Blacktown Arts and Front Up are joining forces to facilitate a series of workshops especially curated for people with disability. In June, local artist George Tillianakis will guide participants through a series of workshops.

Blacktown Arts is pleased to announce the successful applicants of Blacktown Shorts. Blacktown Shorts is a new western Sydney film festival, delivered as part of Blacktown Arts’ upcoming Magnify 2019 festival.

To celebrate National Volunteer Week, we interviewed three of our wonderful volunteers at the Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre to hear more about their experience volunteering with us.

Jenny Bisset, Manager Arts & Cultural Development at Blacktown City Council, is leaving our team after fourteen years. We wish Jenny all the best for her future endeavours and thank her for all her incredible work.

Blacktown City is developing the Blacktown City Social Profile 2020 – a key guide for Council to better understand and respond to our community’s needs and aspirations.

23 May – 27 June 2019. Blood, Sweat & Tears: The Art and Life of Alex Kolozsy - Sculptor. Blacktown resident, Vitéz Dr. Alex Sándor Kolozsy, will be exhibiting 50 of his artworks at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.

This year, Blacktown Arts is hosting a series of zine-making workshop with artist Melissa Chaney. Have you heard of zines, but not quite sure what they are? Here's a quick intro!

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre will be closed over the 2019 Easter Long Weekend. The Centre will also be closed on ANZAC Day, Thursday 25 April 2019.

We caught up with visual artists Alikhani and Neda Farrahi in the closing weeks of their residencies with us. Both are migrants, mothers, and painters.