'Blacktown Shorts' is a new western Sydney film festival, delivered as part of our upcoming 'Magnify' 2019 festival in Blacktown. Expressions of Interest close Monday 8 April 2019

Master weavers Steven Russell and Phyllis Stewart will present a number of workshops alongside our current exhibition 'kanalaritja: An Unbroken String' at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.

With over 100 things to see and do, we’ve presented a short list of exhibitions, talks and workshops recommended by the Blacktown Arts team!

kanalaritja: An Unbroken String is an exhibition and series of workshops that celebrates the generations of makers who have sustained the uniquely Tasmanian Aboriginal cultural practice of making delicate shell necklaces.

'Life', a small and delicate ceramic artwork by Glenwood artist Erik Shahmoradian, has been voted the winner of the People’s Choice Prize in the 2018 Blacktown City Art Prize.

The Blacktown City Council Creative Arts Fund is an important local initiative that supports new artistic projects across Blacktown City. $40,000 worth of grants will be awarded to local individuals and organisations.

Blacktown Arts is accepting applications for the 2019 Blacktown Arts Residency Program. This program provides a range of opportunities for artists to develop creative projects in all art forms.

Before Binh Duy Ta begins his series of Mindful Movements workshops with Blacktown Arts, read more about the man behind the movement, and learn more about what to expect from his workshops.

From 22 February – 20 April 2019 Blacktown Arts will present kanalaritja: An Unbroken String. Watch this short film to learn more about this upcoming touring exhibition from Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.

In 2018, participants in the Young Artists Prize were asked to consider what we can do to say “bye bye” to plastics and save our marine life. Every young artist came up with their own ideas and solutions. Read them here!

Live entertainment and refreshments. The Sunset Sessions run every night during the Blak Box – Four Winds season at the Blacktown Showground Precinct.

Blacktown City Council invites artists to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for two (2) laneway transformation projects within the Blacktown Central Business District (CBD). Expressions of Interest close Friday 1 February 2019.