Call for proposals

The call for proposals for the CCA’s annual Activating Heritage conference is now open! This year we especially encourage submissions for panels or workshops that include one of the following elements:

Panels presenting how you/your organization responded to a challenge that you faced this year. This can be from any number of perspectives: marketing, operating, exhibit development, program development, fundraising. 

Present what changes you plan to make in the future to ANTICIPATE a challenge or change. For example: if your programming schedule was built based around federal funding that is no longer available, how are you pivoting to respond to this? Are you exploring any new revenue streams? How has your program development or exhibit development been impacted by federal policy changes or public attitudes?

*Please note that all panel or workshop proposals MUST include participation from at least one Core or Partner Member organization of the Chicago Cultural Alliance*.

Click below to Propose a Panel.

What is Activating Heritage?

Activating Heritage is the Alliance’s annual professional development conference for cultural heritage and non-profit professionals. The conference connects our Core Members and other arts & culture workers from across the Chicago region with capacity-building presentations, panels, and workshops.

What to expect?

The Activating Heritage conference invites experts in a variety of fields to engage with topics that will promote resilience in the cultural heritage sector and enhance attendees’ knowledge, capacity, and skills. Session areas will include collections, fundraising, community engagement, and more.

Join us on the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) campus for a fully in-person conference. The day’s events feature a keynote address, complimentary lunch and coffee breaks, plenty of networking opportunities, and a robust schedule of panels, workshops, and discussions.