As AACE founders, we believe that this world has become small - too small for nations and cultures to live separately, but close and interconnected to create impactful cultural collaborations. History of humanity has seen periods of crashes, conflicts, struggles for power and control, and confusing images created by politics and the media. Nevertheless, the golden moments of this history have alwa
ys been generated by cooperation, understanding and intercultural exchange. In autumn 2016, several individuals met in Luxembourg, coming from distinct professional background, experience and ages, but all of them valuing art as common, universal language. After several meetings and capacitor discussions, the idea of creating AACE emerged, and the association became legally established in Luxembourg in February 2017. If we stand together as an example to the rest of the world, we can show that differences are not our weakness but that unity in diversity creates our strength! We want to assist in scaling up successful initiatives built upon acceptance and inclusion, pool ideas and share these good examples throughout the European Union. AACE Team & Backgrounds:
Elin Aakrann - Coordinator | Independent researcher
Tarek Alnabhan - Coordinator | Former Social researcher at the Ministry of Culture in Syria
Elisa Whitehouse - Project Coordinator | Former Expert at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ GmbH)
Pina Delvaux - Founding Member | Artist
Fari Khabirpour - Founding Member | Psychologist, Psychotherapist
Paul Thiltges - Founding Member, Treasurer | Film Producer and Distributor
Renée Aakrann-Fezzo - Founding Member, Secretary General | Economic Advisor
Bob Krieps - Founding Member, Vice-President | Honorary Consultant of the Luxembourg Government in Cultural Matters. Nezar Al-Rawi - Founding Member, President | Designer, Art Critic, Film Producer, Former Director of the Iraqi Film Festival and of the Cultural Platform Contemporary Visual Arts Society
