Emily Marks Arts Leadership and Cultural Strategy

I believe artists and young people belong at the center of how we imagine the future. I build cultural programs, organizations, and public experiences that bring artists, young people, and communities into the work of shaping what comes next.

For more than two decades, I've worked across arts, culture, and civic life as an executive and artistic director, producer, facilitator, curator, educator, organizer, and strategist. The titles have changed, but the work has remained remarkably consistent: bringing people together, asking better questions, building unlikely partnerships, and turning ideas into experiences, organizations, and systems that create greater possibility.