2025 SEA Conference

Schedule

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Downtown Naperville | Naperville, IL

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SEA is BACK! We are excited to announce SEA2025 is coming to Naperville, IL this November. The event will be jam packed with SEA favorites like mentoring, small group discussions, interactive panel discussions and hands-on workshops - all with a focus on the business of the arts.
Not familiar with SEA? For over 20 years we have been bringing together emerging creatives with professionals to talk about making a living in the arts. All areas of art are represented including visual, performing, and media. This for artists by artists approach has created a wonderful community to help emerging creatives traverse the ever changing landscape of working in and around the arts.
SAVE the DATE - SEA 2025
November 15th & 16th, 2025
North Central College - Naperville, IL
Who: all emerging creatives
Room block and call for speakers are now open.
Learn more: https://www.selfemploymentinthearts.com/sea-annual-conference
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Downtown Naperville, 10 N Main St, Naperville, IL 60540-4508, United States

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