As with many public venues at present, The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre is legally obligated by NSW Health to collect information that would assist in COVID-19 tracing. Therefore, we kindly ask that you register your visit by providing your name, phone number and/or email address. If you are feeling unwell, please stay at home.

Sessions are booked in lots of 1-hour periods, but you are not restricted to 1-hour. You can book more than one session for yourself at a time, but please be aware of our limited capacity.

Blacktown City Art Prize

The Blacktown City Art Prize is a much loved open-themed award and exhibition which celebrates its 25th year in 2020. Over 100 artworks by artists across the country will be on display, along with an additional selection of artworks in three of the Blacktown City Libraries.

Young Artists Prize

We are celebrating the creativity of local young people with an environmentally-themed Young Artists Prize. Young people who live or study in Blacktown City and are aged 3 – 15 years are invited to enter work, with prizes up for grabs for all ages. Artworks are displayed as part of the Blacktown City Art Prize exhibition from Saturday 28 November 2020 to Thursday 28 January 2021. The theme for 2020 is Staying strong, as we work to recover from the rough year we have had so far.

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The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre will be closed to the public from 19 December 2020 and will reopen on 12 January 2021.

If you are booking for a group of over seven people, please contact us for more details at 9839 6558 or email artscentre@blacktown.nsw.gov.au