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CreativeMornings/Chicago invites you to a panel discussion focused on building a more intentional and connected creative community. This event is for artists and creatives seeking inspiration and committed to social change.

Organized by People’s Action, in partnership with the Chicago History Museum and the Design Museum of Chicago, the event encourages active participation and meaningful discussion. 

🗓️ Thursday, September 26th

⏰ 6 - 9PM

📍 Chicago History Museum

🎟️ This event is FREE for all members. RSVP Now!

🎤 Next Speaker: Natasha Oliveras-Figueroa

Natasha Oliveras is a globally-minded creative leader with extensive experience across all aspects of advertising including broadcast, print, radio, OOH, digital, social, experiential, on-premise, and retail/shopper. She’s changed the way Coca-Cola approached their digital programs, told millions of people their breath stinks, wore Sir Paul McCartney’s top-secret album as a USB necklace, and somewhat-accidentally became the “voice of Diet Coke”.

She’s a strategy groupie, a constant problem solver, proud mentor, a complicit ally to all, a forever-island kid (#PuertoRicoSeLevanta), and she’s on a mission to decolonize advertising.

🗓️ Friday, September 27th at 8:30-10am

📍 ⭐ In-Person Only ⭐ at Adler University - 17 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60602

🎵 DJ Mike Caliber

🎟️ Registration Opens next Friday, September 20th at 9am. Mark your calendars! Tickets go first come, first served. Limited!

👏 High fives and humble gratitude to our local sponsors: Big Shoulders Coffee | Busy Beaver Button Company | DJ Mike Caliber

What a morning hosting August’s event! Special thanks to our venue, local sponsors, and volunteers for making this month’s event happen.

A special shoutout to Aya-Nikole Cook for her inspiring and thought-provoking dialogue on the subject of rituals. 🌬️ 📿 🧘‍♂️

See the rest of the magic pics ✨ 📸 from our Flickr taken by our fantastic #CMChi Photo Team.

📷: https://buff.ly/473MFhm 

If your company, agency, or business love what we do and want to support our chapter to generate future morning events, DM on our Instagram (@chicago_cm) or drop an email - chicago@creativemornings.com

We are excited to hear from you!

Three cheers to our Digital Illustrator 🖍️ Katya Balakina (@xrenobl) for turning our August speaker’s talk into fantastic visual notes. 📝

Check out this graphic recording about Aya-Nikole Cook’s talk on the theme #Ritual 📿

🎤 Next Speaker: Aya-Nikole Cook

Aya-Nikole Cook is a mother, artist/designer, senior yoga instructor, Shamanic Reiki Master, Yoga Nidra Priestess, Spiritual Community Herbalist, and Wellness Curator at Haji Healing Salon. Since 2015, she has created a space for nearly 60 healers. Featured in Yoga Chicago, NBC, and more, Aya was named a Black Creativity Innovator by The Museum of Science and Industry. In 2023, she received the Community Care award from Sista Afya and the S.E.L.F.F. Care Sabbatical Grant. Aya is dedicated to holistic living and mentorship, supporting the next generation of wellness professionals. Learn more at hajihealing.com

🗓️ Friday, August 23rd at 8:30-10am

📍 ⭐ In Person Only ⭐ - Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation & Tech Entrepreneurship - IIT - 3137 S. Federal St, Chicago, 60616

🎵 DJ Mike Caliber

🎟️ Registration Opens Friday, August 16th at 9AM. Mark your calendars! Tickets go first come, first served! Limited!

✋ High fives and humble gratitude to our local sponsors: IIT Institute of Design | Big Shoulders Coffee | Busy Beaver Button Company | Downstate Donuts | DJ Mike Caliber

What a morning hosting July’s event! Huge thanks to our venue, local sponsors, and volunteers. 👏

A special shoutout to Mick Champayne for her hilariously insightful talk on AI, reminding us that trust isn’t just a feeling; it’s the driving force behind innovation! 🤖 🤝 😎

If your company, agency, or business love what we do and want to support our chapter to generate future morning events, DM on our Instagram (@chicago_cm) or drop an email - chicago@creativemornings.com

We are excited to hear from you!

Give a round of applause to our digital illustrator 🖍️ Coté Soerens (@cotesoerens) for turning July’s speaker into magnificent visual notes 📝.

Check out this graphic recording about Mick Champayne’s talk on the theme #Trust

Here’s some quick takeaways from our July’s speaker:

- Trust the process 🤙

- Trust your guts (& butts 🍑)

- Letting go is the ultimate act of trust in yourself 🤝

🎤 Next Speaker: Mick Champayne 🍾

Mick is a Chicago-based designer by day 🌞 and an illustrator by night 🌚. In a nutshell, she loves internet culture, navel-gazing about the future, and connecting people through visual storytelling and concept-driven design. ⁣⁣Currently a staff designer at Google, she likes to create solutions that have beauty AND brains: making things look beautiful with smart strategy and a thoughtful user experience, and she’s always scheming ways to inject a little personality and friendliness into things she makes. 🤙

🗓️ Friday, July 26th at 8:30-10am

📍 ⭐ In Person Only ⭐ - TBA

🎵 DJ Mike Caliber

🎟️ Free Registration Opens Friday, July 19th at 9AM. Mark your calendars! Tickets go first come, first served! Limited!

✋ High fives and humble gratitude to our local sponsors: Big Shoulders Coffee | Busy Beaver Button Company | DJ Mike Caliber

Give a round of applause to our digital illustrator 🖍️ Coté Soerens (@cotesoerens) for turning June’s speaker into magnificent visual notes 📝.

Check out this graphic recording about Lisa M. Key’s talk on the theme #Pattern 🏁

Here’s some takeaways from our June’s speaker 🎤:

- “Pattern is about collaboration”

- “Artist are brilliant in thinking how you may view their work”

- “Architects use pattern to help guide us and feel through a space”

🎤 Next Speaker: Lisa M. Key

Lisa Key joined the Driehaus Museum with extensive experience in strategic planning, philanthropy, and governance. She was Interim Director and Deputy Director at the MCA Chicago, where she stabilized the budget and increased engagement. At the Art Institute of Chicago, she led the Modern Wing campaign. She co-chairs Enrich Chicago’s Board and has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She holds an MA in Arts Administration from Indiana University and a BA in Art History and Communications from Valparaiso University.

🗓️ Friday, June 28th at 8:30-10am

📍 ⭐ In Person Only ⭐ at The Richard H. Driehaus Museum - 50 E. Erie St, Chicago, 60611

🎵 DJ Mike Caliber

🎟️ Free Registration Opens Friday, June 21st at 9AM. Mark your calendars! Tickets go first come, first served! Limited!

✋ High fives and humble gratitude to our local sponsors: Driehaus Museum | Big Shoulders Coffee | Busy Beaver Button Co. | DJ Mike Caliber