New director of NiMAC, Elena Stylianou
The fact described in the text is that Dr. Elena Stylianou has been appointed as the Director of NiMAC (Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre) by the Pierides Foundation, starting from January 1, 2024. She will be responsible for the artistic, operational, educational, and community programming aspects of NiMAC, as well as financial management, staff development, and resource mobilization. Dr. Stylianou has extensive experience in various fields of culture and is currently an Associate Professor of Art and Art History at the European University Cyprus. She holds a doctoral degree from Columbia University, Teachers College NY, with a focus on contemporary art. She has curated several art exhibitions and her work has been published in scientific journals and books. She has also received numerous awards and scholarships, including the Getty-CAA scholarship, Fulbright scholarship, and ArtTable scholarship. She has previously held postdoctoral positions at UCL in London and worked as the first coordinator of the Saturday Academy at the Museum of the City of New York. She is currently involved in several EU-funded projects related to arts and cultural heritage and represents Cyprus in the EU Accessible EU initiative. She is also a founding member and current president of the International Association of Photography and Theory (IAPT).
