Art © 2002 John P. Schmelzer
art © 2005 Theresa Brandon
art © 2005 David Opie
art © 2008 Mary E. O'Kiersey

Yo, Chicagah!
Git Yer Graphic Mojo Workin'...

Some say it's about the money. Yeah, the Graphic Artists Guild promotes and protects the economic interests of its members. We're a diverse community of visual artists forming a grassroots organization for graphic artist advocacy. Our union welcomes all who create original graphic artwork. We invite designers and artists at all levels of skill and expertise. Become a member. Join our commitment to improving conditions for illustrators, fine artists and graphic designers. Together we will raise professional standards for our entire industry.

Fill out a membership application on-line here.

Meet some of your fellow illustrators and designers at our next event.

View our chapter portfolio here.



Check back soon to find out about the next Chicago Guild event.

Chicago Guild Chapter is creating a custom promotional deck of artists' playing cards.

Find out how you can get your work included.

Free Download:
Starting Your Own Communication Design Firm

Starting Your Own Business
We've taken one of our most popular articles ever, updated it, and are now offering it as a free download. Starting Your Own Communication Design Business was developed from a multi-part workshop and article created by Guild National Secretary Lara Kisielewska. In it, she shares her 20+ years' of experience in running her own design firm. Guild members can also review the archive of Lara's webinars on the topic. Download the whitepaper here.

Network on Guild Community Forums

Guild members: check out our members-only Community Forums! Log in at the top of this screen with your first initial-last name and membership ID number (i.e., member John Smith would log in as jsmith). If you can’t log in, check that the National office has your correct email address. Click here for more instructions.

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