Now in its 9th year, the Creative Chicago Expo is a chance for arts organizations and artists of all disciplines to connect, exchange information, and share best practices. In the past, more than 5,000 creative practitioners and 140 local and national vendors participated in dozens of free workshops and networking opportunities across Chicago’s diverse arts communities brought together at the Chicago Cultural Center.
In 2012, The Expo is expanding to two days. Friday, March 23rd will focus on information for arts organizations and creative businesses. Saturday, March 24th will focus on the needs of individual creatives. Admission is free and open both days.
Expo takes place at the Cultural Center, located at 78 E. Washington Street, in the heart of downtown Chicago.
Date: March 23–24, 2012
Time: 10am - 4pm each day
Location: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street
Highlights for 2012 include:
Chicago Cultural Plan + Creative Chicago Snapshot: Find out the results of the Creative Chicago Survey and participate in the Chicago Cultural Plan.
The Paczolt Insurance Oasis -- Learn about specific insurance issues for organizations and individuals in one-on-ones and small groups. Data security to temporary event coverage to options for health insurance.
Corky's Cafe -- A delicious range of food and beverages to keep your creative juices flowing.
City Treasurer's Small Business Plan Competition
1 Hour Mentor with Howard Tullman, CEO of Tribeca Flashpoint Media Academy, and with Paul Natkin, Executive Director of the Chicago Music Commission and Rockstar Photographer.
32 Free Workshops - from Branding to Business Planning to Engaging your Audience. Check back soon for more information.
|| VENDORS ||
21st Century Artisans
Adler School of Professional Psychology - Art Therapy Department |
www.adler.edu
Alternative Press Centre |
www.altpress.org
American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) |
www.asmpchicagomidwest.org
Apparel Industry Board, Inc. |
www.aibi.com
Art Forward |
www.artforward.org
ArtHouse Chicago |
www.arthousechicago.com
Arte y Vida Chicago |
www.arteyvidachicago.com
Arts & Business Council of Chicago |
www.artsbiz-chicago.org
Arts Alliance Illinois |
www.artsalliance.org
Arts eVentures |
www.artseventures.com
Audience Architects |
www.seechicagodance.com
The Awesome Foundation |
www.awesomechicago.org
Brava Public Relations |
www.bravapublicrelations.com
Bridgeport Arts Center/East Bank Storage |
www.bridgeportart.com
Career Transition For Dancers |
www.careertransition.org
Changing Worlds |
www.changingworlds.org
Chicago Artistic Alliance |
www.chicagoartisticalliance.org
Chicago Artists Coalition |
www.chicagoartistscoaltion.org
Chicago Cabaret Professionals |
www.chicagocabaret.org
Chicago Creative Coalition |
www.chicagocreative.org
Chicago Cultural Alliance |
www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) |
www.cityofchicago.org/bacp
Chicago Design Meetup |
www.meetup.com/ChicagoDesign Chicago Filmmakers |
www.chicagofilmmakers.org
Chicago Loop Alliance |
www.popupartloop.com
The Chicago Mosaic School |
www.chicagomosaicschool.com
Chicago Office of Tourism & Culture |
www.explorechicago.org
Chicago Park District |
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
Chicago Photography Center |
www.chicagophoto.org
Chicago Public Library |
www.chipublib.org
Chicago Rents Right - Program of the Dept. of Housing and Economic Development |
www.cityofchicago.org/HED/RentsRight
Chicago Women in Publishing |
www.cwip.org
Chicago Women's Caucus for Art |
www.chicagowca.com
Chicago WordPress Meetup Group |
www.meetup.com/mywplife
Chicago Writers House |
www.chicagowritershouse.org
Chicago.com, Inc. |
www.chicago.com
Chiro One Wellness Centers |
www.chiroone.net
City Treasurers Office |
www.citytreasurersoffice.com
Claretian Associates |
www.claretianassociates.org
Clarion New Media |
www.clarionnewmedia.com
Columbia College Chicago |
www.colum.edu
The Community Builders, Inc. |
www.tcbinc.org
Community Film Workshop of Chicago |
www.cfwchicago.org
Community Media Workshop |
www.communitymediaworkshop.org
Constant Contact |
www.constantcontact.com/illinois
The Convergence Project Inc. |
www.theconvergenceprojectinc.com
Creative Pitch |
www.creativepitch.org
Deaf Quest, Inc. |
www.deafquest.com
Department of Housing and Economic Development |
www.cityofchicago/HED.org
direction tour marketing |
www.directiontourmarketing.com
Divine Purpose Youth Performing Arts Center |
www.divinepurposeyouth.org
Executive Service Corps of Chicago |
www.esc-chicago.org
Expressions From Englewood
Fractured Atlas |
www.fracturedatlas.org
Glenwood Avenue Arts District |
www.glenwoodave.org
Global Alliance of Artists
www.GlobalAllianceArtists.org
Gorilla Tango Theatre
www.gorillatango.com
Graphic Artists Guild: Chicago Chapter |
www.graphicartistsguild.org
Historic Pullman Foundation |
www.pullmanil.org
I Am Logan Square |
www.iamlogansquare.com
Illinois Artisans Program |
www.museum.state.il.us/artians
IMAN (Inner-city Muslim Action Network) |
www.imancentral.org,
www.harakaarts.org
IndieMade |
www.indiemade.com
Institute of Cultural Affairs- USA |
www.ica-usa.org
Johnsonese Brokerage LLC |
www.johnsonese.com
Kartemquin Films |
www.kartemquin.com
Kick Start Marketing Chicago |
www.kickstartmarketingchicago.com
Lakeside Legacy Foundation at the Historic Dole Mansion |
www.lakesidelegacy.org
Latent Design |
www.latentdesign.net
Lawyers for the Creative Arts |
www.law-arts.org
League of Chicago Theatres |
www.chicagoplays.com
Legal Shield, Inc. |
www.utube.com/LegalShield
Life Law Office |
www.LifeLawOffice.com
Lillstreet Art Center |
http://www.lillstreet.com/
Little Black Pearl Workshop |
www.blackpearl.org
Local First Chicago |
www.localfirstchicago.org
Logan Square Arts and Business Center
Metatron Media Inc. |
www.metatronmag.com
Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago |
www.mexfoldanco.org
Midwest Writers Association |
www.midwestwriters.com
Misnomer Dance Theater | misnomer.org
Music Industry Workshop |
www.miworkshop.com
New York Foundation for the Arts |
www.nyfa.org
Nuns4Fun Entertainment |
www.nuns4fun.com
Oak Park Art League |
www.opal-art.com
Off Campus Writers Workshop |
www.ocww.bizland.com
Office of the City Treasurer |
www.chicagocitytreasurer.com
Paczolt Insurance Agency of Illinois |
www.paczolt.com
Partners for Sacred Places |
www.sacredplaces.org
Peter McDowell Arts Consulting |
www.petermcdowell.com
Poetry Foundation |
www.poetryfoundation.org
Preservation Chicago |
www.preservationchicago.org
Project Onward |
www.projectonward.org/
Quennect 4 Gallery |
www.quennect4.com
Ragdale Foundation |
www.ragdale.org
Ravenswood Remix |
www.ravenswoodremix.com
Rebuild Foundation |
www.rebuild-foundation.org
Rock for Kids |
www.rockforkids.org
SAVANT | SAVANT |
www.savantsavant.com
Senior Artists Network |
www.seniorartistsnetwork.org
Sharprint |
www.sharprint.com
Six Corners Association |
www.sixcornerschicago.com
Society of Midland Authors |
http://www.midlandauthors.com
Spudnik Press Cooperative |
www.spudnikpress.com
Storage Today RiverFront Work Lofts |
www.storagetoday.com
Striding Lion Performance Group |
www.stridinglion.org
Superior St/ Superior Rehearsals |
www.superiorst.com
T. Daniel Productions, NFP |
www.tdanielproductions.org
Technofisch design studio |
www.technofisch.com
Theori Stages Inc. |
www.theoristages.com
Thurgood Marshall Middle School |
www.cps.edu
The University of Chicago Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies |
www.grahamschool.uchicago.edu
Urban Art Retreat |
www.urbanartretreat.com
Valauskas Corder LLC |
www.vciplaw.com
Waiting 4 The Bus Poetry Collective |
www.waiting4thebus.com
Water Street Studios |
www.waterstreetstudios.com/
WBEZ 91.5 FM |
www.wbez.org/
Wenger Properties |
www.wengerproperties.com
Windy City Publishers |
www.windycitypublishers.com
Women's Business Development Center |
www.WBDC.org
Writers in the Heartland |
www.writersintheheartland.org
Your Creative Ally |
www.yourcreativeally.com
Z2 Systems |
www.z2systems.com/en-US
ZAM's Hope Coomunity Resource Center |
www.zamshope.net
Zeus Creative Net |
www.zeuscreativenet.com
The 2012 Creative Chicago Expo is made possible by the following sponsors
Featured Sponsor:
Paczolt Insurance Agency of Illinois
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