Co-founder and co-director since the launch of the foundation in 2009. Since 2009, FASHIONCLASH has created and realized more than 200 projects and events and provided stage to more than 1000 designers and artists from all over the globe. One of their successful projects is the annual FASHIONCLASH Festival, Fashion House incubator, Act! Cut! Play! fashion film project i.s.m. MoMu Antwerp and De Brakke Grond, Taskforce Fashion and most recently various participation such as Second Skin… Show more Co-founder and co-director since the launch of the foundation in 2009. Since 2009, FASHIONCLASH has created and realized more than 200 projects and events and provided stage to more than 1000 designers and artists from all over the globe. One of their successful projects is the annual FASHIONCLASH Festival, Fashion House incubator, Act! Cut! Play! fashion film project i.s.m. MoMu Antwerp and De Brakke Grond, Taskforce Fashion and most recently various participation such as Second Skin Tilburg involving youth participation. In 2021 FASHIONCLASH has been awared Inspiration Prize of Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Limburg. Show less

Member of the Appointments Advisory Committee for the Council for Culture of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of The Netherlands. Lid Benoemingenadviescommissie Raad voor Cultuur.

Culture.Fashion is a open & value-driven network for fashion, clothing and textiles in the Netherlands. On behalf of FASHIONCLASH, I am coordinating working group Activities, and active member of Media & narrative working group.

co-curator of 'Fitting In' exhibition 02.10 to 26.02.23.The world turns increasingly pluriverse. How can we, without losing ourselves, become part of a larger entity? That question forms the starting point of the group exhibition Fitting In. Artists and designers show how lavish our context can be, if we are open to the many voices around us. They understand identities as multi-layered or fluid. In conversation with you they explore the boundaries between fashion, visual art… Show more co-curator of 'Fitting In' exhibition 02.10 to 26.02.23.The world turns increasingly pluriverse. How can we, without losing ourselves, become part of a larger entity? That question forms the starting point of the group exhibition Fitting In. Artists and designers show how lavish our context can be, if we are open to the many voices around us. They understand identities as multi-layered or fluid. In conversation with you they explore the boundaries between fashion, visual art, photography, design and the world.Participating artists:Christian Bakalov, Alia Ali, Lisa Konno & Sarah Blok, Mous Lamrabat, Berre Brans, Elisa Van Joolen, Das Leben am Haverkamp: Dewi Bekker, Anouk van Klaveren & Gino Anthonisse, The Fabricant & Teresa Manzo, CFGNY, Ines Alpha, Tom Van der Borght, Jo Cope & Boutique by Shelter, Marwan Bassiouni, Nazanin Fakoor, Helen Storey, Sanne Vaassen, ADIFF Angela Luna, Anais Hazo-Santorin, Elke Lutgerink, Lotje Heidingsfeld, Lucy & Jorge Orta, Mona Steinhaeusser, Sheltersuit, Thierry Geoffroy, Woman Cave Collective: Léticia Chanliau & Chloé Macary-Carney.Curators: Annelies Thoelen, Branko Popovic and Marnix Rummens Show less

Commissioned by Creative Industries Fund NL, FASHIONCLASH, M-ODE and State of Fashion launched the research-based collaboration and multidisciplinary partnership Taskforce Fashion in 2019. In co-creation with Dutch design talent and in dialogue with the fashion industry, the three platforms explore through various activities the transformative role of fashion concerning societal issues and a sustainable vision for the future.

On a project basis regularly involved as a supervisor, speaker and guest teacher at various courses, including Maastricht Institute of Arts, Toneelacademie Maastricht and i-Arts Maastricht.

Member of EFA in behalf of Taskforce Fashion / FASHIONCLASH. EFA aims to empower a prosperous European fashion ecosystem.

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Chairman of the Design grant committee

Advisory Committee Member for grants Design, Talent Development and internationalization.In addition, advisory committee Open Call Onttwerpend leren

Jury panel member Prijs Nederlandse Dansdagen

BRANKOPOPOVIC Studio is a multidisciplinary studio based in Maastricht and is focused on: fashion design, theatre costume design, interdisciplinary projects, concept development,

Internship / design assistant