FOR MUSEUMS & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

Curating whats next.

Curating what's next.

I help museums and cultural institutions turn emerging technology into exhibitions people actually remember.

The problem

Emerging technology can feel abstract, technical, or disconnected from public life.

Younger generations struggle with connecting to history.

What I provide

  1. Artist selection & curatorial direction

  2. Exhibition design

  3. Programming

  4. Partnerships

  5. Production

SELECTED PROOF

Digital Dreams × Union Station planetarium

Digital Dreams ×
Union Station planetarium

A public-facing program that made immersive digital art a shared civic experience—with sold-out performances and 500+ attendees.

EMERGING EXPERIENCE CONSULTATION

Bring the question. Leave with possible cultural formats.

Bring an emerging-technology initiative, underused space, exhibition idea, or audience challenge. Leave with two or three possible cultural formats and a clearer sense of what could work.

EMERGING EXPERIENCE CONSULTATION

Bring the question.
Leave with possible cultural formats.

Bring an emerging-technology initiative, underused space, exhibition idea, or audience challenge. Leave with two or three possible cultural formats and a clearer sense of what could work.

EMERGING EXPERIENCE CONSULTATION

Bring the question.
Leave with possible cultural formats.

Bring an emerging-technology initiative, underused space, exhibition idea, or audience challenge.


Leave with two or three possible cultural formats and a clearer sense of what could work.

# Mary McCawley > Independent digital art curator, advisor, and cultural producer based in Kansas City, MO. Specializes in helping museums and cultural institutions turn emerging technology into exhibitions, interactive learning, and public programming. ## Who this is for Museums, galleries, cultural institutions, and educational organizations seeking to add digital, interactive, or emerging-tech programming — especially those looking to make new technology accessible and memorable to public audiences. ## What I offer - Artist selection and curatorial direction - Exhibition design (digital, immersive, screen-based) - Public programming and education activations - Institutional partnerships - Full production and project management ## Credentials - 8+ years in digital art curation - 800+ artworks and 100+ artists curated - Founder, Digital Dreams KC (Kansas City's first dedicated digital art gallery) - Curator, Screen // Seen — monthly exhibition series with the Museum of Art + Light (MOA+L) and Kansas City Artists Coalition (KCAC) - Former Head of Curation & Artist Relations, Blackdove/Foundation ## Key pages - Home: https://www.marymccawley.com - Consultation request: https://www.marymccawley.com/[consultation-page-path] ## Contact Request a consultation via the form on the homepage.