Outline of program sessions and days - Creative Women's Association

Creative Excellence Program (CPE) Summits

Across two in-person summit days, Creative Practitioners will come together to learn from subject matter experts, explore emerging leadership practices, and co-design bold futures.

The Commencement Summit (Term 1) sets the tone with vision-building, keynote provocations, and peer connection.
The Graduation Summit (Term 4) celebrates achievements and showcases inquiry outcomes from Australia’s first CEP cohort.

Discipline Days

Discipline Days provide space for deep, focused exploration of real-world challenges and opportunities in each practitioner’s chosen field.

Participants engage in critical dialogue, creative problem solving, and evidence-informed workshops guided by Advisors and subject matter experts. These sessions support the development of practitioner inquiries and facilitate connection within discipline-aligned peer groups.

Creative Excellence Learning Communities (CELC Days)

Each term, participants gather for CELC Days—regional or local learning communities designed to embed discipline learning into real practice and place.

These days support connection across disciplines and sectors, allowing participants to reflect, refine, and apply their learning with support from peers. CELC Days prioritise dialogue, co-creation, and collective insight grounded in context, community, and care.

Locations will be matched to participants’ regions wherever possible, with blended or hybrid options under consideration.

Practitioner Inquiry

Creative Practitioners will complete two inquiries over the course of the program: one collaborative and one independent. These are practice-based, real-world investigations grounded in personal, organisational, or community contexts.

Through this process, practitioners learn to gather evidence, reflect critically, test new approaches, and evaluate their creative and cultural impact. Inquiry is central to the CEP model—it builds leadership, authorship, and applied capability.

CEP Graduation Requirements

To graduate from the Creative Excellence Program, participants must:

Attend at least 90% of scheduled learning sessions
Complete and submit inquiry documentation and reflection aligned with CEP quality indicators

Graduates will be recognised as part of the inaugural CEP alumni network and may be eligible to apply for the Creative Excellence Fellowship—a post-program opportunity to lead a funded, high-impact project that transforms creative practice and strengthens the creative economy.

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