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)

Manon Frugier, Course coordinator

Manon Frugier is a project manager specializing in contemporary art and art education. After earning a master’s degree in International Management from the Paris School of International Affairs (Sciences Po) in 2017, Manon Frugier gained experience in developing and coordinating art education and outreach projects for contemporary art institutions, galleries, collections, biennials, and festivals. Her professional experience includes stations at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Manifesta 13, transmediale, the Klosterruine Berlin, and the nGbK’s “Art in the Underground” project.

Manon Frugier has been working at Goldrausch since March 2024, initially in course support and public relations. Since September 2026, they have been responsible for coordinating the curriculum of the Goldrausch Women Artists Project. Alongside their institutional work, they are involved with queer archival initiatives and are particularly interested in the history of drag kings.

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 then, 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 artists’ books. In almost all contexts, Sonja Altmeppen has also been responsible for budgets and calculations and has experience in applying for and managing grant funding. Since August 2025, Sonja Altmeppen is responsible for the financial coordination at Goldrausch Künstlerinnenprojekt, thus connecting art and numbers.

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.

Lia Albrecht, intern

Lia Albrecht completed her Bachelor´s degree in Art History at Freie Universität Berlin, with minors in Japanese Studies and Archaeology. An exchange semester at the College of International Relations at Nihon University in Japan further strengthened her interest in international and intercultural perspectives on art and culture. Her work is shaped by a particular interest in photography, architecture and curational practice.

While supporting a blind cultural scholar at tastkunst in the development and delivery of inclusive programs for blind and visually impaired audiences, she came to focus on accessibility, participation, and their role in shaping cultural spaces. She has also gained practical experience through her work at Galerie Springer Berlin and by supporting the preview and auction program at Grisebach. At Goldrausch she looks forward to contributing to a program that empowers women and FLINTA artists by fostering their professional development and visibility within the contemporary art world.

Chidimma Joy Giwa, intern

Chidimma Joy Giwa is currently completing her Bachelors in African Art History and Political Science at Freie Universität Berlin. This was subsequent to her prior studies in Humanities, The Arts, and Social Thought at Bard College Berlin, where she laid her focal point on antique and classic literature, the arts and international politics.

Chidimma is particularly interested in the intersection of art and politics, and how an artist’s artistic production is fueled by their political, as well as cultural surroundings.

She participated in the research project on reworking and visualizing unseen Senegalese contemporary art in German ethnological museums. The resulting booklet “Dans les Dêpot” and panel discussion contributed to the opening and exhibition of Ken Aïcha Sy’s investigation project „Survival Kit“ (2025) at ifa Berlin.

Through personal interest and academic introduction to the Black Atlantic and other migration movements, Chidimma aims to widen the lens on trans- and intercultural exchanges through artistic endeavors with a focus on the Afro-Diaspora in the UK, the States, and the Caribbean.
At Goldrausch, she aims to participate in their goals on visualizing FLINTA* artists and creating a platform on which they are exhibited and celebrated.

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 (project founder) (1989–1995)

Previous employees

Veronika Bartelt (2021–2022, Graduate Trainee; 2022–2026, Course coordinator), Ulrike Riebel (2022-2025, Finance Coordination), Klara Hülskamp (2024-2025, Finances and management assistant), Katharina Faller (2022-2023, Graduate Trainee; 2023-2024, 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:

Jasmin Anna Awale, 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, Angelina Kesisoglou, 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, Helen Roth, Vanessa Schmidt, Franziska Schönfeld, Nicola Schüschke, Lucía Sciandro, Lea Stahl, Olivia Steiert, Hanna Steinert, Paula Steltenkamp, 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