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JENNI SCHMITT is a strategist and communications consultant specializing in contemporary arts, culture, and transdisciplinary endeavours that contribute to societal change and shape desirable futures in the present. Based in Basel. Berlin. Beyond.
REFERENCES: CCA Berlin, 2024 AGI Open (Alliance Graphique Internationale), HOLITOPIA Festival for Arts & Futures, In a state of flow – 3. Klöntal Triennale 2024, Thresholds – German Pavilion at the 60. International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, Kunsthalle Basel, Brand New Life, BKB Basler Kantonalbank, Institut Français Germany and Institut Français Berlin, Bundesamt für Kultur BAK (Swiss Art Awards, Prix Meret Oppenheim), Liste Art Fair Basel, Innovation Office University of Basel, E.A.T Engadin Art Talks, Mobiliar Jubiläumsstiftung, I Never Read Art Book Fair, Wunderland.Art (Graubünden Ferien), Berlin Art Prize.
CV: Alongside her work as a freelance consultant and project manager, Jenni Schmitt co-founded and co-directed the Basel-based consultancy and think tank KEINE AGENTUR FUTURE LAB, and served as the Management and Project Lead of CIVIC: an educational and experimental environment at the FHNW Academy of Art and Design Basel, fostering participation, collaborative contributions, and dialogue to promote an understanding of the relevance of art and design to society and opening up the institution. Before co-leading CIVIC, Jenni held leading positions in Communication and Marketing at the FHNW Academy of Art and Design Basel.
As a graduate of Berlin University of the Arts UDK, she earned a Bachelor's degree in Communication Science, Strategic Management, and Innovation, and a Master's degree in Cultural Studies and Media Theory. She holds a further education diploma in Coaching from Northwestern Switzerland's University of Applied Sciences and Arts FHNW and a degree in Change and Innovation in Cultural Management from the University of Basel.