Creative Groups Sydney

Networking Drinks #28

Hey everyone, as promised, here is our June event back on a Friday night! Join us once again at **The Art Syndicate**, a unique wine bar and gallery nestled in Surry Hills for a relaxed evening blending local drinks and meaningful conversations which should be perfect for a cold winter night. 🍷 **Event info:** ✅ Come discover some amazing NSW wine, beer and spirits. ✅ Expand your network of designers & make connections that last. ✅ No formal talks or speeches - just great conversations in a relaxed, friendly environment. *Check out my reviews on this page to see what others are saying!* **Venue information:**
 You'll find us at this art gallery & wine bar in Surry Hills. They exclusively offer a curated selection of NSW-based wine, beer and spirits! There is even art for sale! **Check them out on socials:** https://www.instagram.com/theartsyndicate.com.au/ **How to find us:**
 We are on Bourke Street, a short walk from Oxford Street or Central Station. **Join our What'sApp group:**
 Since Meetup has removed the event chat feature, [please join this WhatsApp group](https://tinyurl.com/uxad2026) for the latest event updates! Cheers, Josh

Create beautiful visual artwork

You will be introduced to basic pouring techniques and art-theory. Followed by a demonstration of pouring paint. You get to create your own painting on a 15×20cm canvas. We then discuss how you found the experience and what you will like to try out perhaps for next time. Please note paintings usually take 3 to 4 days to copleately dry, the varnish can be applied to finish them after that to complete the artwork. If you would like to take them home on the day, please bring a tray or cardboard for ease of transportation. Wearing old clothes and sneakers to the workshop are recomended (just in case of paint spilling). Before the workshop You may like to google flow art techiques on utube, for Ideas of techniques you may like to try. Just come along and enjoy the experience and the fun in flow art.

Sarah Stokes/Karina Smith Cultivating an Adaptive mindset

Welcome Back CCX Sydney to our Events for 2026 from myself, Lydia, Sylvia and James and we are planning a bumper selection of speakers for the new year. Our Fourth event on June 16th will be a interactive workshop from our two speakers Sarah Stokes and Karina Smith who will speak to the proposition of cultivating an Adaptive Mindset We will be again kindly hosted by our friends at Accenture Song. More details to follow soon on the venue location (Barangaroo) **IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THIS SESSION!** **An Important detail is that due to gaining entry to Accenture we will need any CCX Member planning to attend this session to supply us with their First and Last name in advance of attending.** NOTE: On this occasion we will not be able to accept Members who do not supply these details. Many thanks CCX Sydney. About Sarah and Karina's workshop **Interactive workshop: Cultivating an adaptive mindset for yourself and your work.** Now more than ever our capacity for change must meet the challenges we face at work and in the world. We know less about what the future looks like, so we need to be ready to face unknown whilst experiencing rapid change in the face of AI and other societal issues. This interactive workshop will start by establishing an understanding of what it means to be adaptive, followed by an approach attendees can personalise to their circumstances. People in this community are often facilitators and agents for change, let's apply our design thinking methods to how we work as well as what we produce. **About Sarah Stokes** Sarah has over 25 years of experience in the world of experience design, including leading product design teams at Atlassian, Domain, and Westpac. She holds a Master's in Business Coaching and has coached design and product leaders for nearly a decade. Sarah is curious about how we harness our human skills in design. She’s spoken on a number of topics including influence, wisdom, feedback culture, cognitive bias and good listening. **About Karina Smith** Karina is an award-winning strategic and service design leader with over 30 years’ experience helping government and social enterprises navigate operational complexity. She specialises in business improvement and service design, building the integrated systems and processes required to help large-scale organisations work more effectively and deliver measurable outcomes. Prior to her current work as a solo consultant, Karina was a Principal at Meld Studios, one of Australia’s most highly regarded and awarded service design consultancies. Therefore don't miss out on a place at our first interactive workshop CCX Sydney event for 2026, as seats will be limited for this session.

Tumbalong Nights at Vivid Festival - Music and Art photography

Delve into the electric glow of Vivid Sydney and capture live music at its most dynamic. **Vivid Frames** is a multi-day, hands-on photography workshop set against the immersive backdrop of Tumbalong Nights in Darling Harbour. Designed for photographers ready to elevate their live event work, this workshop blends real-time shooting experience with guided instruction. Over multiple nights, you’ll photograph emerging and established artists under dramatic stage lighting, neon installations, and the vibrant pulse of Vivid crowds. **What You’ll Experience:** Each session places you in the heart of the action at Tumbalong Park, shooting live performances as they unfold. You’ll receive on-the-spot guidance, creative direction, and feedback to help refine your eye and technique in a real-world setting. **Why This Workshop:** There’s no substitute for shooting live. With the scale, colour, and energy of Vivid as your canvas, this workshop offers a rare opportunity to develop your skills in a high-impact, portfolio-worthy environment We are no longer taking payments via PayPal - tickets can only be purchased through [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/vivid-frames-at-tumbalong-nights-vivid-festival-4835325), [Humanitix](https://events.humanitix.com/tumbalong-nights-at-vivid-festival-music-and-art-photography) or the [website](https://printpixel.org/event/tumbalong-nights-at-vivid-festival-music-and-art-photography/). Payment must be made before your attendance is confirmed.

Sydney Artists, Creatives & Influencers | 크리에이터

🌻🌌 **Van Gogh Coffee Club** Ever wished you could step inside a Van Gogh painting… with a coffee in one hand and new creative friends on the other? Van Gogh Coffee Club is a small, intentional meetup for young creatives (18–34) at The Grounds of Alexandria’s brand‑new Van Gogh garden — sunflowers, swirling skies and limited‑edition themed drinks that look insane on camera. * Very 감성 (aesthetic vibe) * Very 映える (photo-worthy) * Very 出片 (great for photos) * Very “how is this in Sydney?” ✨ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎨 **This is for you if:** * You’re a creative, musician, photographer, designer, filmmaker or content creator — hobby or pro * You have friends, but feel like no one really gets your creative brain * You want real collabs and maybe your next viral idea, not cringe networking * You love little creative side quests — Reels, TikToks, photo dumps, Naver blog moments, Xiaohongshu-style shots, café content or just beautiful places that make your brain go “wait… this is content” 📸 * You’re into 인스타 감성 (Instagram aesthetic), 릴스각 (Reel-worthy moment), ブログ映え (blog-worthy), 小红书感 (Xiaohongshu vibe) or just anything that feels a little cinematic * 혼자 와도 괜찮아요 (coming alone is okay) * 一人参加OK (solo attendance OK) * 一个人来也可以 (coming alone is fine) * มาคนเดียวได้ (you can come alone) 🫶 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✨ **What we’ll do** * Meet at The Grounds, grab a Van Gogh‑inspired drink and do relaxed intros — no scary pitch circle * Wander the Van Gogh laneway together — glowing sunflowers, starry‑night colours, perfect for Reels, TikTok and photos * Take content without feeling awkward because everyone else is there for the same reason. 릴스각 제대로 (proper Reel-worthy moment) 📸 * Hang out, share ideas and see who you naturally vibe with for future collabs * Maybe you meet a photographer for your next shoot * Maybe you meet a musician for your next video * Maybe you meet a designer, artist, filmmaker, blogger, editor, dancer 💃 * Reel maker or someone who just gets your exact creative chaos * Or maybe you just have coffee in a Van Gogh garden with cool people * Also valid 🌻 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🍰 **Drinks & desserts** To visit the exhibit, The Grounds asks that each person orders from the café/bar. We recommend the limited‑edition specials, made by world‑class chefs at Australia’s most famous café: ⭐ Starry Bite cake 👀 Starry Eyed cocktail 🌻 Sunflower Power cake 🥤 Sunflower Soda These are very much “camera eats first” desserts: * 인스타 감성 (Instagram aesthetic) * 映える (photo-worthy) * 很出片 (great for photos) * ถ่ายรูปสวยมาก (beautiful for photos) 📸 Once this activation ends, these exact cakes and drinks are gone forever — it’s a true one‑time menu. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🤝 **Small on purpose** The café has limited seating and the exhibit is temporary, so we’re keeping this meetup small and intentional — people who actually create and want to connect, not just anyone passing by. * Not a corporate networking thing * Not a loud party thing * Not a “stand around and pretend to be professional” thing More like: * coffee * art * music people * camera people * design people * content people * soft chaos * and “wait how have we not met before?” energy A little 꿀잼 (super fun). A little エモい (emotional/cute vibe). A little 有氛围感 (has atmosphere). ✨ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎟 **Tickets, RSVPs & how to join** The venue/exhibit are free, but this hosted Circles meetup requires a paid ticket so we can keep it curated and cover the effort to run it. Tap the Meetup RSVP button first, then 👉 [secure your spot](https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML9B6K0NKVNBZ/checkout/EAHP4HDSLGS6A45DCMTUJ6XC) 🎉 Once you've secured your spot, [DM us on Instagram @Circles_AU](https://www.instagram.com/circles_au/) straight away to be added to the private group chat — 📍 **that’s where you’ll get the exact meetup location**, day-of updates and early access to who else is coming. Don’t wait on this one, spots fill fast and the group chat fills up even faster ✨

Crafty Creations Group

**Your monthly dose of creativity & community.** Welcome to the Beverly Hills Craft-ernoon! Got a knitting project you can’t seem to finish? Eager to meet other creative people in your corner of Sydney? Or just looking for a welcoming space to relax and make something with your hands? Our community Craft-ernoon is for you. Think of it as a creative hub for everyone—from kids discovering the joy of glitter glue to seniors sharing a lifetime of skills. It’s a relaxed, unstructured afternoon to connect with neighbours of all ages. **What to bring:** * **Your current project:** Whether it’s crochet, sketching, or scrapbooking, bring it along! * **Just yourself!** If you don’t have a project, don't worry. We’d love your help knitting or sewing a "Trauma Teddy" to comfort someone in need. All materials are provided. * **The kids!** We’ll have a station with simpler crafts ready for little hands. **All the nitty-gritty:** * **When:** 2pm on the first Saturday of every month * **Where:** Beverly Hills Baptist Church, 9 Warrawee Place, Beverly Hills (sadly, the one near Hurstville, not LA!). We're in the main hall at the back of the building. * **Cost:** Free! Seriously. We’re happy to provide the space and materials. * **Parking:** Warrawee Place can be tight, so try Tooronga Terrace or Ponyara Road for more spots. **A note from our hosts** Beverly Hills Baptist Church is delighted to host this community gathering. Our goal is simple: to provide a warm, welcoming space for people to connect and create. There are no strings attached, no religious program—just good company and craft. Everyone is welcome, exactly as you are. **Questions or ideas? Get in touch!** Alison: 0414 810 137 \| [alisonleader@gmail.com](https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&q=mailto%3Aalisonleader%40gmail.com) [bhb.org.au](https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbhb.org.au%2F)

Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2026

SydDT #127: The Human Loop – Keeping the Customer at the Core of AI

As AI rapidly accelerates product delivery, it’s easier than ever to ship features that look impressive but fail to solve real customer problems. For SydDT’s 11th birthday celebration, we’re collaborating with our friends from GenAI Lab to bring together a panel of design and product leaders to discuss how to balance the sheer speed of AI with genuine, human-centered design. We’re lucky to have Tarra van Amerongen, Alex Zinoviev, Riley Coleman, and Kristin de la Fuente sharing their observations and insights. They’ll cut through the hype to explore how user research needs to adapt for generative AI models, how to design for trust and transparency, and how the designer’s role is shifting from pixel-pusher to system orchestrator. Come join us for some fun conversations with interesting people in and around the design thinking community. New members are welcome! **SPEAKERS** **[Tarra van Amerongen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarravanamerongen/)** **VP of Product & Design \| Asia\-Pacific\, Thoughtworks** Tarra is an award-winning user experience and digital transformation leader, guiding creative, technical and business teams towards experiences that change the game. She's worked as a practitioner, lecturer, consultant and leader with in-house teams, consultancies and agencies for the past 15 year after pivoting into design from software development. Tarra is focused on taking a human-first approach to the application of AI, and challenges us to provide an informed view of what should remain human-first, what work means in this new paradigm, and how we stretch our craft as good design matters more than ever. **[Alex Zinoviev](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexzinoviev/)** **Head of Product, Neo Intelligence & Founder, GenAI Lab** Alex Zinoviev has spent 15+ years in product, most recently as Head of Product at Neo, an operations management platform for construction. He founded GenAI Lab, a 1,400-member community of product and design practitioners across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, because he kept seeing the same gap: teams excited about AI but unsure how to adopt it without losing sight of the humans they're building for. GenAI Lab runs workshops grounded in first-hand experimentation. **[Riley Coleman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/riley-coleman-a185754/) (they/them)** **Founder, AI Flywheel** Riley started their career as service designer creating behaviour change programs for marginalised communities in the not-for-profit sector. Before studying a masters in human-centred multimedia and transitioning to user experience design. Riley has spent the last 12 years working in design leadership roles in Australia, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden. Now, as founder of AI Flywheel, Riley teaches human-centric AI training programs to designers and leaders. Drawing from their extensive experience in behaviour change, human-centred design and technology transformation, they’re building a community of practice around effective Human+AI products, services and operations that people can trust. **[Kristin de la Fuente](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristindelafuente/)** **Design Lead – AI Products, SEEK & GenAI Lab Design Partner, GenAI Lab** At SEEK Kristin is pioneering trust architecture for automation and agentic experiences by recognising that trust failures are often psychological failures, not necessarily technical ones. She's designed practical mechanisms that keep customers centred and in control of agentic workflows. Working with teams to integrate Responsible AI principles and Strategic AI plays, Kristin leverages these frameworks to translate principles into concrete design decisions, ensuring they show up meaningfully in user experience. She moves beyond shipping impressive features to ask harder questions: where should AI actually be used? How do we maintain human agency at scale? Her work makes the invisible visible turning complex AI capability into systems people can understand, trust, and actually control. **EVENT SPONSORS** This event is brought to you by [Thoughtworks](https://www.thoughtworks.com) and [Dynamic4](https://dynamic4.com/). We take photos and record our events for documentation and promo purposes. Just let us know if you prefer not to be featured.

Stylish Paddington + Rushcutters Bay: 8 Art Galleries

**NOTE:** This event is posted on multiple Meetup groups. **ABOUT:** Explore the sophisticated art galleries of Paddington and Rushcutters Bay on Saturday, June 6. Come along whatever your professional background! Tech, finance, law, real estate, hospitality, healthcare, retail, fashion - all welcome - whether you've engaged with art before or not. Feel at home. This tour will introduce you to Australian and international artists working in painting, photography and sculpture - covering a range of subjects. Listen to fascinating stories. Introduce yourself to each other, make new friends, interact with gallery staff, and have fun! **MEETING TIME:** 12:00 Noon – 12:10 PM. **MEETING POINT:** Outside “Bar Latte”, 29/235 New South Head Road, Edgecliff NSW 2027. The café is right next to Edgecliff Station entry/exit on New South Head Road. You are welcome to buy a coffee. **START AND PROGRAMME:** We will begin at 12.10 PM at Edgecliff Station and move towards Paddington. Midway we will stop at a corner shop where you can enjoy a bite. **END:** We will end the walk by 2:30 PM near the bus stop in Rushcutters Bay for your convenience. **PRICE OF TOUR:** Please pay $20 by cash on arrival. Or you could transfer the amount to: Account Name: Elucidaction Pty Ltd St. George Bank Account Number: 433 012 445, BSB: 112-879 Please send a copy when you make the payment. **IMPORTANT:** * Please check transport in advance. Make sure you sleep well the night before, and leave home early enough in the morning so you can reach the meeting point on time. * Remember to have a good breakfast before arriving which can keep you going during the early afternoon. * Please message if you are running late. * Stay with the group at all times. You are expected to be "present" and socialise with other attendees - please do not talk on the phone to somebody else unless it is urgent. * Please inform the organiser if you want to leave before the end of the walk. * Wear comfortable shoes, a hat or cap, sun protection. Bring a water bottle and an umbrella in case it rains. * Be careful when you explore art galleries. Do not touch surfaces of artworks. * No additional compulsory costs beyond $20. Drinks and snacks are optional – you may also bring your own. * Photos of the group will be clicked and may be posted on Meetup and the organiser’s social media platforms. Attendees who do not wish to be photographed must inform the organiser before the tour begins. * Please update your registration if you are unable to make it to the event. **CONTACT:** Call, text or WhatsApp Tulika at 0402 820 272 if you have any questions. Having lived across India, Thailand, the UK, Canada and Australia, Tulika is an Art and Culture Consultant and founder of the art publication + art consultancy: [https://onartandaesthetics.com/.](https://onartandaesthetics.com/) You can also connect with her on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/tulikabahadur/.](https://www.instagram.com/tulikabahadur/) Email: tulikabahadur[at]gmail[dot]com. For updates on Sydney events, you are welcome to join the WhatsApp group "Sydney Art & Culture Events & Tours": [https://chat.whatsapp.com/BttDzLCa2TTFa2te1Q1FkZ?mode=hqrt1](https://chat.whatsapp.com/BttDzLCa2TTFa2te1Q1FkZ?mode=hqrt1.).

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Free: A Fun Night with our ATOMIC VIPs at our own Nuclear Reactor & More !!!

**WE MAY HAVE SPARE TICKETS... RING US QUICK 0419500023** GET FREE TICKETS QUICK [https://www.ansto.gov.au/whats-on/special-event-panel-opal-past-present-future](https://www.ansto.gov.au/whats-on/special-event-panel-opal-past-present-future) I think there will be a bus to and from the venue their phone number i 97173090 At my previous event there was free food and drink...

Automate Your Social Media and Content Creation with AI Agents

This is a paid event. Until 3 June, early-bird tickets for $29 are available. Tickets will be $59 thereafter. Get your tickets on Eventbrite: [https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/automate-your-social-media-and-content-creation-with-ai-agents-tickets-1989369364321](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/automate-your-social-media-and-content-creation-with-ai-agents-tickets-1989369364321) **Overview** Spending hours on content every week? Build AI Content & Social Media Agents in this 2.5-hour hands-on workshop at WSTI. > **"I spend hours every week on content — and still hate what I post."** Sound familiar? You're running the wrong engine. In this 2-hour hands-on workshop, you'll build an AI Content and Social Media Agent that captures the voice of the business and turns content from a weekly grind into a 30-minute Monday morning. Walk in curious. Walk out with a working AI Agent. **What You'll Walk Out With** * A working AI Content and Social Media Agent built during the session * Hands-on experience setting it up on a real business scenario * A clear understanding of the resources and next steps to apply this to your own business **Who This Is For** * SMEs falling behind on content and social media * Founders who know marketing matters but can't find the time * Anyone curious about how Western Sydney SMEs are already running on Agentic AI **What to Expect** * **Background** — what Agentic AI is and how it transforms brand and social media work * **Demo** — a live walk-through with a real business scenario * **Hands-on Project** — build your own AI Agent at the table * **Next Steps** — how to take this further **Run on AI Agents Series — June 2026** * **Sat 6 Jun** · Automate Your Business Operations with AI Agents * **Sat 13 Jun** · Automate Your Content Creation and Social Media with AI Agents * **Sat 20 Jun** · Automate Your Sales Pipeline with AI Agents * **Sat 27 Jun** · Automate Your Business with AI Agents — AI OS Build Day *(full-day flagship)* **FAQ** *Do I need to know anything about AI before I come?* No. We start from "I've heard of ChatGPT" level. If you can use email, you can do this. *Do I need to bring a laptop?* No — WSTI provides a workstation for project activity. Bring your own if you'd like to keep tinkering afterward. *What platform do you use?* We work with Claude Code and Claude Cowork — the same approach can be applied with other Agentic AI tools and platforms too. *Do I need an AI licence to join?* No — WSTI provides everything you need to use during the workshop. ### Notice of Photography and Filming By entering this event, you acknowledge that photography, audio, and video recording may occur. Your attendance constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of such media for promotional purposes by Western Sydney Tech Innovators (WSTI). If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please inform a WSTI team member upon arrival. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.