In 2017, Mark was listening to NPR and heard a story about a sociologist who spent a year living in a low budget motel conducting field work looking at how people make home even as policies, laws, and social structures keep them on the margins. He got excited.

Simultaneously, ashley was working with housing advocacy networks like EFFA (a partnership of the National Housing Trust, NRDC, Energy Foundation, and Elevate Energy) and was immersing herself in housing policy conversations. She and her collaborators were looking for ways to integrate art into their policy work.

Seeing the opportunity for collaboration and civic impact, we initiated conversations with local and national organizations and individuals, including: universities, Community Development Corporations, activists, advocates, and government workers, resulting in a diverse, cross-sector, coalition of partners that make up the The Most Beautiful Home... Maybe network.