AIGA Seattle is excited to partner with the Creative Workers Union for their third annual Creative Works WEST event.
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center
Creative Works WEST is a 3-day summit for creative professionals and commercial artists serious about craft. Candid presentations, hands-on workshops, demos, a pop-up market, and real community built around one idea: Soul Over Scale. The industry keeps chasing faster, cheaper, more—more content, more outputs, more “efficiency.” Meanwhile, the people who actually make the work are burned out, laid off, and told to keep up with the machines.
If you’re tired of the algorithm running your career, you’re not alone. Creative Works WEST 2026 exists to push back. For three days in Seattle, creative professionals—designers, illustrators, hand letterers, storytellers, commercial artists, and creative leaders—come together to talk honestly about the work: how it really happens, what it costs, and why it matters.
Creative Works WEST 🗓️ April 30–May 2, 2026 📍 Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center 🎟️ Individual Pass: $399$299 through April 1 | Student Pass: $199 🎨 Workshops: $149 each
