About
Beatriz
Alcantara
Currently based in Portugalbialcan@gmail.com
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I am a multipotentialite designer, curator, artists, project manager and communication strategist, currently serving as Head of Creative Marketing at Aproximar, a cooperative for social innovation that develops a wide range of local and European initiatives. At Aproximar, I lead brand development, e-learning course design, event production, communication and social media strategy, and project management, shaping inclusive visual narratives and communication systems that support social impact.
My creative journey began in Brazil, where I worked as a graphic designer from 2010 to 2015 while completing my Design degree at the University of São Paulo (FAUUSP). During this period, I collaborated with leading cultural institutions—including Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Memorial da Resistência, MAM-SP, Santander Cultural, and Bourbon Street—producing visual identities, publications, signage systems, and communication materials for exhibitions, performances, and cultural events.
In 2016, I moved to Portugal to deepen my artistic and curatorial practice through studies in Curatorship and Museology at the University of Porto’s Faculty of Fine Arts. Since then, I have taken part in residencies, collaborations, and independent projects across Brazil and Portugal, driven by a commitment to transdisciplinary methodologies and critical engagement with institutional frameworks in arts and culture.
Key professional highlights include:
- Building Aproximar’s Creative Marketing team from scratch, implementing workflows, tools, and continuous-improvement methods (LABs) to manage multiple projects with a small team;
- MA analytical report developed in collaboration with the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA);
- Co-founder of Marginal Curators, focusing on experimental curatorial formats across exhibitions, performances, artworks, and publications;
- Manager of the #respiralilo campaign, which distributed thousands of works by photojournalist Lilo Clareto (1960–2021);
- Board member at Instituto Lilar, contributing to Aldeias, a project supporting Amazonian children and youth through arts and culture.
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