
Community Over Competition
An event meant to bring creative minds and practitioners together to find inspiration, community, and support in building our skills and selves.
November 15th Event
4:00-8:00PM
535 West Main Street
Cheshire, Connecticut
- Panel Discussions
- Live Music
- Drinks & Food
- Vendors
- Networking
- Free Admission

This is a time for creative collaboration & togetherness. Holding companies, private equity, & business-for-business types have enslaved us. They’ve commoditized our superpowers. They’ve made it difficult to make careers for ourselves, to make impacts on each other, this state, and the world. We’re going to change all that. It starts here.
For Designers.
Getting in or getting ahead, designers need other designers. This is where we can come together to inspire & help each other. This is our world. So, bring your portfolios; bring yourselves. Let’s team up!
For Artists.
Outside of the commercialized & branded agency world, there are brilliant creative artists also striving for connectivity, community, and collaboration. We see you; this is your place to find it all.
For Photographers.
So many roll solo in their photo careers, but not here. The Center of Creativity is a chance to be part of something. Crew up, get gigs, learn from everyone around you. Get a new view with fellow photographers.
For All.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a student or pro, a model or model maker, an illustrator, editor, agent, author, dancer, designer, or anything else we could think up while writing this. You’re a creative? You belong here.
PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
Welcome
Speaker

Director, Arts, Preservation & Museums, Connecticut Economic & Community Development
Breaking Out
Getting out of typical, traditional corporate structures in the business world to go your own way can be scary. In the creative industry, it often begins with a desire for independence, fueled by frustrations of finding traditional work or an innate drive to simply do things one’s own way. Join our panelists as they discuss breaking out into the world of self-employment to find fulfillment their own way.

Moderator, Photographer

Social Media Coordinator

Head of Marketing

Photographer

Photographer
Breaking In
Our industry has rapidly evolving standards, from AI advancements to shifting employer expectations. Today’s creatives must continually hone their craft, strategically build their networks, and maintain dynamic portfolios. Join our panelists as they discuss what it takes to Break In.

Moderator, Marketing Director

Solutionist, creativeplacement

Copywriter, Rebellion Group

Designer, Rebellion Group

ACD, Rebellion Group
The Way FWD
The creative industry in CT is constantly evolving, driven largely by the flight of big business, agencies sold to PE & holding companies, AI advancements – threats – misunderstandings, shifting client expectations & fears, and new technologies and business demands that are redefining traditional agency models. But, there’s hope! Join our panelists as they discuss the way forward for the community and business of creativity in our state.

Moderator, CCO

VP, Creative, OLIPOP

Vice President, Yale New Haven Health

ECD, Reality Interactive

Chief Marketing Officer, Connecticut Department of Economic & Community Development
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