The AIGA KC Board has gathered a list of helpful creative resources to provide educational tools and  inspiration.

This list will continue to be added to as more resources become available – if you have any that you would like to share, please email them to operations@aiga.kc.com

Creative Conferences, Events, and Talks

• Adobe Summit Free Digital Conference
• Creative Mornings KC
• KC Design Week
• Charlotte Street Events 
• ICON – Biannual Illustration Conference
• SXSW – Austin TX Yearly Conference

Creative Classes (In-Person & Virtual)

• Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Programs – Artist talks, performances, lectures, and more!
• The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Studio Classes
• Skillshare Premium  
• Creative Live Free online classes
• 450 Ivy League courses online for Free
• Free SuperHI Coding class
• KCAI Community Workshops
• Sign up for a library card from KC public library and receive access to ebooks, digital tutorials and select videos from Lynda.com
• General Assembly
• Design Podcasts
  Gary Huswit videos one a week for free 
• Lunch Doodles with Mo
  
• Free Access to Pantone Connect
• Terry Runyan Online Classes
• Art School KC (Lee’s Summit)

Giving Back (Donate or Volunteer)

• Harvesters – The Community Food Network
• Big Brother Big Sisters – Kansas City
• https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/
• KC Public Library – Volunteer Opportunities
• Children’s Mercy Hospital Volunteer

Finding Work

• Upwork
• Freelancing Females Facebook Group
  
• 15 Things To Do When Things Get a Bit Quiet
• Best sites for finding remote work in 2020
• A blog post of lots of sites that have postings for remote work
• 75 Work From Home Jobs
• Forbes: 10 Best Jobs Working From Home

Mental Wellness & Health

• Be Social Change
• Shine Text App
• Supermaker 
• Corepower Yoga
• Powerlife Yoga
• Sweat
• Tone It UP
• Alo Yoga
• Obe Fitness
• Yoga with Adriene
• Yoga with Jesse Davis

Unemployment/Financial Resources

• Apply for Unemployment in Missouri
• Apply for Unemployment in Kansas
• Find Unemployment Benefits by State
• Paycheck Protection Information
• Alliance of Artist Communities Emergency Relief Fund
• Artists Relief Application

Entertainment (Tours, Podcasts, TV Shows, etc)

• Kanopy.com
• Virtual Museum Tours
• Paris Opera Live Performances For Free
• MailChimp – SXSW Shorts
• Creative Pep Talk – Podcast
• Per My Last Email – Podcast

Career Listings

Disclaimer:
Any reference obtained from this document to a specific product, process, or service does not constitute or imply an endorsement by AIGA KC or AIGA National of the product, process, or service, or its producer or provider. The views and opinions expressed in any referenced document do not necessarily state or reflect those of AIGA. 

Neither AIGA KC or AIGA National nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information from this document or the links to services.