Coaching for Creatives
Thriving Creatives
Transform your Art Practice
into an Income and Lifestyle You Love
Hosted with Anna Jane Gillison from Anna Jane and Co
& Lucy Dujmovich Founder of Studio Inner West
Coming soon
For creatives who are tired of selling their soul and want to build a life and income doing what they love, using their unique talents and gifts.
Step into this Vision
You are creating work that feels true to who you are.
Your unique talents and gifts are clear and confidently expressed.
Your ideal clients are drawn to your work naturally.
You are building income in a way that supports your creative energy rather than draining it.
Your creative practice feels aligned, sustainable, and genuinely yours.
The result in 6 Weeks
A clear, lit-up creative vision using your unique talents and gifts
Renewed confidence and inspiration
A simple strategic plan to meet your goals
Real momentum as you launch or expand your creative business
Meet Your Mentors
Are You Ready to Become a Fully Booked Creative?
Real clarity and momentum in just six weeks.
Inside the Program
Thriving Creatives is delivered as a structured six module online course.
Each module includes focused video lessons and practical worksheets so you can immediately apply what you learn.
Module 1: Vision
Clarify your direction and define a realistic path forward.
You will:
• Identify your primary creative goal for the year
• Recognise strengths and skill gaps
• Align your vision with real opportunities
Includes: Vision planning worksheet
Module 2: Focus and Mindset
Do less. Create more.
You will:
• Strengthen confidence and resilience
• Move through fear and self doubt
• Simplify priorities
• Clarify what truly matters
Includes: Focus and mindset exercises
Module 3: Sharing Your Talents and Gifts
Understand industry pathways and present yourself professionally.
You will:
• Explore networking and collaborations
• Understand exhibitions, retail and grant pathways
• Clarify quoting, contracts and NAVA rates
• Position yourself authentically online and offline
Includes: Professional practice guide and curated industry links
Module 4: Multiple Income Streams
Build income that supports your creative practice.
You will:
• Identify two to three aligned income streams
• Understand foundation income versus creative income
• Explore workshops, grants, exhibitions and arts work
• Build financial sustainability without burnout
Includes: Income stream planning worksheet
Module 5: Project Planning
Turn ideas into achievable action.
You will:
• Use simple ninety day planning
• Break projects into manageable stages
• Create realistic timelines
• Establish healthy time boundaries
Includes: Ninety day project planning template
Module 6: Marketing and Social Media
Simple, authentic marketing for creatives.
In this program you will:
• Clarify your message
• Choose one to two aligned platforms
• Create a weekly content rhythm
• Develop a simple launch approach
Includes: Content planner template
How It Works
• Six structured modules
• Self paced online access
• Practical downloadable templates
• Designed specifically for creatives
You move through the modules at your own pace, applying what you learn directly to your current practice.
By the end, you will not just feel inspired.
You will have a clear direction and a practical plan.
Who This Is For
• Artists ready to take their practice seriously
• Creatives wanting income clarity
• Makers seeking structure without rigidity
• Those who know they have talent but need direction and momentum
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What Participants Will Walk Away With
A lit up creative vision
One clear creative goal or project locked in and ready to launch
A practical plan to support income through aligned creative income streams
Tools to maintain your vision without overwhelm
Greater confidence and momentum to move forward
Does This Sound Like You?
"I have talent and ideas, but I feel scattered"
You know you're capable, but you're pulled in too many directions. You cannot seem to commit to one clear path forward and it is holding you back.
"I don't know how to turn my creative work into income"
You're creating beautiful work, but you're not earning what you deserve. The business side feels overwhelming, unclear, and maybe even distasteful.
"Self doubt keeps me from taking action"
You second guess yourself constantly. You question your decisions. You want the confidence to match the capability you know you have.
"I'm uncomfortable marketing myself"
You do not want to be pushy or salesy. You want to share your work authentically and feel grounded while doing it.
"I want creative freedom AND financial security"
You are tired of the false choice between the two. You want both and you want it to feel sustainable, not forced or exhausting.
This Programme Is For You If
You're ready to get clear on your creative direction
You want to build income in a way that actually suits who you are
You're willing to do the inner work alongside the business work
You value clarity, structure, and real guidance over endless motivation
You're ready to stop circling and start moving forward
This Programme Is NOT For You If
You're looking for a get rich quick scheme
You want someone to do the work for you
You're not ready to commit to real change
You're already running a thriving, profitable creative business
Happy Client Reviews
Joanne- Artist
Working with Anna in her Creative Catalyst program was amazing. In just four weeks, she helped me rediscover the life that I truly want and reignited my passion for the creative life I’ve been wanting to build.
With Anna’s support, I shifted mindset blocks, gained clarity, and created a clear, aligned plan to move forward. I feel more confident, focused, and excited about my creative future.
Learning to think in a new, more intuitive way and embody the artist I want to become has been challenging, enriching and empowering. Self doubt and fear is part of the ongoing process - Anna has reminded me that this is the rich part of the journey and there is nearly always a break through on the other side.
My business has started to grow in a short time. I’m doing what I love & have learnt to streamline my time with a focus on doing less to create more,
Annette - Ceramic Artist
Anna is a gifted, intuitive and talented Coach for Creatives. She helped me in so many ways to transform my art practice. With Anna’s support with envisioning the outcome I wanted, I had a sell out exhibition with a wonderful response from community. Her coaching sessions are inspiring, interesting and always insightful. She is a joy to spend time with. I could not have achieved such a successful and professional outcome with my art practice and an exhibition without her help. I would definitely encourage anyone wanting to develop and refine their creative practice to consider working with Anna. She is a true gem.
Jitta Art Weavers
Anna Gillison is an experienced Creative professional. We value the creative insights, intuition, and support she has given us in her role as our friend and Arts Mentor. Anna has a strong understanding of us as First Nations people and we continue to grow and feel inspired under her guidance. We at Jitta Art have no hesitation in highly recommending Anna to others seeking to expand their art practice into a sustainable business based on her high level of care and heartfelt commitment to her clients.
Freda Masina - Coordinator of the Jitta Art Weavers
Melissa - Artist
I highly recommend working with Anna Gillison as a coach and mentor. She has provided me with a wealth of creative inspiration in her approach to guiding me with my art practice. She has shown me new pathways to follow, ways to promote myself and my art, and allayed my doubts and fears, including releasing blockages that have hindered my progress, while developing my art in new directions. I have loved her creative coaching sessions as she is supportive of what can be achieved. I have benefited greatly from her feedback and the work that she has set for me. Her coaching program has instilled greater confidence in myself through stepping away from negativity and with a renewed sense of purpose and focus on the direction my art is taking''.
Maryke - Artist/ Print Maker
Choosing Anna Gillison as my mentor was a valuable step in my creative development. Her mentoring gave me the clarity, structure, and support to move through creative blocks and make steady progress toward my goals. Anna is a true professional, her structured yet intuitive approach helped me feel supported and stay focused.
With Anna’s guidance, I gained renewed confidence in my ability to deliver high-quality community workshops and successfully prepared a collaborative exhibition application, which I am excited to say was approved for the Tableland Regional Gallery in 2026.
I now feel more passionate and clear about building a practice that reflects who I am and honours my experience and growth as an artist and printmaker.
Gina — now running her own successful crochet workshops!
With Lucy's guidance, Gina turned her passion for crochet into a thriving side hustle. Working with Lucy gave her the confidence and practical steps to start teaching her own workshops and marketing them online.
Sneha — a fluid artist who just kicked off her workshop side hustle!
With Lucy's guidance, Sneha gained the confidence and practical tools she needed to start running her own fluid art classes. She went from idea to successfully teaching her first few groups.
Mew — Artist from Thailand, now teaching in Australia
With Lucy's support, Mew transformed her creative skills into a thriving side hustle she loves. Lucy's guidance gave her the confidence and know-how to successfully teach her own workshops and market her business online.
Frequently Asked Questions
I'm dealing with serious self-doubt. Is this still for me?
Absolutely. Confidence comes from clarity, and that's exactly what this programme delivers—clear steps, real strategies, and a nurturing supportive framework. Doubt is part of the creative journey; we have been there and we are ready to help you move through it, not around it.
I'm not sure on my direction is this course going to help me
Yes. We take you from scattered to clear, from overwhelmed to focused. This programme is designed for creatives with talent and ideas who just need the right structure and guidance to move forward.
How is this different from other creative transformation courses?
We help you tune into what it is that you truly want - using your unique talents and gifts while using simple easy to manage planning systems to help you implement and launch your idea or project. Many programmes focus on tactics alone. We believe that your inner beliefs shape your outer results. That's why we work with Anna on mindset and Lucy on practical business strategy—both are essential.
What if I'm working part-time and building this on the side?
This programme is designed for exactly that. We respect that you're building something real in the time you have whether you just want a sustainable practice, a hobby or business. We focus on clarity and sustainable momentum, not burnout.
Ready to Transform Your Creative Practice?
Thriving Creatives Get clear. Build momentum. Create a business you love.