How to Build Sustainable Cultural Projects
Dom Art Projects is pleased to host a series of guided tours during Frieze Abu Dhabi
Cultural organizations today operate in a rapidly changing environment. Economic shifts, evolving audiences, technological transformation, and new patterns of cultural participation require institutions and independent initiatives to rethink how they are created, funded, and sustained.
What makes a cultural project sustainable? How can arts organizations build meaningful communities, develop long-term partnerships, diversify their sources of support, and remain relevant over time? How can cultural leaders create projects that are resilient, adaptable, and capable of growing without compromising their artistic vision?
This masterclass explores practical strategies for building sustainable cultural projects—from fundraising and partnerships to audience development, institutional growth, and community engagement. Drawing on more than twenty years of experience in curating, cultural management, and institution-building, the session will offer insights into how cultural initiatives can create lasting value and thrive in a constantly evolving landscape.
The masterclass will be led by Alisa Bagdonaite — arts manager, curator, founder of artist residency programs, and Co-Founder & Chief Curator of Dom Art Projects in Dubai. Over the past two decades, she has worked across museums, biennials, foundations, galleries, and independent art institutions, developing projects that connect artistic excellence with sustainable organizational models.
About:
Alisa Bagdonaite is the Chief Curator and Co-Founder of Dom Art Projects, a private art institution and contemporary art space in Dubai dedicated to presenting museum-grade exhibitions and installations by emerging and mid-career artists.
She holds a Master’s degree in Art History from the Russian State University for Humanities and received the 2020 Innovation Award for the exhibition IN RESIDENCE. Notable exhibitions include I Write Your Name (Foundry, Dubai, 2024), Before And After (State Pushkin Museum, 2023), and Rebels at the Edge: Contemporary Art in Vladivostok, 1960s–2010s (Moscow Museum for Modern Art, 2017).
What makes a cultural project sustainable? How can arts organizations build meaningful communities, develop long-term partnerships, diversify their sources of support, and remain relevant over time? How can cultural leaders create projects that are resilient, adaptable, and capable of growing without compromising their artistic vision?
This masterclass explores practical strategies for building sustainable cultural projects—from fundraising and partnerships to audience development, institutional growth, and community engagement. Drawing on more than twenty years of experience in curating, cultural management, and institution-building, the session will offer insights into how cultural initiatives can create lasting value and thrive in a constantly evolving landscape.
The masterclass will be led by Alisa Bagdonaite — arts manager, curator, founder of artist residency programs, and Co-Founder & Chief Curator of Dom Art Projects in Dubai. Over the past two decades, she has worked across museums, biennials, foundations, galleries, and independent art institutions, developing projects that connect artistic excellence with sustainable organizational models.
About:
Alisa Bagdonaite is the Chief Curator and Co-Founder of Dom Art Projects, a private art institution and contemporary art space in Dubai dedicated to presenting museum-grade exhibitions and installations by emerging and mid-career artists.
She holds a Master’s degree in Art History from the Russian State University for Humanities and received the 2020 Innovation Award for the exhibition IN RESIDENCE. Notable exhibitions include I Write Your Name (Foundry, Dubai, 2024), Before And After (State Pushkin Museum, 2023), and Rebels at the Edge: Contemporary Art in Vladivostok, 1960s–2010s (Moscow Museum for Modern Art, 2017).
DATE
October 31, 2026, 2:45 PM
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