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ArtSHINE industries is Australia’s independent Creative Industries Enterprise Acceleration Platform + Launch Pad identifying, advancing, and funding commercially minded and innovative Creative Industries Professionals who focus on art, craft, artisanal making, design, fashion, entertainment, photography, music, writing, film & television, digital technology, and games & interactive content.

Founded by Vinh Van Lam and Stuart Horrex, ArtSHINE industries on a dynamic and inspiring mission to accelerate the success of commercially minded Creative Entrepreneurs around the world, and to make a determinative contribution to Australia’s Creative Economies.

Located in the Chippendale Creative Precinct of the City of Sydney, ArtSHINE industries incorporatesCoSydney CoWorking + Project Space, the ArtSHINE Gallery + Retail Showcase, ArtSHINE Agency and Licensing, GameSHINE, Quantum Compass Coaching + Business Advisory, and the ArtSHINE Coffee House.

ArtSHINE offers a flexible, practical, and real-world approach to entrepreneurial education programs tailored specifically to commercially minded and innovative Creative Industries Professionals.

We pioneered the concept of ‘Business LifeStyle’ in Australia. We have a real world, practical approach to commercialisation in the Creative Industries, and thus a new approach to entrepreneurial education, creative practice, entrepreneurship and self leadership.

ArtSHINE industries primarily (but not exclusively) works with practitioners and entrepreneurs who focus on the arts, crafts, artisanal making, design, fashion, entertainment, photography, music, writing, film & television, digital technology, and games & interactive content.

Our investment strategy is to mitigate risk through deep engagement in each creative enterprise through our Launch Pad + Accelerator programs, ongoing mentoring, and delivery of our Quantum Compass OPIC business and action planning system.

We have formalised training programs designed to take Creative Industry Professionals from concept to commercialisation. ArtSHINE offers a flexible, practical, and real-world approach to entrepreneurial education programs tailored specifically to commercially minded and innovative Creative Industries Professionals.

ArtSHINE is constantly seeking Creative Industries Professionals, and creative entrepreneurs. We have specific processes to identify potential and successful creative entrepreneurs.

ArtSHINE industries primarily (but not exclusively) works with practitioners and entrepreneurs who focus on the arts, crafts, artisanal making, design, fashion, entertainment, photography, music, writing, film & television, digital technology, and games & interactive content.

We then provide each startup with a product team that provides services leveraging our ArtSHINE Source framework.  ArtSHINE requires the startups to fund the development using their integrated product team to reduce the risk.