Creative Exchange Conference 2025

Creative Exchange Conference 2025October 8, 2025 | Cotuit Center for the Arts

Join us for an unforgettable day of connection, collaboration, and creativity at the Creative Exchange Conference 2025! Whether you’re a visual artist, performer, writer, designer, or advocate for the arts, this is your space to spark new ideas and build meaningful networks across disciplines.

We’re thrilled to announce that Lecolion Washington will be this year’s keynote speaker. As a nationally recognized leader in arts, education, and equity, his insight and vision will set the tone for an inspiring day.

We’re also excited to welcome Harold Steward, Executive Director of the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), as a featured guest. Additional panels and sessions will be announced soon—stay tuned for a dynamic lineup of conversations and workshops designed to activate and support Cape Cod’s creative sector.

Our goal is simple: to bring creatives together, nurture collaborations, and send you back to your studio or workplace energized, empowered, and inspired.

And yes—Pizza Barbone Food Truck returns by popular demand for lunch!

Info: Leave time to visit our vendors. To Be Announced!

Info: What creative roadblocks are you facing? What tools and tips could you implement in your daily practice to take the next steps in your career? What part does storytelling play in your art? How can you hone a personal journaling practice to advance your craft? In what ways can you engage and collaborate with your community? How can collaboration help you grow as an artist?
During this interactive session, Vanessa, Justin, and John will facilitate a conversation to direct you toward some answers to these questions and create a welcoming space for open dialogue about what it means to be a creative on Cape Cod.

Host or Publisher Arts Foundation of Cape Cod