KulturNest e.V.: Nurturing creativity, sustainability, and playfulness. Our friendly NEST welcomes you to share new ideas, actions, and connections, inspired by the values of art and nature.
KulturNest e.V. is a non-governmental association that was initiated in 2020 in Berlin and officially registered in 2022.
Since its inception, it undertook a number of initiatives to promote social and environmental responsibility, and to
foster personal empowerment and mutual dialogue among communities, in particular focusing on innovative artistic and cultural practices.
We offer and host a diverse range of activities, organising workshops, public events, training courses and open sessions, moving between visual art, body work, storytelling, handcraft, DIY & DIT, upcycling, and nature practices.
KulturNest e.V. is a group of passionate creatives who strongly believe in the power of art and co-creation, a multidisciplinary organisation of youth workers, educators, artists, trainers and activists.
Within our team, we have experience in planning and implementing international projects, developing creative and educational workshops, facilitating individual and group sessions using different creative mediums.
KulturNest e.V. is sited in "Studios ID Collective", an international community of 80 artists and makers.
BOARD
KulturNest e.V. has non-hierarchical governance model, where the members of the board have equal rights and decision-making authority. We promote a shared management process and ensure that no individual has undue influence over the organisations' operations.
Dagna Gmitrowicz
In her practice, she connects four spheres: art, innovation in learning facilitation, management and nature.
Visual artist and painter, she works from her forest atelier, between branches and colours. She is a Forest Therapy Guide (certified by ANFT, USA) and Therapist (M. Erickson Institute).
For over 20 years she coordinated international projects and developed and facilitate training programmes and designed new methods and educational tools based on art.
She has cooperated with more than 30 institutions from Eastern and Western Europe and she is Member of Advisory Group for European Network of Cultural Centres (ENCC) and of the International Society for Self-Directed Learning.
Lorena Terzi
Born in Italy, she migrated to different parts of the planet before landing in Berlin, her new colourful nest since 2017.
She studied Art and Cultural Heritage and she is now undergoing a formation in Neuroeducation.
In the last 10 years, she has been working as a community artist and youth worker between Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Germany, and for 4 years she is coordinating international projects for the social circus CABUWAZI.
She hosts creative processes exploring different mediums, from textile art to poetry, from street interventions to photography and storytelling, as means to engage with people, and as tools to create community building and fostering self-empowerment.
She believes in the motto “gentileza gera gentileza”, kindness generates kindness, and in the power of artivism and creativity to shape the world around us.
Péter Bób
He is improvisation training facilitator, social activist and investment professional.
Peter believes that learning can be engaging and fun at the same time. He facilitates trainings for startups, corporates, volunteering communities and social enterprises with the help of improvisation theatre. He helps teams to connect, to build trust and to increase productivity.
Therefore he co-founded Flying Fox, a Berlin-based workshop facilitation partnership.
In addition, he is actively cooperating with social entrepreneurs as he believes that finance can work for positive impact on people and planet.
Elisabeth Fraser
Born in the UK she studied Fine Art in London before moving to the sunny South of France for ten years. Here she fell in love with the light of the Languedoc and painted the beautiful trees along the Canal du Midi.
In Berlin since 2016 she explores a different world where colours and light are found predominantly in people rather than place. Using archetypes and religious iconography she explores human relationships, our loves and our losses.
Elisabeth is currently supporting KulturNest as chaplain-in-training and thrilled to be learning from and developing projects with such skilled social entrepreneurs. She thinks "KulturNest meets so many of our needs as a social species and develops solid resources that have really impressive impact potential. It's an honour to find myself in this Nest!"
MEMBERS
KulturNest e.V. are recognised by the association's constitution as having the authority to vote on important matters such as the election of board, approval of the budget, and strategic planning of the association.
They are actively involved in the activities and have the responsibility to part in the regular gatherings of the association.