About Us

We don’t recommend “art for art’s sake,” but rather art for your sake

Art that elevates your surroundings, connects you to the world in unexpected ways, and achieves your goals.

ADAPTABLE + INTENTIONAL + COLLABORATIVE + RESOURCEFUL

At EMROSE projects, we take a client- and community-informed, narrative-driven approach to our Art Consulting and Creative Placemaking practice.

Our mission is to help our clients accomplish their goals through innovative, artful solutions that create environments and experiences infused with meaning. Each recommendation is made with intention, designed to accomplish a specific purpose that we’ve collaboratively identified with you.

Drawing on an international network of artists and creative talent (think: fabricators, designers, carpenters, installers, etc.) as well as trusted vendors and suppliers, we ascribe to no single discipline but rather call on a cadre of experts to support our projects through close partnership.

We are a full-service consultancy, and can be at your side – literally or figuratively – running point from concept development through implementation/installation and beyond, to ensure you’re seeing the results you expect, or better!

Maria R. Hooper

With over 15 years of experience in the contemporary gallery and auction world, corporate brand-building through events and environments, and in-field hospitality design execution, Maria draws on her varied experience, education, travels, and personal love of the visual arts to curate and develop purposeful art collections that truly distinguish residential, commercial and hospitality environments. Over the course of her career, her clients have included Motorola, Lenovo, Sonder, Niagara Bottling, Coca-Cola and UBS.

Energized by working with creatives through innovative artist partnerships and inspired by culture-driven impact initiatives, she believes art is a powerful tool that can deeply connect our daily lives to history, place, culture and community.

Maria graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Art History from Vassar College, and obtained a Master’s degree in Media Studies from The New School in New York City. She is also a certified Creative Placemaking practitioner through the NJ Institute of Technology and serves on the Town of Bluffton’s Public Art Committee.

Maria R. Hooper

Principal Art Consultant +
Creative Placemaker

EMROSE projects featured in Local Life magazine

We’re excited to share that we are featured in the October 2024 issue of Local Life magazine, where our work and impact within the local creative landscape are highlighted. This feature celebrates our commitment to art that inspires, connects, and elevates spaces in meaningful ways.