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Digital Art & Illustration

Be a Creative Athlete

Embarking on a creative career can be daunting, especially with the vast unknown and seemingly endless possibilities ahead. This group of illustrators, designers, artists, and animators share the valuable lessons their mentors taught them, offering advice for those starting their own creative journey.

When you’re young, imposter syndrome can feel very real, and it can be daunting to ask for help or support. However, it’s important to have the confidence to put yourself out there and train your creative muscles, just like an athlete.

Visual Arts

A Sense of Place

Being an artist from a regional community doesn’t mean you have to lose your sense of place or connection to home to be successful. This group of visual artists shares the valuable lessons their mentors taught them, offering advice for those beginning their own creative journey.

An artist’s career progresses through different stages, each allowing for varying levels of productivity. During these times, it’s important to stay connected to the people and places that inspire you. The whole process is linked to your connections.

Textiles & Design

Make the Connections

One of the benefits of being a regional creative is the ability to take our time and work in a less competitive environment. This group of textile creatives shares the valuable lessons their mentor taught them, offering advice for those beginning their own creative journey.

For emerging creatives across all disciplines, it can feel challenging to gain industry knowledge and be taken seriously. By believing in yourself and putting yourself out there to make connections, you’ll learn what you need to. Others will see what you do and want to be a part of it too—help each other and build everyone up.

Dance

Follow your Joy

Dance is a medium of passion and self-discovery that allows you to explore and understand your own body, encouraging boldness and playfulness while connecting with music. This group of dancers share the valuable lessons their mentor taught them, offering advice to those beginning their own creative journeys.

Feeling empowered and confident are just a few of the rewards that dancing can bring, and these feelings can be key to putting yourself out there in the industry. Making connections and learning from others’ experiences will help you become an elite dancer while also allowing you to follow the joy that dance brings.

First Nations Creatives

Connecting to Culture

For many young Aboriginal people, living within the context of a colonial history raises questions about identity, belonging, and how to reconcile a disconnect from culture. For some, their arts practice goes beyond a career path; it is a means to reconnect with their culture, build confidence in their identities, and create new pathways for others to follow.

Although this group came together for creative and professional development, as well as the opportunity to connect with Country and culture, their time together went beyond these objectives. With the guidance of mentors, they were able to share their experiences from different regions and nations, listen to each other’s stories, and embrace the opportunity to connect and learn.

 

Music

Let Loose & create

There is uncertainty for emerging musicians, but you can get ahead by starting to write and record tracks. This group of music makers shares the valuable lessons their mentors taught them, offering advice for those beginning their own creative journey.

Start small and explore where you want to go while staying authentic to your community. By working with what you have and building the confidence to push and market yourself, you’ll feel the freedom to take risks and seize any opportunities that come your way.

Theatre & Musical Theatre

Life is a Creative Process

Part of the joy of theatre is sharing new ideas and perspectives on how people see the world. It’s a collaborative and accepting environment where you bond and build relationships with your castmates. This group of actors and singers share the valuable lessons their mentors taught them, offering advice for those beginning their own creative journey.

It’s crucial to speak positively about yourself and your creative pursuits, to see your whole life as a creative process, and to explore how that evolves and grows as you do. By believing in yourself and finding people you trust to share your ideas with, you’ll realise that you have a powerful story to tell.

Film

Collaborate to Create

Film is a powerful medium that offers many ways to communicate emotions, tell stories, and express ideas by combining images, music, and sound. Collaboration lies at the heart of the filmmaking process. This group of actors and singers shares the valuable lessons their mentor taught them, offering advice for those beginning their own creative journey.

The film industry brings together people from various areas of expertise, and the best way to learn is through hands-on experience and acting on your inspiration. You don’t need the best equipment to start—work with what you’ve got, and you will begin to connect with others in the industry.

Writing & Publication

Explore Your World

Writing, in whatever form it takes, has the power to expand the worlds of those who engage with what you’ve created. This group of authors and writers share the valuable lessons their mentor taught them, offering advice to those beginning their own creative journeys.

There are countless ways to be a writer—whether through fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or playwriting. Across all these mediums, there are common approaches to achieving success. Keep everything you write, never settle for your first draft, and don’t let failure hold you back. And most importantly: read, read, read!