Marcela Villanueva Curator & Cultural Manager

Cultural manager, curator and producer building lasting structures for artists and cultural workers.

Index — 24 cases · 2017–2026
№CasePeriodRoleCategories
01Bardo 2026 — Artistic Direction & Programme Development Grouped annual programme / artistic direction case2026Artistic DirectionCultural Leadership Programme Design Cultural Management & Funding Community Engagement
02SIESTA / Ruhezeit Transnational research-based installation + Berlin public programme2025Curator / Local Co-producerCuratorial Practice Programme Design Community Engagement
03Territorial Bodies Curated collective exhibition2025CuratorCuratorial Practice Community Engagement
04The Pocket Gallery One-square-metre micro-gallery / exhibition infrastructure2025–ongoingArtistic Direction / Programme DesignCultural Leadership Curatorial Practice Programme Design
05ABC Kultur → ABC Incuba Professional-development and incubation programme2024–2026Programme Director / DesignerProgramme Design Teaching & Mentoring Cultural Management & Funding Community Engagement Cultural Leadership
06Bardo Projektraum Independent project space / cultural infrastructure2024–ongoingFounder / Artistic DirectionCultural Leadership Curatorial Practice Programme Design Cultural Management & Funding Community Engagement
07NEST — Maternar en Residencia / Resistencia Residency and artist-development programme2022–ongoingProgramme Director + Co-curatorProgramme Design Cultural Leadership Community Engagement Cultural Management & Funding Curatorial Practice Teaching & Mentoring
08Nosotras Luchamos / Wir kämpfen Exhibition and public programme2018–2022Curator + Project LeadCuratorial Practice Community Engagement Programme Design Cultural Leadership
09Karne Kunst Independent cultural platform / organization2017–ongoingFounder / Cultural LeadershipCultural Leadership Curatorial Practice Programme Design Cultural Management & Funding Community Engagement
10A Constant State of Becoming Curated collective exhibition2025CuratorCuratorial Practice Community Engagement
11Bardo Curatorial Residency Curatorial residency / professional-development programme2024–ongoingProgramme Director / DesignerProgramme Design Cultural Leadership Teaching & Mentoring Community Engagement
12Resonance Residency Two-month music residency + professional-development programme2024–2025Programme Director / DesignerProgramme Design Cultural Leadership Cultural Management & Funding Community Engagement
13Uprootings and Reconnections Curated collective exhibition2024Co-curatorCuratorial Practice Community Engagement Programme Design
14Funding Fiesta Book / cultural-funding knowledge platform2023–ongoingAuthor / Knowledge SharingTeaching & Mentoring Cultural Management & Funding
15Art is Urgent — Emergency Residencies for Ukrainian Artists Emergency artist residency programme · arrival infrastructure · exhibitions · public programme2022Project Manager + CuratorProgramme Design Cultural Management & Funding Curatorial Practice Community Engagement
16Projektraum Coswig Independent project space / residency infrastructure2022–ongoingFounder / Programme Development / Artistic & Organisational DirectionCultural Leadership Programme Design Cultural Management & Funding Community Engagement
17Maternar en Cuarentena Creative laboratory + virtual exhibition / publication2020Programme CoordinatorProgramme Design Community Engagement Curatorial Practice Teaching & Mentoring
18Vierte Welle Film Festival International feminist film festival2019–ongoingFounder / Programme LeadershipCultural Leadership Programme Design Community Engagement Cultural Management & Funding Curatorial Practice
19Señores, esto es una teta / Gentlemen, This Is a Breast Curated collective photography exhibition + public programme2018CuratorCuratorial Practice Community Engagement Programme Design
20Sorora e.V. Non-profit feminist cultural association2018–ongoing (legally constituted 2020)Founder / Cultural LeadershipCultural Leadership Programme Design Cultural Management & Funding Community Engagement Teaching & Mentoring
21Archivo Madre Project-development laboratory + lecture-performances2022–2023Programme ProducerProgramme Design Community Engagement Teaching & Mentoring Cultural Management & Funding
22Born Digital Digital art exhibition2021Producer / OrganizerProgramme Design Curatorial Practice Cultural Leadership
23Flame Zine Editorial platform / zine series2020–2022Producer / PublisherCommunity Engagement Cultural Leadership Programme Design
24Mujeres ilustradoras en pequeño formato / Latin American Illustrators in Small Formats Collective exhibition / international touring project2018CuratorCuratorial Practice Community Engagement Cultural Management & Funding