Blacktown Arts Update!

 

Winter school holiday workshops The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre 29 June - 8 July 2021 Looking for something creative and fun for the kids to do these school holidays? Decorate postcard sized artworks, make music with everyday objects or learn how to weave in one of our new Winter school holiday workshops at Blacktown Arts. Learn more Coming soon Snapshot The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre 2 - 31 July 2021 Free admission Skye Andrew, Nico Bauer, Michelle Findley, Liza Henry, Ginette Morato, Eman Nasr, Mary T Nguyen, Holly Oakley, Lesley Richman, Kirstan Sadlon, Kevser Ugurlu, Patrice Wills. Blacktown Arts Intensive Open Studio program has been open for eighteen months and continues to attract a dedicated group of local artists. It has become a vibrant hub that inspires creativity and supports the local art community. Snapshot is a small sample of the diverse practices from the studio, featuring 40 artworks by 12 artists. The exhibition showcases the work of a group of local artists by providing a glimpse into their current practice. It also features selected artworks by the studio lead artist and tutor, Patrice Wills.   Learn more Image: Holly Oakley, Rollercoaster of Abuse, 2021 Songlines and Sightlines - Colouring in Blacktown The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre 22 May - 19 June Free admission   Leanne Mulgo Watson, Peter Rush, Erin Wilkins and Bundeluk Watson Curated by Tian Zhang Songlines and Sightlines - Colouring in Blacktown is open! The walls are filling up fast with all your drawings and notes for Blacktown — past, present and future. Visit us today to take part in this free interactive drawing and colouring-in gallery. Did you know you can listen to audio by the artists and read about the images and stories in the exhibition? Click the link below to explore Songlines and Sightlines from your device. Learn more Image: Hypereel Brand Places of Blacktown The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre 3 June – 10 July 2021 Free admission Places of Blacktown features artworks from the Blacktown City Art Collection that capture moments throughout Blacktown’s history and help preserve the places of our past. Featuring the work of Michael Bakich, Luis Victor Martinez, Allan Newtown, Catherine O’Donnell, Joan Prince, Nerryl Roper, Win Russell, Peter Rush, Keith Strickland and Leanne Tobin.  Learn more Image credit: Nurragingy and Colebee by Leanne Tobin Warrick Lane community celebration Warrick Lane precinct, Main Street, Blacktown Sunday 20 June, noon - 4 pm Free - registrations essential Join us for the official opening of the redeveloped Warrick Lane precinct in the Blacktown City Centre. Be one of the first people to walk through this world-class facility, featuring the first multi-level car park with Darug language along with artworks by Blak Douglas and Light Wing by Skunk Control - a 10m reflective sculpture installed on the building’s façade. Learn more Open studio Wednesdays until 23 June 10.30 am - 1.00 pm $15 per session There are still a few weeks left in Term 2 to join Patrice Wills for our Open studio. Connect with other local creatives, try out new skills and develop your existing artistic skills in a supportive group environment open to everyone. Book now Moths to a Flame workshop Wednesday 30 June 2021 10.30 am to 3.30 pm – drop in anytime Free admission Artist Alex Byrne invites our community to participate in Moths to a Flame, a global creative response to the climate emergency. Moths to a Flame is engaging thousands of people in creative activity and conversation inspired by our energy systems, relationship with nature, and the climate emergency. Learn more Letters of Love Wednesday 30 June 2021 10.30 am to 12.30 pm – drop in anytime Free admission   Celebrate love and diversity by painting a postcard sized artwork and add a message to your younger self, your child or someone you love. You can take your artwork home or contribute it to Letters of Love, a community art project by artist Negin Chahoud.    Learn more Image: Courtesy of Negin Chahoud Book now