Inner West Council’s Creative Toolbox is back—a three-day symposium designed to fuel your creative career with practical tools, bold ideas, and community connection. From June 28–30, dive into over 25 expert-led sessions covering everything from care in crisis to creating in unconventional spaces.
DARTS’ Acting CEO Paschal Daantos Berry joins a powerful line-up of voices!
How to Keep Your Fire Burning – Strategies for Artistic Wellbeing in Times of Crisis:
29 June 2025, 1:30 – 3:00pm, Marrickville Town Hall
A deep dive into mental, emotional, and financial well-being for artists, with actionable strategies to stay creative and resilient in turbulent times. Panellists:
- Paschal Daantos Berry, Acting Co-CEO, Diversity Arts Australia (Chair)
- Bayley Turner, Founder – Create Consent
- La Tai, Artist
- Mariam Ella Arcilla, Producer, Writer and Creative consultant
- Red Ray, Artist
Diversity Arts Panel: A conversation on socially engaged practice from the artist’s lens
30 June 2025, 2:30 – 3:00pm, Pavilion – Ground Floor
Join Paschal Daantos Berry with guests from Refugee Art Project and Arts & Cultural Exchange (ACE), Paramatta. Join us for a generous conversation that critically examines socially engaged practice through the lens of artists Safdar Ahmed and Paula do Prado. Featuring key projects from the Refugee Art Project and Arts Cultural Exchange, this talk will delve into how artists and communities are navigating global challenges while uncovering under-represented narratives through collaborative and practice centred art-making. Panellists:
- Paschal Daantos Berry, Acting Co-CEO, Diversity Arts Australia (Chair)
- Safdar Ahmed, artist, writer and musician
- Paula do Prado, artist