Warm hello!
I’m Heather Kelly.
Lovely to meet you.
I’m CEO of HKC Marketing Inc. and Akimbo Art Promotion & Consulting Ltd.
Everything I do is about strengthening the arts ecosystem through strategy, campaigns, and media that increase visibility, elevate impact, and deliver meaningful value. My work is driven by a deep commitment to cultivating connection that is purposeful, relevant, and aligned with the vision.
I am dedicated to helping arts professionals, cultural organizations and creative entrepreneurs have more impact – and ripple effect – with the good they do in the world.
I love helping arts leaders and creative entrepreneurs to clarify and expand ideas, raise profile, cultivate relationships, attract attendance and clients, and generate revenue. I connect people with each other and with opportunities, and bring people together for professional development, professional collaboration, and at exhibitions, performances, festivals, and events. I’ve led a wide range of arts and culture communications projects, and offer special expertise in major facility launches and intercultural marketing communications that celebrate, spotlight, and amplify the creative voices of people from a wide range of countries and cultures.
“I was impressed by her vision, ability to inspire collaboration, creativity, and boundless energy. Her passion for championing support for the arts and culture sector continues to this day.”
I founded HKC Marketing in 2002.
HKC Marketing acquired Akimbo Art Promotion & Consulting in 2021.
I have been a Member of the Board of Directors of East End Arts, a collaborator with NACDI (North American Cultural Diplomacy Initiative), a member of the Creative Cities Network (Canada), and a member of the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario. I was Co-Chair of the Juno Awards Classical Committee, and a member of the Board of Directors of The Bentway Conservancy, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Craft Ontario, Toronto Blues Society, Marketing Advisory for the Downtown Yonge BIA, and a Fellow of the Toronto Arts Council Cultural Leaders Lab.
I’m also a writer, poet and book maker, and a dedicated medical-level wildlife rehabilitator and caregiver. I am a member of the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association and the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.