Carin Jacobs, founder & curator.
Carin Jacobs is an idea generator with 25+ years of content curation through events, exhibitions, and publications at the intersection of place and culture. Focusing on the arts, food and wine, and higher education, her strengths include event and project management, program design, and curriculum development. Carin earned her MA in Museum Studies and has taught both museum studies and food studies at the graduate level She directed the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Sonoma State University for 7 years and managed and consulted on public programs for SFMOMA and numerous other regional museums.
“One of Carin’s many strengths is connecting people to create a crucible for the unexpected.”
-Val Richman, past Director, Petaluma Arts Center
"There is an experimental quality to Jacobs’ method of curation, almost like a chef combining different ingredients to produce a surprisingly successful dish.”
-Jane Vick, journalist
"Carin Jacobs’ ability to craft place-focused experiences for audiences that are simultaneously thought-provoking and warmly enriching and inclusive is truly phenomenal. Building genuine community around place with art and story is her passion and her super-power."
-Margie Purser, Sonoma State University, Professor Emerita and Museum of Sonoma County Board Member
"Carin Jacobs was an invaluable mentor during my residency at the Graduate Theological Union's Mining The Collection program. Carin curated a successful solo exhibition at the program's end and invited experts from theology and science to participate in a culminating discussion which added a unique and thought-provoking perspective. Her passion and commitment to supporting emerging artists make her an excellent guide for anyone in the field.”
-Catherine Richardson, past artist-in-residence, Mining the Collection, Doug Adams Gallery. Graduate Theological Union