SERVICES

We use documentary practice as strategic methodology.

By combining deep listening, community relationships, and operational rigor, we help organizations build cultural initiatives that honor complexity and drive genuine impact.

Studio Hiwet offers three core services:

  • Design community engagement programs, cultural initiatives, and partnership models rooted in research and strategic frameworks.

    WHAT YOU GET 

    • Community engagement strategy

    • Program design and implementation roadmaps

    • Impact measurement frameworks

    • Capacity building and team training

    WHO IT'S FOR 

    Foundations, corporate social impact teams, cultural institutions, and nonprofits

  • Commission original photo series, oral history projects, or partner on exhibitions that document communities with cultural depth and care.

    WHAT YOU GET

    • Portrait series and visual documentation

    • Oral history collection and archiving

    • Exhibition curation and production

    • Commissioned documentary projects

    WHO IT'S FOR 

    Museums, galleries, cultural organizations, brands, and institutions

  • Strategic consulting, capacity building, workshop facilitation, and keynote speaking on cultural strategy and documentary practice.

    WHAT YOU GET

    • Ongoing strategic advisory

    • Workshop design and facilitation

    • Keynote speaking and panels

    • Organizational capacity building

    WHO IT'S FOR 

    Nonprofits, agencies, conferences, universities, and cultural organizations

    SPEAKING TOPICS

    • Documentary Practice as Strategic Methodology: Using visual research to inform community engagement and cultural programming

    • Beyond Performative Programming: Building authentic cultural initiatives that honor complexity and drive genuine impact

    • Diaspora Identity & Cross-Cultural Storytelling: Navigating belonging, memory, and cultural navigation through narrative

    • From Corporate to Creative: Building sustainable independent practice at the intersection of strategy and storytelling

    • Community-Centered Design: Frameworks for engagement that center lived experience and share power Custom topics developed based on audience and organizational context.

Our Process

Listen before designing

Center community voice

Balance rigor with flexibility

Measure holistic impact

WORKING TOGETHER

Studio Hiwet works with clients globally. Whether you're based in New York, Nairobi, or anywhere in between, we develop partnerships that honor your context and community.

Investment varies based on scope and organizational context.

Submit the form to schedule a free 30-minute consultation, or reach out directly at hello@studiohiwet.com.