Welcome to the home of the Chicago Creative Coalition! Our mission is to enrich, educate and inspire creative lives — your life and ours.
We are professional creatives, artists and people seeking creative ways to live and work in Chicago and beyond.
Read about our programs and special events below. Come out to experience what we are about firsthand. If you are not a member, click here to join. If you are a member and have not created a page for your portfolio, click here and follow the instructional tutorial.
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Program Planning BBQ 2023
We Need Your Input! The best way to ensure you get something out of Chicago Creative Coalitions upcoming year of programming is to let us know what you want. And a great way to do that is to take part in our Annual Program Planning BBQ! There will be time to drink and chat and … Continue reading
Annual Meeting 2023
Architectural River Cruise, Great Food, & the C3 Annual Member Meeting Join us Saturday, June 17 for C3’s 2023 Annual Member Meeting! We’ll spend the afternoon on The Summer of George (ed. note: not named after our own George Berlin, I don’t think) for what many regard as Chicago’s best architectural tour. Chicago’s Best 90-Minute Architecture … Continue reading
A Shoot for Our Stars
Every Attendee Gets a Professional Headshot at the New REP3 Photo Studio in Skokie As C3 members re-emerge from our cocoons and re-imagine our post-pandemic lives, it’s a great time to re-create our public images. And what better way to visually show it than with a brand new headshot — just the right tool to … Continue reading
Cartoon Thinking
How Cartoon Thinking Helps [Your Job Here] How do you approach uncomfortable topics at work, or even in your personal or public life? Ideally you’d do it with the same creativity you apply to the work you enjoy. But anxiety, fear, and other negative feelings can trigger tunnel vision and brute-force, quick-fix thinking – … Continue reading
Hello Goodbye!
Our theme this year is Re-Emerge, Re-Imagine, and Re-Create, and we’re ready to put the past two difficult years behind us. Join us for our first IRL (in real life) program of 2023: Hello Goodbye! There is so much to say GOODBYE to and leave behind as we re-emerge with games songs and activities. Many … Continue reading
Who Are You Today?
Shapeology Picture Perfect Personality Who are you today? POSTPONED. PROGRAM WILL BE RESCHEDULED SOON. Which version of you wants to show up? Often we have many different versions of ourselves: the assertive business professional, the daring artist, the witty parent, the fiery perfectionist, the crafty activist, and so on. But the most important way to … Continue reading
Holiday Party 2022
What’s an Awesome Way to Spend a Holiday Evening? C3’s annual Holiday Party! This year our family-friendly party is in the client space for CineCity Studios! There will be great people, our traditional White Elephant (re)gift exchange, games, libations and tasty treats to share. Please bring a pot luck contribution suitable for dinner or munchies. … Continue reading
Weirdos Making Art Together
Re-emerge, Re-imagine, Re-create A series of programs to help us successfully shake off the miasma created by the pandemic. The “Exquisite Corpse” Group Art Project as Re-imagined by C3 You are exquisitely invited to bring your corpse and its favorite accouterments to create a collective art project with Chicago Creative Coalition. You may wonder what … Continue reading