2nd conference: Sustainable Art Communities: Creativity and Policy in the Transnational Caribbean

Alessio Antoniolli, Director - Triangle Network

Alessio Antoniolli, Director - Triangle Network

Alessio Antoniolli is the Director of Triangle Network, a global network of artists and grass-roots organisations. He is involved in running, fundraising and strategic planning for the Network, as well as working with new partners on developing projects such as residencies and workshops. Recent projects included an artists’ workshop in Nigeria, developed in collaboration with CCA Lagos; and the first artists’ workshop in Iran developed with Rybon Artists’ Collective. In 2009 Alessio instigated the Knowledge and Skills Sharing Programme, an ongoing series of professional development and training opportunities for artists and arts coordinators within the Triangle Network. Alessio is also the Director of Gasworks, London, where he leads a programme of residencies, exhibitions and participation projects focusing on emerging UK and international artists and practices. Previously, Alessio ran the International Residency Programme at Gasworks and focused on developing exchange projects with artist-led organisations in Latin America. Alessio received his MA in Art History from Birkbeck, University of London; specialising in issues of internationalism, diversity and cultural policies in the visual arts in the UK.

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