Imagine, Create, Activate!

Imagine, Create, Activate!

  • Ages 18+

AN EXTRAORDINARY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENT FOR CREATIVES CHICAGO, IL JUNE 23-25, 2025 - Produced by Creative Placemaking Communities ​

By Creative Placemaking Communities

Date and time

Monday, September 22 · 9am - 5pm CDT

Location

Harris Theater

205 E Randolph St Chicago, IL 60601

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 14 days before event

Agenda

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Opening Keynote - Philippe Demers , Founder MassivArt


Philippe Demers is a creative entrepreneur and public art advocate dedicated to generating economic and social impact through art and culture. In 2009, Philippe founded MASSIVart and the Chromatic Fe...

About this event

  • Event lasts 8 hours
  • Ages 18+
  • Paid venue parking

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.

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.

REGISTER AT www.imaginecreateactivate.com

Frequently asked questions

Who will attend?

Imagine, Create, Activate! will attract attendees from urban centers in the United States and will include visual artists, performing artists, musicians, filmmakers, architects, urban planners and designers, creative directors, real estate developers, economic and community development professionals

What is the content

Imagine, Create, Activate! will consist of collaboration "modules" to allow for attendees to connect and work together in a new and different way. Attendees can curate their own experience. https://www.imaginecreateactivate.com/curate-your-experience

Organized by

A new initiative that empowers creative placemakers to help grow equitable and sustainable creative ecosystems and enable marginalized communities to thrive

$621.40