Acknowledgement of Country

Dharug

Bayadyinyang budyari Dharug yiyura Dharug Ngurra.
Bayady’u budyari Dharug Warunggadgu baranyiin barribugu.
Bayady’u budyari wagulgu yiyuragu Ngurra bimalgu Blacktown City. Flannel flowers dyurali bulbuwul.
Yanmannyang mudayi Dharug Ngurrawa. Walama ngyini budbud dali Dharug Ngurra Dharug yiyura baranyiin barribugu.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this Land, the Dharug people, and their continued connection to Country.
We pay our respects to Elders from yesterday to tomorrow.
We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Blacktown City where the flannel flowers still grow proud and strong.
We will walk softly on this land and open our hearts to Country as the Dharug people have for tens of thousands of years.

Please be advised Elders in Residence will not be returning in 2024. We look forward to seeing you in 2025! More events
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Blacktown Arts, in partnership with Art Gallery of New South Wales for Sydney Festival, are thrilled to announce the return of Hive Festival! A free, fun-filled festival inviting children and families to explore a vibrant world of art and play.

Inspired by flight, kites and daydreaming, Hive Festival will be presented over 4 days, starting at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre on 16 and 17 January 2025 and then continuing to Art Gallery of New South Wales on 18 and 19 January 2025.

In Blacktown, a large-scale installation will take over the Arts Centre Performance Studio by Sydney-based artists Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro, where participants can add their own kite piece!

Experience Dharug storytelling through dance with a performance by Jannawi Dance Clan, paint sky murals with western Sydney artist Sam Absurd, weave with Angela Paikea as part of WE’VE, a weaving program presented in partnership with Powerhouse, join South Asian Australian artist Monica Rani Rudhar and more to be announced!


Hive Festival is part of Sydney Festival, co-presented by Blacktown Arts and the Art Gallery of New South Wales and supported by Blacktown City Council and the NSW Government through Create NSW.

Image Credits:

Hive Festival 2024 at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre. Photography by Garry Trinh

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