Mediator, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

"I’m curious about the knowledge that other people bring to the table and firmly believe that everyone should have access to education—and to art. This is the first time I’ve encountered an approach that allows me as an art educator to step outside the role of the one possessed of “knowledge” and engage the audience on an equal footing. As a curator and gallery owner, I’m also excited about harnessing the special expertise that artists have for society and giving them a perspective beyond the commercial art market."

Susanne Burmester has been a mediator for the New Patrons in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2017, as well as a founding member and chair of the Society for Citizen-Commissioned Art and Mediation (Gesellschaft für Kunst und Mediation im Bürgerauftrag e. V.). She is also part of the team for Art Living Lab to Repair the Land, a collaborative project of the New Patrons in Germany, Spain, and Croatia. Since 1993, she has worked as a curator and project manager for cultural initiatives on the island of Rügen and has curated the program of the Kunstverein Rügen since 2006, until 2025 at the gallery CIRCUS EINS.

burmester.at.neueauftraggeber.de