Creative Rights Roadshow – Empowering Arts Workers

The Creative Rights Roadshow is a dynamic series of co-designed and curated Arts Law workshops, led by Suzanne Derry, a highly regarded legal expert. This initiative responds directly to community feedback highlighting the need for greater capacity building in the arts sector.

During 2025/2026 over the course of six regional tours across Regional New South Wales, the Roadshow will visit a Regional Arts Board footprint, delivering tailored legal education sessions. These workshops are designed to meet the specific needs of each region, with a strong focus on supporting Aboriginal Arts Workers and those who work alongside First Nations artists, creatives, and communities.

By equipping arts workers with essential legal knowledge, the Creative Rights Roadshow empowers them to navigate real-world challenges, advocate for artists’ rights, and strengthen the creative industries in their communities.

About Suzanne Derry

Suzanne Derry is an arts, community and for-purpose lawyer and consultant with 20 years experience working for social good, creatives and community, both locally and internationally. Suzanne has lead community legal education, law + policy work, strategic and social enterprise projects in community legal centres, private practice and now in her own business, Suzanne Derry Creative Law Consulting and Advice.

Suzanne's has had the honour of collaborating and advocating with First Nations peoples, both in Australia and at United Nations agency, World Intellectual Property Organisation, and has proudly supported Culturally and Linguistically diverse collaborations, along with projects promoting the rights of creatives with disabilities. Suzanne loves creating fabulous contracts for even more excellent people + projects. Suzanne consults on "for-purpose" projects to help them shine.

TOUR 1. Dates

South East Arts | Monday 12th May Bega 10am-1pm

Bega Chamber of Commerce, Level 2 (Stairs Access Only)

Hill Street, Bega, above Office Choice

Murray Arts | Tuesday 13th May Albury 11am-2pm

The Pumphouse

9 Boundary Road, East Albury

South West arts | Wednesday 14th May Deniliquin 9.30am-12.30pm

Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre

392-394 Hay Rd, Deniliquin NSW 2710

Western Riverina Arts | Thursday 15th May Griffith 9.30am – 12.30pm

Griffith Regional Art Gallery

167 Banna Avenue Griffith NSW 2680

Eastern Riverina Arts | Friday 16th May Wagga 9.30am-12.30pm

The Station Creative Workspace

54-58 Johnston St Wagga

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