12
1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: [email protected] Keywords (Inter)National Project management, Cultural/Artistic Management, Change management, Cultural communication, Arts Education, Communication Media Design, Design Education, Media Critics, Service Design, Marketing, Arts Consultancy, Co- design, Curatiorship . Education * 2007 PhD – Audience Development - School of Education – University of Leeds: Why Opera Education? Five case studies of views in a European context. Supervisors: Dr.Valerie Tee , Prof Dr. Peter T. Tomlinson , Dr. Catherine Burke * 1992 Master Arts and Theatre science - K. U Leuven thesis about Wagner’s ‘Gesamtkunstwerkgedanke’ based on the millennium edition of Der Ring des Nibelungen staged by Patrice Chéreau, supervisors: Prof. Johan Vanbergen and Prof. Jan Caeyers. Lector: Prof. Luc Verpoest Career OCTOBER 2018 (present) * Visiting Senior Lecturer at the University of Malta – Department of Marketing at the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy. Where I teach among other topics Marketing Design and Advertising , Digital Marketing, Marketing and Web services and supervise master students. * Facilitator development Design Action Plan for the Valletta Design Cluster (March 2019- October2019)

CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: [email protected]

  • Upload
    others

  • View
    0

  • Download
    0

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: alaenen@gmail.com

1

FULLCVANNLAENEN

BorninBelgium,marriedstatus,movedtoMaltainSeptember2015

Contactdetails:phone:+356997846034,e-mail:[email protected]

Keywords (Inter)National Project management, Cultural/Artistic

Management, Changemanagement, Cultural communication, Arts Education, Communication

MediaDesign,DesignEducation,MediaCritics,ServiceDesign,Marketing,ArtsConsultancy,Co-

design,Curatiorship.

Education

*2007PhD–AudienceDevelopment - SchoolofEducation–Universityof Leeds:WhyOpera

Education?Fivecasestudiesofviews inaEuropeancontext. Supervisors:Dr.ValerieTee ,Prof

Dr.PeterT.Tomlinson,Dr.CatherineBurke

* 1992 Master Arts and Theatre science - K. U Leuven – thesis about Wagner’s

‘Gesamtkunstwerkgedanke’basedonthemillenniumeditionofDerRingdesNibelungenstaged

byPatriceChéreau,supervisors:Prof.JohanVanbergenandProf.JanCaeyers.Lector:Prof.Luc

Verpoest

Career

OCTOBER2018(present)

*VisitingSeniorLecturerattheUniversityofMalta–DepartmentofMarketingattheFaculty

of Economics,Management and Accountancy.Where I teach among other topicsMarketing

DesignandAdvertising ,DigitalMarketing,MarketingandWeb servicesand supervisemaster

students.

* Facilitator development Design Action Plan for the Valletta Design Cluster (March 2019-

October2019)

Page 2: CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: alaenen@gmail.com

2

JANUARY2016(present)

* Meeting Point Strand Coordinator Valletta 2018. Coordination the Artist in Residence

Programme for the Valletta 2018 Fondation: Gozo Residencies, Residency programme at Sir

Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre 2016-2018, Residency programme at Esplora 2018,

Design4DCity2016-2018,...

*CommissionerQACNCFHE

* Co-curating the exhibition The Island Indoors – 9-30 November 2018, Hof De Bist –

Ekeren/Antwerpen(otherartist-curator:StefanKolgen,artistsinvolved:CaesarAttard,Matthew

Attard,RyanFalzon,AaronBezzina). This exhibition is supportedby the local arts fundof the

CityofAntwerpandMaltaArtsCouncil.

* PR and Marketing for the Valletta International Baroque Festival from December 2018

onwards.

OCTOBER2015(present)

*VisitingSeniorLecturerattheUniversityofMalta–DepartmentofDigitalArtsattheFaculty

ofMediaandKnowledgeScience.WhereIteachActiveDesignProcesses-CollaborativePractice

tothe3rdyearstudents,andIntroductiontoDesignThinkingto1styearstudents.

*Freelance consultant, projectmanager, researcher in culture, arts, design and education :

EvaluatorMalta Showcase,Moderatorworkshopon theQuality of theArts (ACM), Support 4

arts organisations with their applications for structural funding in the Arts in Flanders,

development higher education programmeDigital ExperienceDesign for ErasmusHogeschool

Brussel,strategicsupportforArtsCouncilMalta,...

JANUARY2013-SEPTEMBER2015(KULEUVEN,LUCASchoolofArtsFacultyoftheArts,School

ofArtsKHLim(Media,Arts&DesignFacultycampusC-mine)

*Dean,teacher,advisorandresearcheroftheFacultyoftheArtsoftheUniversityofLeuven.

ThefacultygroupstheHigherArtsSchools,whicharepartofLUCASchoolofArts(formerSint

Lukas Brussels, Sint Lucas Gent, Lemmensinstituut) and KHLim School of Arts (Media, Arts &

DesignFacultyCampusC-mine–ThecampusIwasinchargeof2010-2012).Sincethisisanew

facultymychallengesandtasksaremultiple:developastructurewiththemanagementofthe

Page 3: CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: alaenen@gmail.com

3

School of Arts, develop a vision for the faculty, work on future perspectives for higher Arts

Education,developwiththeheadsofprogramahighleveleducationalprogramaswellashigh

levelresearchintheArts,inspireandcoachabout300FTE(educationalpersonnel,researchers

and experts) in their day to daywork at the faculty, and last but not leastmanage (with the

staff) a budget of about 25million euro but with taking cuts into account since finances for

HigherArtsEducationaredescending.

Thefacultyhousesabout1800students,ishostedbythegroupofHumanitiesattheUniversity

of Leuven and covers education in Music, Drama, Fine Arts, Photography, Graphic Design,

Textiles,Media (Film,NewMedia applications), ProductDesign, Interaction andGameDesign

andTeachertraining inArtsandMusic.Thefacultyalsohosts fourresearchunits (Interaction,

Intermedia,Music&DramaandImage),whicharestronglylinkedwiththeeducationprograms

andwhichintertwinewithotherresearchunitsatKULeuven,aswellaswiththeculturalsector

andtheCreativeIndustriesinFlanders.

We set up a biennale bringing students and teachers (now renown artists) together in an

interdisciplinary arts exhibition. For eachbiennale anopen call is launched. The first onewas

‘Thedividedbody’intheUniversityLibraryinLeuven(14/11-7/12/2014).

* Next to the management aspects of my job (planning, personnel, finances, policy work,

advocacytasks,networking...) IalsoteachMediaCriticswithspecialattentionforgameethics

andnewtechnologyethics(3BACommunicationMediaDesign– Interaction&GameDesign),

Projectmanagement(3BAPhotography)andArt,SocietyandPublic(MasterFineArts)

*MyresearchfocusesonArtsandDesignEducation.InthatsenseI’mcurrentlypromoterofa

PhDatUHasselt/KULeuvenondesigneducationwithchildren,age9/10,inaschoolcontext.

* I’m often invited by cultural, media, youth and educational policy makers to give input in

policypapersandinreflectionsessionsonfuturepolicy,e.g.theFlemishYouthPolicyPlan,the

FlemishMedia Plan, An internal policy document for the FlemishMinister of Culture on the

Orchestra landscape inFlandersand themergeof theFlemishOperaandBallet; aswell as in

thinkthanksessionsontheGameIndustryinFlanders.

*MemberoftheAdvisoryCommissionArts,atFlemishCommunitylevel.

*MemberoftheGeneralAssemblyofHISK(HigherInstituteofFineArts)andFlandersInShape

Page 4: CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: alaenen@gmail.com

4

* Throughmy research/work in contact with networks/organisations such as ELIA (European

League of Institutes of the Arts), Cumulus (Internationals Association of Universities and

CollegesofArts,DesignandMedia),DESIS(DesignofSocial InnovationandSustainability), IDC

(interactiondesignandchildren)andDocNomads.

FEBRUARY2010–DECEMBER2012:MEDIA&DESIGNACADEMIE(MDA),GENK–NowMedia,

Arts&DesignFaculty,campusC-mine,GENK

*AsHeadofdepartmentIwasinchargeofthisHigherArtsInstitution(finances,personnel(74

FTE), development of courses, development of research)

(https://associatie.kuleuven.be/fak/en). The department focuses on Arts, Media and Design

Educationaswellasresearchlinkedwiththesedisciplines.Ibecameheadofdepartmentwhen

theschoolmovedtoanewplaceinGenk.Itisaformerminingsite.Herethetriplehelix,were

education & research, industry and the city work towards a new creative hub for

Limburg/FlandersnamedC-mine.Thefirstyeartheschoolneededtimetoblendinbutbynow

(2014) the synergy between the different partners at c-mine start to show its benefits for

students,researchersandcreativeentrepreneurs.

Together with the team I developed a Game Design program within the strand of

CommunicationMediaDesign. July 2015 the firstMaster studentswill get their thedegreeas

GameDesigners.

*NexttomyjobasheadofdepartmentIdidalsoteachMediacritics(3BachelorCommunication

MediaDesign)andprojectmanagement(3BachelorCMDandPhotography)andGametechnics

inthemodulePlayMobileforstudentsintheCMDbridgingprogram.

* Furthermore I moderated- a cross-disciplinary session Screenplay, Screenwriting and

Intermedialityatthe4th

Screenwriting Research Network Conference 10 September 2011 in Brussels.- an interactive

sessiononDigitalStorytellingattheconferenceMuseumMediationin

Transition10October2012inLeuven.-aroundtableonCreativeSoftwareattheCreativeMedia

Days(HowDoYouDo2012)8November2012inGhent.

* I leadaworkshoponFutureModels for JournalismwithHenkBlankenatYoungPress.Eu28

October2011inAntwerp.

Page 5: CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: alaenen@gmail.com

5

*At the ERRIN-conference 8 June 2012 in Brussels I did a presentation onDesign Education,

NewSkills,NewDisciplines.ERRIN is theEuropeanRegionsResearchand InnovationNetwork.

And I’m still in the loop for contacts of ERRIN (European Regions Research and Innovation

Network).

JANUARY 2009 – JANUARY 2010 (50%) HEAD of PROGRAM of COMMUNICATION &

MULTIMEDIA DESIGN - MEDIA & DESIGN ACADEMIE (MDA), GENK and VICE DEAN of the

associatedfacultyofartsandarchitectureofKULeuven(20%):

*IfinishedmyPhDNovember2007.In2008Ihadthechancetoworkonaresearchprojectfor

thedepartmentofconservationandrestorationattheRoyalAcademyofArts inAntwerp(see

infra).Thisprojectgavemetheincentivetomovemycareermoretowardseducation.Thusin

2009IacceptedapositionasHeadofProgramofCommunication&MultimediaDesignatthe

Media & Design Academy in Genk (http://www.mad-fac.be/content/communicatie-en-

mediadesign). This position blended contentwise perfectly with my work as a freelance

consultant. As head of program I coordinated the program (courses, future policy of the

program,personneloftheprogram,budgetoftheprogram)

*NexttothecoordinationoftheprogramIalsodidteachChange–andprojectmanagementin

acreativeenterprisecontext,anddidthesupervisionofmasterprojectsandthesis’s.

*AndIwasappointedvicedeanintheteamthatwasinvolvedinthepreparatoryphaseofthe

integrationoftheArtsandArchitectureinKULeuven.IntentionallyArtsandArchitecturewould

havebeenpartofthesamefaculty,butin2013itwaspoliticallydecidedthatbothwouldendup

in a different faculty and on a different pace (Architecture integrates in 2013, Arts has some

yearsaheadbeforeintegration).

2002 - JANUARY 2010: FREELANCE CONSULTANT ARTS

EDUCATION/COMMUNICATION/MANAGEMENT&NEWMEDIA

*From2002onwardsIworkedasanindependentconsultant,researcherandprojectmanager

in the field of culture andnewmedia the first 5 yearswithin K&Lbvba, from2008 soloon a

national (with cultural institutions, regional governments, city councils) and an international

level (European commission, European networks). According to the national level I had the

chance in those days I had the chance to launchwith a small team a new place for classical

concerts inAntwerp (AMUZ), todevelopandnewmedia strategiesandseehowthecouldbe

Page 6: CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: alaenen@gmail.com

6

implemented for organisations such as Timefestival (NewMedia Festival in Ghent), Vlaamse

Kunstcollectie (The Flemish Art Collection, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Royal

MuseumofFineArts)anddeBuren(FlemishDutchCulturalHouse).ForFestivalvanVlaanderen

Brussel (Klarafestival)andMMMechelen(andthecityofMechelenAnnoExpo) Icoordinated

anonlineprojectanddidpartof thesocialmediawork.For theFashionMuseuminAntwerp,

Stichting Dirk Frimout and Earth Explorer and deFilharmonie I conducted visitor studies and

formulated suggestions. With the management it was discussed how to implement these

suggestions.

Forsomeexamples(seealsoannlaenen.me):

2002: design long-term vision external communication, Museums/galleries of the city of

Antwerp,CoördinatieMusea.Antwerpen

2003 and 2004: online research on the efficiency of the online communication tools used by

HETPALEIS 2005-6: support quantitative and qualitative research ModeMuseum (Fashion

MuseumAntwerp)

2006: research on the perception about Earth Explorer (Oostend) by geography teachers, for

StichtingDirkFrimoutandMerlinEntertainment.

2007: research about the impact of international promotion actions, Flemish Art Collection.

2008:impactstudyonvirtualtheatre,HETPALEIS,Antwerp2008:FlemishGovernment:learning

pathandreportonE-cultureandInterculturallity2008:studyuseofdigitaltoolsforMuseumM

inLeuven

2009:qualitativeresearchpartofavisitorstudybydeFilharmonie

2008-2010:consultancyonlinecommunicationKlarafestival(ClassicalMusicFestivalFlanders)

In October 2010 I had to quitmy freelance job because I was appointed fulltime as Head of

Department of theMedia and Design Academy in Genk. Legally both are not combinable in

Belgium.

JANUARY 2008 - MARCH 2009: PART TIME GENERAL COORDINATOR and CURATOR of the

EUROPEANPROJECTALTEREGO

Page 7: CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: alaenen@gmail.com

7

*GeneralcoordinationandcurationoftheEuropeanProject‘Alterego’forEUNIC(European

UnionNationalInstitutesForCulturehttp://www.eunic-brussels.eu/asp/index.asp)intheframe

oftheEuropeanYearofInterculturalDialogue,whichtookplacein22Europeancountriesand

addressedtoyoungstersaged14to18.

ThroughArtsandCreativityinterculturaldialoguewasputintoplace.

Asageneralcoordinator Ihad tosetup theproject,get theprojectgoing in theparticipating

countries,takecareofcommunicationandonlineactions,andcloselymanagethebudget.Ina

firstphase44youngsterswhereselectedthroughcontestsinthe22participatingcountries.The

centralmanagement teamwas very small, but in each country it could count on the cultural

institutesthatwerepartofEUNIC.Withthelocalteamsandthecentralmanagementteamwe

also selected 12 artistswith different backgrounds. Both the group of youngsters and the 12

artistswerebrought together for10days inDenmark,where theyworked intensely together.

TheresultavirtualexhibitiondistributedonUSB-stick,aphysicalexhibitionwithbanners that

moved over to different cultural institutions in Europe and a weblog:

http://alteregoeurope.wordpress.com.Butaboveall itwasaonceinlifetimeexperienceforall

participants and stronger in interculturallity than any organized dialogue. Among the

participatingartistwereReiuTuur(EST),RichardSammel(FR),DanielScott(SE),GregAvau(BE),

RedasDirzys(LIT),OlivierCherki(FR),MbakiMakengo(RU),ElenaCrisanti(IT),NathalieVasco,

SabinaGramm(DE),

See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwXydq0jvM ,http://www.alterego-

europe.eu/kunstwettbewerb-alter-ego.html,https://alteregoeurope.wordpress.com/about/

FEBRUARY 2008 - DECEMBER 2008 : PART TIME GUESTPROFESSOR + RESEARCHER AT THE

ROYALACADEMYOFFINEARTSANTWERP/UNIVERSITYANTWERP

*Thereportoffers recommendations for the trainingprogram.Theserecommendationswere

discussedwith themanagement of the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerpwhere the training

programtookpartandtheyweresharedwiththestudentsinaguestlecture.

OCTOBER2003–Present:Co-founderandPresidentC.H.I.P.S.vzw,SMITresearchgroupVUB

(UniversityBrussels),IBK/IAK–digitalplatformandCultuurNet.

* This non-profit organization focuses on projects based on participation, (new) media and

Page 8: CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: alaenen@gmail.com

8

creativeinteraction(www.chipsvzw.be):omestudydayand3conferencesorganizedwithinthe

organization are worth mentioning here, since I worked on the co- ordination of the

conferences/meetings (thewhole process from the selection of the speakers to the practical

organisationoftheconferences/meetings),andthepublication:

- Virtual audience and cultural participation: more than communication. 20 October 2006 in

collaborationwithUniverityofAntwerp(DepartmentofCommunicationScience

- The User is the Content – 10 scenarios for the future, expert meeting 26-27 April 2007.

Proceedings published in 2008. 'The User is the Content - 10 scenarios for the future' is the

resultof theexpertmeetingonTheUser is theContent,26and27April2007 inAntwerp,as

part of the Mind Europe Series of The Flemish-Dutch House deBuren. It contains 10 future

scenarioswrittenby10expertslookingatcyberspaceandusergeneratedcontentin2020.The

experts are: Jan Bierhoff (NL), Paul Gerhardt (UK), Loïc LeMeur (FR), Stuart Nolan (UK), Ana

Pejcinova (CZ),DickRijken (NL), EviWerkers (B), CloWillaerts (B), Bob Young (USA) and John

Buckman(USA).

- Citizen Journalism- Scenarios for the future, blogboat expert meeting, 9 November 2008.

Proceedings published 2009 on www.lulu.com; the publication gathers a selection of texts

produced by participants in the discussion on Citizen Journalism that took place in 2008 in

Ghent. Before setting the frame of the discussion the scientific committee working on the

blogboatevent lookedforausefuldefinitionofCitizenJournalism. Ithasbeendecidedtouse

the definition currently proposed by Jay Rosen: “When the people formerly known as the

audience employ the press tools they have in their possession to inform one another, that’s

citizen journalism.” (Pressthink, www.journalism.nyu.edu/). Keynote speakerwas Dan Gillmor

(USA).

- Young Press.eu - Reflections on the future of journalism, conference 27-29 October 2011.

Proceedings published on www/lulu.com. From 27th until 29th October 2011, the

YoungPress.euconferencetookplaceinAntwerp(Belgium),featuringinterestingworkshopsand

livelydebatesonessentialmediaissues.YoungEuropeanreporterswerebeingofferedasuperb

opportunitytoexpresstheirviewsonthemediaand journalismandtobuildupcontactswith

their peers. Following speakers attended the conference: Paul Lewis (The Guardian, UK),

Annabel McGoldrick (AUS), Alex Wood (UK), Arnold van Bruggen (NL), Bram Souffreau (B),

Alexandre Castanheira (B), Christelle Lacour (B), Henk Blanken (NL), Ingrid Lieten (B), Johan

Page 9: CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: alaenen@gmail.com

9

Weisz-Myara(FR),MarcBoone(B),MarietjeSchaake(NL),OlafKoens(NL),RobHornstra(NL),

StefanCandea(RO)andTeunGautier(NL).Thisbookcontainstexts,transcriptsandarticlesthat

areworthsharingamongstyoungjournalists.

* Research on the efficiency and the needs of the training program for paper restorerswith

regards to preservation, conservation and restoration. A research project ran for Universiteit

AntwerpenandArtesisHogeschool.

*One of the projects of C.H.I.P.S vzw alsowas involvedwhich concernedwriting a new ‘city

book’withthehelpofcitizens,visitors,passers-by inAntwerp.Peoplewere invitedtosend in

textmessageswiththeirimpressionofthecity.Theresultwasanonlineandofflineinteractive

book launched in the summer of 2004. Another project worth to mention here was our

collaborationwithBlink! inSnakesandLaddersan interactivegamethathadbeenplayed ina

media centre inHuddersfield. The gamewasdeveloped to getmore interactionbetween the

companiesinthecentre.

FEBRUARY2004-JULY2005:EXECUTIVEDIRECTORADINTERIMATANTWERPENOPENVZW

AntwerpenOpenvzw isanon-profitorganization inchargeof thebigculturalprojects for the

cityofAntwerp.Itstartedintheaftermathof1993asafollow-upforAntwerpCulturalCapitalof

Europe1993.

* As Executive director ad interim at Antwerpen Open vzw I was in charge of promoting

(international) cultural projects for the city of Antwerp. In 2004-5: Rubens 2004 (an

international exhibition project around Pieter Paul Rubens and focusing on cultural heritage),

Antwerp World Book Capital and the summer festival Zomer van Antwerpen (Summer of

Antwerp) and Andere Podia (an interdisciplinary arts festival throughout the city of Antwerp

usingnon-expectedpartsofthecitytoperform/exhibit).

* I alsowrote thepolicydocumentwith theprogramme for thenext4 years for the summer

festival,anddrawupa5artisticyear-planwiththeteamforAntwerpenOpen.

DECEMBER1999-NOVEMBER2003:MANAGER(1999-2002)ANDRESEARCHER(2003)RESEO

* General manager RESEO (European Network of Education Departments in Opera Houses –

www.reseo.org)until2002andin2003researcherforthesamenetwork.Theresearchwasan

introductiontothePhDresearch.

Page 10: CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: alaenen@gmail.com

10

As generalmanager Iwas in charge of every aspect of thework of RESEO: finances, funding,

engagingnewmembers,internationalnetworking(RESEOwasinthoseyearsveryactiveinEFAH

(EuropeanForumforartsandheritage)),organizingconferences(fromAtoZ)alsodecideonthe

topics with themember) enmasterclasses across Europe (LaMonnaie Brussels, Royal Opera

HouseLondon,OopperaHelsinki,RoyalOperaHouseBudapest,Porto2001,OperaNationalde

Paris,Stuttgart...), ... IholdthepenforaEuropeanFundingApplication,whichwassuccessful.

Thenetworkwasoneofthefirstnetworkstoreceivea3-yearEuropeanFundingwithinCulture

2000.Uptill2007whentheEuropeanhearings intheEuropeanParliamenttookplace for the

new program I was asked to talk about our European experience. We were also the first

Europeanculturalnetworktousenewtechnologyforworkinggroupsonline.

FEBRUARY 1999 -DECEMBER 1999: PRESS OFFICER FOR THE VAN DYCK EXHIBITION AT

ANTWERPENOPENVZW.

*Pressofficerforthe“VanDyck1999”-year inAntwerp,an internationalexhibitionprogram

withRijksmuseumAmsterdam,BritishMuseumLondonandtheRoyalAcademyofArtsLondon.

JANUARY1994-JANUARY1999:HEADOFTHEFLEMISHEDUCATIONBRANCHOFLAMONNAIE

* As head I was responsible for the development and later the co-ordination of the Flemish

branchoftheeducationdepartmentattheRoyalOperaHouseLaMonnaieDeMuntinBrussels.

Itcoveredworkwithformalandnon-formallearning,children,youngsters,studentsandadults,

aswellascommunityprojects.

* Launch first online application onDie Zauberflöte in collaborationwith Concentra and VUB

launchedin1996.Withthisapplicationwetriedtobringteenagersandoperatogether.

JANUARY1993–DECEMBER1993

*TraineeDramaturgydepartmentRoyalOperaHouse,LaMonnaie,Brussels(6months).Guide

forallexhibitionsandwalksorganizedbyAntwerpCulturalCapitalofEuropeandGuideMexico

ExhibitionBoZar,Brussels.

Page 11: CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: alaenen@gmail.com

11

Forpublicationsandpresentationsseealso:http://annlaenen.meformoredetailsSelectionof

papersandpublications:

*Inpublicationpeerapproved,jointpaper:VanMechelenM.,Laenen,A.,ZamanB.,WillemsB.andV.VandenAbeele,CollaborativeDesignThinking(CoDeT):ACo-designApproachforHighChild-to-adultRatios.nternationalJournalofHumanComputerStudies.* Esssay: Laenen. A. (2018) Mentoring Artists Today in The Leader Reader: Narratives ofExperience,edsGriffiths.D,Lowrey,S&CassarM.,Word&DeedPublishingInc:Ontario,pp.65-67.

*Article:LaenenA.,DujardinP.(2017)AfreshMalteseBreeze,InMaltaLandandSea,Midsea

Books:pp.189-192

*Article:Laenen,A.(2017)Atthecrossroadsofculturesandpeople.TheValletta2018Artist in Residence programme, in Malta: a culture intransformation,Interartive#93.

*Article: VanMechelenM.,Derboven J., LaenenA.,WillemsB.,GeertsD., vandenAbeeleV.

(2017) The GLIDMethod:Moving from design features to underlying values of co-design. In

InternationalJournalofHuman-ComputerStudies,Vol97,pp.116-128.

*Article:Laenen,A.Interdisciplinairetrajecteninhethogerkunstvakonderwijs,inDeBaetsT.&

A.Devugt(Eds)MuziekpedagogiekinBeweging,3,November2015,Euprint:Heverlee.

* Full paper + presentation: LaenenA.& S. Kolgen.What happenswhen you combine digital

storytellingandculturalmapping ina social setting?Acase studyof JefkeTuf -a transmedial

project in Limburg. Conference CulturalMapping in Valletta 2015 organised by Valletta2018:

presentation23October2015fullpaperpublishedonline.

*AbstractforWorkshop:A.Laenen,Thesocialaspectofdigitalstorytelling,acasestudy:Jefke

Tuf,aninteractivedocumentaryandappaboutsoulcarersthenandnowinaformercoalmining

community,ArtsinSociety2015London(submittedandaccepted).

*FullPaper:VanMechelenM.,ZamanB. , vandenAbeeleV.&A. Laenen.ChallengingGroup

Dynamics in ParticipatoryDesignwith Children: Lessons from Social Interdependence Theory,

IDC2015–Boston.

Page 12: CV Ann Laenen Eng June2019 · 1 FULL CV ANN LAENEN Born in Belgium, married status, moved to Malta in September 2015 Contact details: phone: + 356 997846034, e-mail: alaenen@gmail.com

12

Languageskills

*Ann’smothertongueisDutch.SheisfluentinFrench,EnglishandGerman.Andlessfluentbut

knowshowtogoaboutinItalian(spokenandwritten).AsalsonotionsofSpanish(passive)and

islearningMaltese.

Miscellaneous

*Trainedasasinger(1976–1989),Annhasbeenpartofseveralchoirsandvocalensembles(1991-2005).

*IsmemberoftheboardseveralculturalorganisationsinFlanders.

*IsmemberoftheAdvisorycommissionArtsoftheFlemishGovernment