“Working to build an environment where ideas, individuals and management come together with creativity to improve the artistic quality of life.”
Ekphrasis Studio is an initiative for cultural and creative development and tourism in Albania and abroad. Our Aims include:
- Policy evaluation & artist rights
- Research & evaluation for the art market, culture heritage & tourism
- Public education & awareness
- Project conceptualization & implementation
- Cross-promoting the Arts, Heritage and Culture
- Increasing the artistic quality of life for the general population
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The Directors of Ekphrasis Studio have a combined 10 years of experience in the field of Arts Management and 12 years in related academic study at European and North American institutes.
Both Directors hold a Masters Degree in Arts and Heritage: Policy, Management and Education, from the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands. Ekphrasis has communication to a wide national and international network from media (newspapers, journalists, TV channels), arts and heritage (artists and organizations).
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Blerina Berberi has a background in business, fine arts management, festival planning and administration. She has six years of academic study from The Netherlands, as well as previous experience in several Albanian national government institutions. She has worked at The European Fine Art and Antique Fair, and at Jan Van Eyck Art Academy in The Netherlands, as well having organized International Festivals in Albania with Fine Arts, Street Dance, Polyphonic Music, Mosaic Art and Photography in cooperation with international organizations and initiatives. She has also designed several academic courses and programs for art, culture and heritage management at universities in Albania.
Kevin Tummers has a background in cultural studies, arts management, creative cities and festival planning and has worked and studied in France, Canada, The Netherlands and Albania. In Canada he was involved in festival management and museum work. In Albania he has helped develop and organize events ranging from photography and modern art, to traditional Albanian music and writing about Albanian culture. He has also assisted with projects at the Albanian National History Museum and for the Albanian Institute of History.
Contact: Ekphrasis Studio
Str.”Mustafa Lleshi“, Nr.41
1010 Tirana, Albania
Tel.: +355 4 2 34 21 77
e-mail: ekphrasis.studio@yahoo.com
“…we believe that politicians will never accomplish anything, we think that polemics are not persuasive but we think that storytelling can change the world…” Wade Davis of National Geographic on ”Cultures at the far edge of the world”, TED2003
