We’ve started a collaborative Spotify playlist inspired by the Western Sydney Jam Session. Follow and collaborate with us. And join us at the next jam on Wednesday, 9 August 2017!

Meet artists and first-year university students, Katie Masonwells and Jocelyn Depamaylo, who used their time in the Main Street Studios to work on their project 'Blacktown Storyboards'.

Cali Prince and Wendy McDougall are the recipients of a 2017 Space Residency. Engaged in a range of creative practices, collaboration is at the heart of their upcoming project, "Western Sydney 4th Space Residency (WS4S-R)".

In 2016, Blacktown Arts Centre presented the first iteration of this exhibition series, which examined how the collaborative practices and styles of hip-hop culture influenced the work of contemporary artists Khaled Sabsabi and Minky Rawat.

Leanne Tobin is the recipient of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Creative Residency in 2017. While in residence, Leanne will be working on a new project called 'Nurragingy the Man'.

Watch graffiti artist Chez transform the metal seat in front of Blacktown Arts Centre as part of our current exhibition 'It's Our Thing: More History on Australian Hip-Hop (Part II)'.

Our pop-up barbershop has closed, and we have said farewell to Charles and The Original 5, but you can find him working from his actual garage barbershop, or read our interview with Charles and Kiko on barbershop culture and lifestyle.

Western Sydney’s strong influence on the development of Australian hip-hop is showcased in our latest exhibition 'It’s Our Thing: More History on Australian Hip-Hop (Part II)' (22 June to 12 August 2017).

Our colleagues across the ditch at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki invited local artists of Pacific heritage to offer a counter-narrative to the themes of their current exhibition ‘The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate'. The result is ‘Pacific Bodies’.

Local musician Kealoana is a regular at the Western Sydney Jam Session with her trio, The Top Deck Band, and was recently awarded a 2017 Blacktown City Council Creative Arts Fund grant.

NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week is a time of remembrance and celebration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that has its origins in early Aboriginal activism.

In 2016, Raymond Hand-Simms took to the stage at Blacktown's annual NAIDOC week celebrations and won the young talent contest. This year, he returns as part of the official performance line-up.