Chicago Creative Coalition | Connecting Small Creative Businesses in a Big Way

C3 PhotoArt Fest

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Juried photo contest,

with winners exhibited July 26-28, 2013

during Jeff Fest in Chicago.

Work As an Act of Identity

Finding Passion:

Work As an Act

of Identity

was an excellent

thought-provoking program.

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C More Glass

C3's Annual

Membership Meeting

Break it and

Make It

June 21, 2013

at Chicago Mosaic School

FOCUS on a Dynamic Program

Business acumen,

cheese and

good cheer were in

plentiful supply at

C3's most recent

small business program.

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Ideas, learning and resources

all to make you a better

creative professional.

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One State Together in the Arts Conference

A very cool event coming up this June in the Quad Cities- 10 dynamic, electrifying speakers sharing big ideas and inspiration in 20 minute blocks over the weekend! And it’s affordable, starting at just $135! More info: http://onestateillinois.com/

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archi-treasures

Logan Square Impressions is a community-wide public art project to beautify the Fullerton Avenue streetscape in Chicago. Have a look at archil-treasures’ kickstarter campaign. Vist the kickstarter page to learn more about this great project http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1513124502/logan-square-impressions?ref=live

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Another Alternative Revenue Stream: Illinois Artisans Program

In keeping with C3’s program series on alternative revenue streams, we have some information on the Illinois Artisans Program. The State of Illinois is looking for new talent to join the program, which draws national and statewide attention to talented artists of Illinois. All areas of arts and crafts, including folk, traditional, contemporary, and ethnic, … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a WordPress Hackathon

Brent Brotine was on hand at the May session to remind us that content does rule the day on a good website.

The Chicago Creative Coalition undertook a herculean task in 2011-12. The programming committee hatched an idea to recreate the C3 website in a decidedly “democratic” way. We would collectively re-think the purpose of our website for our membership and create it in a four-part hackathon. Utilizing the skills of the Chicago Web Professionals meetup group, … Continue reading →

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Corporate Records Scam

Did you receive a letter from Corporate Records Service asking for $125 for corporate minutes? It is a scam! The Secretary of State Website confirms this, Throw the letter away. This company sent the most cleverly structured yet obviously FRAUDULENT demand for my corporate records and a $125 fee. They even include disclaimers that they … Continue reading →

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