Join us on the patio! Thursday, June 29th, join us at the Video Archive for drinks and networking with fellow creatives in the field. In addition to many other tasty and bubbly options, Video Archive & AIGA Cincinnati have collaborated on a special cocktail inspired by Vine & Grill, a bar that the AIGA Cincinnati leaders recently fell in love with while in Dallas, Texas at the recent annual AIGA Leadership Retreat! Come try it and leave with a recipe card so you can make it for yourself and your friends!

Join AIGA Cincinnati at one of Cincinnati’s first craft distilleries at the JUST OPENED, Northside Distilling Co! Located in the heart of the downtown area in Cincinnati OH, NDC focuses on creating high quality spirits with small batch care! Grab a friend, a coworker, or of course, your mom - and come on by to network with others while checking out this brand-new Cincinnati spot! AIGA Liquid Courage is a monthly happy hour bringing together creatives of all kinds for a fun filled evening of shop talk, non-shop talk, and getting to know what’s going on in the local creative community! See you there!

If social media is any part or all of what you do, you can't miss this event. You'll learn very specific ways to take your efforts to a new level. Hosted by dooley media.

May is mental health awareness month, and taking a break to focus on a small, solvable problem like coloring inside the lines is one way to decompress and deal with stress. Bring your coloring books on Tuesday, May 16, or help us color in pieces of Cincinnati at the You are Here gallery at People’s Liberty! We’ll have some healthy snacks, coloring materials and tunes on hand for the event- you can just focus on the coloring! You are Here is located in the Globe Gallery, on the first floor of People's Liberty, 1805 Elm Street, across from Findlay Market.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to go out on your own and start your own business, only to get bogged down by the logistics? What’s the best way to get started? Do I need legal help? How to manage life-work balance? Is it better to stay at my current job save and build up work, or just dive right in? They will answer these questions and more and talk about their journey to design independence. All are welcome!

Join AIGA for a night of fun with one of Cincinnati’s best kept secrets, PICTUREMUSIC. Entertainment will include a performance by Young Heirlooms, free beer and food, Rock Band on their giant projector screen, a raffle for some high-end listening accessories, and a tour around PICTUREMUSIC’s world-class music studio.

Annual Portfolio Day brings together educators, professional designers and art directors to review the portfolios of graduating AIGA Cincinnati student members. Students will have the opportunity to present their portfolios to 3-4 professionals from the visual communications field.

Our co-president and WomanUp founder, Autumn Heisler, will be speaking at the April 6th, 2017 Women in Digital Conference right here in Cincy. She'll be sharing how her involvement in AIGA changed her career, and her life. Want to attend? Use code 'AIGARocks' to get $20 off of your ticket price.

For the second year, AIGA Cincinnati + WomanUp will honor Women’s History Month by presenting a community gallery show titled Words of Wisdom. This event is generously sponsored and hosted by Spicefire. We'll be celebrating the inspiring words of women in the world by showcasing unique pieces during a gallery show on Friday, March 31, 2017.

Behavioral science provides a powerful way to understand how people make decisions and take actions. Join Andreana Kenrick of behavioral design lab ideas42, and explore ways to leverage our understanding of what shapes human behavior to design more effective solutions to social problems in domains ranging from health to finance.