About
Bespoke is a creative consultancy that is reimagining how culture and civic life brings people together.
Established in 2011, we work with clients across North America who want to make lasting positive change through the arts and city building. We are a highly collaborative team with deep roots in culture and international expertise that runs across: facilitation and community engagement, cultural planning, programming and research, communications and storytelling.
What We Stand For
New & Better Ways of Doing.
Our team is experienced at planning for the future and building out new and groundbreaking ways of doing. We see this time of upheaval as an opportunity to push beyond outdated structures and practices.
Equitable & Sustainable Futures.
For over a decade, we have worked hard to infuse equity into our processes, outcomes and services. We are committed to a lifelong responsibility to reflect, advocate and pursue more responsible, cooperative and better ways of being in this world.
Compassion & Connection.
We bring a spirit of generosity and care to our work and team. We believe that to thrive the arts and not-for-profit sector needs to build out stronger sharing models, peer support and deeper community connections.
Collaborative Power.
Our team knows that there’s a magic that happens when different perspectives come together and engage with openness. We believe that collaboration is a powerful force that leads to the most thoughtful and inspiring outcomes. We create space for a multiplicity of voices to be heard and shape our projects.
Services
Bespoke has deep expertise that runs across communications, public engagement, strategic planning, and cultural programming.
Cultural Planning, Programming & Research
We have a deep understanding of the shifting cultural landscape. We work with clients on strategic plans, feasibility studies and cultural plans, new models for programming and partnerships, evaluation and impact reports, visitor research, audits and roadmaps.
Facilitation & Community Engagement
We are highly experienced facilitators and engagement specialists, having led 500 person town hall events alongside highly focused leadership retreats. We facilitate design jams, workshops, scenarios, interviews, focus groups, surveys, pop-ups, virtual consultation events, community partnerships, panels, roundtable discussions and symposiums.
Communications & Storytelling
We are experienced at designing participatory and energizing public awareness campaigns, launch events, communication strategies and immersive installations and exhibits. We develop compelling narratives and positioning, brand activations, and curated public gatherings.
Land Acknowledgement
We respectfully acknowledge that the sacred lands where we live, work and gather are the traditional territories of the Wendat, the Anishinaabek, the Haudenosaunee and the Attawandaron as well as treaty holders the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations. We believe that reconciliation is a collective responsibility and our team is deeply committed to ongoing learning, unlearning, advocacy and allyship.
Equity Statement
Bespoke is a woman-owned consultancy that is deeply committed to fostering a positive work environment grounded in equity, diversity and inclusion. Our team and collaborators come from diverse professional and personal backgrounds. Since Bespoke was founded over a decade ago, we have advocated for the importance of diverse representation and worked hard to provide space for many voices to be heard.
We recognize the violent history of colonial structures and the systemic erasure and ongoing discrimination of IBPOC communities (Indigenous, Black and People of Colour). We are committed to supporting the rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ and gender non-binary persons; and persons with disabilities through our work, business practices and in everyday life.