Cultural worker, co-founder of the collective and in(ter)dependent space La Sala. She is currently researching the possibilities of permaculture as a methodology in contemporary art, as part of the Jerwood Arts 2020 creative support programme (UK). During 2021-22 she is developing the project "fantasmas que circulan" as part of the NO EXPO programme at the Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid. In 2019 she was part of the curatorial team of FotoNoviembre'19 at TEA, Tenerife. Between 2015 and 2018 she was curator of the Public Programmes and Research department at Nottingham Contemporary (UK), where she initiated cross-cutting collective processes around institutional analysis, ecology and mental health.
Pablo Santa Olalla
gerencia@laescocesa.org
He is a researcher and holds a PhD in Art History and a degree in Fine Arts. Among other academic activities, he has been a resident researcher at the MACBA (Barcelona), the MNCARS (Madrid) and the MAC USP (São Paulo), and has completed a post-doctorate at the Instituto de História da Arte of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Outside the university, she is interested in curating, art archives and cultural management. She has collaborated with the curatorial studies seminar On Mediation, and also with the Assocació Arxiu Muntadas. Centre d'Estudis i Recerca (ARXIU/AM).
Stefania Lusini
espais@laescocesa.org
Bachelor and Master in Isia Urbino, Miur High Artistic formation in Design, Art Direction, Illustration and Photography. Erasmus at Escola Massana in Barcelona. Co-founder of the multidisciplinary workshop "Taller Paquita", where she develops experimental projects with ceramic sculpture, design, manual printing techniques and painting.Programmer and cultural producer with experience in the management of exhibition spaces, concerts, design and music festivals, etc. She has been part of the organization of several events such Acció Cultura Viva, Fabra i Coats and Gutter Fest. She also plays the bass and screams in the punk rock band Sandré.
Alba Feito
produccio@laescocesa.org
Degree in Fine Arts and Master in Contemporary Philosophy. In its role of cultural worker it has been part of DIY projects such as Imprenta Can Batlló and institutional projects as curator in “Dozing on the accidental provocation” (Centre d'Arts Santa Monica, 2022). In her artistic practice she has participated in artistic collectives and in numerous publishing projects, also in exhibitions: “desire is a line that does not end” (La Panera, 2023), “The Night of the Body” (Bombon Project, 2019), “Soil Policies” (Maristany Art Center, 2019), “Páginas Amigas” (Las Naves, 2019), “Herselves” (Blueproject Fundation, 2016).
Clara Piazuelo
clara@laescocesa.org
She researches, writes and directs artistic and cultural mediation projects with the collective DU-DA, of which she is co-founder. During the last 10 years, she has worked as head of the Knowledge Transfer department at Hangar (2008-2018), where she was also part of the research team for several European projects. As a freelance, she worked on the pilot programme GRAPA of the ACTS Network promoted by Hangar and CCCB; she was project manager of the LR3 Pavilion of immersive reality for the Barcelona Fashion Week 080 (2022); and she curated the programme of artistic activities in the districts of Barcelona for the Pride for the Barcelona City Council (2022). She holds a degree in Art History (Universidad de Zaragoza, 2000) and in Audiovisual Communication (Universitat de Barcelona, 2003).
Cristina Pastrana
comunicacio@laescocesa.org
Degree in Fine Arts and Masters in Editorial Design. More than 15 years of experience working as a graphic designer and has been Art Director of several projects. During these years she has specialized in covers and credits for different audiovisual projects and has also worked a lot in editorial design, highlighting publications such as "30 anys de la Mostra Internacional de Films de Dones de Barcelona".
Always shown interest in social and cooperative projects, being part of different initiatives and collectives such as Futuroa, the organization of Lady Fest 2016 or the Fanzine Bulbasaur.
In her communication role, she has experience in management, graphic and web design in DIY projects.
María Roy
ceramica@laescocesa.org
She is an artist who uses critical design, along with traditional and experimental craft techniques to explore new narratives to move away from a culture of exploitation and abuse of the environment to one that proposes opportunities to relate in an egalitarian and immersive way to species and the environment. Her main subject of study is the earth, as living matter that speaks of history, politics and ecology, and she works with the material remains she encounters to make ceramic sculptures. She graduated in 2016 in Arts and Design at the Escola Massana in Barcelona and in 2020 she finished the Master in Design and Research "Material Futures" at Central Saint Martins in London. The final project of her master Hollow Earth, has been exhibited in different countries including the "Dutch Design Week" (Holland, 2021) and the Whitechapel Gallery in London.
María is currently teaching at the Arts and Design Degree at the Escola Massana and shares her knowledge of ceramics at La Escocesa.
Marian Vélez
risografia@laescocesa.org
Is a multidisciplinary artist, her artistic career combines different disciplines such as art direction or theatrical costumes, but focuses on graphic communication and illustration. She is part of the Colectivo Pedant a Missa i Repicant, where she dresses the actors in most of the theatrical pieces. She is also one of the co-creators of the cultural media 5 cèntims, where she develops the task of design, creating multiple agendas and posters to disseminate culture in Barcelona.
Isabel Sánchez
administracio@laescocesa.org
She has been organizing and administering companies and self-employed since 1993. She is an expert in administrative procedures with public entities and in the resolution of management problems, having been professionally involved in several companies and associations for more than fifteen years.
Daniel Zucchelli
manteniment@laescocesa.org
He has worked in assembly of stands for several international fairs, in assembly of scenographies by tours and several tasks of maintenance by theater companies and street art.
Laia Lebrero - communication assitant
info@laescocesa.org
Student of the Communication and Cultural Industries degree at the University of Barcelona.
Belén Alfaro Aravena - production assistant
produccio@laescocesa.org
Performative arts worker assitant in the areas of creation, education and management in the Southern Cone (Chile). Founder of Continuo Movimiento, an educational project of training and corporal study that investigates the philosophy of movement from an interdisciplinary and performative point of view. She has a degree in arts with mention in acting; in education with mention in theater pedagogy, a diploma in dance and is currently pursuing a Masters in Visual Arts and Education at the UB. Her interests also include the possible intersections between art and activism in public spaces as a mean of protest and political denunciation with themes related to eco-feminism, new corporealities and memory.