Ladies, Wine & Design

Ladies, Wine &
a bit of Design

A conversation series with Jessica Walsh
hosted by Jemma Cheer

A salon night held bi-monthly for creative ladies in Palmerston North, New Zealand. We’ll wine, dine, and have casual conversations on a wide variety of topics relating to creativity, business, and life. If you’re a female student or creative and would like to join, please do email me. It’s free and reservations are first come, first served.

March 27, 8pm - postponed Year In Progress

Let's talk about how the year is going so far. Opportunities, triumphs, tragedies, anything.

May 29, 8pm Topp Twins

Let's check out the Topp Twins exhibition at Te Manawa then have a wine and talk about it.

TBC July, 8pm American Admiration

We look at America online all the time. Let's talk about the influence that has on us as creatives.

September 25, 8pm Work In Progress

What're you working on? Let's have a look!

November 27, 8pm Pep Talk

TBC special guest to motivate us through to the end of the year.

Jessica Walsh started Ladies, Wine & Design in New York after doing a lot of thinking and reading on why there are so few women creative directors. She believes we can change that through mentorship and championing others' work. I couldn't agree more, and I also think it would be fun to meet other talented lady designers to create a network, so I reached out to her and ta da - Ladies, Wine & Design Palmerston North was born.

Ad Age: What We Can Do About the Dearth of Female Creatives?
Fast co: Where are all the women Creative Directors?
3% Conference: Video archive from their annual conference
Smashing Magazine: Gender Disparities in the Design Field

Numbers show that there's a very small percentage of women leading the creative industry. However, the people we could be most inspired by most are other talented ladies. Let's build a list of women we have admired, worked with, or had our eyes on! Email me if you want to nominate someone for this list, especially women in Palmy.