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.
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.
Credit to: Dharug woman Rhiannon Wright, daughter of Leanne ‘Mulgo’ Watson Redpath and granddaughter of Aunty Edna Watson
The winner of the Blacktown City Art Prize will receive $15,000. This year, the winners of the Local Artist Prize and Aboriginal Artist Prize will also have the opportunity to undertake a 3-month residency in our Main St studios.
Naomi Grant - a Perth-based artist and winner of the 2017 Aboriginal Artist Prize - offers advice to artists who are thinking about entering the Blacktown City Art Prize this year.
Entries for the Blacktown City Art Prize will open on Tuesday 10 July 2018. Here are a few common questions and answers to consider when selecting artworks for the prize, including what kind of works you can enter.
In the first major engagement with our Afghan and Persian communities, Blacktown Arts presents Daneha, an artistic program of a visual arts, artist talks, musical performances and theatre.
The streets of the Blacktown CBD will come alive with a full day of live music on Thursday, 24 May 2018. ‘Bite’ your way through diverse cuisines and sample a curated music program of some of the region’s best artists.
Like most public art collections, Blacktown City Council's collection tells the stories of our City through the work of artists. Western Sydney is home to many public art collections. Does your local Council have an art collection?
New artworks by leading Australian contemporary artists will be unveiled at "Ngara – Ngurangwa Byallara (Listen, Hear, Think – The Place Speaks)" on the Blacktown Native Institution site on Saturday, 9 June 2018.
New works by Tony Albert, Sharyn Egan and Moogahlin Performing Arts aim to bring the spirit and culture of the Blacktown Native Institution site to life, and imagine a future for this important landmark.
Blacktown Arts is accepting new applications for two significant artist-in-residence opportunities: the Pat Parker Memorial Residency and Without Borders Residency. Applications close Thursday, 22 March 2018.
The 'Recent Acquisitions' exhibition presents new artworks purchased by Blacktown City Council between 2015 and 2017 that reflect Blacktown, its history and its communities.
We present an innovative program inspired by the cultural and physical landscape of Blacktown. But how do we make art? We asked out artists to share their processes, experiences and motivations.
Have you seen any of our #artin8seconds videos? Follow our new hashtag to get your culture fix in itty bitty clips. You'll be amazed at what an artist can share in next to no time at all ...
An innovative multi-arts hub in the heart of Blacktown City.
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.