ILLUSTRATOR

Chris is a digital illustrator who has worked across multiple industries including animation, advertising, illustration and publishing; producing work for Disney, Lucas Film and Stan Lee.

FREELANCE WRITER, EDITOR & PUBLISHER

Amy worked in advertising, marketing and media for a decade before launching Bendigo Magazine and national magazine, Little One. She now works as a freelance writer, self-published author and editor.

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES OFFICER, CITY OF GREATER BENDIGO

Felicity has broad experience across the creative and tourism economies, in particular the MICE and visual arts. Spanning the private, public and not-for profit-sectors, she has worked in small and large venues, arts organisations, destination and digital marketing agencies.

FOUNDER- JIMMY POSSUM & MIMI

Telstra Businesswoman of the Year (2006), Margot has over 30 years experience of running successful creative enterprises that have achieved national success.

DIRECTOR, BENDIGO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, BENDIGO PRIDE FESTIVAL

John is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and podcaster. He is head writer of the BBC radio series Night Terrace, a time travel comedy starring Neighbours' Jackie Woodburne.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER, LEAD LODDON MURRAY

Keith has a well-rounded business background, with a  focus on community engagement. With an MBA focused on marketing, strategic management and managerial thinking, Keith has a strong commitment to community and is a key player in the local music scene.

DIRECTOR, THE HAUS PROJECT

Georgia has extensive experience in the private and government sectors, and is highly skilled in the development and delivery of marketing strategies and advertising campaigns, corporate communication and communication design.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, ARENA THEATRE

Christian is a multi-award winning artistic director with local, national and international experience. Christian co-founded multi-award winning company Uncle Semolina (& Friends).

CO-FOUNDER LEAN FILMMAKING

Kylie is an independent filmmaker, agile coach specialising in creative industries and author of The Art of Lean Filmmaking. They’ve also worked in marketing and development for Melbourne Writers Festival, Melbourne Arts Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival and Walt Disney Studios.

GENERAL MANAGER, CASTLEMAINE STATE FESTIVAL

Krista has over 25 years of extensive experience across the arts. In her current role as GM for CSF she has overseen the business, finance, and operations for three successful festivals and worked in programming, producing, and production for 6 years prior to that.

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR & CEO, CASTLEMAINE STATE FESTIVAL

Glyn works across the Australian and international creative industries with a unique capacity to translate creative strategy into financially sustainable arts programs that engage and grow diverse audiences.

Prior to leading CSF, Glyn was Creative Producer for Brisbane's La Boite Theatre Company and a curator of contemporary performance for Brisbane Festival. He was also a co-founder of Supercell Dance Festival

CREATIVE DIRECTOR. BUSINESS MENTOR

With a passion for helping individuals and creative enterprises lift their ventures to the next level, Bryley genuinely loves her work, which is reflected by the positive results her clients have come to expect.

A passionate brand and marketing consultant, Bryley also mentors individuals and creative enterprises throughout Victoria from a holistic perspective to realise their (sometimes unarticulated) ambitions.

ARTIST

Forest Keegel is a practising artist since 1992 and graduate of Honours in Sculpture Performance and Installation. Her work has a strong environmental research focus and sharing her findings by highlighting conditions endangered species need to thrive is paramount to her practice. Forest has worked Community Cultural Development with organisations such as Artful Dodgers Studios, Jesuit Social Services, the Art Central team of artists in the Central Goldfields Shire and MAV (formerly Multicultural Arts Victoria).

MUSICIAN / ELECTRONIC PRODUCER

Louise Terry has cultivated a vibrant and multifaceted career encompassing electronic music producer, songwriter and performer, tertiary educator, festival programmer and community cultural development artist.. Under the moniker Louise Terra, she has carved a ubiquitous sound and style of electronic music encompassing multiple releases and multimedia and VR collaborations. Louise has created compositions for Melbourne White Night and the Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art, is a lecturer at Melbourne Polytechnic Bachelor of Songwriting and Music Production and a freelance artist.