Director,
Whiteconcepts Gallery, Berlin
Nicole F. Loeser is a Berlin-based independent curator and art manager with over ten years of experience collaborating with institutions and corporations throughout Europe. Nicole founded WHITECONCEPTS in 2009 and serves as the director of the gallery. Since 2017 she has been working also for the Institute for Art and Innovation holding the position as Artistic Director. As an art critic, she is a regular author in catalogues, journals and art publications.
Director,
Viewing Room17, Cluj
Szilárd Gáspár is an art and gallery manager as well as an artist from the Cluj School of Art. In 2020, he founded Viewing Room 17, a gallery that represents artists from both the Romanian and international art scenes. Viewing Room 17 serves not only as a gallery hosting exhibitions and art events, but also as a hub for promoting contemporary art, and it also runs the Szamos program which supports artists by providing opportunities for professional growth.
Director,
Bel Art Gallery, Novi Sad
Vesna Latinović is a Novi Sad based gallery owner with 25 years of experience in art management and cultural diplomacy. She is a founding director of the Danube Dialogues Contemporary Art Festival focused on the collaboration and exchange among galleries, institutions, artists and curators in the Danube region.
Director,
Photon Gallery, Ljubljana / Vienna
Dejan Sluga established Photon Gallery in Ljubljana in 2003 and later the Center for Contemporary Photography in order to present and promote artists from Central and especially Southeastern Europe with particular attention to the fields of photography and video art. The Vienna branch of Photon opened in 2013. In 2005 Dejan established and has been the Program Director and Curator of the ‘Photonic Moments – Month of Photography’ festival in Ljubljana, which is now a member of the European Month of Photography. He is also an Advisor of Art Photo Budapest.