Erna aan de Stegge works as a regional agent East in the provinces of Overijssel and Gelderland.
Erna is an art historian with extensive experience in consultancy and policy development within the art sector. She has worked for years as visual arts advisor at Cultuur Oost and as advisor art in public space at the Municipality of Nijmegen. In addition, she has regularly served on municipal art advisory committees, juries and boards, including Stichting G.A.N.G., the Gelderland Peacock Feather of the Culture Fund, Competition Bread and Games of the Chief Government Architect and artist in residency OBRAS. Nowadays, Erna is active as a freelancer.
On the position of regional agent:
“In my role as regional agent, I notice that I reduce the distance between potential applicants and the Mondriaan Fund. I can sometimes give just the push needed to actually proceed to an application.”