CAC's Professional Development series works to uncover subjects critical to professional artists outside of making art.

Open to the public.

Rooted in our core values of knowledge-sharing and community-building , these 90-minute seminars will include an additional 30 minutes of conversation with participants.

Bring your experience and your questions to the group!

Participants may attend in person or online via Zoom.
Registration is required.

$10 for the general public
$5 for CAC alumni
FREE for current residents

2025-2026 Programming

October 28: Accounting for Artists
Yvonne Afable, Afable Consulting LLC
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November 12: Artist Portfolios and Exhibition Opportunities 101
Vincent Uribe, Founding Director of LVL3 Gallery
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December 3: The Administrative Side of Being An Artist
Jonathan Castillo, visual artist and photographer
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January 28: Artists & Prints - From Studio to Press to Market
Jessica Cochran, The Renaissance Society & Angee Lennard, High Concept Labs
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March 11: Design Your Creative Practice
Mara Baker, College of DuPage
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May 13: How To Be Invited Back
Ionit Behar, Depaul Art Museum & Mariela Acuña, Hyde Park Arts Center
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