AUGUST 7TH - AUGUST 9TH
CREATIVES IN COLOR PRESENTS
5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
CREATIVES IN COLOR
5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CREATIVES IN COLOR
Five Years of Creativity, Community, and Culture
The Creatives in Color Five-Year Anniversary Summit marks a milestone in a speaker series built on visibility, access, and community for creatives of color. Three days. Three keynotes. Artists, designers, content creators, and cultural leaders — all in one room.
The summit creates space for dialogue, shared learning, and the kind of connection that builds creative hubs that actually last. Five years in, Creatives in Color is still doing what it set out to do: making sure creatives of color feel seen, supported, and empowered to thrive — together.
Chapter 5
Creatives in color
This year's theme is an intentional call to come together. In a time marked by fragmentation and burnout, fellowship is the antidote — sharing space, exchanging ideas, building something that lasts. For creatives of color, it's not only community. It's survival, affirmation, and forward movement.
SPEAKERS
Fabiola Lara
Philadelphia-based illustrator and multidisciplinary artist. Her work celebrates Latinx identity through bold color and texture — including a citywide series of mini print vending machines that bring art into everyday spaces.
Sophia Yeshi
Graphic designer and illustrator known for bold, culture-forward work. She's collaborated with Nike, Spotify, Apple, and more.
Omari Souza
Designer, researcher, and cultural strategist. As founder of State of Black Design, he builds space for dialogue and visibility within Black creative communities through research, programming, and restorative storytelling.
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Friday, August 7th
Guide & Anchor • 11am
Morning Matcha
The weekend kicks off here. Come hang with creatives over matcha by 1656 Club, good music, and the kind of conversations that make a Saturday morning worth showing up for.
Factory Arts District • 6pm
Creatives in Color Art Show
This year's show is about third space — the places outside of home and work where you figure out who you are. Artists from underrepresented backgrounds bring that idea to life across mediums. Come see what they made with it.
Saturday, August 8th
Factory Arts District • 11am
VENDOR MARKET
20+ POC-owned, women-owned, and LGBTQ+-owned vendors at Factory Arts District. Shop, eat, and hang out to a live DJ while you support the people behind the work. All are welcome.
Factory Arts District • 11am
Talk - Omari Souza
Omari Souza — designer, writer, and founder of State of Black Design — sits down to talk about his book Design Against Racism and what it really looks like to use your craft for cultural impact.
SUNDAY, August 9th
Indy Arts Center • 2pm
Panel - Sophia Yeshi & Fabiola Lara
Fabiola Lara and Sophia Yeshi join moderator Patrick Armstrong for a conversation on creativity, identity, and navigating visibility as women of color in the creative industry. They'll get into storytelling, advocacy, and showing up authentically.
What you can expect
Visibility
Collaboration
Visibility
Opportunity
Collaboration
Representation
Leadership
Leadership
Opportunity
Representation
Impact
Impact
Culture
Culture
Sponsors
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Partners
Sponsors & Partners
Become an AIGA Member
Become an AIGA Member
Membership connects you to local events, national resources, and fellow creatives.
Membership connects you to local events, national resources, and fellow creatives.