AN EXTRAORDINARY PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT EVENT FOR CREATIVES
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS // SEPTEMBER 22 - 24, 2025
PRODUCED BY CREATIVE PLACEMAKING COMMUNITIES
NOW IS THE TIME TO TRANSFORM OUR COMMUNITIES, ACTIVATE SPACES AND INSPIRE OUR FUTURE THROUGH THE POWER OF ARTS AND CULTURE
Imagine how places, buildings, public spaces and neighborhoods can connect us, foster creativity, and revitalize our shared world.
In September 2025, Creative Placemaking Communities will host a truly transformative event in Chicago:
Imagine, Create, Activate! This groundbreaking, three-day gathering will bring together visionaries to explore the power of creative practice in activating urban centers.
Photo courtesy of Chicago Sukkah Design Festival
JOIN OUR MOVEMENT
Imagine, Create, Activate! is not a conference or convention—it’s an immersive, hands-on journey
designed to inspire, share and examine how to collaborate in new ways.
Attendees will experience an exclusively curated program with unparalleled opportunities for
interdisciplinary innovation, networking and action - all with the goal of sparking creativity and changing how we live, work and play.
Arts bring people together, give our cities purpose, and help us connect on a deeper level. We will explore our collective creative energy, imagine new possibilities, inspire creative thinking and learn how to activate our cities through the arts.
Let’s come together in Chicago for an exciting opportunity to spark meaningful change, and imagine how the arts can bring us closer, make us stronger, and more connected than ever before. It’s no longer optional – arts are a necessity to make our communities more livable and sustainable.