Design Week Sacramento celebrates, supports local artists and the creative economy

Creative director Tamara Lawrence was one of 12 speakers to take the stage on day two of the Design Week conference at The Urban Hive on Saturday Oct. 19 for Design Week Sacramento.

By Janine Mapurunga

The nonprofit Capitol Creative Alliance held its second annual Design Week Sacramento from Oct. 14-19 with community events throughout the city, culminating in a two-day conference at The Urban Hive downtown.

This grassroots effort brought together artists and creative workers for 13 community events that included artist studio tours, workshops and networking opportunities. The conference’s robust programming included talks by 24 presenters on a variety of topics pertaining to the creative industry, from organizing a portfolio to preventing burnout. 

Artist Justina Martino (center right, wearing glasses) leads a panel discussion about artist residencies at Lucid Winery on Wednesday, Oct. 16 for Design Week Sacramento.

During a breakout session on mentorship, creative director and CCA board member Amanda Sebastiani noted that “Sacramento’s greatest export is creative talent.” To counteract this reality, the CCA created this event with the goal of strengthening and supporting the creative workforce so that Sacramento can retain its artists and creative workers. 

Social media director Lauren de Necochea (right) was one of several attendees who designed an outfit during a fashion design workshop at Topstitch on Wednesday, Oct. 16 for Design Week Sacramento.
 Design student Jaana Humlie (center) shows off the bag she made during a sublimation workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Made Studio in Sacramento during Design Week Sacramento.

This story was funded by the City of Sacramento’s Arts and Creative Economy Journalism Grant to Solving Sacramento. Following our journalism code of ethics and protocols, the city had no editorial influence over this story and no city official reviewed this story before it was published. Our partners include California Groundbreakers, Capital Public Radio, Outword, Russian

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