It’s Timely Too – an exhibition of new artworks framed by the two iconic speeches Gough Whitlam delivered in Blacktown in 1972 and 1974 – is on now at The Lock-Up.
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In the early 1970’s, Australians were demanding social change, rallying for sexual and racial equality and against the Vietnam War. In this climate of disquiet, Whitlam journeyed to Blacktown to deliver these two famous speeches.
During the 100th anniversary of Whitlam’s birth, Newcastle-based artists were asked to reflect on the influence of Whitlam’s policies on their own lives and on regional centres such as Newcastle.
It features Raymond Kelly Snr, Maret Mesk, Shan Turner-Carroll and Zana Kobayashi and the women’s fibre arts group which includes Pat Davidson, Varelle Hardy, Petra Hilsen, Wilma Simmons, Emily Sinclair, Ruth Spence, Michaela Swan, Annette Tubnor, and Margaret Adams.
The exhibition is on until August 7, at The Lock-Up, 90 Hunter Street, Newcastle.
Hours: Wednesday to Saturday,10am to 4pm, Sunday, 11am to 4pm.
