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.

Credit to: Dharug woman Rhiannon Wright, daughter of Leanne ‘Mulgo’ Watson Redpath and granddaughter of Aunty Edna Watson

Recent Acquisitions: Blacktown City Art Collection

Recent Acquisitions: Blacktown City Art Collection

Blacktown City Council acquires artworks for its art collection from the annual Blacktown City Art Prize and from projects previously developed by Blacktown Arts.

The Collection tells the stories of Blacktown through the work of its artists, reflecting the concerns and histories of its diverse communities. The Collection fosters a sense of civic pride for the people who live, work and play in Blacktown City, development a sense of identity and belonging, and sharing the recent narratives of city life.

Recent Acquisitions presents new works acquired by Blacktown City Council between 2015 and 2017.

Recent Acquisitions
22 February – 26 May 2018

Image Credits:

Jason Wing. Photograph by Joshua Morris.
Recent Acquisitions features two artworks by Jason Wing, Blacktown Dreaming, 2009, and Know Your Place, 2017.

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