Rachel J. Cain
Rachel J. Cain
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I'm a systems thinker who grew up in the arts. I'm drawn to complexity, and I know how to navigate it. I founded More Sky Less Ceiling because I believe the work behind the work deserves as much care and creativity as the work itself. My clients span municipalities, nonprofits, festivals, and the tech sector — but the work is always the same: build the right systems, support the right people, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
I'm a systems thinker who grew up in the arts. I'm drawn to complexity, and I know how to navigate it. I founded More Sky Less Ceiling because I believe the work behind the work deserves as much care and creativity as the work itself. My clients span municipalities, nonprofits, festivals, and the tech sector — but the work is always the same: build the right systems, support the right people, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
Systems built with heart. Communities stewarded with care.
Systems built with heart. Communities stewarded with care.
Temple of Tranquility, Boulder, CO
CULTURAL ARCHITECTURE
CULTURAL ARCHITECTURE
I build and manage the systems that make public art possible — from national databases to municipal collection audits to embedding artists in civic planning.
COMMUNITY SCAFFOLDING
COMMUNITY SCAFFOLDING
I design the engagement processes that bring people into planning — online and in person, across sectors, at every scale.
RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP
RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP
I build and manage the funding systems that move resources to the right people at the right time — from board governance to grant program design.
SAFETY FOUNDATIONS
SAFETY FOUNDATIONS
I plan, train, and operate the safety systems that keep people safe at events large and small across the globe.
From my collaborators...
From my collaborators...
Rachel has been an incredible team member on a couple of my planning projects. She is terrifically organized and a much-needed technology aficionado who handles those sides of a project so well you don’t have to worry about any of it. She also contributes energy, creative thinking and can-do attitude to any project. I love working with her.
Rachel has been an incredible team member on a couple of my planning projects. She is terrifically organized and a much-needed technology aficionado who handles those sides of a project so well you don’t have to worry about any of it. She also contributes energy, creative thinking and can-do attitude to any project. I love working with her.
Kendall Peterson, ThereSquared
Working with Rachel on Experiments in Public Art: the Comp Plan Update was one of the great pleasures of my job. She held together a five-commission series spanning theater, illustration, sculpture, digital media, a full civic planning cycle, and an exhibition, and somehow made every artist, planner, and city staffer feel like the project's most important person. Rachel brings rigor without rigidity and warmth to her work. If you have a complex creative project and a healthy fear of chaos, she is it.
Lauren Click, Director, Office of Arts & Culture, City of Boulder, Colorado
Lauren Click, Director, Office of Arts & Culture, City of Boulder, Colorado
Rachel is a very smart, reliable and hyper-detail oriented individual. If you need help with project management, art planning, organization, operations, or just about anything else, Rachel is the person for the job.
Rachel is a very smart, reliable and hyper-detail oriented individual. If you need help with project management, art planning, organization, operations, or just about anything else, Rachel is the person for the job.
Jennifer Perlow, P/S Art Consulting
Rachel is one of the most gifted organizational and project leaders I have worked with. She holds the rare ability to create large, ambitious visions and the details necessary to achieve them at the same time. She is not afraid to have difficult conversations and call upon leadership to change course if it is in the best interest of a project.
Rachel is one of the most gifted organizational and project leaders I have worked with. She holds the rare ability to create large, ambitious visions and the details necessary to achieve them at the same time. She is not afraid to have difficult conversations and call upon leadership to change course if it is in the best interest of a project.
Caroline "Shine" Kert, Denver Regional Fund
Caroline "Shine" Kert, Denver Regional Fund
Hiring Rachel Cain is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Her uncanny ability to blend professionalism with easy rapport, manage high intensity moments with grace, and keep things 100% real and unapologetic is unmatched. Rachel has a mind for logistics and structure, as well as overall team cohesiveness. Rachel’s ability to manage teams effectively, execute agreed upon courses of action, and genuinely care about the people involved, is magnificent.
Hiring Rachel Cain is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Her uncanny ability to blend professionalism with easy rapport, manage high intensity moments with grace, and keep things 100% real and unapologetic is unmatched. Rachel has a mind for logistics and structure, as well as overall team cohesiveness. Rachel’s ability to manage teams effectively, execute agreed upon courses of action, and genuinely care about the people involved, is magnificent.
Ethan “Predator” Minor, Safety Director, Envision Festival
Ethan “Predator” Minor, Safety Director, Envision Festival
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