Join us for a full-day creative conference at the heart of Design Fest 2025, hosted by AIGA Maine at the beautiful Portland Museum of Art. This event brings together designers, makers, and thinkers for a series of dynamic talks, collaborative sessions, and meaningful connections.

We’ll explore this year’s theme—connections—through the lens of creative collaboration, identity, ethics, and storytelling.

Sessions & Speakers:

• Keynote: Balancing Connections for Teamwork
  with Illustrator & Art Director, Kirk Wallace (Bonehaus) and Creative Director & Brand Designer, Adam Danielson (Ducktail) on creative partnerships
• Talk: Lines of Communication: Creating A Dialogue Through Collaborative Murals
  with Portland-based Artists Ryan Adams & Rachel Gloria Adams
• Talk: Design Through a Queerer Lens
  with Portland-based Creative Director and Founder, Rebecca Brooker (Queer Design Club, Planthouse Studio)
• Presentation: Get Your Creative Work Noticed Online
  with Community Relationship Manager, Jordan Dené Ellis (Adobe)
• Workshop: Creative Connections Through Mapping
  with Creative Catalyst & Facilitator of Possibility, Anne Ditmeyer
• Roundtable: AI Ethics in Design
  moderated by Professor of New Media, Andrew Elijah Edwards (SMCC)

Plus, opening remarks from the AIGA Maine Board, a delicious catered lunch, and a door prize drawing (including a free year-long Adobe CC subscription ).

Perks:

• Lunch provided
• Swag and door prizes, including a 12-month Adobe CC subscription for one lucky winner

Sponsors:

• Adobe (Design Fest 2025 Sponsor)
• Portland Museum of Art (Design Fest 2025 Venue Sponsor)
• CyberCopy (Design Fest 2025 Print Sponsor)

️ Parking

Garage parking available nearby — details linked via Portland Museum of Art.