Events

Meetups, talks, and rooms full of good people.

Founding Members get first invites and free admission to most events. Supporters get sponsor placement and discounted rates.

Meetup
Fri 7 August · 5.30pm
The Balcony, Regional Sounds Building

Commercialising Your Creativity

An honest conversation about building a creative business that doesn't just survive, but thrives. We'll dig into pricing, positioning, and getting paid what you're worth — without selling out the work that makes you you. Whether you're freelancing, running a small studio, or trying to turn a side project into something real, this is about making your creativity financially sustainable.

  • Learn what it takes to make money from your craft
  • How to make it past 3 years without burning out
  • How to get off the hamster wheel
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Meetup
Tue 1 September · 5.30pm
Location TBC

Creating the Mid West

What could the Mid West become if its creatives were truly connected? This meetup is an open conversation about the future of creative work across the region — the opportunities we already have, the barriers we keep bumping into, and the projects that could exist if we pooled our skills, audiences, and resources. We'll share ideas, surface challenges, and start sketching what a connected creative economy actually looks like in practice. Bring your optimism, your scepticism, and the one project you'd love to find collaborators for.

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Meetup
Wed 1 October · 5.30pm
Location TBC
Midwest Creative Cartel presents

Let's make something together

An evening about turning introductions into opportunities. Bring your ideas, projects, and challenges. We'll match skills, share opportunities, and explore how a stronger creative economy starts with collaboration.

  • Projects you'd love to start
  • Skills you're looking for
  • Skills you can offer
  • Opportunities in the region
  • Ways to build a stronger creative economy together
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Talk
Thu 4 December · 5.30pm
Location TBC
David Boyes, Mullermind

The 'Boring' Stuff That Makes the World Go Round

Former accountant and business advisor turned creative. David walks through the essentials of cashflow and business management — the unsexy foundations that actually free you up to do your best work.

Because when you understand the money side, you can make more impact, take bigger risks, and do the thing you came here to do.

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Open Forum
Tue 1 December · 5.30pm
Location TBC
Carmen & Michael, Mullermind Creative

The Hidden Cost of AI

An open discussion about the ethical and moral implications of AI. We'll unpack the wild, unsettling, and genuinely useful ways artificial intelligence is intersecting with our lives and businesses — from deepfakes and ownership debates to the quieter shifts in how creative work gets made, valued, and shared. Bring your questions, your concerns, and your curiosity.

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More on the way.

Workshops, member-only roundtables, and bigger industry gatherings are being lined up. Join the group to be the first to know what's coming.

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