In 2022, the Patternmakers team worked with Arts Northern Rivers on a project to assist with creative industries flood recovery.

The Northern Rivers Creative Industries Recovery Forum was held on 28 and 29 July 2022, five months after severe storms and flooding hit communities across Northern NSW and Southern QLD.

Over 200 artists and arts workers gathered in Lismore, NSW, to connect and discuss the question: ‘What’s next in terms of creative industries recovery?’.

Click below for the full report, the 5 top areas of need, and 6 recommendations for intervention, to ensure the creative industries flourish again after the disaster.

Image Credit: Kate Holmes, courtesy of Arts Northern Rivers.