NEMAA’s Creative Partner — An arts organization should feel artful
Client: Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association
Deliverables: New Brand, Stories, Print, Newsletters, Social
Capabilities: Design, Writing, Communications Planning
Even though NEMAA serves 1,000 artist members annually and hosts some of the most celebrated art gatherings in the U.S. (like Art-A-Whirl), its branding, personality, and creative presence didn’t ooze an artist’s sensibility. And as a small organization, NEMAA didn’t need just new branding, they needed an ongoing creative partner that could do everything.
And we mean everything.
branding
Solution #1: A vibrant and smart brand that will act as an evolving frame to showcase NEMAA’s mission and the artists behind it.
art direction
Solution #2: Pollen worked as creative and strategy directors with NEMAA member artists Jared Tuttle and Bobby Rogers to produce an interlocking brand system with elements from logos, animation, icons, to photography.
Dameun Strange, NEMAA:
“Pollen’s heart for storytelling is unmatched. The attention given to the discovery phase of our project with them yielded results that we could not even have imagined at the start of our partnership. These results helped our stakeholders know that we truly value them and gave us a future-forward yet classic, clean new identity. And when one looks at that ‘special something’ that made it all come together, it all goes back to Pollen.”
storytelling
Solution #3: Intimate, narrative storytelling to showcase the passion inside the artists that make up the NEMAA community.
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