Crystal Mason combines expertise in cultural strategy, equity consulting, and community engagement. They specialize in developing innovative approaches to address systemic inequalities, particularly focusing on racial justice. Crystal Mason is a dedicated activist, artist, cultural worker, mediator, and consultant committed to fostering spaces for envisioning and realizing a more just and equitable world. With over three decades of experience, Crystal's work traverses the intersections of race, gender, class, disability, sexuality, art, and culture.

As a co-creator of the Tree Of Change alongside Jason Wyman (aka Queerly Complex), Crystal spearheads a transformative network focused on change management, community-building, and collectively crafting visions of liberation from oppressive systems. They have championed the voices and narratives of transgender, queer, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QTBIPOC) communities with a steadfast belief, we all belong and freedom is for everybody.

Previously serving as Co-Director of Queer Rebels, an intergenerational QTBIPOC performing arts organization, Crystal has been instrumental in amplifying marginalized voices. They also co-founded and served as Artistic Director of Luna Sea Women’s Performance Project, emphasizing the importance of diverse representation and storytelling.

Having lived and worked in an intergenerational, multiracial, mixed-gender, queer, and trans-centered low-income housing project, Crystal brings a nuanced understanding of community dynamics and social justice advocacy to their work.

They are a strategic thinker with a strong commitment to social justice and the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable strategies for creating more equitable and inclusive environments.

With a wealth of experience and a steadfast commitment to equity and justice, Crystal Mason continues to inspire and empower through their multifaceted activism, artistry, and advocacy.

I believe in the power of community and the possibilities of expanding our understanding of ourselves and who we can be in the world. I offer a space and a way to imagine, conjure, to plot and to plan a future that allows all of us the opportunity to have enough and to be enough outside of the prerogatives of oppressive systems.

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We have been working with the African American Arts & Culture Complex for over a year now and are looking forward to another year working together. There is a lot of new stuff going on there, so don’t forget to sign up for their news letter, so you stay in the know.

People Are Saying

  • Crystal Mason worked with ARTSCCC (Arts Contra Costa County) Crystal provided invaluable advice and strategic visioning to build a strong foundation for our organization. We believe in building new, equitable, and grassroots structures focused on community first. Crystal’s professional insights and personal experiences highlighted how institutional gaps can be transformed to be culturally responsive. ARTSCCC is grateful for Crystal’s brilliance! 

    Jenny Balisle, Founding Executive Director Arts Contra Costa County.

  • Crystal Mason led our whole staff in a facilitated discussion, “From Acronyms to Action”, as part of our diversity, equity, and inclusion work. The professional development was requested by staff who wanted some more direction after earlier social justice and equity training. Staff was looking to refine their objectives and key results, seek assistance and deeper knowledge of places where they felt blocked, and learn more about best practices in arts and cultural organizations. The feedback from staff has been overwhelmingly positive. The session was inspiring, challenging, and insightful. Crystal helped our museum recognize what we had already accomplished, as well as helped us start to identify how we can deepen our commitment to social justice and equity work.

    Miriam Kronberg, Interim Co-Executive Director, and COO Berkshire Museum

  • Crystal and Jason are extremely talented in what they do. They quickly create a welcoming, safe community, and they skillfully guide participants through a process of discovery that reaches even the most hesitant participants. I have personally taken several of their workshops and I have found them transformational.

    Hannah Dworkin, San Francisco Opera

  • Working with Tree of Change, led by the remarkable facilitators Jason and Crystal, is truly transformative. Their commitment to deep listening, community-driven change, and personal growth is inspiring, and their work has had a profound impact on the team and community. We are just beginning! I would highly recommend Tree of Change to anyone looking to cultivate meaningful connections, foster personal growth, and create positive change in your organization or communities.

    Melorra Green , Co-Director, African American Arts and Culture Complex