A successful career in the arts is part grit, part luck and a good amount of self-knowledge...

Recently Steamworks Arts director Sally Richardson presented her TEDx talk Hold Fast, Stay True at the inaugural Castlemaine TEDx weekend.

Described as "powerful and deeply moving", Sally shared the event in her life that 'changed everything', the birth of her son Thomas, and how that connection to her family continues to inspire her creative journey today.

You can watch her talk on Youtube here