Spring Making
5 September to 16 December 2023We’re celebrating creativity, collaboration and cultural exchange this Spring at Blacktown Arts!
Spring 2023
Swing into Spring with Blacktown Arts!
This season we focus on community and collective practice.
Spend time with local First Nations Elders at our weekly
Elders in Residence program. and weave with Ngiyampaa and Guringai artist Tarni Eastwood in a brand-new 6-week program,
Weaving a Connection to Culture.
Be immersed in sensory delight at WE ARE, a new exhibition and public program by one of western Sydney’s first disability-led, inclusive studio We Are Studios, then join them in a range of fun activities for Family Day.
For our final exhibition of 2023, Constellations brings together art collectives that have been actively making and creating on Dharug Country.
Plus, learn from 2023 Archibald Prize finalist and mentor Patrice Wills, at our regular Open Studio and a special one-off portraiture workshop,
Capturing Character.
Get excited for performance this season with 4Elements HipHop Festival & Conference celebrating 50 years of HipHop, join us for a deep contemplation of Country with Aunty Rita Wright and Arab Theatre Studio for Open Dar, and take a journey through Lalor Park via the imaginative minds of children with The Village by The Kids, an audio adventure.
Gather your loved ones for our School holidays program with
Elders in Residence | Art and Yarn, Playful Pets with Matt Moriarty, and
Introduction to Acting for Screen workshops with NIDA.
Finally, catch Latitudes, 3 short films featuring western Sydney’s most compelling artists including Serwah Attafuah, A.Girl, and BLESSED.
Spring into action and make, create, and collaborate!
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Open Dar
Friday 8 September 2023Open Dar, open house, is a trilogy of cultural events on Dharug Country across three locations in Granville, Blacktown and Bankstown.
WE ARE
20 September to 28 OctoberWE ARE is the debut exhibition and public program celebrating the creative practices of We Are Studios artists.
Spring School Holidays
26 September to 7 October 2023This program has ended. These Spring School Holidays, everyone is invited to get creative and express yourself through workshops and drop in activities for kids, young people and families.
The Village by The Kids
Saturday 28 October 2023Get ready for an exhilarating audio adventure like no other! The Village by The Kids is a tour through the Lalor Park neighbourhood created and produced by Claudia Chidiac.
Latitudes
31 October to 11 November 2023This event has ended. Did you miss Latitudes at this year’s Sydney Festival? Now’s your chance to see it at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.
Constellations
7 November to 16 DecemberA celebration of collective and collaborative art practices on Dharug Country.
4Elements HipHop Festival & Conference with 4ESydney
23 November to 25 November 2023Returning to Blacktown for its 9th Festival, this year’s theme is Celebrating 50 Years of HipHop.
From The Collection
1 September 2023 to 15 January 2024Blacktown Arts recognises that creativity plays an important role in developing opportunities for artists and in contributing to the wellbeing of our community.
