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Creativity Speaks

Creativity Speaks is designed to celebrate local creatives, move listeners to be inspired by creatives outside their industry, and build our creative community.

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Speaker Series

We host live salon-style events and feature traditional and non-traditional creatives to draw mixed audiences to encourage intermingling between creative industries. We are dedicated to equitable representation and a celebration of the diversity of creative thought.

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CCA's Big Day of Giving Celebration

May 6
4:00PM
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6:00PM

Join us for a Happy Hour to celebrate our BDOG victory!!Have you heard?? We have set out to raise $5,000 to support ...

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RSE Studio Tour

October 19
12:00PM
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2:00PM

Join us for an inside look at RSEJoin us for an inside look at RSE, an integrated marketing and communications agency...

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Creativity Speaks: Isela Perez and Morris Isby

March 21
5:30PM
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8:00PM

Creativity Speaks is an event dedicated to celebrating Sacramento’s creative community.

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Build-a-Brand

May 18
8:45AM
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5:00PM

Capitol Creative Alliance and Growth Factory are hosting mini brand strategy workshops that will team up creatives and entrepreneurs.

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Build-a-Brand

May 18
8:45AM
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5:00PM

Capitol Creative Alliance and Growth Factory are hosting mini brand strategy workshops that will team up creatives and entrepreneurs.

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Pride is a Protest

June 13
5:30PM
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7:30PM

Join us for a Pride Poster Exhibit, a Presentation, and Panel Discussion on using your talent to advocate for causes ...

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Ascenders Academy Graduation Showcase

June 29
5:30PM
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7:30PM

Join us for our Ascenders Academy Graduation Showcase!We are hosting a Graduation Showcase to celebrate the work of ...

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Design Ethics with Stacey Baradit

July 18
5:30PM
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7:30PM

Stacey Baradit, Product Manager at Peregrine, will talk about the importance of instilling your values and ethics int...

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Creativity Speaks: Chaez Boswell and Ryan Hernandez

August 15
5:30PM
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8:00PM

Creativity Speaks is a program designed to celebrate local creatives with the hope that others can be inspired.Join u...

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Creativity Speaks: Estella Sanchez and Xico González

September 19
5:30PM
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8:00PM

Creativity Speaks is a program designed to celebrate local creatives with the hope that others can be inspired.Join u...

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Creativity Speaks: Lauren Hirose-Afshari and Marko Dugonjić

October 17
5:30PM
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8:00PM

Creativity Speaks is a program designed to celebrate local creatives with the hope that others can be inspired.Join u...

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Design Week Sacramento: CONFERENCE

October 21
9:00AM
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4:00PM

Design Week Sacramento is a weeklong celebration of Sacramento’s design community. Throughout the week, we host Lectu...

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Creativity Speaks: Carissa Gutierrez & Zoe Watson

March 19, 2024
5:30 pm
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7:30 pm

Join us for the inaugural event of our 2024 Creativity Speaks series, featuring two dynamic voices at the forefront of the art and culture landscape – Carissa Gutierrez and Zoe Watson.

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Creativity Speaks: Terra Lopez & Bryan (Abs One) Washington

April 16, 2024
5:30
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7:30

Let's connect and empower the Sacramento creative community by coming together for an evening of inspiration and celebration. Together, we will highlight the impactful contributions of two extraordinary individuals – Bryan Washington (Abs One) and Terra Lopez.

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Community Built: A Big Day of Giving Celebration

May 2
5:30PM
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7:30PM

Join us for a night of networking and fundraising in celebration of Big Day of Giving!Join us as we celebrate one of our biggest fundraisers, the Big Day of ...

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Creativity Speaks: Susan Stewart & Alfred Melbourne

May 14, 2024
5:30
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7:30

Discover the convergence of two incredible journeys shaping the Sacramento creative landscape. Alfred Melbourne, the visionary farmer behind Three Sisters Gardens, and Susan Stewart, the trailblazing force behind Strapping, come together to share their stories of transformation, empowerment, and community impact.

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Creativity Speaks: Shavolla Rodriguez & Shasta Smith

June 11, 2024
5:30
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7:30

Join us for a engaging conversations where the stories of ShaVolla Rodriguez and Shasta Smith converge, weaving a narrative of passion, empowerment, and creative impact that transcends automotive and motorcycle cultures.

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Creativity Speaks: Sage Smith & Benjamin Mayberry

July 16, 2024
5:30
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7:30

Come join us for a night of inspiration and insight as Sage Smith and Benjamin Mayberry share their creative journeys with us!

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Creativity Speaks: Kifumi & Raul Gonzo

August 20, 2024
5:30
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7:30

Join us as Kifumi & Raul Gonzo come together to share their creative journeys.

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Capitol Creative Alliance: Community Impact Celebration

September 25
5:00PM
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8:00PM

Together in Creativity, Forward in PartnershipBe part of an evening dedicated to the creative spirit of Sacramento. Connect with like-minded individuals, cel...

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The Beauty of Objects

October 14
6:00PM
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8:00PM

Join us for a tour and workshop at ALMa Design StudioALMa Design Studio is presenting a sensory experience workshop in their studio about designing objects, ...

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Design Week: Button & Tote Workshop for CCA Members

October 15
11:00AM
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1:00PM

CCA Members will gather at MADE to make their own tote bags and buttons that are branded in this year's theme for Design Week - Explore.CCA Members will gath...

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Designing for the Customer Experience

October 15
2:00PM
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4:00PM

Join us for an engaging and casual discussion on crafting unforgettable retail experiences with the Strapping Store team in Oak Park!Join us for an engaging ...

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Design Trivia Night with Tap In Creative Club

October 15
6:00PM
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8:00PM

Join us for an evening of fun, challenge, and inspiration at our Design Trivia night with Tap In Creative Club! Calling all design aficionados, graphic gurus,...

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Design Week Sacramento: Fashion Design; Group Lookbook

October 16
10:00AM
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11:30AM

Each participant will design a look on paper using fabrics and other mediums.Each participant will design a look on paper using fabrics and other mediums. Th...

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Design Week Sacramento: Yellow Brick Group Studio Tour

October 16
12:00PM
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1:30PM

We will be touring the studio of local creative studio, Yellow Brick Group.We will be touring the studio of Yellow Brick Group, the local creative agency beh...

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Design Week Sacramento : Kathy Dana "Because I Wanted To"

October 16
2:00PM
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4:00PM

Join us for an art exhibition, featuring new paintings by Sacramento artist Kathy DanaExperience the uplifting and transformative power of contemporary art a...

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Papermaking at Amatoria Fine Art Books

October 16
2:00PM
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4:00PM

Learn the fine art of paper making from scratch with teaching artist Jillian Bruschera, MFA, hosted by Sacramento's only art book bookstore.Learn the fine ar...

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Design Week Sacramento: Exploring Artist Residencies

October 16
6:00PM
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8:00PM

This is a panel discussion about artist residencies with 2-3 artists who have attended residencies nationally and internationally.Join us for a panel discuss...

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Design Week: Museum Exhibit Design: A Look Inside the California Museum

October 17
11:00AM
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1:00PM

Meet the exhibitions director and graphic designer/digital communications specialist at the California Museum.What does it take to design a museum exhibit? M...

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Designing Your Content with Adobe Express

October 17
2:00PM
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4:00PM

Join Adobe Express Ambassador, Darvill Rodriguez, as he guides you through the latest features of Adobe’s content creation tool.With Adobe Express you can ea...

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Design Week Sacramento: Comic Book Meetup

October 17
6:00PM
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8:00PM

Creators, Artists, and Comic Shop owners come together to explore the creativity of independent comics and graphic novels.Creators, Artists, and Comic Shop o...

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Design Week Sacramento: Branding the Built Environment

October 17
6:00PM
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8:00PM

Join us for an engaging panel discussion and networking as we explore integrating a brand into the built environment through design.Join us for a networking...

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Design Week 2024: Conference

October 18
10:00AM
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8:00PM

Design Week Sacramento is a weeklong celebration of Sacramento’s design community. Throughout the week, we host Lectures, Panels, Workshops! Design Week Sacra...

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Giving Tuesday Party

December 3
5:30PM
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8:00PM

Join us for an in-person networking event at Bike Dog East Sac to celebrate Giving Tuesday!Welcome to the Giving Tuesday Party at Bike Dog Brewing East Sac! ...

Podcast Series

The Creativity Speaks podcast explores the stories of Sacramento’s creative community. In each episode, Sureena Johl and Phil Tretheway interview a different member of the creative community.

Tune in to our previous podcasts on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or search for ‘Creativity Speaks’ on your favorite podcast platform.

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Past Speakers

Salvin Chahal
Amanda Sanchez
Molly Weber
Shawn Kahn
Faith McKinnie
Steve Hansen
Rebecca Plumb
Becky Lynn
Paul Willis
Tara Taylor
Julia Feldman
Kimberly Gail Loseñara &
Lia Fetterhoff
Jessica Malone
Nick Jacoy
Megan Van Voorhis
Lisa Bardot & Shawn Sullivan
Stephanie Bozalla & Jason Vu
Ryan Royster & Ernesto Delgado
Aliah Sidqe & Andrew Defeye
Isela Ortiz & Morris Isby
Ryan Hernandez & Chaez Boswell
Estella Sanchez & Xico González
Lauran Hirose-Afshari & Marko Dugonjić

Thank You to Our 2023-2024 Supporters

Have questions?

Email Sureena Johl, Program Co-Chair and Creativity Speaks Co-Host sureena@capitolcreativealliance.org.