Wednesday, 17th June 2026

MTNS MADE Member Exclusive - Creative Profile & Project Development Session

10am, 1pm
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
30 Parke St, Katoomba NSW 2780
Katoomba

MTNS MADE Creative Profile & Project Development Session
For MTNS MADE Members Only

Join a small-group session designed to help local creatives and makers better showcase themselves and their work online.

Learn how to build a stronger MTNS MADE profile, present your projects effectively, raise your visibility, and create more opportunities within the creative community.

The session includes practical advice, and opportunities for small-group and one-on-one feedback.

Morning and afternoon sessions available (both sessions are identical).

You'll hear from:

  • Alison Optland (Service NSW) – practical advice for creative businesses, including available support and resources.
  • Lauren Gero (To The Trees) – insights and knowledge-sharing from a successful local eco-business owner.
  • MTNS MADE – support with personal branding, artist bios, and presenting your creative practice.
  • Ona Janzen Photography – subsidised headshots and product photography available via timed bookings.

Who is this for?
This session is suited to MTNS MADE members who are:

  • Artists, makers, designers, writers, performers, and creative practitioners
  • Looking to strengthen their online presence and professional profile
  • Developing a creative project, business, or portfolio
  • Seeking practical advice on promoting themselves and their work
  • Interested in connecting with other creatives

Members mentioned

Lauren Gero
Ona Janzen
Hannah Surtees
Kevina-Jo Smith
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NGURRA

The City of the Blue Mountains is located within the Ngurra (Country) of the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples. MTNS MADE recognises that Dharug and Gundungurra Traditional Owners have a continuous and deep connection to their Country and that this is of great cultural significance to Aboriginal people, both locally and in the region. For Dharug and Gundungurra People, Ngurra takes in everything within the physical, cultural and spiritual landscape – landforms, waters, air, trees, rocks, plants, animals, foods, medicines, minerals, stories and special places. It includes cultural practice, kinship, knowledge, songs, stories and art, as well as spiritual beings, and people: past, present and future. Blue Mountains City Council pays respect to Elders past and present while recognising the strength, capacity and resilience of past and present Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Blue Mountains region.

MTNS MADE is proudly delivered by Blue Mountains City Council