To celebrate the world premiere of Home Country in Colo Lane, we are making the surrounding streets come alive with live entertainment, installations and projections.

Do you live, work or study in the Blacktown area? You can get tickets to Home Country for just $20 (save $39)! Book now - a limited number of local tickets are available.

Diaspora-Making Machines is an exhibition that explores the systemic devices (the machines) that generate movement and the dispersal of communities (the diaspora). Nerine Martini discusses how migration and its aftermath is a central theme in her work.

Blacktown’s own community choir is a group of spirited seniors who love to sing – and do it beautifully. Longtime members Ken and Marjorie Freeman explain how a sense of fulfillment and friendship are important elements of the group's success.

The Creative Arts Fund is an initiative of Blacktown City Council which provides grants of up to $3000 to encourage artistic endeavours in the region. 17 local artists and community organisations will receive funding assistance in 2016.

Filmed in homes, prayer houses and even from the back seat of a taxi, the powerful documentary One Day For Peace was screened in public locations across Western Sydney last September. You can watch it from your home this Saturday. Don't miss it.

Blacktown Arts Centre's Creative Residency Program supports artistic development and emerging arts practices in all forms. Successful applicants will be announced in December.