Creative Brisbane Collab

We were thrilled to win the @creativebrisbane Awards for @mscarmelh and @becmacstudio @chrysalisprojects @vernonahkee Ah Kee Charcoal Stories! Winner First Nations & Industry collaboration, Highly Commended Public Art collaboration, @popsartbecmac finalist best Social Media News Story! 🏆🥇♥️ A true testament to the power of collaboration to overcome all obstacles & still be friends Carmel Haugh @fionastager @avidreader Vernon Ah Kee @leesawatego @timbennetton_architects The judges said Charcoal Stories ensures Indigenous literary voices are physically entrenched in the city’s fabric and was developed with rigorous Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property protocols. It embeds a story and identity that will stand the test of time, as Country does, and is a landmark achievement in permanent urban storytelling. Thanks so much to the @creativebrisbane directors who produced a world class event and took Brisbane next level in its support and celebration of artists and creatives in this town @barton_d_green @Bec Pini @taghaode123 @pedrojono @becmacstudio @carmenza_nyinqld , MBA, GAICD @troycasey85 Phillip Stork @Tanya Ellen Congrats to all the other finalists & winners - the calibre of work was extraordinary! Also big thanks to the sponsors Rachel Healy Queensland Performing Arts Centre (@atqpac ) the first movers whose support helped make it possible! Charcoal Stories, Chrysalis Projects Carmel Haugh, Bec Mac & POPSART, in collaboration with artist Vernon Ah Kee, @milanigallery Iscariot Media, Avid Reader Bookshop, Tim Bennetton Architects, @allcitywalls Drakos and Co, Resene Paints, Gadens Lawyers @stoohey70 , (the late) @eatoncameron , Bligh Tanner, Jonothan Oldham, Caroline Gardam and UAP | Urban Art Projects #dreamboldly #chrysalisprojects #popsart #creativebrisbanecollab

We were delighted to win Best Industry Collaboration with People with Disability or who are d/Deaf at the inaugural Creative Brisbane Awards last week! 🏆 We established a new benchmark for inclusive cultural experiences of scale through our work as producers of the Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols and couldn’t be more thrilled to have the tremendous achievements of our team acknowledged through this award. We are so proud of our whole Carols team for believing we could deliver a Christmas for every body. Our eternal thanks to Madeleine Little and Shannon Kettleton for their guidance and expertise and our collaborators Brisbane City Council and Nine Network for an incredible four years. Thanks @creativebrisbane for this recognition! 🫶🏼

⭐️ What a night at the Creative Brisbane Awards ⭐️ Congratulations to all our incredible winners and a huge thank you to everyone who made the night special. It was a true celebration of creativity, talent and innovation that makes Brisbane shine. We’re so grateful to our sponsors for their support: @visitsouthbank @brisbanecitycouncil @aruga_au @griffithuniversity @kioskfilm @m4magency @atqpac @bcmgroupaus Already looking forward to next year 👏

Great awards events should celebrate and inspire – sharing the stories of the best of the best. That was certainly true at the inaugural Creative Brisbane Awards at Brisbane City Hall last night that showcased nine extraordinary collaborations between industry, academia and creatives that have and are changing our city and region (and beyond) for the better. Congratulations to our winners (the full list can be found at .au) and especially to the recipient of the inaugural City of Brisbane Award for Outstanding Creative Contribution, the amazing Yaron Lifschitz, Artistic Director and CEO of Brisbane’s global phenomenon, Circa. @circapresents @creativebrisbane

Big congratulations to @gameloftbne on the launch of Bluey’s Happy Snaps this morning 🎮✨ Created in the home of Bluey, Brisbane is fast becoming one of Australia’s powerhouse cities for game development. Great to see @creativebrisbane collab. among the creatives celebrating this milestone.

To be able to host a great event, you firstly need a great venue and the Collab. is delighted to announce that it will be holding its inaugural Creative Brisbane Awards in The Ithaca Room at City Hall on Tuesday 28 April. Proudly supported by @brisbanecitycouncil , the awards have been designed to celebrate outstanding partnerships that support a vibrant cultural life in Brisbane, across various arts and cultural forms, with a focus on collaborations; to highlight the diverse and rich cultural offerings of Brisbane; to encourage innovation in partnerships between the cultural and corporate sectors and highlight the benefits of partnerships and investment in arts and cultural programs; and to provide a platform for artists and cultural institutions to gain recognition and visibility. If you’d like to support the inaugural awards, we have a couple of sponsorship spots left - link in our bio to find out how or please contact us at: [email protected] #cbc #creativebrisbanecollab #cbcawards #dreamboldly

Yesterday Creative Brisbane Collab. launched our Cultural Legacies Workshop Report, “A million cups of tea: how we’ll create cultural legacies from 2032,” at the Underground Theatre at @bris_powerhouse . ☕✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us for such an important conversation about the role creativity will play in shaping Brisbane’s future as we move the momentum towards 2032 and beyond. Special thanks to keynote speaker Lucy O’Driscoll from @hassell_studio and our panelists Dr. Bianca Beetson, Stephanie Dower from @dower_productions and Ebony Bott from @brisbanefestival for a powerful discussion exploring the Seven Principles for Cultural Legacies Success. The full report is now available to download via the link in bio. #CreativeBrisbane #Brisbane2032 #CulturalLegacy #ArtsAndCulture

I’m so proud of the @creativebrisbane Cultural Legacy Report as it brought so many fantastic, diverse people together to weave a vision of what could be a great legacy outcome for Brisbane, the creative community and the community at large. Great work my fellow directors @barton_d_green @becstarp @nyinqld @taghaode123 @pedrojono Tanya Ellen & Phillip Stork bringing it together. Thanks @lucyod27 for a killer keynote & all the amazing panelists Associate Professor Bianca Beetson (Griffith University) and Executive Director, First Nations, Queensland Museum who joined keynote speaker Lucy O’Driscoll, Managing Principal/Sector Leader - Sports and Culture, @hassell_studio ; Ebony Bott, Artistic Director, @brisbanefestival and Stephanie Dower, Producer, Access Coordinator and CEO, Dower Productions and disability inclusion advocate. Finally thank-you to Zoe @bloom.cycle for your fabulous gifts made from used 100% reclaimed sustainable materials donated by Bloom Cycle - a Brisbane-based social enterprise founded by Zoe, a mum of two under 30, living with a disability and proudly neurodivergent. #dreamboldly

🌟 CREATIVE BRISBANE AWARDS - NOW OPEN | Best Youth Creative Collaboration Award 🎓🎨 Sponsored by @m4magency This award celebrates inspiring, youth-led collaborations between individuals or organisations, including schools, TAFE and universities and creatives aged 16–24 that have delivered real impact for communities and regions. We’re recognising partnerships that empower young creatives, build skills, open career and education pathways, and turn fresh ideas into meaningful outcomes. If your collaboration supported the next generation of creatives and created positive change, this is your moment to be recognised. 🚀🤝 Apply now and showcase the power of youth-led creativity in action. 📩 Applications are open - link in the bio!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER -The Creative Brisbane Collab. is delighted to announce the Managing Principal and Sports and Culture Sector Lead of Hassell studio in Brisbane, Lucy O’Driscoll, as the keynote speaker for the launch of the Collab.’s Cultural Legacies Workshop Report. Hassell is one of the two architecture firms recently appointed to design the stadium for the 2032 Games. Lucy keynote title is: There’s nothing “nice” about creativity – which is about her passion for the inclusion of creatives at every stage of a design process. The Collab.’s report is the culmination of months of engagement and collaboration that began with ~140 corporates and creatives gathering for a day in Brisbane’s historic Princess Theatre in mid-2025 to consider the big questions about what the cultural legacies should be from hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The report presents Seven Principles for Cultural Legacy Success, which will be discussed by an eminent panel on the day – details to follow. Tickets to the event at 3pm on Thursday 10 March at Brisbane Powerhouse are available here: /3fewh2ab

🎨 CREATIVE BRISBANE AWARDS - NOW OPEN | Best Industry Collaboration with People with Disability or who are D/deaf 🌟 This award celebrates impactful, creative-led collaborations between individuals or organisations and creatives with disability or who are D/deaf that have delivered meaningful outcomes for Brisbane communities, regions and the creative sector. From visual art to performance projects, we’re recognising partnerships that are led by creatives with lived experience, opening pathways, strengthening careers and championing disability in arts and culture. Whether community-based or commercially commissioned, if your collaboration elevated voices, created opportunity and drove positive change, this award is for you. ✨🤝 Apply now and showcase the power of inclusive collaboration in action. 📩 Applications are open - link in bio!

🖤💛❤️ CREATIVE BRISBANE AWARDS - NOW OPEN | Best First Nations & Industry Collaboration Award Sponsored by @atqpac This award celebrates powerful, First Nations-led collaborations between individuals or organisations and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander creatives that have delivered meaningful impact for communities, regions and the creative sector. CBC are recognising partnerships that amplify First Nations voices, share and celebrate culture, and increase awareness through storytelling, art and creative practice, where collaboration leads to real outcomes. Whether community-driven or commercially commissioned, if your project was led by First Nations creatives and created positive change, this is your opportunity to be recognised. 🌿📖🎨 Apply now and honour the power of collaboration in sharing culture and stories. 📩 Applications are open - link to apply in the bio!