Sally De Kunst

Director
Museumsquartier Bern
Bern, Switzerland

1 July 2021 - ongoing
 

Since the 1st of July 2021 the Museumsquartier Bern reunites 11 institutions in the quarter Kirchenfeld in the city of Bern, Switzerland.

In the next years a new model for collaboration and a new urban space will be developed in a participative way with the collaborators of the institutions, inhabitants and other stakeholders.

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Freelance project manager / mentor / facilitator
2000 – ongoing

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Alps Art Academy, Tenna, (CH); HKB, Bern (CH); Roc, Romainmôtier (CH); La Manufacture, Lausanne (CH); ZHdK, Zurich (CH); Eikon Fribourg (CH); Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund, Zurich (CH); LIVE, Fribourg (CH); Frascati, Amsterdam (NL); Cifas, Bruxelles (BE); EDHEA, Sierre (CH); Tanzquartier, Vienna (AT); K3, Hamburg (DE); Dutch-Flemish Theatre Festival (NL/BE), ...  
 

Freelance contributing writer & editor

2000 – ongoing

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This Book is Yours - Recipes for artistic collaboration, Arsenic, Frakcija, Oncurating.org, Substitut, Galerie Fortlaan 17, Journal for Visual Arts Practice, Etcetera, ...

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Director
Arc artist residency
Romainmôtier, Switzerland

2014 - 2019​

arc-artistresidency.ch
 

• Strategic development of the institution into an interdisciplinary, collaborative research programme between arts and science; development and facilitation of the formats, thematic residencies and public events

• Hosting and mentoring artists and experts from other fields

• Management of the organisation, administration, communication, finances and  building maintenance

• Development of communication, public relations and network

• Management of a small team of fix member, freelancers and volunteers

• Member of the board of the Directorate of cultural and social affairs of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives in Zurich

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Director

Festival Belluard Bollwerk International
Fribourg, Switzerland

2007 - 2013
belluard.ch (festivals 2008 - 2013) 

• Artistic direction of the annual festival programme 

• Organizational development

• Financial management, controlling & fundraising; raised the budget

• Responsibility for production, administration and logistic organisation of the festival 

• Management of a fix team of 3 persons and a freelance staff of 40 professionals and 80 volunteers in the 4 months up to and during the festival                      

• Developing of public relations and international network 

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Curator and producer dance & performance

Arts centre STUK / Festival KLAPSTUK
Leuven, Belgium

2003 - 2006
stuk.be

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• Artistic direction and management of the season dance & performance             

• Artistic direction and management of the biennale Klapstuk 

• Financial management and fundraising

• Administration, communication and production

• Public relations and international network   

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Dramaturge

HETPALEIS
Antwerpen, Belgium
2002 - 2003

hetpaleis.be

• Advising theatre projects, artistic & text research, editing              
   

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Full-time critic & journalist theatre, dance & film

De Morgen

Belgium

2000 - 2002
demorgen.be      

• Reviews theatre, dance, performance and film

• Interviews; reportages; follow-up cultural politics