Ira Iliana Papadopoulou has been working for the culture and education industry for over 12 years and has an extensive experience in planning and curating cultural programs and events. She studied Sociology, Communications and Arts Management in London, UK and then moved back to her native Athens, Greece to work in major cultural and educational institutions as cultural manager and communications specialist. From 2010 to 2012 she was an International Fellow at the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. She currently lives in Brighton, MA.