Are you a South Waikato-based creative wanting to start a business, develop your side hustle, or build an income stream through your craft?
Co-Creatives is a 12-week programme designed to help you successfully launch or grow your own creative business.
The 2023 programme finished recently. Express your interest to be part of the 2024 cohort below.
Stoke your creative fire, grow your business acumen
Work alongside some of Aotearoa's most renowned artists and professionals, grow your sense of purpose, find hope for your future, and learn how to develop or grow your very own creative business through this 12-week accelerator.
What does the programme involved?
Co-Creative participants get to:
Learn from New Zealand's most renowned artists and professionals
Participate in a series of entrepreneurial modules (topics include personal branding, business modelling, market research, and marketing strategy)
Participate in a series of artist modules (topics include digital art and the metaverse, sounds of our whakapapa, and personal branding for artistic entrepreneurs)
Work one-on-one alongside a mentor throughout the programme
Enjoy 2x two-day noho marae stays at the beginning and end of the programme
Design and deliver a community showcase at the end of the programme, showcasing their creative journeys
Join our global network of impact entrepreneurs
Meet the 2023 Co-Creatives cohort
This year's Co-Creatives cohort was filled with inspiring creatives from all disciplines (from visual artists to photographers, painters, performing artists, and more). They blew us away each week with their willingness to learn and drive to grow as individuals and creatives, and we couldn't be prouder of them.
Teariki-Terae Tearoa-Natua
Dior Wright
Grace Ratima
Graphic Designer
Owen Pomare
Engineer
Reina Treadaway
Photographer
Teokotai Tangimetua-Paio
J'quahn Morunga-Rewita
Beat Maker
Heidi Kaye
Wellness Coach
Aidan Blowes
Graphic Designer
Te Haate Farrar
Kamaea Hakaraia
Entertainer
A look into the Co-Creatives journey
Check out the topics that our 2023 Co-Creatives cohort explored throughout the programme.
Impact Hub is proud to have the support of Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage for the delivery of Co-Creatives
