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Join us for a high-impact conference bringing together artists, performers, educators, advocates, and arts organizations to celebrate creativity and for real exchange, practical ideas, and community-building connections.

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Just some of what you can expect:

• Real-world learnings from creative peers and experts

• New strategies and idea-sparking networking

• A chance to compare notes with other creatives

• Exposure to innovations in arts education from across the region

• Connections that lead to collaborations, shared resources, and future projects

• Access to processes and perspectives you may not encounter in your day-to-day.

• A space to ask questions, push ideas, and rethink assumptions

Keynote: Beth Lo

Internationally recognized ceramicist, illustrator, educator, and musician — sharing insights from a career that crosses mediums, cultures, and creative disciplines. See her work.

Panel Discussions — Details coming early 2026

Panel conversations with candid and timely dialogue that explores current issues, emerging practices, and the realities of working in today’s arts and education landscape.

What Makes This Event Special

This is a chance for creatives and educators from across the region to connect with peers, find new ideas or approaches, share perspectives, be a part of a vibrant arts community, and walk away with something useful — whether that’s a new technique, a new collaboration, a new connection, or a new way of approaching your work.

With the support of Good Chaos, the Illinois Arts Council, Illinois Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts,