Anna Kotova

Anna Kotova has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Anna started their career in 2016 as the Manager of the Incoming Department at Vodohod LLC. From 2018 to 2019, they worked as the Deputy Press Secretary at Arsenal, the Volga-Vyatka Branch of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, where they were responsible for technical PR, organizing international events, and creating original articles.

In 2019, Anna joined the Association of Cultural Managers as the Manager of International Programs, where they led the international program for the III International Forum "Culture in Action" and worked with international speakers.

Anna then worked as the Head of the PR-department at the Thursday Foundation in 2021, overseeing the PR department's operations, managing internships, and curating special projects.

In 2021, they also served as the International conference "Art and Practices of Hospitality" PR-curator at OMK-Utchastie Foundation.

In 2022, Anna joined IKEA Russia as a Content Specialist, where they worked until November 2022. In the same year, they also became an Intern Content Manager at Parley Pro Inc.

Anna'smost recent position was at Artemoff Art Residence, where they worked as the Media and Special Projects Curator from 2020 to 2022. In this role, they were responsible for strategic and technical PR, event and creative PR, and communication with professionals in the art community.

Anna Kotova has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philology from the Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod (LUNN), which they obtained from 2011 to 2015. Anna then pursued further education and obtained two master's degrees. From 2015 to 2017, they attended The University of Manchester and earned a Master of Arts degree in Cultural Management. During the same period, they also studied at The Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES) and obtained another Master's degree in Management of Social and Cultural Projects.