Upcoming events.
Creative Conversations: Mental Wellbeing & The Arts in Queensland
Join us for a special evening hosted by Hey Mate in partnership with the Museum of Brisbane, where we bring together voices from Queensland’s vibrant music, film, visual, and performing arts communities to explore mental wellbeing in the arts.
This thought-provoking event will feature a 60-minute moderated panel discussion with industry leaders including Sarah Harvey (Director of Engagement at Museum of Brisbane), Sarah Farnsworth (Director of Operations at QMusic), Criena Gehrke (Chief Executive of Queensland Theatre), Bobbi-Lea Dionysius (Producer, Educator, Researcher at Disruptor Studios), and more. Together, they’ll unpack pressing issues like burnout, financial stress, and the emotional toll of creative work—while also sharing tools for building resilience, both personally and across the sector.
Following the panel, take part in an audience Q&A and connect with peers and panelists over informal networking and light refreshments.
Mental Health First Aid 23rd & 24th June, 2025
Discover Mental Health First Aid training for creative industries, offering essential support skills for professionals in art, design, media, and entertainment. Promote well-being, reduce stigma, and empower your team with the tools to manage mental health challenges in a creative work environment.
Mental Health First Aid 30th June & 1st July, 2025
Discover Mental Health First Aid training for creative industries, offering essential support skills for professionals in art, design, media, and entertainment. Promote well-being, reduce stigma, and empower your team with the tools to manage mental health challenges in a creative work environment.
Mental Health First Aid 21st July 2025
Discover Mental Health First Aid training for creative industries, offering essential support skills for professionals in art, design, media, and entertainment. Promote well-being, reduce stigma, and empower your team with the tools to manage mental health challenges in a creative work environment.
Mental Health First Aid 26th & 27th May, 2025
Discover Mental Health First Aid training for creative industries, offering essential support skills for professionals in art, design, media, and entertainment. Promote well-being, reduce stigma, and empower your team with the tools to manage mental health challenges in a creative work environment.
The Hey Mate Project x MusicACT: “Nerves of Steel": Performance Anxiety Unplugged | A creative wellbeing workshop to help you calm the chaos and crush the stage.
The Hey Mate Project x MusicACT: “Nerves of Steel: Performance Anxiety Unplugged” | A creative wellbeing workshop to help you calm the chaos and crush the stage.
Mental Health First Aid 28th & 29th April, 2025
Discover Mental Health First Aid training for creative industries, offering essential support skills for professionals in art, design, media, and entertainment. Promote well-being, reduce stigma, and empower your team with the tools to manage mental health challenges in a creative work environment.
Mental Health First Aid 24th & 25th March, 2025
Discover Mental Health First Aid training for creative industries, offering essential support skills for professionals in art, design, media, and entertainment. Promote well-being, reduce stigma, and empower your team with the tools to manage mental health challenges in a creative work environment.
Creative + Chatty (17 March) - THE CREATIVE SELF with Kathy Lepan-Walker
THE CREATIVE SELF: Refining Your Identity, Sustainability & Wellbeing
Join us for an insightful conversation with Kathy Lepan-Walker as we dive into the delicate dance of work-life balance and explore how the sustainability of creative practices shapes and impacts our personal and professional identities.
Mental Health First Aid 17th & 18th February, 2025
Discover Mental Health First Aid training for creative industries, offering essential support skills for professionals in art, design, media, and entertainment. Promote well-being, reduce stigma, and empower your team with the tools to manage mental health challenges in a creative work environment.
Hey Mate Creative Exchange
Join us quarterly for Hey Mate Creative Exchange, a dynamic workshop series designed to inspire and empower our creative industries community! Each session features insightful discussions and presentations from leading professionals who share their expertise on the key issues shaping the creative landscape.
This December, our inaugural presentation will be hosted by Aimee Davies, Founder and Managing Director of Hey Mate, alongside Sophie Carter, a counsellor, coach, and researcher passionate about addressing the unique challenges faced by theatre workers—both on and off the stage. Together, Aimee and Sophie will delve into the pressures of the live performance industry, exploring how to improve support systems and foster greater resilience and coping skills in this demanding field.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and grow within a supportive community.
📩 Register or express your interest by emailing us at hello@heymateproject.org, and we’ll share the details for you to join.
INfuse - Creative Workplace Wellbeing Workshop - Hey Mate
Join us online for an engaging and insightful Creative Workplace Wellbeing Workshop presented by the Hey Mate Project. This session is designed to address key wellbeing challenges in the creative industry, including mental health, burnout (with a focus on creative burnout), stress management, and workplace wellbeing. By the end of this 90-minute workshop, participants will be equipped with practical tools to manage their mental wellbeing and support their creative careers.
INfuse aims to connect creative people living in the west by providing a platform for networking, sharing of ideas, professional development, mutual support and inspiration.
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Free of charge, registrations required.
Date
Thursday 12 September 2024 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (UTC+10)
Location
Online event access details will be provided by the event organizer
Creative Workplace Wellbeing Workshop
Welcome to the "Creative Workplace Wellbeing Workshop" by The Hey Mate Project! In this immersive and insightful session, we dive deep into the unique wellbeing challenges faced by the dynamic and vibrant creative industries. From Mental Health to Coping Skills, this workshop is crafted to equip participants with valuable knowledge and practical strategies tailored to the creative landscape.
Regional Creative Wellbeing Program: Building Resilience 6pm Session
Promotes psychological endurance by providing participants with skills to help them
respond more adaptively to external pressures, such as increased workloads, difficult
relationships and change. Building resilience can allow us to cope better with stress,
improve communication, increase confidence, increase capacity / productivity, enhance
satisfaction and reduce burnout.
Regional Creative Wellbeing Program: Building Resilience 11am Session
Promotes psychological endurance by providing participants with skills to help them
respond more adaptively to external pressures, such as increased workloads, difficult
relationships and change. Building resilience can allow us to cope better with stress,
improve communication, increase confidence, increase capacity / productivity, enhance
satisfaction and reduce burnout.