We are the first European non-profit cultural organisation in the city of Valencia. Our goal is to foster European culture, intercultural dialogue and the idea of active European citizenship, through the organisation of innovative and creative cultural events.

We are a group of people from different European countries: all living in Valencia; all experts in cultural or European issues. We are inspired by similar initiatives in other European cities, and our motto, therefore, is to stop complaining about all the things missing in the cultural scene in Valencia, and instead take action ourselves. Thus, we created RECREATURA_arts&culture!

To get involved with RECREATURA_arts&culture, it is not necessary to be an expert in any certain field. Rather, we are looking for interested and open-minded people who can contribute their ideas and experiences. At the same time, we would like to give artists and creative-minded people the opportunity to use our association and website as platforms to present their work and exchange ideas with others.

THE TEAM

The core team of RECREATURA_arts&culture is made up of professionals from many different sectors, including contemporary art, audiovisual, the media, event management, and not to be forgotten of course, European affairs. We are all dedicated to making active European citizenship a reality in a culturally-vibrant Valencia. It is this spirit, undoubtedly, that first united the founders of RECREATURA_arts&culture.

Board of Directors

Anne-Marie Melster, President (DE)
Anne-Marie Melster is an art consultant, curator and organisor of international art exhibitions. With her company, Art & Culture Projects, she has managed contemporary art galleries, developed artist residencies in Hamburg and D√ºsseldorf (Germany) and organised the cultural programme in the renowned Collection Falckenberg in Hamburg (2001 ‚Äì 2004). Furthermore, she has worked as a consultant to young collectors of contemporary art, by establishing their collections, organising trips worldwide and elaborating communication strategies. Anne-Marie has also successfully launched an artistic exchange between the cities of Bozen (Italy) and Hamburg (Germany) with main exhibitions in both cities, as well as developed a cultural programme for the Conference of Young German Leaders (2002). She was a member of the Hamburg Cultural Committee for the Olympics 2012 (2002 ‚Äì 2003), and from 1999 to 2000, she worked as a personal and artistic assistant to Reinhold W√ºrth, one of Europe”s most important collectors and art patrons. She holds an MA in Art History, Spanish Philology and Political Sciences from the University of Hamburg, and used to live in Honduras where she wrote her final thesis. Currently Anne-Marie is the Director of ARTPORT_making waves, an international art project focusing on climate change.

Dorothee Fischer, Vice-President RECREATURA

Dorothee Fischer, Vice-President and Secretary (DE)
Dorothee Fischer is a European communciations expert and freelance journalist. Before joining the team of the European programmes INTERREG IIIC South and later INTERACT in Valencia, in April 2008, from 2003 – 2008 in Strasbourg (France) she worked as the Communications Officer for the European NGO, Association of the Local Democracy Agencies. For more than 10 years she has been involved in various audiovisual and cultural projects, working as a freelance journalist and producer for the French-German TV station ARTE, Herr Willie Productions, and Ethnographic Media, among others. Dorothee studied English Literature, Journalism and Political Sciences at the universities of Berlin, Bamberg (Germany) and Cork (Ireland), and holds a Certificate in European Studies from the University of Salamanca.

Veronika Stoll, Treasurer, RECREATURA

Veronika Stoll, Treasurer (DE)
Veronika Stoll has a degree in French-German studies and holds a master”s in tri-national European affairs. She has an extensive international and intercultural background, and gained her first study and professional experiences in Germany, France and Spain (Universities of Regensburg, Clermont-Ferrand and Madrid). Veronika is experienced in international communications, both in the private and public sectors. At the moment, she is employed by the External Relations Department of the Generalitat Valenciana, where she is involved in the management of European and external affairs cooperation projects. She loves getting to know other cultures, travelling and learning languages. Veronika has been living in Valencia since October 2007.