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Led by some Blacktown favourites plus some fresh new faces, Autumn Making encourages you to dig deep into your interests, ethics and creative practice to discover something new and spend more time doing the things you love.
Mervyn Bishop is arguably Aboriginal Australia’s most prolific photographer. Through capturing personal images of family and friends, intimate portraits of members of the Aboriginal
Blacktown Arts are thrilled to present a collection of portraits by western Sydney-based Ngunnawal and Yuin photographer and artist, Darren Bell alongside Mervyn Bishop: celebrating one of Australia’s most prolific photographers.
Blacktown Arts is proud to present the 7th edition of the Women Media Arts and Film Festival. The festival represents media arts and film works by women through roles as writers, producers and directors.
A multi-day, multi-arts experience showcasing the City’s key creative spaces and works in a range of development stages by Blacktown’s most exciting artists across film, dance, performance and visual arts.
Join some of our regular favourites and a suite of talented local artists for a jam-packed program of workshops and studio sessions across collage, drawing, zines and more.
Raw Records: Materials in Practice gathers the work of contemporary artists who reflect on materiality in their art and making practices.
Blacktown Arts is thrilled to present Arabic Treasures by local artist Raneen Shamon. Arabic Treasures features a collection of works that celebrate the traditions and beauty of Arabic culture.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.