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About Us
BYDS (Bankstown Youth Development Service Inc.) is a community based cultural development organisation located in the Old Town Plaza Bankstown. BYDS has for the last eighteen years instigated innovative arts and cultural projects leading to profound and lasting changes amongst the communities and young people of Bankstown and South West Sydney.
BYDS was established in 1987, funded by an initial three year WSAAS grant. The NSW Ministry for the Arts (now ArtsNSW) adopted the BYDS program in 1994. Since this time, the Ministry, through a variety of programs, has funded the Artistic Director position on an annual basis.
BYDS is well known in the Western Sydney region for creating, in collaboration with community and other partners, a constant stream of intelligent and challenging community based art works.
BYDS draws upon the philosophy of skills transfer and community cultural development, using the arts to build the creativity and capability of individuals and communities. The majority of BYDS work is with young people from diverse cultural backgrounds, Indigenous communities and the elderly.
BYDS has developed and mentored a generation of younger artists proficient in different artforms (performance theatre, multimedia, dance, drama, writing etc). BYDS is recognised for its expertise at producing community based arts projects unique for their cross-disciplinary, cross-generational and culturally diverse nature.
BYDS is a non-profit organisation that works in partnership with other
In 2006, BYDS was placed on the Federal Government's Cultural Organisations register. This means that BYDS is now a Tax deductible entity. Institutions and individuals can donate funds and property to BYDS and receive a tax deductible receipt.
Click here for map of BYDS location.
6-8 Old Town Centre Plaza, Bankstown | Ph: (02) 9793 8324 | Fax: (02) 9796 4581 |
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