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2018 Program Planning BBQ
The great programs Chicago Creative Coalition produces each year are the result of lots of hard work, connections with creatives in many industries, and much experience. But the ideas for what to produce come from You. So come on out Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 6 p.m. to C3’s Program Planning BBQ and provide your … Continue reading
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Apple’s ARKit
Augmented Reality for All! It’s time to take your interactivity off the screen and get it out into the real world! Upgrade the skills you already have to bring touch and physical interaction to your designs with augmented reality using Apple’s ARKit. ARKit delivers immersive, engaging experiences that seamlessly blend virtual objects with the real … Continue reading
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Annual Meeting 2018
Get ready to immerse yourself in adventure! On Tuesday, June 26, C3 members and their guests will pit their wits against the immersive environments at The Escape Game. In small groups, we will be locked into rooms where each team will need to work together to uncover clues, complete mission tasks, and ultimately (and hopefully!) … Continue reading
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Making Friends with Fear
Business for Life, Program 4 If procrastination, fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of criticism, or any other fears make an impact on your work, this program is for you. This is not a ‘blast through your fears’ kind of workshop. Instead, we will get to know the fears as part of your personality … Continue reading
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C3 Artists Exhibit at Dandelion Gallery
Artwauk Eight talented artists from Chicago Creative Coalition (C3) will participate in Artwauk (pronounced art walk), Waukegan’s monthly art show. Their work will be on display Saturday, April 21, at Dandelion Gallery from 5:00–9:00 p.m. Artwauk has been a monthly event since 2011 when a team of artists, volunteers, city staff, and Waukegan Main Street … Continue reading
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Marketing and Mindfulness
How to Get Your Head Together and Get More Business Anyone who’s ever obsessed over a situation –and wished they could stop thinking about it – knows the suffering that mental loops create. Here’s the good news: all of those negative states start in the mind (consciousness), and that’s where they can be fixed. Carolyn … Continue reading
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Tools for Making Money
Business for Life, Program 2 We all want a life creating amazing things for amazing clients, but how do we get to those bigger gigs with better clients? What does it take to go from solo-preneur working in your jammies to running a business – complete with an office, employees, and company parties? Making the move takes … Continue reading
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Where Do You Get Your INSPIRATION?
Business for Life, Program 1 It’s a big question we all get asked – and not an easy one to answer. How do you see art in cast-off metal junk? Is there a way to connect a centuries-old opera to an 8-bit gaming classic? Can browsing Pinterest get your ideas flowing? Whether creativity is an … Continue reading
Posts by: mtanimuraTrademarks and Copyrights
SOLD OUT Protecting your ideas and safeguarding your print, video and audio work has never required more vigilance than today, when many social media users share whatever content they wish without thinking twice. Whether you’re a designer, filmmaker, photographer, actor, podcaster, writer — anyone whose digital assets can fall out of your control — you … Continue reading
Posts by: mtanimuraConvention Writing Opportunities
HOW TO FIND AND PROFIT FROM CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW WRITING OPPORTUNITIES Find out how to turn your writing talent into lucrative and continual work covering conventions and trade shows at the Independent Writers of Chicago’s meeting on Jan. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. in Room 4F at the Gratz Center, 126 E. Chestnut Street, just … Continue reading
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