Good relationships are the foundation of getting anything done well in community. My work as an artist has a lot to do with creating supportive environments for relationship building. Those strong relationships support great collaborations and successful projects.

It starts with how we come together. Our ways of being together are incredibly important. Let me say that again: How we show up to be together matters. When we take the time to strengthen the relational bonds between each other, we can move forward on anything with more ease. Conflict is less likely to show up, and when it does come up, the strength of our relationships gives us a foundation to support navigating through it more gracefully and more successfully. There’s more joy, camaraderie, and magic in what we create together when we are in good relationship with one another.

I support communities in creative solution making, in ways that support good relationships, care for self, and care for your community and local environment.

Here are some examples I’ve worked with communities, nonprofits, and volunteer groups on:

Designing engaging and inclusive community art projects

Hosting community gatherings

Hosting visioning sessions

Community engaged art project management

Communicating clear expectations for community engagement in a project

Navigating conflict and project challenges

Training you on being a super host or facilitator

Bringing multiple generations together

Continued assistance on an ongoing project

Bringing Senior Spotlight (see below) or another of my projects to your community

If any of the above interest you, or if there’s another project you need help getting started or navigating, please reach out for an exploratory call. I’d love to help you work with more ease and support greater creative expression and joyful collaboration in your community.

Contact Me

Explore what art and community engagement services might work best for you. Contact me at jamie.horter@gmail.com or 402.765.8118.

Clients

Clients include:
Lyons-Decatur Northeast Public Schools • Prairie Plains Resource Institute • National Endowment for the Arts’ Our Town Program • Epicenter