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.

We’ve officially wrapped up another year of making art in Blacktown! Please note: The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre has closed for the year and will reopen to the public on Wednesday 2 January 2019.

The voices of elders and future leaders from Blacktown’s Aboriginal community feature in Four Winds, a surround-sound ‘deep listening’ experience curated by Daniel Browning.

We are conducting a survey to learn more about our audience’s experiences and attitudes. This research help us plan our future programming and direction as leaders in the development of contemporary arts in Australia.

Do you have a special memory that you would like to hold on to forever? Turn your memory into an artwork following this fun video inspired by Hyun-Hee Lee’s artwork, Lost Letters II.

Visit Blacktown throughout summer and experience a range of programs presented by Blacktown Arts. Blak Box, 2018 Blacktown City Art Prize, kanalaritja: An Unbroken String.

Have you voted for your favourite artwork in the 2018 Blacktown City Art Prize? You can vote in person or online through the Blacktown City Art Prize Instagram account!

Each year, the Blacktown City Art Prize receives a record number of entries. This year, we are proud to announce that an impressive 30% of the finalists in the 2018 Blacktown City Art Prize are UNSW Art & Design alumni.