In August 2012, 60 creative professionals attended a workshop in Hobart that was co-ordinated by David Schloeffel from the Creative Industries Innovation Centre. The purpose of this gathering was to build creative alliances and to test the need for a collective voice to speak on behalf of the Tasmanian cultural and creative industries. There was a consensus at the meeting that there was value in a collective voice and people from different creative fields volunteered to form an initial Steering Committee that became the inaugural Tasmanian Creative Industries Council.
The need for a united creative industries voice was again confirmed at a public sector forum at Salamanca Arts Centre in September 2013. It was agreed that the Steering Committee continue in its current form to determine an appropriate organisational model. In late 2015 the steering committee was incorporated as Tasmanian Creative Industries Pty Ltd Trading as Creative Island. At this time, the existing committee agreed to volunteer to act as a Board until the first Annual General Meeting when all positions become vacant.
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We believe in a confident, dynamic, and unified creative industries sector that is celebrated both locally and abroad.
We aim to provide a conversation space, between culture and commerce, where creativity can flourish.
We know that collaboration leads to innovation.
We welcome all of Tasmania’s creative community to join our alliance. Together we are inspired and unstoppable.
Creativity is Tasmania’s future. We are the thinkers, makers and doers of this future.
We are Creative Island.
Promote, raise the profile, and increase understanding of the value of the creative economy.
Encourage and strengthen connection, collaboration, and community, within and beyond the sector.
Work with others to increase opportunities for the development of the sector from a creative perspective.
Develop the Creative Island brand to champion Tasmania’s creative and cultural industries, locally and abroad.
