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August 18 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

GRAND OPENING PARTY: Seeds of Service – Sowing Changeseeds of change

Hosted by South West Creative

The International Servant Leaders Museum is delighted to partner with Southwest Creative Studio, the Chicago host of Seeds of Service: Sowing Change—Celebrating Community Leaders in Action. Inspired by the Museum’s uplifting and practical themes of servant leadership, this immersive exhibition features an adapted presentation of the Museum, including many significant artifacts on loan from its collection. We invite you to visit this special Chicago exhibition and experience the stories and legacies of servant leaders whose service, compassion, and courageous action continue to inspire meaningful change.

Saturday, August 29

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

2609 W 63rd St

Chicago, IL

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5pm Ribbon Cutting

​6pm Reception + Entertainment

​Southwest Creative Studio (2609 w 63rd) *feel free to attend either or both events

​Join us for an evening of celebration as we launch our newest community project. Enjoy inspiring guest speakers, live performances, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, food and drinks, music from a live DJ, and the opportunity to connect with neighbors, partners, and community members as we come together to celebrate this exciting new project.

​SEEDS OF SERVICE – Sowing Change: Celebrating Community Leaders In Action

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​🌱 Introducing Seeds of Service: Sowing Change – Celebrating Community Leaders in Action

​☀️This August, Southwest Creative Studio transforms into an immersive, community-curated museum honoring the people who have shaped Chicago—and inspired change around the world.

​☀️Through interactive exhibits, local stories, artifacts, workshops, teach-ins, and hands-on experiences, Seeds of Service celebrates servant leadership in action while investing in the next generation of changemakers.

​☀️Created in partnership with the International Servant Leaders Museum and made possible through the City of Chicago DCASE’s Neighborhood Access Grant and We Like Clean, this three-month exhibition invites everyone to learn, reflect, connect, and discover how service can transform our communities.

​📍 Southwest Creative Studio

​📅 August 28 – November 13, 2026

​📍 2609 W. 63rd St., Chicago

​🫂Join us as we honor people who came before us, celebrate those creating change today, and inspire the leaders of tomorrow.

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​STAY TUNED FOR A CALENDAR OF SPECIAL GUESTS, WORKSHOPS, COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, PERFORMANCES, LECTURES, AND CELEBRATIONS THAT EXPLORE WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE, LISTEN, LEAD, AND CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE.

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​In partnership with the International Servant Leaders Museum and made possible by DCASE Neighborhood Access Grant and We Like Clean

Location
2609 W 63rd St
Chicago, IL 60629, USA

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