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.

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

3 July to 15 July 2023

Winter School Holidays

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

These Winter School Holidays, connect with culture, get crafty and improve your content creation skills at workshops and drop in activities for kids, young people and families.

Exhibition: 4 July to 22 July 2023

Bread and Longing

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

Blacktown Arts are thrilled to present Bread and Longing, an exhibition of works by Open Studio artist and 2022/23 Blacktown City Art Prize finalist, Stan Florek.

11 July to 22 July 2023

Blacktown Shorts Film Festival

Digital

Blacktown Shorts is headed online for a limited season from 11 to 22 July 2023, so grab a snack and watch from the comfort of your own home.

Digital season on now until 1 September 2023

SF3 SmartFone Flick Fest

Grab some popcorn and make yourself at home, the prestigious SF3 SmartFone Flick Fest is coming to Blacktown Arts this winter.

3 August to 9 September 2023

The Unseen

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

Exhibition is now closed. In partnership with Parramatta Artists’ Studios, Blacktown Arts are thrilled to introduce, The Unseen.

5 August 2023

Winter Music

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

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

5 September to 16 December 2023

Spring Making

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

We’re celebrating creativity, collaboration and cultural exchange this Spring at Blacktown Arts!

Friday 8 September 2023

Open Dar

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

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

20 September to 28 October

WE ARE

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

WE ARE is the debut exhibition and public program celebrating the creative practices of We Are Studios artists.

26 September to 7 October 2023

Spring School Holidays

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

This program has ended. These Spring School Holidays, everyone is invited to get creative and express yourself through workshops and drop in activities for kids, young people and families.

Saturday 28 October 2023

The Village by The Kids

Lalor Park Community Centre

Get ready for an exhilarating audio adventure like no other! The Village by The Kids is a tour through the Lalor Park neighbourhood created and produced by Claudia Chidiac.

31 October to 11 November 2023

Latitudes

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

This event has ended. Did you miss Latitudes at this year’s Sydney Festival? Now’s your chance to see it at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.

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Blacktown Arts supports artists through annual opportunities across prizes, exhibitions, funding opportunities, and studio spaces for local creatives.

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Blacktown City’s annual acquisitive art prize open to artists across Australia, with a prize pool of over $23,500.

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