ABOUT TABERNACLE
Candace D. Queen, Founder & Creative Principal
Hey y’all! I’m an interdisciplinary creative rooted in design and nourished by a passion for cultural archival + preservation. Leaning into history informs my approach to creativity and strategy. With that ethos in mind, I love exploring ways to use my creativity and all of those historical learnings to create authentic and change-making work.
Under the Tabernacle mantle, I supports brands and individuals in discovering how design, advertising and a well-crafted brand identity can shape how they connect with culture and community.
After several years working in Chicago and New York, I’m now based in Houston, TX, not too far from my hometown of Port Arthur. Here, I’ve found a special balance that lends itself to a richer creative life, positive work environment, and most importantly, more time to pour into the community that raised me.
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Based in Houston, TX, Tabernacle was founded on the idea that strategy combined with creativity could be leveraged to change systems that were historically created to oppress. Here, we’ve created a space where we can color outside the lines, and we’re not siloed under just one role, but can take our experiences and apply them to a number of client needs.
From impactful creative campaigns to small but meaningful process improvements to intentionally crafted brand identities, we develop creative solutions that help brands authentically connect with real people, their stories, and the ways they engage with the world.
Our Values
Imagination
Hope
Research
Opportunity
Kindness
Curiosity
Design
A Few
Accolades
Estée Lauder x Vital Voices VV Visionaries Leadership Program Inaugural Cohort 2022
LBJ Women’s Campaign School Fellow 2022
NAACP NextGen Fellowship 2020
Create & Cultivate Small Business Pitch 2020
3% Accelerator Inaugural Cohort 2020
ADCOLOR Unsung Hero Award 2019
4A’s 100 People That Make Advertising Great 2017
4A’s MAIPer to Watch 2017
Bill Sharp Award for the Future of Advertising 2015
ADCOLOR FUTURE 2014
Speaking & Teachinig
Plus Company - Juneteenth Talk
We All Rise Together
Adjunct Instructor Michigan State University
AAF AdCamp
Miami Ad School
AAF Blackhills Chapter
Clinton Global Initiative - CGIU
AMA Marketing Edge
ADCOLOR
3% Conference
Michigan State University
AAF Student Conference
SXSW Interactive