Partnering with the pioneering Bendigo Tech School, this event promises an immersive exploration into cutting-edge technology and innovation.

Immerse yourself in the heart of the Bendigo Tech School—a hub fostering deep learning and innovation to tackle real-world challenges. This is your chance to engage with like-minded creatives, exploring opportunities for collaboration and discovering the groundbreaking initiatives shaping our future.

Bendigo Tech School, a trailblazer in STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), is dedicated to equipping Victorian students with the skills imperative for tomorrow's rapidly evolving global economy. Through advanced programs designed in collaboration with local industry partners and 14 secondary schools, the Tech School empowers students with critical and creative thinking, fostering innovation, problem-solving, and leadership capabilities.

Join us at 'Share & Connect' as we bridge the gap between creativity and technology, shaping the future of education and enterprise. Together, let's envision new possibilities and forge connections that drive innovation and growth.

Register for Share & Connect with Bendigo Tech School HERE

Unlock your creative potential and expand your network at Share & Connect, a dynamic networking event crafted for creative minds.

Are you looking for support? Maybe you are looking for collaborators or opportunities to grow… Come along and join us for a drink and some food while chatting about your creative ambitions for 2024.

See you at Emporium soon

Register for Share & Connect March HERE

Curious about the value you could gain from joining the Emporium Incubator in 2024?

Come and join us for a taste of the experience.

Meet our engaging facilitators/coaches and learn processes that will add immediate value for you and your business, even before you sign up.

You will also connect with others interested in joining the next Creative Incubator.

Register to attend HERE

Curious about the value you could gain from joining the Emporium Incubator in 2024?

Come and join us for a taste of the experience.

Meet our engaging facilitators/coaches and learn processes that will add immediate value for you and your business, even before you sign up.

You will also connect with others interested in joining the next Creative Incubator.

Register to attend HERE

Join creator, Megan Champion, artists and special guests, to launch the Women of Gold project and celebrate women in our community through the power of art.

Women of Gold is a public art project showcasing diverse groups of women and their contributions to our community.

In a powerful statement, women from different industries and backgrounds will stand together to discuss leadership, career, community and motherhood to highlight the value of women's paid and unpaid contributions, the impact of diverse storytelling, and the International Women’s Day theme, ‘Count Her In: Accelerating gender equality through economic empowerment’.

The multimedia, immersive experience includes the Women of Gold short film (shot by Mitch Nivalis), podcast series, a soundscape of women’s voices (from our own Aimee Chapman) and artwork (by the incredible Sara McQueenie, Annie Brigdale, Julie Andrews, Ginny Jeong, Rhayven Jane and Lauren Starr) exhibited at Pennyweight Outdoor Story Gallery.

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Curious about the value you could gain from joining the Emporium Incubator in 2024?

Come and join us for a taste of the experience.

Meet our engaging facilitators/coaches and learn processes that will add immediate value for you and your business, even before you sign up.

You will also connect with others interested in joining the next Creative Incubator.

Register to attend HERE

Unlock your creative potential and expand your network at Share & Connect, a dynamic networking event crafted for creative minds.

Come along and join us for the first Share & Connect event of 2024!

Bring along your enthusiasm and ideas for the new year and get your motivation, feedback, thoughts and different perspectives from our community of fellow creatives.

See you at Emporium soon

Register for Share & Connect HERE

Get ready to dive into the social media world with a splash of creativity!

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Calling all creatives! Join us for an inspiring evening as we delve into the world of collaboration with visual artist Julie Andrews and writer Mary Pomfret. Discover the magic of their enduring creative partnership and learn what ingredients turn a collaborative project into something truly meaningful. Explore the power of creative conversations that spark fresh ideas and inspire innovation. Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of a conversation that celebrates the art of collaboration and the birth of something new.

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Calling all creatives! Come and explore website creation without the tears and no IT degree required!

If we can do it, so can you!

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Get ready to mix, mingle, and marvel at the stunning new headquarters of Arena Theatre at our monthly Share and Connect event!

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It is possible to write your own website copy that sizzlessss - without having to do the 'hard sell' (gross!)

Join us with Nami Clarke at Emporium for this Conflux Bitesize

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Get ready for an exhilarating podcasting adventure with our free workshop series that will take your podcast from Idea to a finished pilot!

Places are very limited - submit your EOI by 5pm on Thursday 5 October!

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Check out Bendigo Business Excellence Awards finalist Props Theatre new space as part of our Share & Connect series.

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Mitch Nivalis is a photographer and film maker with a strong commitment to social change, drawn to projects that have the potential to make an impact and improve visibility and aspects of our society through advocacy for Indigenous, LGBTIQ, multicultural and disability communities; as well as projects around mental health, the environment, education, gender equality and the prevention of violence against women.

One current inspiring project is ‘Equal The Contest’ Mitch’s debut feature length documentary exploring the Mount Alexander Falcons football club, a new community AFL club created in 2021 by and for women and gender-diverse people, which also explores Mitch’s own journey learning to play football at 42 years of age as an inexperienced, non-binary person.

Arena Theatre’s Christian Leavesley will be joining Mitch to facilitate this conversation exploring Mitch’s incredible career to date,  how they have traversed the biggest project of their career so far including assembling a team, getting funding, launching the film into the world and importantly what is next in this trailblazing local creative’s career trajectory?

Struggling to get visitors to your website - or more importantly sales, clients, commissions or enquiries?

You’ve done the work (and spent the cash) to get your website out in the world, so why isn't it working for you? And what  can you do to improve the situation?! Enter digital marketing expert David Cardwell.  David will give you simple, powerful and easily actionable steps  - in a guaranteed maximum fun, minimum jargon way - to leverage SEO (search engine optimisation). Get ready to outshine your competition, push your webpage to the top of Google search listings, and ensure that the people who want to buy your amazing creative work can find you.

Are you a creative who wants to get into public art but are not sure what that might even entail?  Victoria Jones the Director of T Projects, has been working in the field of public art for over 20 years and has personally delivered over 100 major creative commissions across a wide range of media including - sculpture, installation, murals, graphics, paintings, print, collage, animation, photography, film, light-based works, soundscapes, multimedia, glazing manifestations, engravings, building wraps through to poetry and creative writing.

In this not to be missed presentation Victoria will be getting real on the procedures and factors that constitute public art commissions to help you get a solid understanding of where your work might best fit.  Victoria will unpack the timescales and processes required and the vital ingredient - collaboration - that is needed across complex, multidisciplinary teams to deliver great public art.

The Emporium Creative Hub Incubator Program is a 14-week program supported by Creative Victoria and delivered in conjunction with Sertori Consulting and Minds at Work to provide local creative entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools and advice to boost their creative enterprise. Our third cohort in 2023 have been an inspiration through the program displaying their passion, commitment and creative ideas in each and every session. We are excited to invite you all to meet the participants and learn more about what 2023 (and beyond) holds for these amazing creatives.

As part of this inspiring event, we will be hosting an array of presentations as well as providing the opportunity to network with participants. The event is also an opportunity to witness first-hand how Emporium Creative Hub continues to support and develop our local creative industries to be successful and sustainable, while reinforcing Bendigo’s reputation as the creative and cultural heart of regional Victoria.

Aviva Endean and Anthony Lyons are two accomplished multidiscipline creatives who live local while achieving big things on an international level and both have cross-platform collaboration as a key feature of their careers.    Collaboration may be something you already undertake, or perhaps it’s high up on your to-do list of processes to engage with and this presentation Aviva and Anthony will light a definite spark in your collaborative fire.  Explore why collaboration, particularly those outside of your existing artforms or current ecosystems,  is such an area for opportunity. Through Aviva and Anthony’s own rich examples and reflections you will uncover why you might want to collaborate across art forms, how you might approach or instigate collaboration and the different models for funding, presenting and building upon these creative opportunities