2003
First event hosted in Sydney, with Banksy
What
We Do
Semi Permanent is an experience company, connecting world-class talent and global brands with creative audiences through events, creative strategy, content and experience design.
Operating since 2002, our in-house network of core-businesses, collaborative partners and creative community allows us to partner with clients to better navigate an ever-shifting world. Such unique challenges require unique solutions, and so our year-round program of live events, activations and creative collaborations allow us to best meet the challenges of our clients, community and the collective space between them.
A platform for creativity and business, and one the largest and most respected creativity and design festivals in the world.
The Semi Permanent Group encompasses three core business pillars:
- We created a two-day live sport & creativity experience for Dentsu Japan and the Tokyo 2020 Committee.
- We work with Google to curate, program and produce their global diversity and inclusion program, Rare.
- We created an immersive retrospective with Stanley Donwood and Radiohead with a bespoke soundscape by Thom Yorke
- We designed and directed a global content series on Gamechangers for Dropbox.
Semi Permanent is based out of its headquarters in Sydney, Australia where the company was founded but operates internationally from its satellite offices in Auckland, Los Angeles, Singapore, Dubai and Lisboa.
Our mission is to enable and facilitate the exchange of creative ideas between talent, community and brands, elevating thinkers, innovators and creatives to design a world we want to live in.
Our History
2005
Expand to New York, London, Melbourne & Brisbane
2013
Host events in Los Angeles, Portland & Stockholm
2015
Radiohead, Stanley Donwood & Thom Yorke exhibition
2016
Present Company invests in Semi Permanent
2017
Oliver Stone headlines Semi Permanent Sydney
2018
We start work on Google’s D&I program, Rare
2020
SP announces partnership with Highsnobiety
2021
A Semi Permanent Hotel
Our Business Pillars
Semi Permanent
Semi Permanent is our namesake brand and global design festival series with scheduled events in Sydney, Auckland, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Portugal.
Past speakers and collaborators include iconic filmmakers Oliver Stone, Michel Gondry, and the Coppola family; artists Tom Sachs, CJ Hendry and Alex Israel; and the world’s most renowned creatives including Nike’s Tinker Hatfield, Pentagram’s Paula Scher, Pro Skater Tony Hawk, architect Bjarke Ingels and many more.
Upcoming EventsBrand Studio
SP Brand Studio combines our access to global talent and ideas to solve our clients unique business challenges.
Led internally by a team of strategists, curators, marketers, and creatives, our work represents emerging and future trends in creativity and commerce, and intersects every creative discipline from film, art, music and fashion, to visual design, motion, technology and innovation.
View our Past WorkSP Productions
SP Productions is our 'white label' events and production agency, working with best in class people and brands to deliver unique, culturally relevant experiences for physical and digital audiences.
Leveraging our production experience gained from 18+ years of Semi Permanent events, our capabilities span strategy, production, content and design, digital solutions, talent management, logistics and more.
View our Past Work