Independent Consultant in Cultural Management.
She graduated in European Studies by the University of Porto (2001) and has a MA in Cultural Policy and Management by City University London (2009).
Advisor for the programme and cultural management at “mala voadora” theatre. Consultant of Artemrede – Associated Theatres for the elaboration of the Strategic Plan 2014-2020. Contact Person of ENCATC (European Network on Cultural Management and Cultural Policy Education). Member of the European Network Strategy Group ‘A Soul for Europe’.
At Setepés, Vânia was a training coordinator for the cultural sector and a consultant and manager of cultural projects at EGEAC, Lisbon; CCVF, Guimarães; Arteemrede, TNDMII, Lisbon, among many others. She was coordinator and trainer of the International Workshop ‘Management of Volunteer Programmes in the Cultural Sector’, at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. She also created and coordinated the cultural project ‘Variations on Europe’, commissioned by the European Union – Representation in Portugal. Vânia organized ‘The role of Culture in the transformation of European cities’ International Forum, in Guimarães 2012, European Capital of Culture; Co-author of the European cultural profile of the Galiza City of Culture, Spain.
