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.

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IMAGinE Awards 2018 | Balik Bayan

IMAGinE Awards 2018 | Balik Bayan

Blacktown Arts received a High Commended recognition in the 2018 Museums & Galleries NSW IMAGinE Awards for our recent project, Balik Bayan. This project was recognised in the Exhibition Projects category that celebrates innovative design and approaches to significant permanent or temporary exhibition projects.

Our multi-artform and community activation project celebrated and uncovered contemporary Philippine arts and culture. Created around Blacktown’s large Filipino community, the project was part of the Bayanihan Philippine Art Project.

The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre was transformed into a gathering space of intersecting contemporary art forms, community activations, workshops and events. The vibrant program celebrated one of the largest communities in the region and featured Sydney and Manila based artists with Filipino ancestry whose works explore projected futures or look back towards their origin.

This community engaged program was supported by local Filipino community arts and cultural advocates, Sinta Group, feminist activists, local community groups, Asian Women at Work, and the Philippine Australian Community Services Inc.

The Bayanihan Philippine Art Project partnership also included the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Mosman Art Gallery, Auburn Peacock Gallery and Museums & Galleries NSW, in association with the Philippine Consulate. The consortium of partners shared resources and collaborated on a project-wide marketing strategy to reach new audiences across Sydney, and to deliver projects on multiple sites that shared artists and artworks. The intense collaboration enabled institutional partnerships to develop further and the artistically-led activities engaged audiences in new and unexpected ways.

Congratulations to all fellow nominees and winners!

About IMAGinE Awards

The IMAGinE awards recognise and celebrate all institutions and the people who work in museums and galleries across NSW and the contributions they make. These awards offer a unique opportunity for museums and galleries in NSW to promote their achievements and raise their profile within the sector and the broader community.Photo credit|
Home, Melanie and Marnie Palomares, 2017. Photograph by Timothy Constable.

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