Staff

Rachel Potucek

Rachel has experience in community-organizing and arts administration. She is currently learning to play the ukelele.

Ryan Smolar

Ryan is a community activist, serial entrepreneur and all-around creative genius-type.

The Team

Smolarcorp

Smolarcorp is a creative production firm that is currently traveling and working from various cities across the USA.

We produce projects in the community and arts sectors for local arts councils, business improvement districts, library foundations, neighborhood associations and small businesses.

Smolarcorp specializes in creating community signature events and unique projects like Book by Authors which create new partnerships and applied technology.

Some of our favorite all-time projects include:

  • Book by Authors – An invitation for a city to write a book together
  • The Knolls Ranger – A community super-hero launched in Bixby Knolls area of Long Beach, California
  • University by the Sea – An annual event that transformed downtown Long Beach into a university for a day
  • The Goods Gallery – A temporary community arts gallery constructed from three cargo transportation containers