Cláudia is the mission team coordinator of Braga'27. As Executive Director of the municipal company Teatro Circo de Braga, she also manages the Theatro Circo and gnration cultural spaces, as well as the implementation of the program for the Braga Creative City of Unesco. With a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of Porto and a Master's degree from the same institution, she was, between 2010 and 2013, Financial Director of Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture.
Joana is the executive and programme coordinator of Braga'27. Before that, she was the executive coordinator of Braga Cultura 2030 – Braga 2020-2030 Cultural Strategy initiative. Before that, she was a project manager at Opium, a company specialised in consultancy for the creative industries sector. She has a degree in Art and Heritage from the School of Arts of the Catholic University of Porto, where she also obtained a Master's degree in Cultural Heritage Management.
joana.fernandes@braga27.pt
Ana is responsible for Braga'27 outreach programme. Manager, mediator and cultural producer, she is the co-founder of ondamarela, a company that specializes in collaborative artistic projects. She was a project manager at A Oficina, in Guimarães. She was a part of the executive direction of Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture, where she coordinated the areas of reception and marketing. She was a consultant at Opium and a part of the team that developed the addendum to the Candidacy of Guimarães as the European Capital of Culture. She has a degree in Art and Heritage from the School of Arts of the Catholic University of Porto and a postgraduate degree in Heritage Management.
ana.braganca@braga27.pt
Cláudia is responsible for Braga'27 production and also assists the outreach programme. At the same time, she is a freelance artist and illustrator. She has previously worked in the areas of programming, communication and cultural production, at gnration, as well as in the areas of curating, commerce, marketing and artistic production at Zet Gallery. She has a degree in Visual Arts, in the field of Painting, from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, and a Master's degree in Creative Industries Management from the Catholic University of Portugal.
claudia.cibrao@braga27.pt
Tiago is responsible for the European and international cooperation at Braga’27. Combining cultural mediation and architecture, he worked in cultural project management with international audiences and partnerships at Porto Academy, Casa da Arquitetura, Casa da Música and the consultancy Opium. He holds a master's degree in Creative Industries Management from the Catholic University of Porto and in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto.
Carolina is responsible for coordinating the communication of Braga’27. Between 2019 and 2021 she was also responsible for coordinating the communication of Braga Unesco Creative City of Media Arts. Before that, she managed the communication of the artistic project “Comédias do Minho”. She has a degree in Communication Sciences from Universidade do Minho and is currently taking a Master's degree in Communication, Art and Culture in the same school.
Mariana is Braga'27 communication manager and is also responsible for the digital strategy. Before that, she won the Passport for Entrepreneurship of IAPMEI with a transmedia storytelling project for the music market, worked at the communication department of Viagens Abreu and at Vitamina. Digital Agency. She has a degree in Communication Sciences from Universidade do Minho and a degree in Tourism from Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
mariana.volz@braga27.pt
Natacha is the external relations assistant of Braga's candidacy for the EuropeCapital of Culture 2027. At the same time, she is a freelance illustrator. She has previously worked as a journalist and information deputy director at RUM Rádio Universitária do Minho. She also collaborated with Jornal Público and Cape Verde’s newspaper “Liberal”. She has a degree in Social Communication from Instituto Politécnico de Viseu.
Cristina is the bid advisor of Braga's candidacy for the European Capital of Cultura 2027 initiative. As an independent expert, she has worked from local and regional to international levels, on the conception, implementation and evaluation of diverse policies, projects and organisations of the cultural and creative sector. Her areas of interest are: the strengthening of the role of culture and creativity in governance and development of societies and territories; the promotion of international cooperation and mobility; and the building of capacity, advocacy and collective organisation within the sector. She has contributed to the ex-post evaluation of ECOC Guimarães 2012 and was part of the selection and monitoring panel of European Capitals of Culture, nominated by the European Parliament, between 2015-2020. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Porto.
Hugo is Braga’27 programmme and outreach advisor. He develops his work in the space of artistic creation and participation in different contexts, directing theatre projects in co-construction with local communities. He teaches and publishes in national and international contexts in the areas of artistic creation and public space, community artistic practices and civic and political participation, art and politics, and cultural policies. He is the author of the books “Art and Community” (2015) and “Art and Hope” (2019), edited by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, and “Artistic Practices, Participation and Politics” (2021) by Edições Colibri, also edited in Brazil. He is a researcher at CIIE-University of Porto and at CHAIA-University of Évora. Hugo is also part of the monitoring and external evaluation team of the PARTIS / Art for Change Initiative – Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and La Caixa Foundation. He is the artistic director of MEXE_International Meeting of Art and Community.
Eva is the European and international cooperation advisor of Braga’27. She holds a Masters degree in English & American Studies + Political Sciences and graduated from the Chemnitz University of Technology. She made an Erasmus stay in Porto (Portugal) more than 15 years ago, where she learned the language and became fond of the Portuguese culture. Eva was part of the bidding team of Chemnitz2025, working on different fields related to Europe: European Dimension, International Relations, cross-border cooperation, European Funding, and concept projects. She is also keen on cultural policies, of culture as a language to unite people from different backgrounds and, in general, European integration.
OOF Design is responsible for the communication design of Braga'27 since the Braga Cultura 2030 project. In parallel, the design agency collaborates with the Municipality of Braga in defining the image of the city's culture. It’s the agency behind the cultural strategy of several institutions, having participated, between 2011 and 2013, in the communication of Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture. The team is composed of specialists in Image Design, Communication Design, and Editorial Design.
http://www.oof.pt
