Maki is skilled in consulting, creating and curating art exhibitions, workshops and events. She is currently curating an exhibition “Book Becoming Art, 芸術になった本” from January 25th through April 27th, 2025 at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art in California. Along the exhibition, she is currently creating a program “Book Becoming Mushroom” with a visiting artist, Hiroko Fukumoto, with Pixar Animation Studio through her organization, amu: weaving together with arts, cultures and communities.

She has presented programs at the Mayo Clinic/Rochester Art Center, the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, the Textile Center in Minneapolis, the Frist Museum in Nashville, and Workshop Residence and Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
She offers awareness programs on Japanese cultural arts worldwide.