What can we create together?
How can we collaborate to build a more creative, peaceful, organic world?
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Artsboretum Backstory:
I started this project , a labor of love, around 2005/6, when working with Arne (Frager) at The Plant in Sausalito.
As a music artist, observing the rapid changes in the music and recording industries, it seemed that the days of the traditional studio'recording model, at least in the San Francisco Bay Area, were numbered.
So, in an effort to preserve the cultural assets at 2200 Bridgeway, I looked for a way to leverage the notoriety and music history of the facility to benefit the community. This idea was inspired by my own aspirations to use music as a vehicle for change and because Arne had been working with KFOG and various record labels to raise funds for Bay Area Food Banks. They accomplished this through a "Live at The Plant" music series, a rebirth of Tom Donahue's legendary KSAN "Live from The Record Plant" concerts.
With that in mind, I proposed that we form a non-profit, which led me on a long, winding adventure that is too long for this page. Suffice it to say that I decided not to form my own non-profit. In the meantime, I decided to offer my skills to already existing organizations and engage in several civic activities.
Since The Plant Studios business moved out of the Sausalito facility in 2008, I have continued to offer my time as my currency, providing communications skills to non-profits and small businesses, both pro-bono and on a sliding scale. In 2025, I expanded my skill set to include grant writing, with a certificate from the Nonprofit Leadership Lab. One of the things I've noticed is that the need for communication services is great, while the budgets for said services is usually muless than great.
Fortunately, I'm pretty resourceful!
I enjoy making connections and working behind the scenes. I'm comfortable in coveralls and workboots, know my way around power tools and enjoy a challenge. I've been known to climb on top of building to melt frozen air conditioner coils, restart a sump pump, crawl under a building...well, you get the picture.
Core values have always centered on health of the planet. I'm encouraged to see that reuse and reselling is once again "hip" in the mainstream consciousness. Less stuff of higher quality is a good thing. Repair is much better than replace.
Quality and kindness are always in style!
Thank you for your interest and your support! Let's work together and create some good!
Mari Tamburo
Founder/Program Manager
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