Lismore! Let’s get creative with Converge

Lismore City Council, funded by the NSW Reconstruction Authority, has launched CONVERGE – Lismore Creative Enterprise Development Program. 

Destination and Economy Manager Tina Irish said, “CONVERGE is designed to bring new life and energy to Lismore’s CBD. It plays a part in the continued growth of Lismore as a thriving cultural hub, celebrating its unique character, community and world-class creative industry.  As a disaster recovery initiative with support from the NSW Reconstruction Authority, we are excited to offer this opportunity to local artists and creative entrepreneurs to join CONVERGE.”

Expressions of interest are invited from emerging and established artists, performers, creatives and entrepreneurs who are local to the Lismore LGA. This incubator program will run within a collective working space in Lismore CBD from mid-May to late-December 2024.

CONVERGE will temporarily enrich high visibility, vacant commercial space in central Lismore. The program provides participating creatives with a working environment for making and developing projects, a series of professional development and entrepreneurial programs, community interaction and engagement and opportunities to exhibit artworks and present outcomes to the public. 

This capacity-building program recognises the artistic, social and economic value of Lismore’s creative community, which has been identified as a competitive advantage in the Lismore, Nimbin & Villages Destination Management Plan 2024-2028. CONVERGE aims to nurture a strong nucleus of artistic skill along with the business knowledge to support creatives and entrepreneurs toward ongoing economic success into the future. 

Find out more and access the EOI form at  https://yoursay.lismore.nsw.gov.au/converge 

Hurry - expressions of interest (EOI) are due by 10am Monday 15 April 2024.