Finalists
Dr. Annatina Aerne
Dr. Annatina Aerne, for her doctoral thesis: “The Creation of a Public Sphere through a Network of Art Publics in Bogotá” obtained from the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland.
Annatina Aerne has earned a PhD in Organization and Culture from the University of St.Gallen (Switzerland) early in 2019. Her dissertation analyzes the effect of cultural policies on the cooperation of art organizations in Bogotá, Colombia and was awarded the prize for the best Swiss Dissertation on the Latin American region. Previously, she earned dual degrees in economics and political science from the University of St.Gallen and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University, Boston, US).
Her dissertation investigates how cultural policies stimulate cooperation among museums, galleries, independent art spaces and foundations in Bogotá, between 2011 and 2015. The thesis relies on 36 expert interviews and survey data from 93 art organizations, allowing to specify the factors promoting cooperation.
Annatina Aerne continues as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of St.Gallen and serves as a member of the University’s art committee.
Dr. Karla Nunes Penna
Dr. Karla Nunes Penna, doctoral thesis:“A critical autoethnographic study of context-related influences on cultural heritage preservation education of World Heritage sites in Northeastern Brazil” obtained from Murdoch University in Australia.
Karla Nunes Penna is an architect, cultural heritage manager and educator with a Ph.D. in Education cross over with Cultural Studies at Murdoch University in Australia. Her investigation focused on assessing curriculum design and teaching performance of cultural heritage preservation training centers in Brazil. The main goal of this study was enabling effective and innovative curriculum design, critical and creative pedagogic methodologies, constructive learning environments and contextualized delivery practices, in order to improve the performance of training courses for cultural and education professionals.
Although she lives in Australia, she is a professor at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Integrated Conservation – CECI in Brazil, teaching classes in partially online mode. Her work invokes learning innovation, embedded in humanizing pedagogical approaches such as critical pedagogy, education for sustainability and transformative education. In parallel, Karla has collaborated with sites listed as UNESCO World Heritage in Latin America, supporting local teams and universities in designing and implementing cultural heritage and education. She also delivers seminars and workshops to local managers, leaders and community representatives through capacity building programs.
Dr. Minna Ruusuvirta
Dr. Minna Ruusuvirta, doctoral thesis: “Does sector matter? Plural characteristics and logics in third sector festival organisations” obtained from the University of Jyväskylä in Finland.
Minna Ruusuvirta works as a senior researcher at the Centre for Cultural Policy Research CUPORE (Helsinki, Finland). Her research interests include various cultural policy issues such as local cultural policy, third sector organisations, and art and cultural institutions. She has served as a member of expert working groups on Reform of the Municipal Cultural Activities Act, and on Cultural TEA, a collaborative project led by Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland focusing on data gathering on cultural activities promoting the well-being and health in municipalities.
She holds a PhD in Social Sciences (Cultural Policy) at the University of Jyväskylä. Her PhD thesis Does sector matter? Plural characteristics and logics in third sector festival organisations examined Finnish art and cultural festivals as part of the third sector and its transformations, especially focusing on the phenomenon of marketization.
