The Status and Working Conditions of Artists and Cultural & Creative Professionals in Asia

Ms Magdalena Moreno Mujica has led IFACCA as Executive Director since 2017. She is a Chilean cultural administrator and a member of the EU/UNESCO Expert Facility (2023-2026) for the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of Diversity of Cultural Expression. She is the author of the chapter, Building resilient and sustainable cultural and creative sectors in the 2022 UNESCO Global Report, Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity – Addressing culture as a global public good.  

Prior to her current role, Ms Moreno Mujica was Head of International Affairs at the National Council for Culture and the Arts, Chile (CNCA) – now the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Chile – and Ministerial Adviser on international affairs. In this role, she oversaw Chile’s international arts and cultural strategy; served as Programme Director of the 6th World Summit on Arts and Culture (Santiago, 2014); delivered Chile’s participation in three Venice Biennales; served on the Board of Fundación Imagen de Chile; and represented Chile on the IFACCA Board (2012-2014).  

She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne, Australia and has served on several Boards, including for Diversity Arts Australia (2016-2018).