Congres Art during crisis: from reflection to action
Over de sprekers
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Amani El Haddad
Amani El Haddad is coordinator at the Ghent Arts Council, which connects and supports Ghent’s cultural sector. She launched Palestine Café Ghent, a healing and listening space for the Palestinian community and a platform for solidarity against the genocide in Gaza. She also established a learning network to guide Ghent organizations in implementing the cultural boycott, fostering knowledge-sharing and collective reflection. -
An Vandermeulen
An Vandermeulen has been artistic director at Globe Aroma since 2020. Globe Aroma is an artistic work and meeting place for refugees, newcomer artists, Brussels residents, and actors from the migration, integration, and arts sectors. -
Gerardo Salinas
Gerardo Salinas is an artist, dramaturg, curator, and cultural manager. He is currently part of the artistic team at KVS, where he serves as urban dramaturg. Since 2002, he has developed his artistic practice in Belgium, focusing on narrative transformation processes that arise from urban growth, migratory movements, and the impact of new technologies. -
Milica Ilic
Milica Ilic is a cultural worker whose practice moves between project development, teaching, and critical research, with a focus on transnational cooperation in performing arts. Her work supports artists and organisations experimenting with fairer, more sustainable ways of producing and collaborating. She previously coordinated the research project RESHAPE and worked with Onda and IETM on international artistic circulation and network-building. -
Sandra Sara Raes Oklobdzija
Sandra Sara Raes Oklobdzija is a Brussels-based author, artist, artivist, philosopher, and director. Her theatre work explores how participatory art can reimagine collective memory and social structures. She co-creates community-focused projects in hybrid forms like performance and installation, and is active as a researcher and lecturer in engaged artistic practices.
