The Creative Leaders Program was a Vic Health Funded Project delivered between 2020 and 2022.
Designed to inspire, inform and develop the creative aspirations of school-aged artists in the south west, the program matched young people with industry mentors to assist in developing pathways to an arts career.
Outcomes of the program:
- Increased social connections in the creative community
- Increased creative industry knowledge and skills
- Increased confidence to pursue a career or professional practice in the creative Industries
- Increased wellbeing through networks and connections
Successful Applicants
Our Participants:
Minami Deguchi – musician (Warrnambool)
Rose Deppeler – jeweller (Port Campbell)
Eliza McLachlan – film maker (Warrnambool)
Josh Lee – drawer (Warrnambool)
Caitlin Martin – painter (Terang)
Grace Moloney – musician (The Sisters)
Destiny Bambridge – photographer (Lismore)
Jorja Hermon – dancer (Hamilton)
Grace Silcock – painter (Hamilton)
Levi Parker – performing artist (Portland)
Niamh Howard musician and writer (Kilarney)
Jacob Paton-Lee – songwriter and singer (Warrnambool)
Molly Carey – performing artist (Koroit)
Ella Noonan – performing artist (Portland)
Sarah Lane – designer (Camperdown)
Tomas Barras – musician (Hamilton)
Zaine Reevesis – actor (Portland)
Leyland Jones – opera singer (Cavendish)
Bailey Warrick – game designer (Port Fairy)
Felix Gillespie – fursuits, cosplay (Warrnambool)
Nina Fitzsimmons – arts worker (Port Fairy)
Evie Mae – musician (Port Fairy)
Kakay Girls – Indigenous culture leaders (Warrnambool)
Clontarf Boys – Indigenous development group (Warrnambool)
Our Mentors:
Monica Curro – musician
Tom Richardson – musician
David Blake – sound engineer
Mary Callahan – designer
Marissa Bennett – actor/producer
Jimmi Buscombe – painter
Gareth Colliton – painter/multi-arts
Josh Beames – photographer
Freya Josephine Hollick – musician
Brett Clarke – Indigenous culture leader and artist
Mel Steffenson – Emerging Indigenous leader
Kyall Shanks – dancer/choreographer
Glen Morgan – painter
Lyall Brooks – actor/director
Daniel Newell (Dandrogyny) – performing artist
Lucinda Newton – jeweller
Alex McClaren – film maker
Leah Senior – singer/song writer
Richard Pritchard – animator/multi-arts
Jordan Phang – gaming
Kylie Thulborn – arts worker
The Creative Leaders Program was an outcome of the South West Creative Industries Strategy and supported by region-wide stakeholders.
Short film by Storyteller in Residence, Mitchell Withers. An outcome of the South West Creative Industries Strategy.