Arts & Culture
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Council recognises that the arts and culture are an important aspect of any community, and welcomes the community to be involved in cultural activities, such our Like Art Street Art, the arts and creative programs in our community facilities, and special events such as Festa!, NAIDOC Week celebrations and Something Really Epic, the battle of the bands run through our Youth Council.
The suburbs in Leichhardt are home to many creative industry workers, and our Local Government Area is known for its outstanding mural art, such as the panorama at the Crescent in Annandale, Renwick Lane and the Hawthorne Canal Railway Underpass.
At the present time, the Leichhardt Local Government Area has access to many art and cultural organisations. Legs on the Wall has its home in the Big Red Box in Lilyfield, and numerous small arts organisations including Community Cultural Development Network NSW have moved into the same precinct. Commercial galleries are found throughout the area and Boomali Gallery, the Aboriginal Arts organisation is situated in Flood Street in Leichhardt. The Italian community has a wealth of social and cultural organisations located in Leichhardt, and work is underway to develop the Italian Forum Cultural Centre. The NSW Writers Centre has its home in Callan Park, alonside the Sydney College of the Arts, and . It is through these organisations and through the community that the Leichhardt identity, in its diversity, is formed. Please find the link to some of these organisations on this website.
For more information, please contact Council’s Community Development & Social Planning team on (02) 9367 9220.