NEWS — We’re proud to celebrate Steven Rosen, FIALD, CLD, IES, Trent Oliver, and Carrie Reid, three members of the Praxis Museum Project Group, who have been recognized as part of Blooloop’s 50 Museum Influencers of 2025. This annual list highlights professionals shaping the future of museums, exhibitions, and cultural experiences worldwide.

Steven Rosen – Lighting Design That Tells Stories

Steven Rosen, CEO/founder of Available Light, has spent his career demonstrating the power of lighting to enhance museum storytelling. His work connects visitors to ideas and objects in subtle yet powerful ways, creating immersive and memorable experiences.

One nominator said: “Steven is more than a designer—he is a storyteller, mentor, and advocate. He believes in light as a transformative medium that connects audiences to ideas and objects with subtlety and depth.”

Trent Oliver – Bold Creativity and Collaborative Leadership

Trent Oliver, Principal and Managing Director of Blue Telescope, is recognized for her creativity, leadership, and collaborative approach. She fosters a studio culture built on transparency, trust, and shared authorship, empowering teams to take risks and deliver ambitious, high-quality experiences.

Trent’s projects include the Kennedy Space Center, Sloan Museum of Discovery, the Henry Ford Museum, and the National Women’s History Museum. Under her leadership, Blue Telescope has received awards including Muse, Telly, Vega Gold, Summit Best of Show, and the Core 77 Design for Social Impact Award.

As one nominator described: “Trent is a systems thinker, a mentor, and a creative force whose influence radiates far beyond any single exhibition or installation.”

Carrie Reid – Expanding the Reach of Traveling Exhibitions

Carrie Reid, President of Dala Projects, helps museums around the world share their stories through traveling exhibitions. With over a decade of experience and a network spanning more than 20 countries, she has supported over 60 exhibitions in more than 100 museums globally.

Carrie’s collaborative, values-driven approach ensures that partnerships are thoughtful, effective, and impactful. One nominator said: “Carrie brings a level of professionalism, clarity, and care to the traveling exhibitions sector that sets her apart… She’s a true collaborator, always committed to shared success.”

Celebrating Leadership in Museums

At Praxis, we’re proud to work alongside Steven, Trent, and Carrie. Their vision, creativity, and generosity inspire us every day. Seeing their work recognized by Blooloop’s Museum Influencers list highlights the importance of collaboration, innovation, and thoughtful design in shaping meaningful cultural experiences.

Congratulations to Steven, Trent, and Carrie for this well-deserved honor!

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WEBINAR — Feeling stuck on the path to inclusion? While museums and museum designers increasingly recognize the importance of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA), it’s not always clear how to translate that intention into action. In this webinar, we explore how to holistically move from embracing IDEA principles to driving sustainable change within our organizations, museum spaces, and communities. Nicolle Figueroa Rosado (Big Break Foundation) and Summer Martin (Andiron) share their expertise on implementing IDEA strategies and fostering sustainable progress.

Moderated by Trent Oliver, President and Chief Instigator of Blue Telescope. A Q&A session follows the presentation.

PODCAST—Secrets of Creative Collaboration with Trent Oliver

How do we keep cultural projects from going off the rails, without sacrificing creativity? It’s not impossible. In fact, there are some simple secrets to unlock the process. (Except now they won’t be secrets anymore.) Media design expert Trent Oliver joins host Jonathan Alger on Making the Museum, the podcast, to discuss the Secrets of Creative Collaboration. Trent brings her theatrical experience as an equity stage manager to her work creating visitor experiences. Turns out, theater has a lot to teach us.

WEBINAR —Like a circus, experience design can be thrilling and magical.

But it can also be, well, kind of a circus. How do you make sure there’s someone to catch the person leaping from the trapeze at just the right moment? Especially when the spotlight is on?

In this webinar, Trent Oliver of Blue Telescope shares process insights, collaboration tools, and best practices for working with all of the various members of an extended experience design team:

• when (and how!) to loop in each of your collaborators with confidence

• how to maintain a “single version of the truth” across distributed teams

• how to manage approvals, budgets, and all of the potentially dangerous backflips

• … and, most importantly, how not to lose sight of your dreams.

Moderated by Steven Rosen, President & Creative Director of Available Light. A Q&A session follows the presentation.

WEBINAR — A budget is the foundation of a project, yet there is often confusion or lack of confidence about how to establish a target budget, and what elements must be considered. Is it Alchemy? Do you have a Franken-budget? Are there ghouls waiting in the wings to kill your project?

Mysteries Revealed! Watch this webinar that features a panel of experienced museum project planners as they explore the process for setting conceptual target budgets, explain what sort of analysis should occur prior to setting budgets, and discuss many items to consider when embarking on such a journey. The panel will share benchmarking data from REAL (not graveyard) PROJECTS (no names of course), and talk about why googling “how much should a museum or exhibition cost” is a career-threatening action. A Q&A session follows the presentation.

ARTICLE — An article on considering visitor needs when employing digital technology by Trent Oliver, Principal of Blue Telescope.