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IMAGINE, CREATE, ACTIVATE! WILL EXAMINE
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How creative practice can improve communities
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Why cities should incorporate arts, culture and creative practice into their planning, policies and projects
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How creatives and advocates for culture bring economic and social benefit to cities
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How cities can brand through creative placemaking, place keeping and place honoring
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Why professionals working in different disciplines should collaborate for lasting, positive community impact
CHICAGO CHOSEN AS HOST CITY
Known as world-renowned city, Chicago embraced creative practice by supporting grass-roots community arts and cultural efforts, creating policies that protect creatives, and offering artists opportunities to thrive and succeed. Imagine, Create, Activate! will showcase Chicago’s accomplishments in placemaking, place keeping place honoring, community development, economic development and cultural practices.
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WHO WILL ATTEND
Imagine, Create, Activate! will attract professionals from cities with populations over 400,000 who are interested in learning how to use creative practice in their professional work. Attendees are young professionals and high-level decision makers with roles such as Executive Directors, CEOs, VPs, and Program Directors.
Network with these professionals:
Visual Artists
Filmmakers
Creative Entrepreneurs
Architects
Urban Planners
Real Estate Developers
State and Local Government
Performing Arts
Arts Councils and Commissions
Musicians
Colleges and Universities
Community Development
Economic Development
Cultural Offices
Arts Organizations
Foundations
Creative Directors
Business Improvement Districts
Transportation
Land Banks