Schedule
Friday, 9/29
11:30am – 1:30pm
Badge Pickup
Emerging Creatives Day
[open to design students and emerging creatives only]
Are you a design student or an emerging creative under the age of 26? Join us for Emerging Creatives Day! The session will include a Design Journey Panel Discussion, a Mental Health Salon, and a Portfolio Workshop. This session is sold out.
1:30pm – 4:30pm
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Break
5:30pm – 6:00pm
Theaster Gates in Conversation with Maya Bird-Murphy
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Cocktail Hour
Saturday, 9/30
8:30am – 9:30am
Badge Pickup
9:30am – 9:45am
Opening Remarks &
Land Acknowledgement
9:45am – 10:45am
Featured Speaker: Jerald Cooper
Panel Discussion on Alternative Practice
11:00am – 12:00pm
12:15pm – 1:15pm
Featured Speaker: Jen White-Johnson
1:15pm – 2:30pm
Break / Badge Pickup
Option A: CAB Youth Council Presentation on Third Space
Option B: Panel Discussion on Land & Place-Keeping
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Option A: Panel Discussion on Future of Fashion
Option B: Panel Discussion on Reinventing Design Education
3:45pm – 4:45pm
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Panel Discussion on Chicago Histories, Chicago Futures
Closing Remarks
6:00pm – 6:15pm
6:30pm – 10:00pm