Creative Strategies 360° believes that the many facets of culture, including the arts, language, history, traditions and values can play a transformational role in the health and wellbeing of vibrant communities. Advocating and communicating this belief to stakeholders and policy makers, including elected officials or governing boards, is a service we offer. (Image: Dr. Rael-Gálvez meets President Barak Obama at the launch of the American Latino Heritage Initiative, 2012)

Storytelling is a reflection of the delicacy and strength of the human condition and is fundamental to our work. We use this method to help our clients focus on what is core to narrative and representation. In our work, recovering the stories of individuals is also important to both cross-cultural understanding and civility. (Image: Culture Connects Santa Fe broadcast, in partnership with Smithsonian Institution, 2016.)

Lifelong education, centered with self-knowledge, skill and imagination is critical to a civil society. While we are well able to advance critical pedagogy, translating our knowledge and skill of building curricular and training into traditional educational institutions is also a part of our commitment. (Image: Youth performance at National Hispanic Cultural Center, 2010).

We invite clients to dream and imagine, and to articulate a practical vision for the future, growth, change and success. These efforts result in plans and roadmaps that move organizations and communities forward. (Image: Culture Connects Santa Fe, "Women and Creativity" conversation, 2016).

With decades of experience successfully leading cultural and educational institutions at national non-profit organizations, we are available to guide organizations during transitions. Our services include serving in interim capacities, as well leading collaboration and consideration of opportunities around governance, finance and operations. (Image: Executive Director Dr. Estevan Rael-Gálvez at National Hispanic Cultural Center, 2010).

We are passionate about design, which reflects the convergence of imagination, storytelling and creativity. Our practice offers consultation, design, and installation services for relevant, accessible and fully-sensory exhibitions at museums, historic sites and visitor centers. (Image: Opening reception of "Girls Writing the World," Savannah, GA, 2015).

We believe that recognizing individual experience and perspective is critical to strengthening communities. Toward this end, we work to ensure that projects or initiatives encompass broad public engagement. For our clients, we use our facilitation skills to promote dialogue and advance respectful exchange. (Image: Facilitating dialogue at launch of Culture Connects, 2016)

Our commitment to research comes from the simple fact that we are curious and driven to understand culture, people and ideas. Our work involves pulling back the layers using both historical and ethnographic approaches. This is often the foundation for the writing that we do for exhibition openings, essays or articles. (Image: Dr. Rael-Gálvez, reviewing documents in New Mexico State Archives, 2009).

Lending our voice to issues involving culture, including art and the humanities, can assist in furthering the goals and objectives of our clients. Public commentary on relevant subjects, delivered by nationally respected speakers, is a service we offer to clients desiring external voices (Image: Commencement Speaker, University of New Mexico, 2014).