THRIVE SYDNEY: Recap. Reflect. Celebrate!

Presented by Creative Plus Business with support from the City of Sydney.

Join us for the fourth and final fabulous THRIVE SYDNEY meetup event for 2026, Recap. Renew. Celebrate!

By reflecting on the year that’s been we’ll be guiding the THRIVE network on the ways they can embed self-care into their work and practice by exploring what we can take forward, leave behind, and what gets Sydney’s creatives excited about the future.

It's also an opportunity to come together to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Creative Plus Business, and our connection to the city's creative community. Let's raise a glass to C+B and to 2026, and get ready for a brilliantly creative 2027!

As always, registration is completely FREE. 

Come for the insights and inspirational conversation, stay for the friendly networking, complimentary nibbles, and more from THRIVE Sydney.

MEET YOUR THRIVE HOST

Monica Davidson (Creative Plus Business): Monica Davidson is an award-winning expert on the creative industries, who began her professional life as a freelance journalist, performer, and filmmaker. Monica has a Masters degree in Screen Arts and Business from AFTRS, and was appointed as Australia’s first Creative Industries Business Advisor in 2013. In 2016 Monica founded the social enterprise Creative Plus Business, an organisation dedicated to educating creatives about small business skills, financial literacy and marketing.

ABOUT THRIVE SYDNEY EVENTS

These are a quarterly series of meaningful meetups that combine networking with skills development and discussions on key topics affecting the creative industries.

Made for creative practitioners, artists, innovators, and small businesses, each event is hosted at hubs and venues across the Sydney CBD. Every meetup includes a guest speaker and theme, along with suggested conversation topics to make networking easier and connections more interesting.

Registration is FREE and every THRIVE Connect event includes plenty of time for networking (nibbles included).

Venue: The Rose of Erskineville, 1 Swanson St, Erskineville NSW 2043. The event will take place in a private event space on level 1.

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL

WHAT’S THRIVE?
THRIVE SYDNEY is a new program of events, mentoring, and online experiences designed to enhance the professional development and wellbeing of Sydney’s artists and creative community. Supported by the City of Sydney and produced by Creative Plus Business, THRIVE brings to the city four initiatives to help creative professionals and artists come together, hear from inspiring industry leaders, access free professional development opportunities, and build new creative and professional networks. 

DOWNLOAD THE THRIVE GUIDE FOR FULL DETAILS

WHAT’S CREATIVE PLUS BUSINESS?
Creative Plus Business is a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help by sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice.

ACCESSIBILITY
If you have any queries or access requirements, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com. See the Accessibility section of this listing for more accessibility information including how to get to our event space.

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY
Please note that photographs may be taken during the event by the Thrive Sydney team. If you do not wish to be photographed please let our team know upon arrival.