Over 5,000 people attended this year’s Creative Chicago Expo, taking advantage of Chicago’s top resources, services and expertise for individuals and organizations in all the arts.
Date: Saturday April 10, 2010
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Location: Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St.
The Creative Chicago Expo is a free, day-long event that connects Chicago’s arts community – individual artists, businesses and organizations working in dance, music, film, fashion, theater, visual arts, literary and design – with the services, spaces, information and networks that they need. It is a premier event to connect with Chicago’s top creative artists.
The Expo is held at the Chicago Cultural Center. It has three main components: Vendors, Workshops and Consultants. Last year, 5,500 people attended the Expo. They met 130 Vendors; participated in 23 workshops and made 200 appointments with 40 consultants.
The 2010 Expo will be better than ever.
The Expo is an amazing opportunity for businesses, lenders, arts services, community organizations, schools and arts ed organizations, space and housing providers, health care and financial consultants and any business that wants to connect with Chicago’s most creative people.
WORKSHOPS
Presented by top local and national service providers.
Check back soon for audio recordings.
• Affordable Housing in Chicago
• Art Festival How-tos
• Benchmarking 101: Outcomes & Measurements
• Building a Board of Directors
• Business Licensing Basics
• Cultivating Individual Donors
• Finding Live/Work Space
• Fiscal Sponsorship
• Forming a Non-Profit
• Health Insurance Advice for Artists
• Marketing For the Cash Strapped and Time Poor
• Meet your Arts Service Agencies
• Obtaining Capital for your Creative Industry
• Reaching New Audiences
• Space Development Starter Kit for Non-profits
• Starting an Arts-Based Business
• Strategic Planning for Non-Profits
• Time Management for Artists
• Tips for “Successful Grant Applications
• Winning Public Art Commissions
• Your Credit Score: Re-Building Your Financial Health
