Artlands 2026

Fantastic news – Abe Muriata and I will travel to Mudjimba Beach later this month to attend Artlands 2026.

Artlands 2026 is a Regional Arts Australia event which will bring together a cross-section of Australia’s regional creative ecology to explore how creativity connects with the systems shaping regional futures.

Guided by systems and design-thinking principles, and grounded in co-design and peer-led facilitation, Artlands 2026 is a carefully curated environment for sharing ideas that will help shape national advocacy.

This part symposium – part think tank – part workshop creates a genuine exchange between: 
• First Nations voices 
• Creative practitioners 
• Regional policy thinkers 
• Industry leaders

The goal is not to produce another roadmap or set of priorities. Instead, Artlands 2026 focuses on something equally important: creating the conditions for deeper dialogue, stronger relationships and new forms of collaboration across regional Australia

Our trip has been funded by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Fund, administered by the Queensland Government by Flying Arts Alliance.