Creative Brain Week 2026: 4-Day Ticket

Now in its third year, Creative Brain Week Australia explores creativity, neuroscience and connection across four immersive days.
About this Event

Welcome to Creative Brain Week Brisbane, 2026!

What does this ticket include?

This is four day ticket includes:

- Entry to all four days of programming (talks, discussions, interactive experiences and morning tea)

- Access to leading voices in neuroscience, the arts, health and academia

- Participation in hands-on activities designed to spark reflection, creativity and connection

- Opportunities to engage with a diverse community of thinkers, makers and practitioners

- Morning tea each day

Please note each day is held at a different iconic Brisbane venue. See details below.

Can't attend all four days?

You'll get the most value from the experience by joining us for the full four-day programme, as each day builds on the ideas, insights and discussions from the previous one. Therefore, we encourage participants to attend the full event where possible, with a discounted four-day ticket available.

If you can only join us for part of the event, single-day tickets can also be purchased.

Visit our Eventbrite profile for single day event tickets.

About This Event

Join us for a four day journey into creativity, connection and what it means to be human. Together, we'll explore identity, emotion, attention, embodiment and imagination, examining how creativity can help us navigate rapid change in culture, knowledge and technology.

As Australia's only event at the intersection of neuroscience and creative practice, Creative Brain Week Australia brings together expert knowledge, research and community perspectives to celebrate the dynamic interplay between brain science, creativity and human flourishing.

Across world-class venues spanning university, gallery and community settings, learn from neuroscientists, artists, academics, practitioners and community leaders while engaging with cutting-edge ideas about creativity, connection and the human experience. We foster genuine connection and create space to think innovatively about how creativity, knowledge and wellbeing emerge among us and for us.

Leave with expanded perspectives on the human experience and practical insights to inform your work across health, art and community settings.

Who’s it for?

Whether you’re an academic, clinician, artist, educator, student or community member, Creative Brain Week is a platform for individuals of all backgrounds to connect, think and create.

Why Attend?

- Explore the latest thinking on creativity, neuroscience and wellbeing

- Hear from leading experts and people with lived experience

- Connect with professionals and community across health, arts, research and education

- Gain practical insights to apply in your work, study or community

- Challenge assumptions and discover new ways of thinking

Event Details

Day 1: KINDLE | Thursday 27th August | 9:30am - 12.30pm | UQ School of Public Health, Herston

Exploring social connection, curiosity and what it means to be human in the age of AI.

We begin Creative Brain Week Australia with Kindle; a celebration of the ideas, practices and relationships that spark curiosity, inspire inquiry and bring people together. Through the lenses of neuroscience and creativity, we'll explore how attention, connection and care shape the human experience in a world increasingly influenced by intelligent technologies.

Through a combination of short talks, facilitated activities and reflective discussion, we connect insights across neuroscience, creativity and lived experience, revealing how our social worlds shape individual and collective wellbeing.

Day 2: ATTUNE | Friday 28th August | 9:30am – 12:30pm | Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), South Brisbane

Exploring how our surroundings shape the brain.

In collaboration with the Gallery of Modern Art, we shift focus to Attune; exploring the interplay between place and perception, exploring how our physical and social environments influence the way we think, feel and relate to one another. Through the lenses of neuroscience and creativity, we examine how our surroundings are not simply a backdrop to life, but are an active participant in shaping experience.

Together, we explore the role of the senses, neuroarchitecture and environment in supporting attention, wellbeing and belonging. Extending from place to people, we consider how connection unfolds between individuals, illuminating the science of neural synchrony and the ways our brains align through shared experience.

Through a combination of talks, collaborative activities and immersive digital art from Queensland Brain Institute, we explore the role of art and environment in shaping cognitive and emotional responses and connection.

Day 3: THRIVE | Saturday 29th August | 10:00am – 1:30pm | Global Change Institute, St Lucia

Exploring creativity, movement and lifelong brain health.

This day explores Thrive; creativity as a universal human capacity and an essential foundation for learning, wellbeing and flourishing across the life course. Gathering at the University of Queensland's Global Change Institute, we consider how movement, play and hands-on creative practice support healthy brains at every age and stage of life.

Through talks, presentations and embodied experiences, we explore the role of curiosity, participation and creative practice in shaping how we learn, adapt and connect.

Bringing together researchers, practitioners and the broader community, this day offers opportunities to examine how creativity can strengthen individual and collective wellbeing across the lifespan.

Day 4: RISE | Sunday 30th August | 10:00am – 2:00pm | Creative Hearts Co., Brookwater

A fitting close to the four days, focused on resilience, recovery and community.

Our journey concludes with Rise at Creative Hearts Co., a Springfield-based hub for creativity and connection, with a day exploring the role of the arts in supporting resilience, recovery and community wellbeing. Engage with a hands-on exhibition alongside a program of talks and creative experiences that bring these ideas to life.

Through the lenses of neuroscience and creativity we examine how artistic practice can foster healing, strengthen connection and create opportunities for individuals and communities to thrive. Co-curated with community voices, the day highlights the knowledge, creativity and lived experience that contribute to recovery and wellbeing.

Explore the transformative potential of the arts, with space for people of all ages to engage, reflect and connect as we conclude the Creative Brain Week Australia 2026 and consider what's next in this space.

Ticket Information

Student tickets will be required to present a valid full time student ID card upon entry.

Please see our collection for individual day tickets: School of Public Health, UQ.

Ticket prices are inclusive of booking fees.

Accessibility Information

If you have lived experience (eg. brain injury, dementia, etc.) we would like to offer you free access to this event. Please contact us at [email protected] to register your attendance.

Valid Australian companion card holders receive free entry for their carer and will be required to present a valid companion card upon entry.

More Information

Learn more about Creative Brain Week.

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Please contact the UQ School of Public Health Engagement Team at [email protected] for further questions.