Social B. Creative

12/12/2025

Holy Toledo! We hope to see your bright, beautiful faces tomorrow night!

Each day leading up to our ⛄ Holiday Mixer❄, we’re spotlighting an event partner helping make this night something special! 🎁🎉

Today's highlight is Social B. Creative and Swell Magazine. From curating immersive, multidisciplinary creative work through Swell to building strategic, elevated campaigns through Social B. Creative’s freelance network, their team continues to shape and uplift creative voices across the region. We’re grateful for their impact and their partnership this year!

For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-mixer-tickets-1968257748911?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/21/2025

When Johnson AudreyUnbound invites you to the table, you show up! Excited for the future collaboration and partnership between Unbounded Artists Development Community and Social B. Creative/Swell Magazine!

11/11/2025

Sign up with our friend and collaborator today!

Meet the Facilitator: Rachel Richardson ✍🏽
Author, performer, and creative coach

Join us for Creative Accountability & Writing Workshops with Unbounded Creative Community. Rachel makes writing feel doable—helping you stay focused, inspired, and on track.

Why you’ll love it:
• Supportive check-ins + simple writing prompts
• Clear goals to keep you consistent
• A warm space to finish what you start

About Rachel:
Published in Swell Magazine, Spark Anthology (2024), Letters to Our Children (2025), Death Never Dies (2021), and co-author of On Drowning Rats (2023); author of Just Worms for Dinner (2020). She’s helped coordinate 65+ murals across Toledo and has 15+ years leading creative programs.

🗓 Adults (18–64): Mon–Thu 10–12:30 PM or 6–8:30 PM
📅 Saturday (Adult & Youth): 1–3:30 PM
📍 2108 Collingwood Blvd (entrance on Floyd Street)
🤝 Proud partner: Our Supporting Hands
💵 Free with Medicaid or $20/day if not covered
📲 Call/Text: 419-751-3900

Registration ends November 10 save your spot.!!

11/07/2025

Swell will be representing at the Underground Lit Fest tomorrow afternoon. See ya at Culture Clash Records!

11/03/2025

It’s not too late to wish our production editor, Laura, a very happy birthday. Laura is the glue that holds our projects and people together. She works both behind and in front of the lines to connect with artists and community members. She joined Emily and SBC in 2020, working with clients and helping successfully launch Swell. We appreciate all she does for the artist community and being an expert connector and promoter.

Happy birthday, Lau!

11/03/2025

Team Swell and Emily’s campaign were super excited to connect with Haley on Dia de los Mu***os at Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center on Saturday. Haley shared her PhD thesis and studies with us, which includes an artistic, cultural, and feminist lens. She also walked us through her altar and shared personal stories of her loved ones who have passed on.

We can’t wait to further connect with her on upcoming issues of the magazine and dig deep into her work, passion, and purpose.

10/15/2025

Two of our favorite storytellers got together to talk Toledo politics and Emily’s surprising news to run for Toledo City Council in the first episode of “TFP Weekend” with Jaden Jefferson and Toledo Free Press.

10/05/2025

Attention trans artist friends!!!

Call for Trans artists! Sign up for the Lavender Friday art show at houseofdow.com/pages/trans-art-showcase

10/01/2025

Sunsets and the start of fall! Local Toledo artist Cody R. Winter has some original paintings to share with you. Give him a follow on Instagram at c.r.winter_artist or visit his Etsy to get your own piece!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/atelierwinter/

09/26/2025

Did you all hear? Our EIC won an Emerging Star Touchstone Award last night! Thank you Press Club Toledo we are so proud of our Swell leader and the safe + creative place she provides.

Here is what Rachel Sheskey wrote for her introduction:
Here's a few things about Emily that make her an incredible person and journalist. The tenacity and the beaming spirit that is Emily is so infectious that when she is involved in a project, it leaks into every bit of it. And, it spreads. In every aspect that a leader can be great, Emily is. She is there for her people in the most genuine way, and always has the ambition to lift up others. Her creative prowess is a tool used to give people a safe space to express themselves. When it comes to her work as an editor she considers themes relevant to our well-being as a community and each piece has a special home for her. It's these touches that helps make her work shine, and her style prominent.

Keep watching out for what our Swell team is up to!!!

09/24/2025

Our Production Editor who many of you know loves to stay behind the scenes decided to step out and write her own little poetry zine book that is to be illustrated by Brian Finn and edited by Steph Boezi . We recommend you check out their Patreon and pre-order a copy. This little zine covers themes of grief, longing, connection, and sea lore.

If you want to support her head over to her Patreon and pre-order a copy:

Little Works for the Sea and of the Sea