{"id":25,"date":"2025-06-21T11:26:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T11:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.arac.ro\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-11-24T15:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:10:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arac.ro\/ro\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Despre noi"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arac.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild-26.06.2025-um-12.26-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The current image has no alternative text. The file name is: Bild-26.06.2025-um-12.26.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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<p>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<p>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<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Anca Potera\u0219u<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fondatoare \u0219i Pre\u0219edinte<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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<p>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<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Daria Corl\u0103\u021ban<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curator <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more READ MORE-->\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partners\/ Sponsors:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goethe.de\/ins\/ro\/de\/index.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.goethe.de\/ins\/ro\/de\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goethe-Institut Bukarest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/institutfrancais.ro\/#\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/institutfrancais.ro\/#\/\">French Institute<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/allianceofacademies.eu\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/allianceofacademies.eu\/\">Alliance of Academies<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultura.ro\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cultura.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ministerul Culturii Romania<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/culture.ec.europa.eu\/creative-europe\">European Comission<\/a> (through <a href=\"https:\/\/culture.ec.europa.eu\/creative-europe\">EU Creative programme<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eeagrants.org\/\">EAA Grants <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umpcultura.ro\/\">UMP Cultura <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcn-proiecte.ro\/finan-ri\/proiecte-culturale.html\">AFCN<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/borodidesignstudio.ro\/\">Borodi Design Studios<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aqua Carpatica <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prim\u0103ria S\u0103cel, Maramure\u0219<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LG Romania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Romanian Association for Contemporary Art (ARAC) is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 by Anca Potera\u0219u, dedicated to supporting and promoting Romanian contemporary artists at both local and international levels. 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