Supporting, championing and connecting women in creative industries.

Creative Women’s Circle is a national not-for-profit that supports, champions and connects creative women.
We are a community of women who help one another to gain courage, inspiration, and the skills to grow our businesses. Learn more...

 

Find a community of likeminded women from a wide range of creative industries and backgrounds.

 
 
 

For a small annual fee, you can join our community and enjoy a host of business benefits, support and connection.

Upcoming events

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Wine and Book Evening with award winning Book Designer Sandy Cull
Oct 25
Wine and Book Evening with award winning Book Designer Sandy Cull

Join us for an evening of wine and book discussion in a relaxed setting at the end of the week. We’ll be discussing writing, creative hobbies, and books. Feel free to bring your favourites along!

Our guest speaker is Sandy Cull. Sandy was an in-house designer for more than a decade at Penguin Books Australia, working on projects mostly within the Lantern imprint. Currently Sandy works across all genres but mostly, adult fiction and non-fiction.

Recent blogs

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Working with a Business Mentor

Ever wondered what it’s like to work with a business mentor? We ask Jane Vandemeer, CWC treasurer and board member for her advice.

Jane Vandermeer is a creative & entrepreneurial thinker who doesn’t thrive under red tape or lots of rules. Having worked within the Fashion industry for 30 years, you can definitely say that fashion and small business is in her blood! Her strengths are to problem solve, particularly with a small budget, and to look into a small business to see what areas need help and guidance. Hear Jane’s advice on working with a business mentor, and what you can get out of it.  
Meet Jenny Brown of Melbournalia
How to plan a photoshoot

As a small ( or not so small ) business owner / creative there will perhaps come a time to consider hiring a professional photographer for a photoshoot. Whether it’s for a headshot / portrait, product photography for your website or social media, a market stall application, event photography, pitch to a magazine… but where do you begin?

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We think learning goes hand in hand with a good spread. Head to @creativewomenscircle to book yourself in for our next event!
Wish you were reading @frankiemagazine this morning? Us too! 😍 ~ New members and renewing members of September go in the run WIN a 12 month subscription to @frankiemagazine and a rich supply of @heytigerco chocolate. Talk about the perfect set up for an inspiring creative afternoon! Hurry, this month only!! ~ Link in bio. #cwc #creativewomenscircle #win #frankiemagazine #heytiger
Last week we had our 2019 AGM. Our pillars of supporting, championing and connecting our members were at the centre of all our decisions. ~ Here’s what you can look forward to: • delivering a wider range of events, re-imagining our membership structure to accommodate differing geographic locations • rejuvenating our member offers, designing and gifting CWC tea towels to members • employing our first role to support membership and social content development • streamlining our content and communication to increase digital presence ~ Sadly, we said goodbye to Jane Connory and Anika Cook as they stepped down from the board. We can't thank them enough for all the power and passion they bought to our board! This new board term brings some new faces including Amber Bonney as President, Jane Vandermeer as Treasurer, Jes Egan as Strategy & Partnerships Manager, Catherine Rewha as Communications Manager, and Samantha Jayaweera moves to Vice President. Get ready to see Creative Women's Circle level up! ~ For more details on Creative Women's Circle, first access to our blog posts and events, sign up to our newsletter - or even better, become a member! ~ Link in bio. 📷@b_o_w_o_n_g
Thanks @varilongmuir & @workclubglobal for having us! Talk about a workout to shape up the rest of 2019. Let’s go ladies!!
FINAL TICKETS!🥳 ~ Invest in your goals today with @varilongmuir's “90 day goals” masterclass. Invest in breakfast with fellow creatives to encourage you and a creative coach to inspire. Invest in you! We can't wait to see you and your dreams there! ~ Link in bio #cwc #creativewomenscircle #goals #90daygoals #networking
NEW BLOG ALERT! ~ We talk with the delightful Jenny Brown, owner and founder of @Melbournalia, a whole lot of Melbourne goodness in one charming store. Hear all about how Jenny starts her day, her business advice and how her creative career took her from studying art history and cinema studies in the 1980’s to owning one of Melbourne’s most iconic stores. ~ Link in bio.
THIS MONTH we have an epic prize COMBO for our new member/ renewing member competition!⁠ ~⁠ Our winning member will receive a 12 month subscription to @frankiemagazine AND a serious supply of @heytigerco chocolate!~⁠ Simply follow the link in our bio and join us!#cwc #creativewomenscircle #septembercomp #win #frankiemagazine #heytiger
Do you have 90 day goals? It’s easy to get bogged down by today’s to-do list and those New Year's resolutions you set all those months ago, but how do you make solid progress in the direction of the life you really want? We’ve teamed up with the amazing @varilongmuir for a powerful 90 minutes to transform your next 90 days! Check out the link in our bio to sign up! #cwc #creativewomenscircle #goals #varilongmuir #makeithappen
Congratulations @melodell! Our new member and winner of the 1-on-1 mentoring session with @beciorpin. We are so excited to see this mentoring session support you on your creative journey! Thanks again to @beciorpin 💛 #cwc #creativewomenscircle #beciorpin #mentoring
LAST CHANCE - Sydney event this Thursday! ~⁠ Sydney Creatives! Learn to develop the skills to have a long and sustainable creative practice at the next Creative Women in Conversation instalment!⁠ ~⁠ TOPIC: Art is for life – longevity in the arts.⁠ ~⁠ SPEAKERS: @jaimeepaul (visual artist @lacremecreativeinc). Can this be changed in the post. And online. Mary Brown (embroidery artist, lecturer and textiles curator) and Nickey Crowley (@nic.ceramics) (ceramicist and graphic designer).⁠ ~⁠ Listen to the journey of some of Sydney’s most amazing women as they discuss their work, studio practice and successful businesses. In each of these special panel events, three women talk about living and working creatively. Ask questions, meet and chat with other like-minded people. ⁠ ~⁠ Presented by Fiona Chandler (@fionakatesimplegorgeous) and @saffroncraig in partnership with Manly Art Gallery & Museum (@magamnsw)⁠ ~⁠ PRICE:⁠ CWC Full Members, MAG&M Society Members: $5 + Eventbrite booking fee⁠ Non-Members: $10 + Eventbrite booking fee⁠ ~⁠ BOOK NOW! Tickets 👉🏻 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/art-is-for-life-longevity-in-the-arts-tickets-59648630660