Sören Meschede is a cultural manager, curator, and producer based in Madrid. In recent years he has focused his attention mainly on the field of collaborative and participatory artistic practices; projects that seek to fuse visual and performative arts; and in the conception and development of artist residencies. Since August 2018, Sören is working as coordinator of Concomitentes. This newly funded platform helps groups of citizens to commission the work of art that they consider essential for their context.

Up to July 2018, Sören was the Coordinator of hablarenarte, one of the pioneering independent institutions in Spain, where he developed social and cultural programmes, on a national as well on an international level, for example as a partner of the CAPP Network as well as the founder of the Curators’ Network.

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Last update: November 11th, 2019

Joana Hurtado Matheu is a curator and writer based in Barcelona, specialized in art and cinema. Currently, she is the Director of Fabra i Coats – Contemporary Art Center and Creation Factory of Barcelona set up by Barcelona City Council. From 2010 to 2019 she was in charge of the exhibition programme of Can Felipa. She has written extensively for the supplement “Cultura/s” in La Vanguardia, and has contributed to magazines like Cahiers du Cinéma – España, Time Out Barcelona and Parachute. She has designed the cycle of exhibitions Cathedrals in La Capella (Capella de Sant Roc, Valls), as well as the exhibition In raise of misunderstanding (ODA), The nostalgic dissidence (La Capella), Cinema effect (Can Felipa), the video cycle Heresies (LOOP) and Pop Up – To see is to add (CaixaForum), the cinema meetings Cinergies (CCCB) and the Dialogue organised within the SCAN Photographic Manifestation in Tarragona. She holds an MA in Art Critic (UdG) and a PhD in Cinematographic and Audiovisual Studies (París III – Sorbonne Nouvelle).

Last update: November 11th, 2019

Hélène Mariéthoz holds a degree in philosophy and literature from the University of Lausanne and is a cultural journalist. She was in charge of Lancy’s cultural department from 2000 to 2017. She is developing an exhibition programme at the Villa Bernasconi Art Centre focusing on contemporary art and illustration and exploring the links between performing and contemporary art through partnerships with several festivals. As an independent curator, she is in charge of the co-programming of the Food Culture Days (Vevey) and coordinates public art projects in collaboration with public, associative or private institutions.

Last update: November 11th, 2019