RIGHT HERE. RIGHT NOW. is for us. The people who love Blacktown and the people who loathe her. The ones that left. And the ones that stayed. This is your last chance to see her.

The Blacktown City Art Prize celebrates the creativity of local young people through an environmentally-themed Young Artists Prize. This section is open to 5 – 15 year olds who live or go to school in Blacktown City.

88 artworks have been selected as finalists in the 2018 Blacktown City Art Prize. The winning work will be announced on Saturday 1 December 2018 at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.

A contemporary place-based experience in the heart of Blacktown. This November, audiences can experience Blacktown in a brand new way through performance, installation, music, film and food.

RIGHT HERE. RIGHT NOW. will be the 6th partnership between UTP and Blacktown Arts and reflects our shared commitment to re-setting the cultural conversation about contemporary multicultural Australia.

The winner of the Blacktown City Art Prize will receive $15,000. This year, the winners of the Local Artist Prize and Aboriginal Artist Prize will also have the opportunity to undertake a 3-month residency in our Main St studios.

One Dance at a Time is based on Maryam Zahid’s personal story. Maryam, an activist in Western Sydney’s Afghan community, started the online group ‘Afghan Women on the Move’.

We invited photographer and freelance journalist Abdul Hekmat to respond to Daneha (Seeds). Abdul is PhD candidate at UTS, where he explores refugee lived experiences through art and narrative writings.

Have you ever made your own jewellery using recycled materials? Watch this fun video and make your own wearable art inspired by Simryn Gill's artwork Pearls.

Stitching the Sea is an ongoing program that explores climate issues affecting our Pacific communities. This program showcases the rich body of work by artists Latai Taumoepeau and Angela Tiatia.

We invited photographer and freelance journalist Abdul Hekmat to respond to Daneha (Seeds). Abdul is PhD candidate at UTS, where he explores refugee lived experiences through art and narrative writings.

Jane Giblin – a Tasmania-based artist and winner of the 2016 Blacktown City Art Prize – offers advice to artists who are thinking about entering the Blacktown City Art Prize this year.