Create a mixed mediapostcard with illustrator and designer,Elke Gill, responding to the theme’wish you were here’. Cut and pastearchival magazines and custom illustratedelements from Elke’s travel posters.

Join us for a special 10th edition of SOAP as we dive into the real stories behind creative growth — the wins, the setbacks, and the inevitable ebbs and flows of building a business and creative life. Hosted at Sun House Studio, the evening will feature an inspiring panel of local creatives, plenty of conversation, drinks from our sponsors, and a community raffle packed with prizes.

We’re hosting a casual mastermind-style session where you can bring along something you’ve been chewing on — a creative challenge, a topic you’re keen to unpack, or a piece of work you’d love some fresh feedback on.

Join artist Claudio Kirac & creative health facilitator Laura Strange for a night of creative play at SOAP! This hands-on session is all about slowing down, embracing the unexpected, and tapping into the joy of mark-making. You’ll experiment with gestural marks before carving them into a foam block, inking up, and printing your own take-home artwork.

Ready to put your creativity to the test? Whether you know your Banksy from your branding or your films from your fonts, we’ve got the trivia to keep you on your toes!

Think you know your Pantones from your pixels? Your Warhols from your widgets? It's time to put that creative genius to the test!

Settle in for a relaxed Sunday afternoon drawing session at Husk Distillery. Murwillumbah-based artist/illustrator Madeline White will guide us through loose drawing exercises where play is the only outcome on the agenda. Thanks to Bud Club, All Goods and Husk Distillery, you’ll have plenty of objects to inspire your sketches. Like always, the guided session will end with some time to talk and mingle with your fellow creatives. No artistic talent required - just bring your curiosity (and a few of your favourite materials).

We will kick off the night with creative speed dating (conversation prompts provided!) where you might meet and match with your next creative collaborator. There will be a prize for the most unique collaboration idea to come out of the night!

After the speed dating session, take some time to talk at the bar - we’ve got the whole of downstairs to ourselves to mix and mingle!

We’re inviting three panelists to speak at our first event of 2024 – The Big Intent.

This panel event is designed to help creatives start the new year with new insights on intention setting (it’s not always about climbing the career ladder!) and help build a clear vision on what they want out of the year, with the tools they need to bring it to fruition.