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The team at BAC wishes everyone all the best for the festive season! See you in 2009 for an exciting range of programs and events!

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BAC INFO

78 Flushcombe Rd
Blacktown NSW
Open Tues - Sat 10am - 5pm
(closed public holidays)
General admission free.
02 9839 6558
artscentre
@blacktown.nsw.gov.au

DREAM MERCHANT

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Inspired by the oeuvre of iconic Australian artist Norman Lindsay, the Dream Merchant exhibition features a photographic collaboration by the artists Liam Benson, Sari T. M. Kivinen, Victoria Lawson and Naomi Oliver. The photographs take Lindsay's well-known characters - harlots, nymphs, amazons and satyrs - for a walk through the streets and environs of present-day Western Sydney with contemporary references to club culture, cinematic fantasy and home-made drag.
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A parallel exhibition of original Norman Lindsay etchings and political cartoons provides unique insight into Lindsay's critique of Australian culture and highlights his links to the development of Western Sydney's cultural landscape.
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ARTIST TALKS: 11am Saturday 15 November 2008

Join artists Liam Benson, Sari T.M. Kivinen, Victoria Lawson and Naomi Oliver as they discuss the Dream Merchant exhibition. It will include a viewing of behind-the-scenes video footage from the Dream Merchant photographic shoot and a performance from the exhibition's opening night.

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DREAM MERCHANT LIFE DRAWING : Saturday 22 November

Join Dream Merchant artists Liam Benson, Sari T.M. Kivinen, Victoria Lawson and Naomi Oliver as they pose in Lindsay-esque costume for a life drawing session. Artist and tutor Catherine O'Donnell will teach the morning session and assist the afternoon session.
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Saturday 22 November
11 - 1pm (tutor directed), $12
2 - 4pm (tutor assisted), $8
$16 for both sessions
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10% discount for Friends of Blacktown Arts Centre

MAGIC PUDDING PARTY: 2pm Saturday 6 December

Join your favourite children's book authors and illustrators in a 'Magic Pudding' party as they read from the book to celebrate its 90th anniversary. Slices of 'cut-and-come-again' pudding will be served and lucky door prizes will be awarded.

The event is hosted by the Western Sydney Young People's Project and sponsored by HarperCollins.


DREAM MERCHANT COMMUNITY ACCESS PROJECT

Do you have a personal story or item relating to Norman Lindsay?

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We are asking the Western Sydney community to submit stories & items that relate to Norman Lindsay, an important figure of the region's history, through their personal experiences and collections.

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If you have a story or item you would like to contribute, please contact the Arts Centre on 9839 6557 for an application form. These contributions will be considered for inclusion in the Dream Merchant exhibition.