ABOUT create8 & brian

Create a great Arts Practice pain free.

I regard myself as an Arts Journeyman, providing arts and entrepreneur provocations to creatives of all ages.

Experienced trainer and educator across a myriad of arts practises and arts business from beginner to established.

Brian is based on the Gold Coast Queensland Australia. For any inquiries, feel free to contact him.

ABN 12619580964 NRFGST

creative8 photograph from radio tower in Tokyo. Creative photograph of Tokyo night landscape

TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Inspire Education (includes TAELLN411 & TAEASS502) Bachelor of Education Studies, Murdoch University, Perth (2011-2015) TESOL IV, Language Training Institute QLD (2010) Graduate Certificate of Museum Management, James Cook University Townsville North Queensland (1994) Diploma of Fine Arts Ballarat College of Advanced Education (1981)

2025 Head of Works Business, BEST Disability Support, Slack Creek  2023- 2024 English Teacher Greenwich College, Next Ed Group, Southport  2022 - 3 English Teacher (ELICOS), Holmes Education Group, Surfers Paradise  2021 - 2022Mentor (VET Teacher Graphic Design & Photography cert 1V and Diploma), Entrepreneur Education, Surfers Paradise  Teacher ESL, Eagle Academy, Southport/Coolangatta  2015 English Program Teacher, Bantaichang Municipal School, Phang Nga Thailand  2015 Casual ESL Teacher, Global Language Training Noosa Heads 2014 Casual English and Maths tutor Perth WA 2011-2015 Relief education Assistant Mercedes College, Perth 2011 - 2015

International students learning English use creative projects to learn about Australian culture

International language students group work 2025

creative 8 workshop with guest speaker from Bond University collaboration in service delivery
HOTA curator Bradley Vincent talks to a group of creative artists from the youth arts program on the Gold Coast Level Up
creative workshop at Level Up youth arts in creative workshops facilitation

The Level Up Youth Arts program selects 5 young artists to attend an intensive arts training program featuring studio practice, industry talks from creative leaders. My role is to program and in partnership select speakers who will enhance the young artists practice. Examples include; Bradley Vincent curator at HOTA, practicing artist and workshop convenor Melissa Spratt and finance with Creative Crunchers, Brisbane.

Level Up participants exploring photography. Right Artwork by Jent Do 3D printed body adornments on mannequin 202

Artists in the studio at Level Up, Surfers Paradise.

2019 - 2026 Level Up Youth Arts City of Gold Coast  1996 - 2005 Programs Coordinator, Creative Minds Arts Association Inc.  2011 Disability Arts with Peter Rowe 2010 Underneath Arts Project, Nambour Safe Group, Project Facilitator 2009 Nowhere Art Group, Viewfinder (Lounge rooms) Arts QLD 2008 SCRUFFFY Youth Film Festival, workshop facilitator, SCRUFFFY goes mobile. 2008 Noosa Library, Children’s workshops, Mural painting, Word Art 2007 Noosa Library, Summer Reading, visual art workshops 1998 - 2006 Youth Activities Service, Holiday Workshops, arts and new media 2005 Space in Place, video projects 2004-5 ArtSync, Nambour Arts programs  2005 CADET Caloundra Cultural and Technology Trainer  2005-9 YouthLinX, Caloundra, Trainer, Arts & Technology  2005 ArtSync, Nambour. Cultural Mapping    2012-4 Editor/Coordinator Konnect Magazine for youth, City of Kwinana, Western Australia  2013-4 Youth Arts worker, YMCA outreach, Leederville, Perth W.A.

Artist Hard Drives at ArtSync. A forum and screening opportunity for local new media artists. Guest artists include Shaun Garland, Daniel Schultheis, Stephen Hogarth and James Muller. $5,140,2005 Maroochy Council Regional Arts Development Fund  [space] in PLACE, part 1, Caloundra City Libraries $800 part 2 $3200 RADF grant Caloundra City Council part 3 $17,870 Arts Queensland Major grant  Artist Hard Drives  A series of digital exhibitions celebrating work by young artists working in isolation in a variety of unlikely locations. Artist include: Amanda King (Brisbane) Aaron Chambers, Ashley Ramage, Stephen Hogarth, (Caloundra).  $1,600 Regional Arts Development Fund  Alternative Education, Education Queensland, $98,000 (2004/5)  Provide alternative education facility for disadvantaged young people "at risk" in the Caloundra region.  Department of Training and Industrial Relations, Queensland Government Caloundra City Council, Creative Minds  $210,000 in Community Employment Assistance Programs, Including innovative Public Art training, Multimedia training programs, Visual Arts and Arts Business training programs $33,000 Ace/ Vet Funding, DET in new media and visual arts.  Onsite  Funding received from Department of Employment and Training, ($15,000), Arts Queensland ($50,000) RADF ($2,500)  A region wide professional development program for artists experiencing a disability from Caloundra to Gympie.  100knth Arts Queensland  Digital Media Program, 2001  Employing 7 young people researching and developing multimedia presentation including live-work based around the theme of living 100 kilometers from the arts center of Queensland, (Brisbane), in a town based on tourism.  $7,000 17 Knocks  Musical performance  An original production for and by young people, Arts Queensland minor funding and RADF, $10,000  Tapinonthepipes.com Project  Regional Arts Development Fund, Caloundra City Council $2,500  A joint initiative with Access Arts Inc, Brisbane.  North Coast High Story  Arts Queensland minor funding $5,000 Musical performance  Produce and develop a musical based around Schoolies week  Mental Health  Regional Arts Development Fund, Caloundra City Council $1,500  Material for Community Initiatives Training workshops, people recovering from mental health issues  E-commerce for artists  Regional Arts Development Fund, Caloundra City Council $1200  Two day workshop for artists to explore the online market Creative Minds

MR License (light truck) Blue Card Working with Children Check  Police clearance  Yellow Card NDIS Worker Screening

teenagers at Kwinana Youth Service learning graphic design in the creative studio
promotion slide from the level up youth arts program
screen shot of art students learning online during COVID

Top left image: young people at Kwinana Youth Service accessing multimedia as part of the Konnect Magazine program.

The next image shows how the Level Up program adapted during COVIS -19 with online sessions and twice daily check ins.

2019 - 2026Program Facilitator Level Up Youth Arts, City of Gold Coast 1996 - 2003 Programs Coordinator, Creative Minds Arts Association Inc.  2003 - 2005 Program Facilitator Creative Minds, City of Caloundra 1995 Director FAD. Gallery, Noosa Fair Shopping Centre. Noosa Heads  1995 Director FAD. Gallery, Noosa Fair Shopping Centre. Noosa Heads 

2022 Fashion Forest Robina Art Gallery, Curator Curated selection of nine young designers from the Gold Coast exploring the politics of fashion, identity and the circular green economy. A fringe event of Gold Coast Fashion Project 2022.   2021 Robina Art Gallery, Drawn, curator/trainer A curated survey of five Gold Coast based artists who use drawing as their main creative expression The Robina sessions provided an opportunity for a co-curator (Holly Elena) to learn many aspects of preparation, selection, gallery hanging and media promotion within a community gallery setting.   2021 Robina Art Gallery, Alternate Energies, curator/trainer Six young Gold Coast artists who communicate their visual messages in alternative modes of 2D works. This inclusive exhibition featured a major new work by Anika Strand @anika_strand_art   2018 Black Duck Gallery, Yandina. Industrial Boredom (solo) Digital media prints reflecting living with chronic pain and boredom in a connected world.   2009 Nowhere Art Group, Viewfinder (Lounge rooms) Arts QLD 2005 Space in Place, video project - Our Environment 2005 Space in Place, video projects - Transport 2005 Space in Place, video projects - Suburbia 2000-2001 Artist Harddrives Creative Minds  a series of three exhibitions of digital media   The James Baker Collection, Christies Fine Art Auctioneers, Fine Art Installer   1994-5 Zero 1 Project 1994, 1995, Noosa Regional Gallery National Digital Art Awards and Zero 1 Conference 1995 La Femme Terra Noosa

2011 Creative Minds, Murdoch University 2005 Dual Dynamics, exhibition opening Caloundra Regional Gallery  2005 Get a Creative Mind, State Youth Workers Forum Aye  2005 The Business of Art, Sunshine Coast Arts Council, Buderim Cottage  2002 "How to get a Creative Mind" Queensland Community Centers and Family Support  Network Association inc., Medina Apartments, Brisbane    2001 "E-commerce for artists", Shed 69, Creative Minds, Caloundra  2000 "Integrated Art Programs at Creative Minds" PAKTI Conference,  1998 "Youth and the Arts", PAKTI Conference, Mountain Creek  1999 "Robotics and multimedia", Brisbane International Animation Festival, Dendy Theatre, Brisbane 1996 Business, Art and Multimedia tutorials at Creative Minds  1994 "Art & Technology", University of the Third Age, Noosaville  1991 "Funding for the Arts on the Sunshine Coast", Maleny Folk Festival 

2015 Adler & Lolo short run publication 2024 LevelUp exhibition Catalogue 2012-14 Konnect Youth Magazine Editor and facilitator 2009 Loungerooms, Viewfinder catalogue 1997 Creative Minds, Queensland Community Arts Network, Network News Edition 1, 1997  1995 "Realism", catalogue essay, Robert Berry, Ken Gailer, Christine Maudie, Greg Postle, Noosa Regional Gallery, 1995  1995 Digital Shifts, catalogue essay, Boardwalk, volume 1 N02 Autumn 1995  1994-5 "Stelarc - Man or Machine", Boardwalk, N01 Vol 1 Summer edition 1994-5  1994 "Travelling Exhibitions" Review by Sarah Kelly NETS Victoria, RGAQ Newsletter, #14 June July 1994 

Cover page of level up exhibition catalogue
self published and designed picture book for a young child showing family history

Publication examples: Top right was created in InDesign while the self published children’s book was created in Scribus with image manipulations in Adobe Photoshop.