Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
While February comes to a close, we again look to ways Black History can be celebrated all throughout the year, beyond Black History Month.As we’ve explored in years prior, Black History abounds in Chicago, and many industry-changing institutions that were founded in Chicago endure to this day. Among them are the South Side Community Arts [...]
This post, originally published in August of 2021, references a cost comparison chart that has been updated with current figures. Get Out of That Hotel! Maximizing the True Value in Meeting Offsite It’s the classic question, as posed by The Clash, “Should I stay or should I go?” This is the [...]
Halloween is a tradition that for a lot of people started when we were kids. It’s all about the fun we have getting scared. The main event was of course trick or treating, going out in our costumes with a group of friends and going to as many houses as we could. Especially to [...]
Chicago is host to such a wide range of events at any given time, bringing people together, in environments that allow you to interact with the city around you. There are art showings and installations, music at cozy blues clubs and huge festivals, food tasting events in the parks, and so much more. That's [...]
We here at Catalyst Ranch love to celebrate the many varied peoples that call Chicago home. It’s a city where different communities intersect and overlap, much in the way visitors interact in our meeting space. In our Hispanic communities, art, music and dance play a huge role in our lives. Chicagoans encounter them every [...]
Our meeting space, Catalyst Ranch, was designed to grease the wheels of important work and idea making. As such, we’re proud that we’ve been a destination not just for large businesses but also for nonprofit and community organizations. At the neighborhood level, there’s so much that can be done when minds come together to [...]
Chicago's Black-owned businesses provide us with plenty of opportunity to celebrate National Black Business Month. Like we mentioned in our previous post, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with more of these companies and organizations to try their offerings in August and all year round. Read our first post highlighting National Black Business Month in [...]
In honor of National Black Business Month, we're taking a look at three local Black-owned businesses that we admire for different reasons. Their goals and their contributions to Chicago and beyond speak to our own priorities of creativity, innovation and community. As these are just a taste of the rich fabric of Chicago's Black [...]
At Catalyst Ranch, we see ourselves as an incubator for the groups and individuals that come through and use our space. There are so many ways to engage and foster people’s ideas and passions. Our space is meant to stimulate and allow the freedom to express yourself while in the process of creation and [...]
Catalyst Ranch strives to be inclusive of all people because we believe that when we all truly work together, the knowledge and experience each person has from their background or culture will help create the most amazing things. Being conscious of other perspectives can help us learn valuable lessons and help stimulate new ideas. Immersing [...]
