A collection of audiovisual works by local and international artists will go on display at Newcastle's The Lock-Up Contemporary Art Space thanks to the Sharing the National Collection program.
The works by Australian, Singaporean, American and French artists will be projected onto the outside of the gallery's sandstone façade, making them easily accessible for audiences to experience.
The selected artworks include:
- Joan Jonas, Disturbances, 1974.
- Sophie Calle, L'homme profonde / deep man, 2011.
- Charles Lim, SEA STATE 5: drift (rope sketch), 2012.
- Club Ate, Ex Nilalang (Lolo Ex Machina), 2015.
Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, said audiences were continuing to reap the benefits of Sharing the National Collection.
"More than two million people have now had the chance to engage with the loaned works.
"At any point 98 per cent of our national collection is held in storage, including audiovisual works. The national collection belongs to the whole nation and should be shared.
Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon said this was an opportunity for the community to see world class art at home.
"Newcastle is a city with a rich cultural heritage and a vibrant arts community, and this is a fantastic opportunity for Novocastrians to experience nationally and internationally acclaimed artworks right here at home.
"The Lock-Up is both an iconic heritage building and a leading multidisciplinary contemporary art space. Seeing these works projected onto its historic sandstone facade will be a really special experience, bringing together Newcastle's history, our contemporary arts community, and remarkable works from the national collection for everyone to enjoy."
Director of the National Gallery of Australia, Nick Mitzevich, said projecting the works would create special viewing experience.
"We are delighted to be working with the Lock-up Contemporary Art Space and the Newcastle community as part of the Sharing the National Collection program.
"Contemporary video works from the national collection will be projected onto the Lock-Up's historic sandstone building at night, creating an extraordinary effect as art and history collide."
Alexandra Pedley, Director of the Lock-Up Gallery, said the loan was exciting news for the gallery.
"The Lock-Up is thrilled to partner with the National Gallery of Australia and the Australian Government to bring four significant moving-image works from the national collection to Muloobinba/Newcastle.
"Works by Joan Jonas, Sophie Calle, Charles Lim and Club Ate will inaugurate The Lock-Up Projection Platform, transforming our Hunter Street façade and heritage precinct into an outdoor cultural space and bringing contemporary art into the life of the city after dark."
Regional and suburban galleries can register their interest in the loan program here.
A still of the works and attribution can be found here.
