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Creative Expo Chicago!

Get ready Chicagoland Creatives, this expo is just for you.  With a great list of keynote speakers and workshops, this event is all you need to get yourself started--or keep moving--in the creative arena.

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The Creative Chicago Expo connects Chicago's creative community with resources they need to thrive. Choose from 40+ workshops, connect with 160+ services and organizations - and strengthen your creative practice. There's a lot to do - bring a friend! 11th Annual Creative Chicago Expo - Moving Forward   Friday, March 14, 2014   Saturday, March 15, 2014   10am-4pm   FREE; No RSVP Chicago Cultural Center   78 E. Washington St., Enter on Randolph St.  Sponsored by:     Thanks to our presenters, and to CAN-TV, Engineering and Recording Society of Chicago (EARS), DJ International Hall of Fame, Chicago Artists Resource, Minuteman Press and Scott Reinhard Co.

KEYNOTES   (L to R) Theaster Gates, Maria Pinto, Carrie Nahabedian, Robert Teitel All native Chicagoans, our Keynote Speakers pioneered strategies and creative practices that have gained national and international recognition. Friday March 14 Artist Theaster Gates   10:30am       Designer Maria Pinto    3pm Saturday March 15 Chef Carrie Nahabedian           10:30am Producer Robert Teitel              3pm    What's on your mind? Text a question for our Keynotes: 312.533.4101You'll receive six follow-up questions. Standard text rates apply. More info:textizen.com/privacy Limited seating; No RSVP. Doors open 30 minutes prior. Keynotes will be filmed for later broadcast onCAN-TV.

WORKSHOPS   Photo by John Sisson Workshops include special tracks for Marketing, Fundraising, Space and Community, Business Development, Fashion and Music. Visit creativechicagoexpo.org for complete descriptions and locations. All workshops are 1 hour (unless noted); No RSVP. Arrive early to get a seat. All workshops will be audio recorded by EARS and available on CAR.   FRIDAY MARCH 14 Friday Workshop Complete Descriptions (Schedule is subject to change).  Location 10:30-11:30 12-1 1:30-2:30 3-4 Garland Room,    1st Floor  Creating Effective Arts Boards Executive Service Corps Export Your Work IL SBDC/Duman Center Make It In Chicago: Local Production  IMEC, On Point Patterns, V. Mora, Jane Hamill, Inventables Facebook or Website - What's Best for You? Arts eVentures  Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd Floor   Keynote: Theaster Gates ARTS   Hyper Local Arts Water St Studios, Rogers Park Arts Alliance, South Logan Chamber, IMAN Black Metropolis, Claretian Associates Social Listening + Engagement to Grow your Business Tribeca Flashpoint Academy Keynote: Maria Pinto FASHION  Sidney R. Yates Gallery, 4th Floor   Realities of a Fashion Business in Chicago The Apparel Industry Board, Inc., Lauren Lein, Ltd., Takara  Meet DCASE 2.0 Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Partnering with Chicago Public Schools CPS + Ingenuity Incorporated Conference Room, 4th Floor  Current Statistics on Arts Funding in Chicago U of C Cultural Policy Center HIPAA & ADA For Arts Programs  Institute for Therapy through the Arts Social Media & Internet Marketing for the 21st Century IL SBDC/DUMAN Center Preserving Local Art Histories  Never The Same, Sixty Inches From Center, Extinct Entities, Media Burn, Chicago Public Library, South Side Home Movie Project Washington Room, 5th Floor Fundraising Boot Camp Donor Path Funding Options For Your Arts Organization Executive Service Corps Fiscal Sponsorship Links Hall, Chicago Filmmakers, 3Arts, Lawyers for the Creative Arts, Kartemquin Films Venture Viability Illinois Small Business Administration @ UIC Millennium Park Room, 5th Floor  Writing A Business Plan IL SBCD/Duman Center Art Law in the Age of Technology Lawyers for Creative Arts Business Setup and Accounting Basics Limelight Accounting Law 101 for the New Business Owner Saper Law Office SATURDAY MARCH 15   Saturday Workshop Complete Descriptions (Schedule is subject to change).  Location 10:30-11:30 12-1 1:30-2:30 3-4 Studio Theater, 1st Floor Create your Network: On Line and Live Chicago Artists Coalition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Lookingglass Theatre's Civic Practice Lab: Engaging Community Michael Rohd Tell Your Story: Sharpen Your Brand Second City Training Center Garland Room,   1st Floor Pop-up Storefront How-to's & Call-in Session  Phantom Galleries Successfully Launch an Apparel Line  The Apparel Agency I've Got a Song...Now What?  David Taylor, The Intrepid Songwriter Making Money With Music  Randy Cherktow / Indie Guide Claudia Cassidy Theater,   2nd Floor Keynote: Carrie Nahabedian CULINARY Targeting Your Grant Requests  DCASE, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago Dancemakers Forum, Propeller Fund Artists, Designers and Entrepreneurship  Scott Reinhard, Inventables, Tenspeed Hero, Object Design League (ODLCO), You are Beautiful  Keynote: Robert Teitel  FILM Sidney R. Yates Gallery,   4th Floor Press Releases That Get Noticed  Independent Writers of Chicago Seize the Day: Marketing for the Self Employed  SAG-AFTRA Tips For A Successful Art Career  Paul Klein, Klein Artist Works New Models of Collaboration and Collective Fundraising  Creative Partners, Pentacle Help Desk Conference Room, 4th Floor Musicians Need Insurance?  Johnsonese Brokerage Hobby or Business? A Recipe for Success  Chicago School of Shoemaking Blogging for Artists  Elsinee Luther Marketing + Engagement: Take-Home Techniques  GoSeeDo.org Millennium Park Room,   5th Floor Fundraising Tips and Tricks  Fractured Atlas Artists & Creative Residencies  DCASE, High Concept Laboratories, Chicago Park District New Creative Spaces: Live/Work/Community  Artspace, Bronzeville Artist Lofts, Dorchester Artist Collaborative, Community Builders, PullmanArts Kickstarter School  Kickstarter Business Development Track Community, Space Track Fashion Track Fundraising Track Keynote Track Marketing Track Music Track

VENDORS Photo by Braxton Black Africa-US Today Magazine  Aligned Modern Health  American Ice Theatre           American Society of Media Photographers        Apparel Industry Board, Inc.  Arts & Business Council of Chicago         Arts Alliance Illinois  Arts eVentures           Artspace Projects      Audience Architects  Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University  Bailey Boy A.D.E. Foundation  Beverly Arts Center  Black Metropolis Convention & Tourism Council/Bronzeville Visitor Information Center   Boon-Ja-Ba, LLC Brain Surgeon Theater Bridgeport Art Center  Bronzeville Artist Lofts  Buy Art Not People  Cambodian American Heritage Museum & Killing Fields Memorial  Career Transition For Dancers  Chicago Access Network Television CAN TV  Chicago Artists Coalition  Chicago Book Expo  Chicago City Treasurer's Office   Chicago Creative Coalition  City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection         City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events          Chicago Federation of Labor Workers Assistance Committee  Chicago Filmmakers  Chicago Human Rhythm Project / American Rhythm Center    Chicago Opera Theater  Chicago Park District           Chicago Public Schools ARTS ED  Chicago School of ShoemakingChicago Women in Publishing Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras  Chiro One Wellness Centers  CHIRP Radio  CIMMfest- Chicago International Movies and Music  Cinema/Chicago - The Chicago International Film Festival  CircEsteem  Claretian Associates  Clinard Dance Theatre  Columbia College Chicago  Core Project Chicago  Creative Aces Corp  Creative Partners  Cultural Policy Center   Divvy Bikes  DJ International Hall of Fame  DonorPath  Dorchester Artist Housing Collaborative  Editorial Freelancers Association  Elaine Luther Art/All Things Metal Clay Blog  Engineering and Audio Recording Society (EARS)   Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater  Executive Service Corps  Fear No ART presents The Dinner Party  Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum  Fractured Atlas  Gene Siskel Film Center  Global Alliance of Artists   Gorilla Tango Bucktown             GoSeeDoArts  Governors State University  Graphic Artists Guild Chicago  Harrington College of Design  High Concept Laboratories  higher learning network,nfp         Hyde Park Art Center     IAEOU             IL SBDC/Duman Entrepreneurship Center at JVS Chicago                     IL Small Business Development at UIC  Illinois Artisans Program, Illinois State Museum          Illinois Arts Council              Illinois College of Optometry   Illinois Humanities Council  Illinois Woman's Press Association   Independent Writers of Chicago   Indie Guide              Ingenuity Incorporated            Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN)  Institute for Therapy through the Arts      Inventables               Johnsonese Brokerage LLC            Kartemquin         Kickstarter  Klein Artist Works       Latino Fashion Week             Lawyers for the Creative Arts      Limelight Accounting                 Links Hall       Logan Square Chamber of Commerce              Lookingglass Theatre Civic Pride Lab             Mayor's Fashion Council  Midwest Publishing Association  Mod