Cultural Counsel: NYC Arts PR Firm Founded by Adam Abdalla
Cultural Counsel is a New York arts, design and architecture PR consultancy founded in 2015 by Adam Abdalla. See its focus, founder background and project work.
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Entertainment, Sports & Culture
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Oct 21, 2026
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Firm summary
Cultural Counsel is a New York strategic consultancy for communications, partnerships and programming across art, architecture, design, entertainment, philanthropy and tech, established in 2015 by Adam Abdalla. Abdalla left Nadine Johnson & Associates, where he had been vice president of arts and culture for almost six years, to start the firm, per Artnet News. Campaigns he lists include work for Garage Museum of Contemporary Art and Creative Time.
Originally published July 2015. Updated October 17, 2026.
Who founded and leads Cultural Counsel?
Adam Abdalla founded the firm in 2015 and is its president, according to Frontrunner. Artnet News reported that he left Nadine Johnson & Associates after almost six years as vice president of arts and culture and that he had earlier been a senior account executive at Susan Grant Lewin Associates. In a PR Net profile he said he started at Susan Grant Lewin as a receptionist and worked up to a senior executive position over three years. The same profile described him as a board member of the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA).
What does Cultural Counsel do?
The firm describes itself as a strategic consultancy focused on communications, partnerships and programming across art, architecture, design, entertainment, philanthropy and tech. It says communications is at its core, with a broader aim of catalyzing larger projects, and that its knowledge of those fields extends to fashion, hospitality and real estate development. EPR's entertainment and media page covers related coverage.
Which projects has Adam Abdalla led?
A Frontrunner interview says he has launched global PR campaigns for Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Fondazione Prada, Matthew Marks Gallery, A24 Films, LUMA Foundation, Creative Time, the Whitney Museum of American Art and Richard Prince. Some of that work may predate Cultural Counsel, and the list comes from his own account.
How does Cultural Counsel compare with other arts PR firms?
Cultural Counsel is a New York boutique focused on contemporary art and design. EPR's art PR firms roster and the FITZ & CO profile are the closest comparisons, and the New York PR firms list shows the wider market.
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Cultural Counsel: NYC Arts PR Firm Founded by Adam Abdalla FAQ
Who founded Cultural Counsel?
Adam Abdalla established Cultural Counsel in New York in 2015, per the firm's website.
What does Cultural Counsel do?
It provides communications, partnerships and programming for clients across art, architecture, design, entertainment, philanthropy and tech.
Where is Cultural Counsel based?
Frontrunner describes it as a New York-based consultancy.
Who is Adam Abdalla?
He is the founder and president of Cultural Counsel and a former vice president of arts and culture at Nadine Johnson & Associates.
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