About us
CREATIVE AGENCY
Art x Love was founded by Allyse and Mac Love in 2015. We have 40 years of combined experience as creative, branding, and marketing professionals. We produce interdisciplinary art projects that positively inspire, impact, and endure.
ALLYSE LOVE
Owner, Co-Founder & Chief Operator
Allyse is from Akron, has a BA in Communication from Denison University, and an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western University. She is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10KSB Program and serves on the board of Torchbearers and the Akron Marathon. Allyse pays artists.
MAC LOVE
Co-Founder, Chief Catalyst, & Lead Artist
Mac was born in New York City, grew up in Belgium, has BFA in Synaesthesis from Skidmore College, and an MFA from the Edinburgh College of Art. Mac is president of Leadership Akron Class 38, and serves on the board of Akron Roundtable and on the Akron Bicentennial Commission. Mac makes stuff.
We serve a wide range of clients near and far.
Our method
We take a bespoke and iterative approach to every project, planning each with clearly defined objectives, activities, and deliverables. This allows us to assess progress at each stage of the project and to optimize our approach to achieve the greatest positive impact and maximize our client’s return on investment.
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Research and community engagement are central tenets of our work. Mining archives, conducting street intercepts, and producing environmental assessments (GIS) are just a few of the things we do to ensure our projects achieve the greatest and most enduring impact.
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We love to collaborate and refine our ideas to ensure every project meets its objective and exceeds expectations. Excellence is not a result, but a steady process of constant improvement that aligns with our client’s values and objectives.
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Producing outstanding art and creative experiences is our lifeblood. We know that you get what you put into this work, and that people can feel it. For that reason more than any other, we do the hard things on purpose and the easy things with joy, because we believe in the health of art and the power of creative courage to positively change the world.
Our services
We are a for-profit creative agency that works with clients on a per-project basis or an annual retainer at a reduced studio rate. Our services include:
Grant writing
Art planning
Geospatial analysis (GIS)
Public art
Private commissions
Placemaking
Community research
Activity books
Collaborative art
Graphic design
Multimedia
Thought leadership