Cyber Dallas

Overview

In late 2024, I pitched the concept of Cyber Dallas to FGIII Fine Art Productions and Dallas College as part of their Emerging Curator Series. The exhibition came to life in April 2025 as a group showcase expanding on Imani’s Cyber Fantasy (2022). Cyber Dallas brought together artists whose work explored digi-tech, technology, and narrative-driven storytelling. The exhibition opened at SPACE in Adolphus Tower and served as the launch event for the Downtown Dallas Arts & Music Festival.

Vision

Emerging and experimental artists in Dallas often lack access to opportunities to present ambitious work within a professional gallery setting. With Cyber Dallas, my goal was to expand the ideas introduced in Imani’s Cyber Fantasy into a community-driven exhibition that bridged digital imagination with physical space. The exhibition was designed as a platform where diverse artists could explore futurism, technology, and storytelling while reaching new and broader audiences.

Imani’s Role

To bring the vision to life, my responsibilities included:

• Curated a roster of artists whose work aligned with the overall vision of the exhibition within a 1,200 square foot gallery space.

• Partnered with FGIII Fine Art Productions and Dallas College through their Emerging Curator Series, utilizing the program as the institutional platform for the exhibition.

• Secured SPACE at Adolphus Tower as the venue partner, strategically aligning the exhibition with Dallas Arts Month and the Downtown Dallas Arts and Music Festival to maximize visibility, foot traffic, and public engagement.

• Developed a comprehensive pitch deck outlining the exhibition concept, vision, and partnership opportunities, which was distributed to artists and used to secure sponsors and collaborators.

• Personally managed all artist communication, including submissions, deadlines, artwork placement, and day-of logistics.

• Shaped the visual identity of the exhibition, including the development of promotional materials.

• Secured press support ahead of the opening. See Press section.

• Built anticipation through organic marketing on Instagram and TikTok.

• Hosted the opening reception, closing gallery day, and supported multiple activations throughout the exhibition’s run to continue community engagement.

• Hired professional photographers to document the opening night for media, promotional, and archival use.

• Collaborated with Studio Guillermo Rios to debut the Cyber Dallas collection during opening night.

• Partnered with The Group TX and Afro Air Fest to co host a trivia night fundraiser supporting Afro Air Fest, founded by a Cyber Dallas artist, as a way to amplify and support her vision. See Activations section.

• Created opportunities for Cyber Dallas artists to sell their work by negotiating reduced booth rates for participation in the Downtown Dallas Arts and Music Festival.

• Supported the production of a Tiny Desk inspired performance by Cyber Dallas audiovisual artist April Sha’Lil, presented inside the gallery. See Activations section.