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25 events found.
Summer Music at Foodie Fridays
Friday 24 February 2023Blacktown Arts in collaboration with Blacktown City Council proudly presents Summer Music at Foodie Fridays.
Autumn School Holidays
11 April to 22 April 2023These Autumn School Holidays, Blacktown Arts has a range of free drop-in workshops and programs for kids, young people and families!
Made in the West Film Festival
18 to 28 April 2023Made in the West Film Festival hits the big screen at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre this Autumn. Catch 4 films from the 2022 festival, including the People’s Choice Award-winner Hello My Name is Mother Nature by Pamela Manos and Darcy Vincent.
Mervyn Bishop: celebrating one of Australia’s most prolific photographers
27 April to 3 June 2023Mervyn Bishop is arguably Aboriginal Australia’s most prolific photographer. Through capturing personal images of family and friends, intimate portraits of members of the Aboriginal
Darren Bell Shoots From the Hip
27 April to 3 June 2023Blacktown 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.
Women Media Arts and Film Festival
5 and 6 May 2023Blacktown 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.
Magnify Expand Your Vision
1 to 3 June 2023A 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.
Winter Making
6 June to 2 September 2023Join 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
13 June to 22 July 2023Raw Records: Materials in Practice gathers the work of contemporary artists who reflect on materiality in their art and making practices.
Woman’s Work
16 June and 17 June 2023Dance 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 School Holidays
3 July to 15 July 2023These 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.
Bread and Longing
Exhibition: 4 July to 22 July 2023Blacktown 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 Film Festival
11 July to 22 July 2023Blacktown 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.
SF3 SmartFone Flick Fest
Digital season on now until 1 September 2023Grab some popcorn and make yourself at home, the prestigious SF3 SmartFone Flick Fest is coming to Blacktown Arts this winter.
The Unseen
3 August to 9 September 2023Exhibition is now closed. In partnership with Parramatta Artists’ Studios, Blacktown Arts are thrilled to introduce, The Unseen.
Winter Music
5 August 2023Warm up this winter with Winter Music, an afternoon of live music for the whole family at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.
Spring Making
5 September to 16 December 2023We’re celebrating creativity, collaboration and cultural exchange this Spring at Blacktown Arts!
Open Dar
Friday 8 September 2023Open Dar, open house, is a trilogy of cultural events on Dharug Country across three locations in Granville, Blacktown and Bankstown.
WE ARE
20 September to 28 OctoberWE ARE is the debut exhibition and public program celebrating the creative practices of We Are Studios artists.
Spring School Holidays
26 September to 7 October 2023This 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.
The Village by The Kids
Saturday 28 October 2023Get 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.
Latitudes
31 October to 11 November 2023This 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.
Constellations
7 November to 16 DecemberA celebration of collective and collaborative art practices on Dharug Country.
4Elements HipHop Festival & Conference with 4ESydney
23 November to 25 November 2023Returning to Blacktown for its 9th Festival, this year’s theme is Celebrating 50 Years of HipHop.
