Does my artwork need to be framed? What is a D-ring? Do I need to provide a plinth for my sculpture? What is the maximum size my artwork can be? We've got the answers to all your questions about the Blacktown City Art Prize.
Now in its 21st year, the Blacktown City Art Prize is one of the most respected art prizes in Western Sydney, with cash prizes of $20,000 and acquisitive awards. Artists are invited to submit entries for drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics and mixed media.
Filmed in homes, prayer houses and even from the back seat of a taxi, the powerful documentary One Day For Peace was screened in public locations across Western Sydney last September. You can watch it from your home this Saturday. Don't miss it.
Blacktown Arts Centre's Creative Residency Program supports artistic development and emerging arts practices in all forms. Successful applicants will be announced in December.
Kon Gouriotis reflects on the history of Street Level – Western Sydney’s first artist-run initiative – as provocation for the exhibition It’s Our Thing: More History on Australian Hip-Hop.
Visual artist Shan Turner-Carroll explores Gough Whitlam’s influence in a series of self-portraits for It’s Timely Too, a Blacktown Arts Centre touring exhibition.
The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre is closed.
Blacktown Arts supports artists through annual opportunities across prizes, exhibitions, funding opportunities, and studio spaces for local creatives.
Explore Blacktown City’s rich arts and cultural collections.
Blacktown City’s annual acquisitive art prize open to artists across Australia, with a prize pool of over $23,500.