options suitable for those in Victoria.... . Nicole Monks ‘Miyarnuwimanha’ at The Lock-Up, Newcastle. @thelockupartspace @nicole_monks Image: Nicole Monks and Murobond collaboration. . 'Australian Love Stories' at the National Portrait Gallery online. @portraitau #richardlarter Image: Richard Larter, 'PAT PAINTING NO 1', 1983, synthetic polymer paint on canvas (support: 179 cm x 125 cm). Collection: National Portrait Gallery Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2008 Richard Larter/Copyright Agency, 2020. . ‘By a thread’ at May Space Sydney and online. @mayspacesyd @al_munro_art Image: Al Munro, 'Mid Century Pleat III' 2020, acrylic on constructed wooden support, 20.5 x 21 x 3.5cm. . 'long water: fibre stories’ at the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane. #susanbalbunga @ima_brisbane Image: Susan Balbunga with Bamugura (in development), 'pandanus. Yurruwi (Milingimbi Island)', 2019. Photo: Rhett Hammerton . Christopher Hodges 'The Line’ at New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM), Armidale. @neramuseum #christopherhodges Image: Christopher Hodges, 'Starry night', 1983, acrylic on linen. See more

15.01.2022 Up next at a The Lock-Up! Opening 5 December... #Repost @rosiedeacon Garden statue in preparation for my install next week @thelockupartspace ‘How Do I Know If My Parrot Is Happy?’

15.01.2022 Sally Bourke Albatross 2018 Oil and acrylic on canvas 108x93cm

14.01.2022 miyarnuwimanha has opened! The exhibition considers notions of knowledge transfer, resilience of the stolen generation and the complexities of living off Country on other mobs unceded land. The exhibition will be on view at The Lock-Up until 8 November. IMAGE: Luke Russell and Nicole Monks @nicole_monks ‘goiwan guuridjau buuranlin’ 2020 (Shark People Dreaming) Worimi, NSW, Worimi sand, river sand, eucalyptus mulch, charcoal, coral/sea fern, ochre, coolamon, soundscape Luke Russell. Elvie Dann, Margaret Whitehurst, Barbara Merritt, Jenine Boeree, Charmaine Papertalk Green, Donna Ronan, Nicole Monks & Yarra Monks, Michelle Sims, Chloe Sims ‘yurilyimanha wajarri barna’ 2020 (meaning, about on country) Wajarri, WA, title credit (Elvie Dann, Murchison, WA) kangaroo bags various size @yamajiart

12.01.2022 Artist Luke Russell spent the day at The Lock-Up for a smoke ceremony and worked on a massive installation for @nicole_monks exhibition miyarnuwimanha. Miyarnuwimanha opens this weekend! Images by the amazing @armchairsafari

08.01.2022 The artists behind our upcoming exhibition have been working hard this week! CAPTURING THE REAL will feature @tantrumyoutharts Trajectory Ensemble - Thomas Lonsdale, Alana McGaughey, Meg O’Hara, Keltan O’Shea, Stephanie Rochet, Daynah Simmons, Phoebe Turnbull and Kirra Zielman. Book your ticket for this weekend's activations now! (https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/capturing-the-real-tickets- ).

08.01.2022 Don’t miss the final weekend of ‘miyarnuwimanha’. Closing tomorrow!!! IMAGE: Lotte Hilder and Nicole Monks ‘Decolonisation Department of Australia’ 2020. @nicole_monks @lottelily

07.01.2022 COLLECT closes this week!!! Don't miss out on seeing some amazing works such as this one by local artist Gavin Vitullo @vitulloart. You might remember seeing Gavin's work in his exhibition NATURAL CAUSES earlier this year at The Lock-Up. Of his work in COLLECT Gavin states, "Salvaged boat timber is re-enacted in a new form. Salt, sweat and memory remain in an original state of being.". Images: Gavin Vitullo 'Re-enactment' 2020, wood, 79x25x35cm. Image by @benadamsphoto.Gavin Vitullo 'Weight of the World' 2020, stone, organic matter, Ficus Rubiginosa, salvaged wire,wood and rope,Dimensions variable, commissioned by the City of Newcastle’ Cultural Grant,Program 2020 through The Lock-Up. Image by @fourthstreet_studio

06.01.2022 Nicole Monks‘ most recent post speaks to the significant and extensive research that she has been working on for her upcoming exhibition ‘miyarnuwimanha’ opening 12 September... #Repost @nicole_monks ‘DESTROYED BY ORDER’ if this paperwork had not survived I may never have been able to reconnect to family, mob, country and culture. I’ve been busy in the last few weeks going over the stacks of paperwork the government kept on my family. We all have a story... Collab artworks with @lottelily @jasonwing1 @gibbsmaddie for exhibition @thelockupartspace @eli._.654

04.01.2022 Made in situ by artists Luke Russell and Nicole Monks, this unique sand work represents the learning and Dreaming of the Worimi language group and the traditional lore within. The use of native, natural materials brings together the salt water and fresh water knowledge local Elders, and of the artist Yamaji Wajarri and Worimi people. On display in the exhibition ‘miyarnuwimanha’ at The Lock-Up until 8 November 2020. IMAGE: Luke Russell and Nicole Monks @nicole_monks ‘goiwan guuridjau buuranlin’ 2020 (Shark People Dreaming) Worimi, NSW, Worimi sand, river sand, eucalyptus mulch, charcoal, coral/sea fern, ochre, coolamon, soundscape Luke Russell.

04.01.2022 Things are already starting to come together for our next exhibition ‘miyarnuwimanha’ a solo exhibition by Nicole Monks opening 12 September... #Repost @nicole_monks Early start with mob this morning making artwork with @kik_design_ @lottelily #bidibidimonks for miyarnuwimanha @thelockupartspace @eli._.654

03.01.2022 Take a look at this great introduction to our current exhibition 'miyarnuwimanha'. This collaborative exhibition led by artist Nicole Monks, considers notions of knowledge transfer, resilience of the stolen generation and the complexities of living off Country on other mob’s unceded land. Video courtesy of Armchair Safari.

02.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC week!!! Lovin’ this lil graphic by the super sweet Jasmine Miikika Craciun @kik_design_ who featured in our exhibition ‘miyarnuwimanha’ #Repost @kik_design_

01.01.2022 Thanks to Dr Una Rey and The ReviewBoard for coming in and reviewing our current exhibition 'miyarnuwimanha' Developed collaboratively with First Nations artists locally and across Australia, the exhibition will explore the continuous knowing of Australia, connecting the past with the present and future. Collaborators working alongside include Yamaji Artists, Jenine Boeree, Luke Russell, Jasmine Miikika Craciun, Charmaine Papertalk Green, Willie Messenger, Bidi-Bidi Monks, Lotte Hilder, David Leha, Dale Collier, Elvie Dann, Jason Wing, Maddie Gibbs, John A Douglas and Donna Biles Fernando as Curatorial and Cultural Advisor.