SEATTLE CREATES: FREE Graphic Design + Gaming Workshop + MAKERS MARKET

INDUSTRIES IN FOCUS >> GRAPHIC DESIGN, VR/AR, GAMING + MAKERS MARKET!!

It's the last workshop session of our 9-month SEATTLE CREATES 2024 series, and we are going BIG with all things graphic design, gaming, and VR/AR....just in time for the Holidaze. As we see industries across all markets ramp up their advertising, graphic campaigns, new drops in the market, and highly coveted releases of products in the gaming world, someone had to come up with these assets. And guess what? It was a creative just like you. From storyboards to concept drawings, graphic designers galore make December all that it is to visually remember. Let us demonstrate how closely tied the Arts + Tech community truly is. Find your pathway into this community of content creators and the multitude of options that await artists in these tech fields. IYKYK and if you don't, we'll show you a few examples and success stories from a few hometown heroes operating, building, and launching new ideas nonstop right here in Seattle.

What's more--we have a FREE MAKERS MARKET in effect! Put some cash behind your creativity because this one if Open to the Public, All Ages, and FREE to apply. All you gotta do is fill out this form, submit a few examples, and get tapped in by our team to display your creative strengths, assets, artworks, or services--you name it. We're here for it.

It's all going down this December 12th, from 5-8pm, at M5 CREATIVE: a cultural hub for creative collaborators at the intersection of Arts + Tech....just like SEATTLE CREATES.

WHAT TO EXPECT?

• Access to industry-leading professionals, mentors, and up-and-coming talent
• Interactive workshop activities
• Speaker panels + creative coaching sessions
• Training + demonstrations
• Job opportunities + career development
• Networking + Socials
• After Hours Sessions

BONUS OPPORTUNITIES:

• Learn about Fiscal Sponsorship by Allied Arts Foundation
• Sign Up! Field Trips + Open Studio Tours [industry-related x month]

About SEATTLE CREATES . . .

SEATTLE CREATES is a creative workforce development initiative providing low-cost monthly, in-person workshops and immersive cross-industry training opportunities to foster and support interdisciplinary careers in Arts, Tech + Creative fields.

Each month, we highlight intersections of adjacent industries to help local creatives connect and create more fully. By bridging cross-industries who rely on eachother for economic success, we can facilitate deeper community connections, develop broader resource hubs, and establish a more robust ecosystem of creatives who fuel the creative economy. SEATTLE CREATES is here to shine a light, and we invite you to participate in this vibrant cultural scene because we can't do this without you. It's time to connect + create.

In partnership with: T.O.N.E., WiT REGATTA, CORNISH+, Allied Arts Foundation, Seattle Office of Economic Development, Bumbershoot, Business 101 for the Creative Entrepreneur

Host or Publisher The Olivia Neal Experience, Inc