Our Team - Blacktown Arts

Acknowledgement of Country

Dharug

Bayadyinyang budyari Dharug yiyura Dharug Ngurra.
Bayady’u budyari Dharug Warunggadgu baranyiin barribugu.
Bayady’u budyari wagulgu yiyuragu Ngurra bimalgu Blacktown City. Flannel flowers dyurali bulbuwul.
Yanmannyang mudayi Dharug Ngurrawa. Walama ngyini budbud dali Dharug Ngurra Dharug yiyura baranyiin barribugu.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this Land, the Dharug people, and their continued connection to Country.
We pay our respects to Elders from yesterday to tomorrow.
We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Blacktown City where the flannel flowers still grow proud and strong.
We will walk softly on this land and open our hearts to Country as the Dharug people have for tens of thousands of years.

Credit to: Dharug woman Rhiannon Wright, daughter of Leanne ‘Mulgo’ Watson Redpath and granddaughter of Aunty Edna Watson

Our Team

Manager Arts and Cultural Development
Sarah Gurich

Project Director – The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre
Alicia Talbot

Coordinator Programming
Talia Smith

Coordinator Operations and Administration
Jenna Keevers

Administration Assistant
Dee Maltese

Curator
Anne-Louise Dadak

Curator Performance
Veronica Barac-Gomez

Curator and Collections Manager
Paul Howard

Programs Producer
San May

Technical Supervisor
Hal Witney-Cochrane

Public Art Specialist
Gina Mobayed

Senior Supervisor Communications and Marketing
Emma Kouretas

Communications and Marketing Assistant
Saarah Hanif

Project and Support Officer
Grace Lamas, Jemma Morton, Renay Xuereb

Support Officer
Lucy Acret, Cheska Balagtas, Lauren Borg, Kate Brown, Leeza Da Silva, Dee Dogan, Corinne Doran, Rachelle Esaid, Rebecca Keeler, Catherine Leung, Helen Morgan, Jemma Morton, Tom North, Zak Partoredjo, Marilyn Schneider, Mary Ventura, Adele Walsh

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

An innovative multi-arts hub in the heart of Blacktown City.

I’m an Artist

I’m an Artist

Blacktown Arts supports artists through annual opportunities across prizes, exhibitions, funding opportunities, and studio spaces for local creatives.

Our Collections

Our Collections

Explore Blacktown City’s rich arts and cultural collections.

Blacktown City Art Prize

Blacktown City Art Prize

Blacktown City’s annual acquisitive art prize open to artists across Australia, with a prize pool of over $23,500.

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