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open talk Practices in Decentralized Territories, between the Cerrado and the Atlantic Forest
An open talk with Georgia Nicolau, director of Instituto Procomum, and Luciara Ribeiro, educator and curator, proposes reflections on art and culture, traditional knowledge, and the environment, from decentralized territories between the Cerrado and the Atlantic Forest, between the Midwest and the coast.
Part of the Pivô Pesquisa study program, the talk takes place on September 27 (Saturday), at 4 p.m., in Expositivo 2 at Pivô Copan. Admission is free, subject to capacity.
Georgia Nicolau is co-founder and executive director of Instituto Procomum, a Brazilian organization that promotes social transformation through civic innovation and the commons. Her career includes leadership positions in public administration, such as Director of Innovation and Deputy Secretary of Creative Economy and Cultural Policies at Brazil’s Ministry of Culture. She has collaborated with organizations such as Open Society Foundations, Luminate, UNESCO, British Council, and Climate and Land Use Alliance, supporting strategic planning, facilitation, and institutional development processes.
Luciara Ribeiro is an educator, researcher, and curator. She holds a Master’s degree in Art History from the University of Salamanca (USAL, Spain, 2018), is a member of the Brazilian Association of Art Critics (ABCA), and collaborates with the Contemporary And América Latina magazine, the digital platform Projeto Afro, and Humboldt Magazine. She teaches in the Department of Visual Arts at Centro Universitário Armando Alvares Penteado.
📍Open Talk with Georgia Nicolau and Luciara Ribeiro — Practices in Decentralized Territories, between the Cerrado and the Atlantic Forest
September 27 (Saturday)
4 p.m.
Expositivo 2 at Pivô Copan
Free admission, subject to capacity
Georgia Nicolau is the co-founder and executive director of Instituto Procomum, a Brazilian organization dedicated to social transformation through citizen innovation and the commons. At Procomum, she has led initiatives in citizen innovation, climate justice, feminist economies, and collaborative methodologies, bridging local knowledge with global challenges. Her career includes leadership roles in public administration, such as Director of Innovation and Deputy Secretary for Creative Economy and Cultural Policies at Brazil’s Ministry of Culture. She has also worked with organizations including Open Society Foundations, Luminate, UNESCO, the British Council, and the Climate and Land Use Alliance, supporting processes of strategic planning, facilitation, and institutional development.
Luciara Ribeiro is an educator, researcher, and curator. She holds an MA in Art History from the University of Salamanca (Spain, 2018) and from the Federal University of São Paulo – UNIFESP (2019), where she also earned her BA in Art History (2014). She completed technical training in museology at the State Technical School of São Paulo (2015) and is a member of the Brazilian Association of Art Critics (ABCA). She contributes to Contemporary And América Latina, the online platform Projeto Afro, and Humboldt Magazine. Currently, she is a faculty member in the Department of Visual Arts at Centro Universitário Armando Alvares Penteado.
Photo: Andrea Vicente