In 2018 as part of the Terra Foundation’s initiative Art Design Chicago and under the banner of Creative Chicago, CHF convened artists from across the city for a six-hour conversation about Chicago-style creativity, past, present and future. To kick off Chicago’s fall cultural season, CHF returns to Creative Chicago, picking up on its key question: ‘What does Chicago need?’ through a set of conversations, digital polling and interactive experiences designed to elicit ideas about how our city’s residents, cultural institutions and artistic legacies/collections can work to develop empathy, friendship and connection across its citizens.

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The Richard Gray Program recognizes a significant gift from founding CHF board member Richard Gray. This program is presented with the generous support of the Terra Foundation for American Art, and in partnership with the Joyce Foundation, Lake Forest College, and the Metropolitan Planning Council.

All Creative Chicago Panels and Breakout Sessions are free and open to the public! Become a member to support free Festival programming like Creative Chicago.

Join CHF and Terra Foundation for American Art for the official book launch of Creative Chicago: An Interview Marathon at EXPO CHICAGO Sunday, September 22 at 3PM CST.

Taking place at EXPO CHICAGO last year, Creative Chicago: An Interview Marathon with Hans Ulrich Obrist was a five-hour series of conversations with artists, authors, architects, and others representing Chicago’s diverse creative community. Join Obrist, Terra Foundation President Elizabeth Glassman, Chicago Humanities Festival Marilynn Thoma Artistic Director Alison Cuddy, and artist Edra Soto for the unveiling of a publication that documents the event and explores the work of the 20+ participants. Published by the Terra Foundation for American Art, Creative Chicago features texts of Obrist’s conversations, along with photographs of the program against the stage installation by Barbara Kasten. Book signing to follow. Presented by the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Chicago Humanities Festival.