Demecina Gray
Director Art & Culture @MGM Resorts International
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WORK HISTORY
Director Art & Culture @MGM Resorts International
Las Vegas, NV, US
Art & Culture is a corporate department of MGM Resorts International that was established to develop a multifaceted art program featuring MGMRI\'s Fine Art Collections and varied art-related offerings. Reflecting the company’s core values of inclusivity and diversity, MGM Resorts Art & Culture aims to create unique, accessible experiences for all audiences. Art is prevalent throughout MGM Resorts distinctive world-class brands including Bellagio, ARIA, Vdara, MGM Grand, and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas; as well as MGM National Harbor outside of Washington, D.C, MGM Springfield in Massachusetts, and internationally at MGM MACAU and MGM COTAI. As the Head of Art & Culture, I lead the development and execution of an art strategy that furthers larger Company-wide objectives, including diversity and inclusion; act as in-house art advisor offering expert insight on high value transactions and partnerships; define and execute the governance and protocols for art acquisitions/deaccessions; structure and negotiate artist proposals and project budgets to optimize asset value and visitor experience; identify, develop and maintain key partnerships and relationships that create and enhance brand awareness and strengthen the company’s status within the exclusive art community.
EDUCATION
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BFA, Sculpture
University of Illinois Chicago
Master of Arts (M.A.), Museum and Exhibition Studies
SKILLS
ABOUT DEMECINA GRAY
Demecina Gray is a Las Vegas-based cultural producer and art administrator whose work focuses on elevating the art and voices of underrepresented communities and cultivating intersectional safe spaces for dialogue and expression. During her fifteen-year career, she has developed high-level projects, curated exhibitions, activated multiple artist residencies, and managed a multimillion-dollar corporate fine art collection. Throughout her career, Gray has architected organizational structure where there was none. She holds a M.A. in Museum and Exhibition Studies from University of Illinois - Chicago and a B.F.A in sculpture from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Currently, she is the head of MGM Resorts Art & Culture, and an executive board member of Southern Nevada Arts Coalition.
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