creativity is serious business
At Boal City Brewing, artist Margalo Guo’s site-specific mural demonstrates how creative placemaking can amplify a business’s identity while fostering connection with its community. This project illustrates the intersection of outdoor recreation, local entrepreneurship, and the arts economy — showing how artists can help shape not just spaces, but the stories we tell about them.
$1 Million in Awarded Funding
$2.3 Million in annual economic impact
and we had a good time
By weaving together creativity, strategy, and deep community insight, I work alongside artists, entrepreneurs, organizations, and civic partners to build vibrant places where culture sparks connection, belonging fuels possibility, and creativity powers what’s next. Thriving communities don’t happen by accident — they’re imagined, built, and tended with care.
Let’s dream boldly. Build together. And shape places where everyone is part of the story.
Let’s make things happen.
What I do
Strategic Consulting
Developing frameworks for vision and mission for community engagement, economic development, and organizational growth — with a focus on collaborative approaches that bridge sectors and disciplines. Let’s figure out together- what are you trying to do?
Grant Writing & Funding Development
Helping organizations translate their visions into securing resources for sustainable, community-driven initiatives — leveraging partnerships with nonprofits, municipalities, and local businesses to amplify impact. Grant writing services targeting local, state, and federal levels.
Placemaking & Public Art
Activating vacant and underutilized spaces through murals, installations, and interactive programming — always rooted in collaboration with local artists, businesses, and community partners.
Temporal & Festival Programming
Designing pop-up events, festivals, and cultural activations that leave a lasting impact — built through cross-sector partnerships that bring diverse voices to the table. Making something where there was nothing.
Curriculum & Program Development
Crafting arts education and engagement strategies that foster creative participation — designed in partnership with schools, community organizations, and cultural institutions.
>> drop me a line at bearicaquinn@gmail.com