Civic engagement through the arts is important to Motaboli, her role as a cultural engagement facilitator has led her to engage through the Chicago Park District, community gardens, immigrant centers, and other community organizations across the city of Chicago. She explores through art workshops and special curriculum that focus on issues surrounding social justice and environmental issues.

“I am passionate about honoring the intersections between our identities, our shared connection through land and being human and deepening our reciprocal relationships with the land through accessible, intergenerational nature based art making."