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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English

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.

Credit to: Dharug woman Rhiannon Wright, daughter of Leanne ‘Mulgo’ Watson Redpath and granddaughter of Aunty Edna Watson

Performance

Events
Performance

A Music Adventure – Emily Who & Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2023

28 January 2023

Back by popular demand, Blacktown Arts in collaboration with Sydney Symphony Orchestra presents Emily Who & Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Summer Music at Foodie Fridays

Friday 24 February 2023

Blacktown Arts in collaboration with Blacktown City Council proudly presents Summer Music at Foodie Fridays.

Woman’s Work

16 June and 17 June 2023

Dance Makers Collective’s Katina Olsen and Anya McKee connect with five inspirational Australian women from their communities, as a way to begin to unpack and rediscover what this phrase means today.

Winter Music

5 August 2023

Warm up this winter with Winter Music, an afternoon of live music for the whole family at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.

Open Dar

Friday 8 September 2023

Open Dar, open house, is a trilogy of cultural events on Dharug Country across three locations in Granville, Blacktown and Bankstown.

4Elements HipHop Festival & Conference with 4ESydney

23 November to 25 November 2023

Returning to Blacktown for its 9th Festival, this year’s theme is Celebrating 50 Years of HipHop.

PIONEERS

15 and 16 March

Watch the origin story of Australia's bravest dance crew unfold through this dance-theatre work.

Summer Music at Riverstone Food Market with Western Sydney Mixtape

15 February, 5 pm to 9 pm

This Summer, live music is headed to Riverstone Food Market courtesy of Blacktown Arts!

Great Southern Nights: YELLOWLINE and Friends

Friday 28 March, 5 pm to 9 pm

Great Southern Nights, Powerhouse, and Blacktown Arts present: Yellowline and Friends.

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