Consulting

Public Art | Placemaking | Greenspace

Improving Our Communities

Our focus is creating strong places and communities. Key areas include (1) green spaces and public places, (2) the social service sectors, (3) economic vitality, (4)public art/placemaking, and (6) recovery after disaster and community forestry.

We create spaces and places that uplift and inspire people.

  • Proposals and Fundraising: Bringing projects to life that improve communities! We have a strong track record of successful grants and proposals.

  • Research, Writing, and Beautiful Finished Reports with an emphasis on public art, green space and landscapes, food security, community improvements, placemaking, and community forestry.

  • Projects, Planning and Community Engagement: Public art, green space, community improvement, and community forestry projects planning and creation, from conception to implementation.

Testimonials

“Eliza has magic in her eyes.” - Client

“I feel so fortunate to have seen the results of your creative mind and spirit when you came to my hometown and changed several local green space landscapes from ordinary to extraordinary! Your work ethic put forth to reimagine and design an outdoor space and bring it to life is to be commended. I wish you continued success in beautifying places and spaces.” - Sara Brooks

“I contracted with Eliza Kretzmann Consulting for a complicated, technical report that required research, writing, collaboration, design, and an impressive final product. She was able to meet deadlines, stay under budget, and still exceed expectations on the final product. Eliza was a dream to work with: responsive, professional, creative, and productive. She will be at the top of the list for any future projects.” - Zander Evans,

Our Values

Began many years ago, formed in earnest in 2023, our core values are:

Empowering Communities to create their vision for vibrant places.

Connection, bringing collaboration and transparency.

Impact, creative work that makes a tangible difference for people.

Supporting municipalities, artists and creatives, nonprofits, and partner businesses to bring visions to reality.

Uncovering and Celebrating the Beauty that is Already There in a place (as inspired by a quote from Margarita Paz Pedro, ALMA).