Expertise for the past 30 years

Project Designer
Some of the most distinctive projects that I have designed, co-founded, and implemented are: • ECUMEST training program in cultural management • Press-stress for press distribution • Professional training for theater technicians (w/ Odeon Theater, Bucharest/ ENSATT, Paris) • Policies for Culture (w/ European Cultural Foundation - ECUMEST) • Andrei Șerban Traveling Academy (Academia itinerantă Andrei Șerban) • Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema, film festival in NY • fARAD, international documentary film festival in Arad • The Pintilie Fund, which restored The Oak (w/ Fundația9 BRD) • Insula 42, a creative incubator and connective platform for cultural agents • Saloanele Insula 42, online conversations (w/ French Institute and Goethe Institute)

Team Leader
As Director of UNITER (Theater Union of Romania), I successfully participated in restructuring the union into a project-based organization, co-designing and implementing programs national and international in scope. As Director of Theatrum Mundi (currently Metropolis Theater), I ran the first project-based public theater in Romania and designed an interdisciplinary and contemporary approach to the arts. Among my productions with emerging talents were Matei Vișniec, the contemporary dance group Marginalii, and the rock band Sarmalele Reci. As Director of the Mastère Spécialisé Européen en Management des Entreprises Culturelles, I initiated the ECUMEST program, a master’s degree dedicated to Eastern-European countries. As Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in NY, I forged a highly visible and flourishing open space for intercultural dialogue, connecting vibrant Romanian arts and artists to the evolving international scene. As coordinator of the Romanian Pavilion at the 2015 Venice Biennale, I produced the exhibition Darwin’s Room: Adrian Ghenie. I founded the associations ECUMEST and Film ETC. [currently Insula 42] - two NGOs dedicated to making the cultural sector in Romania more professional and more international.

Cultural Journalist
My career began in 1984 as a theater critic for Teatrul Magazine. I wrote, at their debut, about actors including Maia Morgenstern, Marian Râlea, Claudiu Bleonț, Gheorghe Visu, and Simona Măicănescu, among many others. I am the author of “Another brick in the wall. A critical review of cultural management education in Europe” (Boekman Foundation, Amsterdam, 2006) and numerous studies and research articles on cultural cooperation, cultural management, and cultural policies. I have published articles for Counterpoint (London), Culture Europe (Paris), La revue de l’Observatoire des politiques culturelles (Grenoble), Policies for Culture Journal (Bucharest-Amsterdam), Economia della cultura review (Italy); La pierre angulaire volume (Publications universitaires Fribourg, Switzerland), and Romanian cultural magazines Dilema, Revista 22, Sinteza, and Steaua. Together with Mihai Pop, I co-edited the Adrian Ghenie album published by Humanitas in 2015. To this day, I continue to write articles on cultural issues.

Minister of Culture
I was Romania’s Minister of Culture from May 2016 to January 2017 and championed the adoption of a new law dedicated to cinema as well as securing the enlisting of the Rosia Montana site on the UNESCO World Heritage Site List.

Consultant
I worked extensively as a consultant and researcher in the fields of cultural cooperation and cultural management and policies with leading organizations throughout Europe such as IETM, The Council of Europe, European Cultural Foundation, UNESCO, AFAA, Interarts, Felix Meritis, VLAAMS Theater Institute, Goethe Institute, Relais Culture Europe, Bulgarian Book Center, etc. *complete list available in CV. I contributed as a senior expert to the development of the Cultural Strategy of the City for Arad and Bucharest and to the reorganization of the approach regarding Timișoara Capital of Culture 2023.

Educator
For nine years, I was the director at the European Master’s Degree in Cultural Management of the Business School in Dijon, France. I initiated and participated in various training programs hosted by prestigious national and international institutions. For more details, see my CV. In 2020 and 2021, I designed the Academy of Change - Training and Mentoring Program for Cultural Professionals with the Cluj Cultural Center. I was also invited to be a lecturer at MECIC, Paris, and BSB, Dijon.

Producer
I have created powerful project-based teams and co-produced multi-annual projects like Andrei Șerban Traveling Academy (theater), Policies for Culture (cultural policy), Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema - the longstanding Romanian film festival in New York since 2006, and fARAD Documentary Film Festival in Arad, Romania, an event with a unique profile in the regional landscape since 2014. As coordinator of the Romanian Pavilion at the 2015 Venice Biennale, I acted as co-producer of the exhibition Darwin’s Room: Adrian Ghenie.
Snap shots
- Voicu Rădescu, Cătălin Babliuc, Elvira Lupșa and Corina Șuteu, in NYC (2011)
- Mihai Chiriloc, Marina Drăghici, Alex Leo Șerban and Corina Șuteu
- Philip Roth, Norman Manea, Bob Silvers, Orhan Pamuk, Corina Șuteu and Mihnea Motoc, on the occasion National Order received by Norman Manea, New York (2007)
- Cultural Diplomacy Conference, Brussels (2014)
- Corina Șuteu at the Sibiu International Theatre Festival (2016) [photo Lucien Samaha]
- With Marie-France Ionesco, Peca Ștefan, Lucian Pintilie, Mircea Cantor and the team of the Romanian Cultural Institute NYC (2012)
- Monica Bîrlădeanu and Andi Vasluianu, at Lincoln Center for Making Waves, NYC (2012)
- Elvira Lupșa, Mihai Chirilov, Vlad Ivanov, Tudor Giurdiu and Corina Șuteu - TIFF, Cluj (2014) [photo Nicu Cherciu]
- Team fARAD
- Radu Pandele and Corina Șuteu
- Saviana Stănescu, Dorina Lazăr, Radu Afrim, Alina Nelega, Toma Gabor and Corina Șuteu
- With Dan Perjovschi and Cristian Neagoe protesting for RCI (2012)
- Victor Rebengiuc, Mariana Mihuț and Corina Șuteu - Making Waves, NYC (2010)
- Reading at the RCI NY Gallery (2011)
- Dan Sociu and Corina Șuteu
- The day the Roșia Montană site entered the UNESCO World Heritage List, Declic HQ, Cluj-Napoca.
- Matei Branea, Elvira Lupșa, Dan Perjovschi, Corneliu Porumboiu, Marius Manole and Corina Șuteu - NYC (2009)
- Gérard Depardieu / The ECUMEST program (1995)
- Presenting Darwin's Room with Attila Kim (2015)
- Dan Micu, Mircea Ghițulescu, Alexandru Dabija and Corina Șuteu
- Corina Șuteu, Mihai Chirilov, Mariana Mihuț and Victor Rebengiuc - Making Waves Film Festival, New York (2010) [photo by Lucien Samaha]
- MoMA NYC opening of the German film season with Anne Hubbell and Eugene Hernandez (2013)
- Public consultation on Cinematography Law (2016)
- Anamaria Marinca, Mihai Pop, Andreea Vălean, Adrian Ghenie, Alex Leo Șerban and Corina Șuteu, in Cluj (2010)
- Oana Radu and Corina Șuteu attending New York Comic Con (2009)
- Adrian Titieni, Ghighi Bejan and Corina Șuteu
- Corina Șuteu, Mircea Cantor and Dacian Cioloș (2016)
- Andreea Iager-Tako and Corina Șuteu at FABER Community, Timișoara
- With A. O. Scott
- With Horațiu Mălăiele, ICR NY
- ICR NY, with Dan Perjovschi and Andrei Șerban
- Mihai Chirilov, Scott Foundas, Tudor Giurgiu and Corina Șuteu - Making Waves, NYC (2011)
- Mihai Pop, Victor Man and Corina Șuteu
- Alexe Marius Andrei / Subcarpați and Corina Șuteu (2016)
- Corina Șuteu by Matei Branea
- Group of students, Saline Royale Arc-et-Senans
- With Mircea Cantor at his exhibition in DC - Angels and Airplanes (rugs by Victoria Berbecaru)
- Herculane Project, Baile Herculane, Romania (2018)
- With George Dinică, ICR NY (2007)
- First Alumni of ECUMEST and Gabriela Tudor the branch coordinator (1996)
- Peter Scarlet, Alex Leo Șerban and Corina Șuteu
- First ECUMEST brochure designed by Dan Perjovschi
- Timotei Nădăşan, Adrian Ghenie, Elvira Lupșa, Mircea Candor and Corina Șuteu - TIFF, Cluj (2014)
- French Minister of Culture Audrey Azoulay, Anca Mitran, Luca Niculescu and Corina Șuteu signing the cinema convention Romania-France (2016)
- Dan Perjovschi drawing for Cultural Policies (1999)
- Ștefan Bâlici and Corina Șuteu (2022)
- Omulan, Oana Radu and Corina Șuteu, manifesting for Rosia Montana in 2013
- Anghel Damian and Corina Șuteu, Cannes Film Festival (2016)
- Theatrum Mundi in the press
- Sanda Manu, Lucian Pintilie and Corina Șuteu [photo by Sorin Lupșa]
- With Oana Botez, Nic Ularu and Marina Draghici
- With Philip Glass, Anca Harasim, Andrei Serban and the US Ambassador Hans Klemm.
- With Edmond Niculușcă (ARCEN) and Matei David.
- Corina Șuteu, Oana Radu and Andrei Ujică – Making Waves Film Festival, New York (2019) [photo by Elmar Lemes]
- Corina Șuteu receiving the decoration Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, French Embassy in Bucharest (2017)
- Corina Șuteu, early years as theater critic
- With Elen Steward and Ion Caramitru at the fisrt press conference of the newly founded UNITER
- First promotion of Mastère Spécialisé Européen Management des E
- Jane Neal, Adrian Ghenie and Corina Șuteu, in front of the Romanian Pavilion, Venice (2015)
- With Nina Cassian in NYC
- fARAD 2021
- Film crew 'De ce scriu ăștia pe pereți?' at Insula 42 with Corina Șuteu and Elvira Lupșa (2022)
- Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema, NYC (2012)
- Corina Șuteu, Mircea Cantor, Marie France Ionesco, Lucian Pintilie and Andrei Șerban – MoMa, New York (2012)
- With Mihai Chirilov and Cristi Puiu
- In Paris, together with Jack Lang celebrating 30 years of the European Masters' degree in Cultural Management of the Burgundy School of business.
- Oana Radu, Ștefania Ferchedău and Corina Șuteu - Insula 42
- Opening of the Dan Perjovschi exhibition at MoMA, NYC (2007)
- Corina Șuteu, Oana Radu and Mihai Chirilov - Making Waves Film Festival, New York (2018) [photo by Margaret Ferrec]
- Cristian Neagoe and Corina Șuteu - Train Delivery, Bucharest (2013)
- Corina Șuteu, Cristian Mungiu and Olivier Assayas - Les Films de Cannes a Bucarest (2018)
- Oana Radu, Mihai Chirilov and Corina Șuteu - Making Waves, NYC
- Corina Șuteu and Roman Tolici at Mobius Gallery, Bucharest (2018)
- Corina Șuteu and Mircea Cărtărescu – Washington (2011)
- Mircea Daneliuc and Corina Șuteu (2015) [photo by Julie Cunnah]
- Celebrating Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema, NYC (2013)