AUGUST Status Update for 2020
We have made the difficult decision to cancel Cre8con for this year (vs. postponing it). We have also decided NOT to have an all-day virtual event this year. We will send email updates to our subscriber list as any potential new plan is developed. This was not an easy decision because this year was special:…
Read Article →Status Update for Cre8con 2020
The team at Cre8con, the Portland Creative Conference, hope you are staying safe and healthy during the current COVID-19 situation. We are continuing to plan for the conference on September 25th and look forward to seeing you there in the Fall. To receive updates, subscribe to our email list from the home page. The world…
Read Article →NEW: 4 Workshops available day after Cre8con
This year we realized one of our goals, which is to offer a series of Cre8con-affiliated Workshops for creative professionals that will take place the day after the main Cre8con event. We are excited to announce 4 such Workshops, all happening on Saturday, September 28th. NOTE: Registering for the main event, Cre8con on Friday, Sept….
Read Article →Over 650 companies have sent employees to Cre8con
People attend Cre8con for the unique form of inspiration, motivation, and ideation that can result from listening to successful creatives across a variety of industries talk about their creative process and show examples of their work. Teams in the workplace can benefit from this experience as well. You never know when a creative process story…
Read Article →Portland Creative Conference Reviews
For the past 3 years we have surveyed attendees of the Portland Creative Conference right after the event, asking them to review / rate the conference and to provide feedback to help us make each year better than the last. A total of 246 people have responded to these surveys (63 in 2015, 87 in 2016 and 96 in 2017). Based…
Read Article →2017 Cre8con proceeds support Arts Education
Keeping the Arts has announced that proceeds from the 2017 Portland Creative Conference (aka Cre8con) have been used to provide over $9,000 of financial support for several K-12 arts education programs in Oregon. Including these new grants, Keeping the Arts has distributed over $105,000 to support such programs. Programs selected to receive financial support from 2017 Portland…
Read Article →Attendee Testimonials from 2017
With an unconventional event like the Portland Creative Conference, it’s often a challenge to express in a short marketing sound bite what the experience of attending truly feels like because it is an experience like no other event for creative industries professionals. However, out attendees do a great job of it, so we posted over…
Read Article →How Your Attendance Impacts Kids in Oregon
Attendees of the 2016 Portland Creative Conference only know part of the story… They know about the unique experience and true value of the event itself, including inspirational speakers talking about their creative process and valuable creative industries networking. However, the rest of the story is that a high percentage of their registration fees are…
Read Article →Agencies rave about the 2016 Portland Creative Conference
We were thrilled to see that several Portland-area agencies sent teams of people to the 2016 Portland Creative Conference. It seems like the feeling is mutual based on how several agency attendees raved about the event. Here are some examples: Blog Posts From Veracity… Lines Between Art and Entrepreneurialism Blur at the Portland Creative Conference…
Read Article →Announcing a Creative Afternoon Event for Students
Do you have a middle school or high school age son or daughter, niece or nephew, or family friend that you think would benefit from being inspired by creative professionals? The Portland Creative Conference is excited to announce our new partnership with Creativity NEXT, an afternoon of short inspirational talks about creative careers for middle…
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