Critical Animals – Exploring curious and uncharted niches in contemporary art and critical thought.

Critical Animals Research Symposium

28 September - 1 October 2017

Octapod and The Lock-Up present Critical Animals as part of This is Not Art

Exploring curious and uncharted niches in contemporary art and critical thought.

Critical Animals is a creative research symposium held annually as a part of This Is Not Art festival in Newcastle, Australia.

It’s a forum for students, researchers, writers, artists, thinkers and curious individuals who are critically engaged with creative and experimental art practices. It’s an opportunity to present papers and ongoing research, as well as to challenge creative practices and work collaboratively with others in the field..

2017 Events

Official Exhibition

2017 Artists

2017 Theme

Artist-led
From blogging and making artwork, to boycotts and pranks, Artist-led...
Sticker Protest
Nina will produce a sticker highlighting artist fees and working...
The Shape of Memory
The Shape of Memory investigates the internal spaces or moments...
The Shape of MemoryExhibition Opening
The Shape of Memory investigates the internal spaces or moments...
Critical Mass
Join Perth based performance poet Scott-Patrick Mitchell (SPM) for Critical...