We’ve started a collaborative Spotify playlist inspired by the Western Sydney Jam Session. Follow and collaborate with us. And join us at the next jam on Wednesday, 9 August 2017!

Cali Prince and Wendy McDougall are the recipients of a 2017 Space Residency. Engaged in a range of creative practices, collaboration is at the heart of their upcoming project, "Western Sydney 4th Space Residency (WS4S-R)".

In 2016, Blacktown Arts Centre presented the first iteration of this exhibition series, which examined how the collaborative practices and styles of hip-hop culture influenced the work of contemporary artists Khaled Sabsabi and Minky Rawat.

Watch graffiti artist Chez transform the metal seat in front of Blacktown Arts Centre as part of our current exhibition 'It's Our Thing: More History on Australian Hip-Hop (Part II)'.

Western Sydney’s strong influence on the development of Australian hip-hop is showcased in our latest exhibition 'It’s Our Thing: More History on Australian Hip-Hop (Part II)' (22 June to 12 August 2017).

Our colleagues across the ditch at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki invited local artists of Pacific heritage to offer a counter-narrative to the themes of their current exhibition ‘The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate'. The result is ‘Pacific Bodies’.

Local musician Kealoana is a regular at the Western Sydney Jam Session with her trio, The Top Deck Band, and was recently awarded a 2017 Blacktown City Council Creative Arts Fund grant.

NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week is a time of remembrance and celebration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that has its origins in early Aboriginal activism.

20 local artists and community organisations can create new artwork, make original music and develop their creative skills with funding assistance through the Blacktown City Council 2017 Creative Arts Fund.

Produced by Urban Theatre Projects, The Folding Wife looks at an intergenerational struggle between three Filipina women - a grandmother, mother and daughter. Written by Paschal Daantos Berry and directed by Deborah Pollard.

We look back at the 2013 exhibition 'The Native Institute' based on the history of the Blacktown Native Institution, featuring artists Daniel Boyd, r e a, Robyn Caughlan, Karla Dickens, Leanne Tobin and Jason Wing.

In 2015, Tina Barahanos was an artist-in-residence at the Main Street Studios, Blacktown. Two years on, we caught up with Tina to reflect on her experience of the program.