“Kristin Solomon is a magic-worker. Her gentle guidance has helped me to follow my passion and turn it into a reality. Her approach is unique and thoughtful. When I was feeling lost artistically and burnt out professionally, Kristin showed me how to re-connect with myself and then watch the expansiveness of options open up in front of me. Building a unique business like mine was not easy and it certainly took a lot of time and effort, but every step of the way I felt confident knowing what I was working towards sat on a solid base of planning and intention. I can honestly say I would not be where I am now without Kristin’s guidance, and working with her was one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself or my business. 100% worth the investment. ”

“I have worked with Arts and Cultural Management on several projects for our non-profit art organization. I found Kristin to be a wonderful talent. She has the ability to listen to our needs and to come up with multiple options. She is open to changes on the fly, while honing each project to perfection. Two examples of projects that Arts and Cultural Management helped us with are streamlining our web systems, and refining our media presence with current, easy to understand, and exciting verbiage on our website, Facebook page, brochures, and posters. I highly recommend Arts and Cultural Management.
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“Working with Kristin to design a logo for my fledgling non-profit program was a true delight. As the founder, I had a lot of emotion and expectation wrapped up in our logo. I knew it had to communicate in one glance all of the joy, connection, and energy I hoped would quickly become associated with my program. Kristin listened patiently and enthusiastically and perfectly transformed all of my words into one perfect logo. After five years, it still makes me smile, and we get compliments on it all the time!”

“Working with Kristin has helped me to find my voice in story telling. She has supported every step I have taken to become a writer and an artist with love, encouragement and energy. I am so grateful for her support.”

“Kristin was an enthusiastic, hard working and dedicated development person. Her main area of focus was special events, specifically a large gala dinner which included a live and two silent auction. She handled all of the various components of the event with attention to detail and deadlines, determination, a sense of humor, and poise. She not only had good ideas, but more importantly, the skills to successfully implement them.”

“Kristin Solomon is a visionary for visionaries. Her extensive background in art, non profit management, business development and PR provide her a solid wealth of knowledge from which we all benefit. Kristin works with her clients to cultivate individual success through establishing clear goals and systematic steps for desired outcomes. Using best practices and multifaceted approaches to achieving client goals, Kristin will immediately become your best advocate. Beyond all of her gifts, is her ability to not only see the best of her clients, but also to leverage her client strengths for their own success. ”

“Kristin Solomon was a breath of fresh air for the social media marketing activities in our art glass manufacturing company. She capably fulfilled a diverse role that included creation and management of social media communications, graphic design for traditional advertising and exhibits, and written public relations communications. She is a quick study, and her creativity, positive attitude, seemingly boundless energy and technical competence made her a joy to work with.

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“Kristin has been amazing to work with in so many ways. We hired her to help manage and plan our first big event that was going to be in person and due to Covid we had to pivot. What made this a unique event is because it was a Women’s Lifestyle Conference & African Fashion show, with 12 speakers, 16 models, volunteers, sponsors, and ticket holders which made over 200 attendees total. She’s a master at what she does.

I really enjoyed working with her putting all the details and behind the scenes with last minute modifications. Our team, speakers, volunteers, sponsors, and the audience loved the outcome of the conference and working with Kristin. We couldn’t have done this with out Kristin, she truly managed and facilitated the this amazing event in the toughest moments of our lives.

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“Kristin Solomon has helped me build a roadmap to realize my dream of expanding my storefront into an artist collective for Portland emerging artists from historically underrepresented communities. With her skills and experience, we were able to create a new structure to build community as well as potential new streams of revenue to support this vision. Without our weekend workshop Jailbreak Studios would not be where we are today, we may not even exist because of the hardships of the pandemic. Kristin’s creative problem solving skills, experience, and passion makes her an asset to any small business trying to expand, pivot, or organize. As a female business owner, it was also empowering to work with another woman who has first hand experience of the blatant and subversive challenges that come with being a female professional in any field. As we worked together I felt both heard and supported, and that is why I have recommended her to many other friends and peers who are looking to grow their own businesses.

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“Kristin Solomon and her company Arts & Cultural Management are an invaluable asset to the creative sectors in the Portland-metro region. Kristin Solomon was a Faculty Member and Mentor for our 2020-21 Arts & Culture Leadership Incubator. She exemplified a clear dedication to her mission to elevate emerging arts leaders by empowering them with the knowledge and tools needed to succeed. Since concluding her services in the Leadership Incubator we have continued to seek Kristin’s engagement for regional arts programing. We are proud to have her as a shining member of our arts community. ”

“Kristin is an energetic doer, as well as a creative thinker and problem solver. Anyone who works with her recognizes immediately how lucky they are, and how valuable she is as a collaborator. She multi-tasks as if it’s nothing, both within her role at the gallery, and with the various projects she hosts and helps with outside of the gallery. Any project she participates in will receive the full force of her drive, her ambition and her passion. She is a boon to the art community of Portland, and to the artists who make up that community.

And above all, her optimism and enthusiasm are both infectious and contagious (the kind of contagion we need during these times). Her presence and her efforts not only helped us pull through in a difficult time, she has also helped Blackfish grow as a business and as a collective.”

“Kristin moves with great faith with her mission to use her talent for others. A free spirit and great thinker, destiny brought her to Colored Pencils Art and Culture Council when we needed fresh perspective and life force that can move us forward. It’s not only her knowledge on organizational strategic plan, cross-cultural facilitating skill and her great discipline that she brought but her love of mankind. Her commitment to leave this world a better place made her become one of us. She reminded us to ground firm our root, yet expand our work to make sure that everyone is included.

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