Hannah Kruse, Project manager

Hannah Kruse is an art scholar and cultural manager. She studied art and art theory at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart and Karlsruhe and the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), and later completed the postgraduate Whitney Museum of Arts Independent Study Program in Curatorial Studies in New York.

She has worked as an artist’s assistant and coordinated art events and exhibitions in New York, Berlin and London. In 2002/03 she was the managing director of London’s Chisenhale Gallery, which produces the work of ‘emerging artists’. Hannah Kruse’s work focuses on the qualification of women artists, arts education / gallery education, and project management. She has frequently been on juries for ‘Kunst am Bau’ (public art for architecture) proposals, project funding and grants. Hannah Kruse has taught at the UdK’s Institute for Art in Context, the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin (spatial strategies course), the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Kiel, and other arts institutions.

Hannah Kruse german Interview „Fünf Fragen an …“ (Julia Boek, 2013)

Veronika Bartelt, Course coordinator

Veronika Bartelt is a cultural scholar; in 2017 she completed the master’s programme Culture, Arts and Media at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg; 2019 – 2020 project manager at salondergegenwart, a non-profit art project with an annual group exhibition to promote visual artists with a focus on painting; 2018 project coordinator for a participatory neighbourhood project (“Open KööK”) in Hamburg.

In 2021 Veronika Bartelt joined the Goldrausch Künstlerinnenprojekt and has been working as a course coordinator since October 2021. As part of the Goldrausch team she focuses on curriculum planning, supporting the artists* and the presentation media produced during the course.

Based on her experience in project work, she has been giving workshops for (prospective) artists and art scholars at the bbk Bildungswerk, at the Kunsthochschule Kassel and (together with Hannah Kruse) at the Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule since 2021.

2024-25 further training as a systemic coach in Berlin, aiming to support artists and cultural workers in their individual professional concerns.

Manon Frugier, Course support and public relations (Project management assistant)

After completing a Master’s degree in Political Science at Sciences Po in Paris in 2017, Manon Frugier worked as an art mediator and project manager for various art galleries, biennials and festivals, including the Palais de Tokyo, Manifesta 13, transmediale, Klosterruine Berlin and ngbk’s ‘Kunst im Untergrund’ project. Manon Frugier has been working at Goldrausch since March 2024, using their skills to assist with project management. Manon Frugier is interested in the history of drag kings, queer archives and analogue photography.

Sonja Altmeppen, Finance coordinator

Sonja Altmeppen has been working as a freelance editor for many years. She studied translation (French and English) and has a Master’s degree in International Relations from Université Paris XIII. She gained her first experience in book publishing at Flammarion in Paris. Since graduating, she has worked as an editor and project manager for various publishers and other institutions, including Taschen, Hatje Cantz, and the Jewish Museum Berlin. Most recently, she managed Revolver Publishing. As a freelance editor, she works with various artists, publishers, and other companies and institutions, mainly on art book projects or artist books. Sonja Altmeppen is responsible for the financial coordination at Goldrausch Künstlerinnenprojekt since August 2025.

Antonia Zeljko, Accounting and administration

Antonia Zeljko is a working student currently pursuing a degree in economics at the Humboldt University Berlin, with a particular interest in the intersection of culture, society and economy.

She participated in an art support program at the State Academy of Fine arts in Karlsruhe and co-organized small exhibitions as part of an independent studio collective. Her artistic practice includes photography and painting.

Working at Goldrausch is a way for her to connect hands-on experience with her interest in art – and to take an active role in shaping cultural spaces.

Paula Steltenkamp, intern

Paula Steltenkamp completed a double bachelor’s degree in History and Cultural Studies at the University of Leipzig and Chiba University in Japan in 2024. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Applied Cultural Studies and Cultural Semiotics in Potsdam. As part of this program, she is supporting Goldrausch for three months as an intern. She gained her first experience in the cultural sector through internships at the Museum Neukölln and the Forum for Contemporary History in Leipzig. In addition to her studies, she heads the online editorial team at the campus radio station CouchFM.

Her interests lie in fashion history and the analysis of pop cultural phenomena. In her work for Goldrausch, she is particularly interested in promoting women in the arts and culture scene and increasing their visibility.

Jasmin Anna Awale, intern

Jasmin Anna Awale is a soon-to-be art historian, currently finishing her master’s degree in Global Art History at the Free University of Berlin and researching contemporary photography in Somalia. Before that, she studied art history and economics (B.A.) at the University of Siegen. She participated in the Tandem program organized by kulturweit and the German UNESCO Commission, during which she produced her own podcast called Restitution Now. She gained professional experience at TALKING OBJECTS LAB, the Art History Institute at the FU Berlin, the 75th Berlin International Film Festival and most recently the 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art. Her research interests include post- and decolonial theories, reception aesthetics and relational art. Through her internship at Goldrausch, she wants to actively contribute to greater visibility and a fairer distribution of resources in the art community.

Previous project managers

Hannah Kruse (2004–ongoing)
Birgit Effinger (2002–06/2018)
Anna Brinkmann (2014–2016, finances)
Annette Maechtel (2002–2003)
Annette Thomas (1999–2001)
Hannah Kruse (1995–1999)
Dr. Anne Marie Freybourg (project founder) (1989–2001)
Ute Birk (Projektgründerin) (1989–1995)

Previous employees

Ulrike Riebel (2022-2025, Finance Coordination), Klara Hülskamp (2024-2025, Finances and management assistant), Katharina Faller (2022-2024, Course support and Public relations), Lotta Bartoschewski (2022-2023, Finances assistant) Theresa Strebling (2018-2022, Finances), Sarah Magill (Finances and management assistant), Sarie Nijboer (2021, Course coordinator), Kira Dell (2017–2018, Finance; 2018–2021, Project coordinator), Jil Zepp (2019–2020, Graduate Trainee), Frederiek Weda (2018–2019, Graduate Trainee), Anna Brinkmann (2014–2016, Finances)

Previous interns include:

Sophie Etinosa Agho, Helen Albrecht, Mara Baumbach, Sophie Becker, Luisa Bona, Johanna Böker, Lucia Braemer, Clara Brosche, Anna Rea Bründl, Meryem Coskun, Benita Dederichs, Anja Degner, Kira Dell, Franziska Ehlicker, Anna Emminger, Cheyenne Enneper, Bergit Faßl, Elisabeth Faul, Stefano Ferlito, Miriam Georger, Carolin Greifenstein, Franziska Grubann, Elsa Guily, Devin Gökdemir, Letha Gumz, Pauline Hagen, Johanna Hartmann, Dora Jacques Piaszek, Lena Kahle, Carolin Kaser, Daria Korznikova, Malin Krahn, Nora Kronemeyer, Khatia Kurtanidze, Anna Latzko, Leo Lencsés, Pauline Lieben-Seutter, Sarah Marcinkowski, Sophie McCuen-Koytek, Annika Maus, Leah Marthe Mennrich, Susanne Mohr, Hélène Mohrbutter, Carla Mönning, Anne Nauditt, Ina Neddermeyer, Svitlana Nikolaienko, Alva Noelle, Marlene Risse, Vanessa Schmidt, Franziska Schönfeld, Nicola Schüschke, Lucía Sciandro, Lea Stahl, Olivia Steiert, Hanna Steinert, Theresa Strebling, Toni Suarez Bergmann, Tabea Thom, Alena Trapp, Janina Vujic, Elisabeth Wolff, Litong Xiao, Fadila Yassouf, Emilie van Zandbergen, Anne Zdunek, Helena Zeh, Clara Zerrahn