Past Workshops | cityopenworkshop

Greg Morse

Spring 2018 — Workshop #5: Community Development of the Mind

When Asiaha Butler told us, “this is community development of the mind,” I saw nearly everyone in the room spontaneously nod, smile, and...

Greg Morse

Spring 2018 — Workshop #4: Bridge-Building with Contemporary Christian Art

Jonathan Grant, Artist-in-Residence at the American Church in Paris, discusses how to create a welcoming church environment for marginalized

Paola Aguirre

Spring 2018 – Workshop #3: Collaboration, Perception & Access to Capital

Morgan Malone, Project Manager at Teamwork Englewood visited us and shared her work related to Quality-of-Life Plan 2016 – Englewood...

Paola Aguirre + Kiara Hardin

Spring 2018 — Workshop #2: Community Inclusion

Byron Sigcho, Executive Director at the Pilsen Alliance, joined us and shared his perspective about the importance of community inclusion...

Greg Morse

Spring 2018 — Workshop #1 Season Kick-Off: Anjulie Rao on Communication and Design

Anjulie Rao, Editor of Chicago Architect Magazine, talks about communication, emotion, and transparency in design.

Greg Morse

Fall 2017 — Workshop #6 Season Finale: Coworking

We talk with Nicole Vasquez, founder of The Shift, about coworking offices serving as the community centers of our time.

Greg Morse

Fall 2017—Workshop #5: Civic Tech

How can cities use data for social good, who can make sense of it all, and how?

Paola Aguirre

Fall 2017—Workshop #4: Chinese Mutual Aid Association

For our workshop this week we welcomed Dennis Mondero, Executive Director at Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA) and Jenni Han,...

Greg Morse

Fall 2017—Workshop #3: Territory Urban Design

Do you ever wonder what high schoolers are up to these days? They’re just taking #selfies and dabbing on Snapchat right? Well, maybe a...

Elle Ramel

Fall 2017—Workshop #2: Uptown Field Trip

City Open Workshop convened in Uptown on October 7th for a tour of the neighborhood to better understand the area and look for...