SERVICES

WE BRING DREAMS TO LIFE! CHOOSE FROM:

COLLABORATING WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO PRODUCE IMMERSIVE, CULTURALLY RICH EVENTS AND ACTIVATIONS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT FORUM AND MFA’S JUNETEENTH PROGRAMMING. ENGAGEMENT FEES SCALE BASED ON EVENT SCOPE, WITH HIGHER-TIER PACKAGES AVAILABLE FOR MULTI-DAY ACTIVATIONS OR LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTIONS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT FORUM AND MFA’S JUNETEENTH PROGRAMMING.  

CREATIVE EVENT PRODUCTION

PROVIDING YEAR-LONG SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND EVENT-SPECIFIC CONTENT CREATION. MONTHLY RETAINERS START AT $2,500. WITH ADDITIONAL SERVICES SUCH AS REAL-TIME EVENT COVERAGE, STRATEGIC BRANDING, AND POST-EVENT CONTENT. EVENT-SPECIFIC PACKAGES VARY DEPENDING ON DELIVERABLES, INCLUDING REELS AND LIVE CONTENT CREATION. SERVICES INCLUDE STRATEGIC BRANDING, REAL-TIME EVENT COVERAGE, AND POST-EVENT CONTENT. 

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT
+ MARKETING

HOSTING WORKSHOPS LIKE NUDE SESSIONS AND ESTROGINA TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE CREATIVE OUTLETS FOR COMMUNITIES WHILE EMPOWERING ARTISTS. WITH PREMIUM EXPERIENCES INCLUDING GUIDED ARTIST SESSIONS OR EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL CONTENT. 

WORKSHOP
+ COMMUNITY ENAGEMENT

LET’S MAKE MAGIC TOGETHER!

SIDE PRESENTS SERVES THREE KEY AUDIENCES:

MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, AND ART ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING DIVERSE, COMMUNITY-CENTERED PROGRAMMING TO ENGAGE BROADER AUDIENCES. 

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

BUSINESSES

COMPANIES LOOKING TO ENHANCE BRAND VISIBILITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH CULTURALLY DRIVEN ACTIVATIONS. 

INDIVIDUAL SEEKING AFFORDABLE INCLUSIVE, AND CULTURALLY RICH EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS THAT FOSTER CONNECTION. 

COMMUNITY MEMBERS

EXPERIENCE CULTURE, CREATIVITY, AND CONNECTION THROUGH IMMERSIVE EVENTS THAT AMPLIFY UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES. FROM CULTURAL ACTIVATIONS TO ARTIST SHOWCASES, WE CRAFT UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS.

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ESTROGINA

NUDE/SKETCH
+ WORKSHOPS

OPENING
OUR DOORS

SIDE PRESENTS IS A CREATIVE PRODUCTION COMPANY WITH OVER 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE CONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND EMPOWERING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES THROUGH ART AND CULTURE. WE SPECIALIZE IN PRODUCING IMMERSIVE EVENTS, MANAGING CREATIVE ACTIVATIONS, AND OFFERING SOCIAL MEDIA AND MARKETING SERVICES FOR INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESSES, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

WHY CHOOSE US?

  • ACCESSIBLE SPACES: EMPOWERING ARTISTS WITH INCLUSIVE, COMMUNITY-CENTERED VENUES.

  • QUALITY ECOSYSTEM: COLLABORATION AND RESOURCES FOR CREATIVES TO THRIVE.

  • DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: ELEVATING VOICES AND PROGRAMS ROOTED IN EQUITY.

  • INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING: BLENDING ART, MENTAL WELLNESS, AND ACTIVISM TO SPARK CHANGE.

PAST CLIENTS

  • ROYA
  • THE GREEN WAY
  • BAMFEST
  • A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE
  • THE FENWAY
  • BOSTON WHILE BLACK
  • MFA BOSTON
  • MASSACHUSETTS COALITION FOR RACIAL EQUITY IN HOUSING
  • BOSTON ART REVIEW
  • CITY OF BOSTON IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT
  • DMV HOUSING PARTNERS
  • SEAPORT
  • SAMUELS & ASSOCIATES
  • ISENBERG PROJECTS
  • TRAIL BLAZHERS
  • BIG PARTY ORCHESTRA
  • THE FENWAY ALLIANCE
  • ARTIST INITIATIVE FOR REVOLUTION

  • "THE EXPERIENCE I’VE HAD BEING ABLE TO SEE HOW SIDE HAS COLLABORATIVELY CONNECTED A VARIETY OF PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR TALENTS, SELF-OWNED BUSINESSES, AND PASSIONS HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY. SIDE EMBODIES THE BEST PARTS OF PEOPLE, STYLES, AND IDEAS, MAKING IT THE MOST WONDERFUL ECLECTIC COMPANY YOU WILL EVER EXPERIENCE AND HOPE TO BE A PART OF!"

    — SHAKIRA PUELLO, ESTROGINA 2024 ATTENDEE

  • "THANK YOU SO MUCH! I’M SURE THERLANDE WOULD BE HONORED TO HEAR THAT AS WELL. IT’S ALL ABOUT CREATING SPACES THAT FOSTER CONNECTION AND CREATIVITY—TOGETHER, WE HELP SHAPE THE COMMUNITY."

    — CHRIS HARRIS, NUDE 2024 ATTENDEE

  • "SIDE PRESENTS PRIORITIZES CREATIVITY IN EVERYTHING THEY DO. WHENEVER THERE IS A SIDE PRESENTS PRODUCTION, YOU CAN EXPECT INTENTIONAL COLLABORATION, COMMUNITY, AND A GREAT SENSE OF LOVE IN THE ENVIRONMENT THEY’VE CULTIVATED."

    — CHARLENE CHINN, PEER/FRIEND

  • "I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING A SIDE PRESENTS EVENT, AND THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, AND DEDICATION TO THEIR MISSION ARE TRULY COMMENDABLE. IN ADDITION TO THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHS, SIDE ALSO POSSESSES A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF LOCAL ARTISTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THEY HAVE A TALENT FOR BRINGING DIVERSE GROUPS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER, FOSTERING COLLABORATION, AND CREATING A SENSE OF BELONGING. THESE QUALITIES ARE INVALUABLE IN THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROJECT OF THIS NATURE."

    — RUTHZEE LUIJUENE, PRESIDENT OF BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR AT LARGE

  • "SIDE PRESENTS IS WITHOUT QUESTION, THE MOST DYNAMIC, AUTHENTIC, COLLEGIAL, AND COMMUNITY-FOCUSED GROUP THAT I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH IN MY CAPACITY AS THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR/VENUE MANAGER FOR ARTISTS FOR HUMANITY. THERLANDE AND MARLYN, THE FOUNDERS, ARE DRIVEN BY THE IDEA OF CREATING A JOYFUL SPACE FOR ALL TO BE SEEN AND HEARD - AND ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS TO UPLIFT THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE HAD SPACE MADE FOR THEM PREVIOUSLY. "

    — RICHARD FRANK, ARTIST FOR HUMANITY

  • "THERLANDE AND MARLYN ARE PASSIONATE, CREATIVE, AND INCLUSIVE. AS ARTISTS THEMSELVES, THEY UNDERSTAND HOW TO BUILD SPACES AND EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE CREATIVITY. "

    — MOLLY KALAN, ISENBERG PROJECTS

FAQ

(FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS)

  • OUR INAUGURAL EVENT WAS HOSTED IN 2019, BUT WE OFFICIALLY BECAME AN LLC IN 2021.

  • THERLANDE LOUISSAINT + MARLYN URQUIZA. LEARN MORE ABOUT US.

  • WE’RE PROUD TO HAVE SPOTLIGHTED 200+ CREATIVE MINDS AND BUSINESS LEADERS THROUGH OUR EVENTS AND INITIATIVES. IN 2024, WE WERE HONORED AS RECIPIENTS OF THE S.P.A.C.E. GRANT, A PIVOTAL STEP TOWARD BUILDING OUR PERMANENT CREATIVE SPACE SIDEWLK. EVERY DOLLAR FROM THIS GRANT IS DEDICATED TO MAKING THAT VISION A REALITY.

  • SIDE PRESENTS OFFERS AN EXPERIENCE THAT GOES BEYOND THE TYPICAL EVENT—WE CURATE MOMENTS THAT FEEL LIKE HOME, WHERE ART, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY COLLIDE IN WAYS THAT ARE INTENTIONAL, IMMERSIVE, AND DEEPLY PERSONAL.

  • JUNETEENTH AT THE MFA 2022 – A DEFINING MOMENT FOR US AND OUR JOURNEY WITH SIDE, THIS FIRST MAJOR PARTNERSHIP WITH A LEADING INSTITUTION LIKE THE MFA EXPANDED OUR REACH WHILE STAYING TRUE TO OUR MISSION OF CURATING MEANINGFUL, COMMUNITY-CENTERED EXPERIENCES IN ONE OF BOSTON’S MOST HISTORIC SPACES.

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