Blue Water Communications | PR and Communications Services

Blue Water Communications is a full-service PR agency uniquely positioned to support museums, artists, destinations, exhibitions and architectural projects. Our PR firm is staffed by professionals who previously worked in museums and former journalists. We employ hands-on insight and expertise to secure media coverage that will resonate with your target audience. We also use our previous experience in news to equip you with the tools to navigate the media. Our comprehensive suite of PR services includes national and local public relations, spokesperson media training, front-of-house team training, and robust support for crisis communications and strategic planning.

Art PR – Regional, National and International

National and International Media Relations

Strategic PR

Major Exhibition and Project Promotion

Strategic Messaging and Positioning

PR Writing and Editing

Long-range Communications Planning

Crisis Communications Planning

Media Training/Spokesperson Training

Groundbreaking and Grand Opening Events

Media Previews

Executive and Advancement Team Communications

Endowment and Capital Campaign Planning and Public Relations

Communications and Marketing Audits

Strategic Planning (for AAM and other professional accreditations)

“The team brings passion and expertise to each engagement. Their deep professional knowledge of the museum space ensures that the Toledo Museum of Art’s stories are highly crafted and pitch perfect for the needs and desires of art world readers (and writers). But the true value they bring is their skin-in-the-game mentality: they care, deeply. They go the extra mile, so you come away grateful that you have a genuine partnership you can rely on.”

Gary Gonya, Former Director of Brand Strategy, Toledo Museum of Art

Photography used on this page is credited to:

Ralph Steadman, “Self Poortrait,” 2006, ink and collage on paper. Courtesy the Ralph Steadman Art Collection.
Blue Water Communications Director Retreat, 2024.
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Caprese, 1475–Rome, 1564), “Study for a male face for the Flood,” c. 1508–9, Red chalk, 125 × 142 mm, Florence, Casa Buonarroti, inv. 47 F
Blue Water Communications Director Retreat, 2024.
View of the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State from the H.O. Smith Botanic Garden. Credit: © Jeremy Bittermann/JSBA. Courtesy of Allied Works.
Metroparks- Adventure Boardwalk
Courtesy of McNay Art Museum