Who we are

Arjo, Lyudmila and Anna founded the Centre for Research in Arts and Economics in 2011. Since 2008 they have been working together on the Summer School in Cultural Economics. In 2006 they have undertaken a research for the European Parliament on “Financing the arts and culture in the EU”

Arjo Klamer holds the chair of Cultural Economics at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam. His current research focuses on the cultural dimension of economic life and the values of art. He is a member of the board of various cultural organizations. He is President-Elect of the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI).

Lyudmila Petrova holds an MA in cultural economics and cultural entrepreneurship. Passionate for art she is teaching and conducting research in the areas of creativity and economy, financing of the arts and cultural policy. She is a research associate at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication.

Anna Mignosa has a PhD in cultural economics. She teaches and conducts research on cultural policies, the economics of cultural heritage, and economics of the creative industries. Between 2011 and 2016 she served as a member of the Board of the Association for Cultural Economics International.

Since the beginning of the Summer School of Cultural Economics different alumni assisted the realisation of our courses.

We are very grateful for their contributions!

2009-2010 Janou Klanke

2011-2013 Carmen Artenie

2012-2016 Priyatej Kotipalli. He also coordinated the winter school in Mumbai. 

2015-2016 Jessie Bower coordinated the negotiations with the Carnegie Mellon University. 

2015-2017 Youn sun Won