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Asocia\u021bia Rom\u00e2n\u0103 pentru Art\u0103 Contemporan\u0103 (ARAC) este o organiza\u021bie non-profit fondat\u0103 \u00een 2012 de c\u0103tre Anca Potera\u0219u, dedicat\u0103 sus\u021binerii \u0219i promov\u0103rii arti\u0219tilor contemporani rom\u00e2ni at\u00e2t la nivel local, c\u00e2t \u0219i interna\u021bional. Misiunea noastr\u0103 se concentreaz\u0103 pe crearea de proiecte ce ofer\u0103 oportunit\u0103\u021bi pentru arti\u0219ti, prin expozi\u021bii, reziden\u021be \u0219i colabor\u0103ri cu institu\u021bii culturale din \u00eentreaga lume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, ARAC has organized residency programs, exhibitions, and published art books, continually reflecting on and responding to developments in contemporary art and culture. In 2015, Anca Potera\u0219u launched a residency program in Bucharest, and in 2024, expanded with a new program in her home village, S\u0103cel, Maramure\u0219. This program emphasizes the relationship between contemporary art and local heritage, highlighting the importance of sustainable practices and community participation. It seeks to explore the intersections of art, rural life, and ecology, reminding us where \u201cthe past and present still meet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proiectele noastre sunt concepute pentru a implica comunit\u0103\u021bile locale \u0219i interna\u021bionale \u00een schimburi culturale valoroase \u0219i colabor\u0103ri artistice, cultiv\u00e2nd o apreciere profund\u0103 at\u00e2t pentru expresia artistic\u0103, c\u00e2t \u0219i pentru sustenabilitatea ecologic\u0103. Prin ini\u021biativele noastre, ne propunem s\u0103 cre\u0219tem vizibilitatea artei contemporane \u0219i s\u0103 stimul\u0103m discu\u021bii despre rolul ei esen\u021bial \u00een societate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anca Potera\u0219u<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fondatoare \u0219i Pre\u0219edinte<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anca Potera\u0219u este fondatoarea \u0219i pre\u0219edintele ARAC. Cu o experien\u021b\u0103 de peste un deceniu \u00een managementul cultural, joac\u0103 un rol esen\u021bial \u00een conturarea viziunii \u0219i a strategiei pe termen lung a asocia\u021biei. De la fondarea ARAC \u00een 2012, a coordonat numeroase proiecte na\u021bionale \u0219i interna\u021bionale care sprijin\u0103 arti\u0219tii contemporani prin reziden\u021be, expozi\u021bii, publica\u021bii \u0219i ini\u021biative educa\u021bionale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ea este, de asemenea, directoarea Galeriei Anca Potera\u0219u din Bucure\u0219ti, o platform\u0103 activ\u0103 pentru arti\u0219ti emergen\u021bi \u0219i consacra\u021bi din Rom\u00e2nia \u0219i din str\u0103in\u0103tate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Daria Corl\u0103\u021ban<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Curator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daria este o curatoare emergent\u0103, are unui master \u00een studii curatoriale la Universitatea de Art\u0103 \u0219i Design din Cluj-Napoca, finalizat cu o cercetare axat\u0103 pe recontextualizarea documentelor de arhiv\u0103 \u00een cadrul practicii artistice. Interesele sale vizeaz\u0103 domeniul imaginilor post-fotografice, intersec\u021bia dintre memoria cultural\u0103 \u0219i art\u0103, precum \u0219i strategiile muzeale \u0219i politicile culturale.
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Ioan Burnar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Office Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u0103scut la S\u0103cel, Maramure\u0219, \u00een 1974, cu studii \u0219i diplom\u0103 de licen\u021b\u0103 \u00een Management Financiar-Bancar.\nManager experimentat, cu un istoric demonstrat de activitate \u00een domeniul tehnologiei informa\u021biei \u0219i al v\u00e2nz\u0103rilor de hardware \u0219i software (1998\u20132026).\nPionier \u00een domeniul asocia\u021biilor \u0219i al ONG-urilor. Am \u00eenfiin\u021bat \u00een anul 2000 prima asocia\u021bie din Maramure\u0219ul Istoric, la S\u0103cel: YMCA (ACT YMCA S\u0103cel). Aceasta a dezvoltat de-a lungul anilor proiecte comunitare pentru tineri, alfabetizare \u00een domeniul utiliz\u0103rii calculatoarelor, un club social, activit\u0103\u021bi sportive \u0219i recrea\u021bionale, precum \u0219i programe de burse de studii pentru tineri care provin din medii defavorizate.\nImplicat \u00een mi\u0219carea na\u021bional\u0103, Federa\u021bia YMCA Rom\u00e2nia, \u00een perioada 2000\u20132015, de la nivelul de membru \u00een boardul federa\u021biei p\u00e2n\u0103 la func\u021bia de Pre\u0219edinte. Am avut o contribu\u021bie major\u0103 la dezvoltarea mi\u0219c\u0103rii na\u021bionale \u0219i la dezvoltarea parteneriatelor cu YMCA USA \u0219i YMCA Global.\nM-am al\u0103turat echipei ARAC \u00een anul 2026, \u00een calitate de colaborator, pentru a contribui la dezvoltarea organiza\u021biei \u0219i la implementarea de programe \u0219i proiecte din zona artistic\u0103, at\u00e2t \u00een Maramure\u0219, c\u00e2t \u0219i \u00een Bucure\u0219ti.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lorena Marciuc<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curator <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lorena Marciuc este curator \u0219i cercet\u0103tor, av\u00e2nd o licen\u021b\u0103 dubl\u0103, \u00een teoria artei \u0219i literatur\u0103 englez\u0103\/ german\u0103, \u00een prezent urm\u00e2nd studii doctorale \u00een practici curatoriale alternative \u2013 mai precis, sonice. Scrie \u0219i contureaz\u0103 expozi\u021bii care gliseaz\u0103 \u00eentre teritoriile teoriei condi\u021biei curatoriale \u0219i ale esteticii, pun\u00e2nd accent mai ales pe caracterul procesual al obiectului estetic. Are o experien\u021b\u0103 anterioar\u0103 extins\u0103 \u00een domeniul editorial \u0219i publicistic din sfera cultural\u0103 \u0219i a f\u0103cut parte din grupuri de lucru interna\u021bionale precum EARN, \u00een cadrul conferin\u021bei \u201eThe Postresearch Condition\u201d (2021), contribu\u021bia sa fiind men\u021bionat\u0103 \u00een publica\u021bia omonim\u0103 coordonat\u0103 de Henk Slager la editura Metropolis M din Utrecht. \u00cen 2025, a co-editat volumul \u201eUnder the Last Magnetic Sun. Practices of (Counter)Research Imagination\u201d, publicat de SDAV-UNAGE. \u00cen 2026, a participat la International Curatorial Students Assembly, Universit\u00e0 Iuav di Venezia. International Curatorial Students Assembly<\/em> at Universit\u00e0 Iuav di Venezia.

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