HUNTER RED CODE BREAKER Hunter Red: Seeing Red In this exhibition, you will find artworks about protest and social change. There are works about the environment, war, Australia’s colonial history and labour rights by artists who believe in a better world. Write down the letters you collect in the boxes below to answer the question on the next page.
Find the video by Tina Havelock Stevens. What instrument is she playing in it?
Find this sculpture. What is the colour of the figure next to it?
D Image: Tina Havelock Stevens THE BREAKWATER 2018 HD single channel video with sound
Find the video Cadence. What is the first name of the artist that made this work?
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Image: David Griggs Nothing for no one and The Piper, The Prophet, The Martyr 2006 Acrylic on wood mounted on wooden base, 41.1 x 73.0 x 50.0cm
Find this artwork made from thread by the artist Maggie Hensel-Brown. What animal can you see in this work?
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Image: _______ Pailthorpe Cadence III (still) 2013 HD digital video, colour, sound, 4:00 minutes edition AP2
Image: Maggie Hensel-Brown Clinging desperately to my perch, terrified of what’s underneath: Mortgages, Cars and Scary Snakes, probably 2018 Silk, cotton, 30.0 x 50.0cm
Find Mumu Mike Williams’ artworks. What item does he do his paintings on?
M A
Read the exhibition text in the main room. What do many artists now ‘declare’ themselves to be?
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Image: Mumu Mike Williams Postbag Painting 2017 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas mail bag, wood, kangaroo tendon, resin, 120.0 x 141.0cm
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Image: Raquel Ormella Workers Blues #5 (detail) 2018 Cotton and nylon used work clothes, hi-vis tape 120 x 150cm (irregular)
Use each of the six letters in sequence to answer this question:
What do you call people who don’t play by the rules?
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ABOUT HUNTER RED Hunter Red is a series of exhibitions that joins galleries together who support art and culture. The galleries share their collections of art and objects with each other and the community to tell different stories about the Hunter. Discover the art and culture that surrounds you! Visit The Lock-Up, Newcastle Art Gallery, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery and Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
The Lock-Up is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and Crown Lands.
Published by The Lock-Up Exhibition Activity Sheet prepared by Courtney Novak © The Lock-Up (Newcastle Historic Reserve Trust) 90 Hunter St Newcastle NSW 2300 | Wed–Sat 10am–4pm, Sun 11am–3pm | Admission free T: (02) 4925 2265 W: thelockup.org.au E: info@thelockup.org.au Template designed by Maitland Regional Art Gallery | Edited and typeset by Nikolas Orr