{"id":2128,"date":"2025-08-23T15:02:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T15:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vambasheriffoundation.com\/?page_id=2128"},"modified":"2025-08-23T16:03:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T16:03:18","slug":"asterios-touvlatzis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vambasheriffoundation.com\/index.php\/asterios-touvlatzis\/","title":{"rendered":"Asterios Touvlatzis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2128\" class=\"elementor elementor-2128\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfc898 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1dfc898\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d408d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7d408d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4eb9e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4eb9e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/vambasheriffoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vambar-4-e1755958599884.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2025\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vambasheriffoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vambar-4-e1755958599884.png 917w, https:\/\/vambasheriffoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vambar-4-e1755958599884-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/vambasheriffoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vambar-4-e1755958599884-768x618.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7990ded elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7990ded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asterios Touvlatzis \u2013 Social media, curator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c94ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54c94ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Asterios Touvlatzis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He\u2019s a researcher, curator, and cultural practitioner with a background in art history and critical theory. Currently a PhD candidate at the University of Thessaly, Greece, (Department of Culture, Creative Media and Industries). He holds a BA in History and Archaeology (University of Ioannina, Greece) and an MA in Art History and Curating (University of Groningen, the Netherlands). His research focuses on queer curatorial practices and intergenerational trauma\u2014topics that intersect powerfully with questions of memory, identity, and narrative-building. These themes resonate with the foundation\u2019s mission to foster creative expression and cultural dialogue, particularly across Liberia, West Africa, and Europe. Over the past years, Asterios has \u00a0curated exhibitions and collaborated with institutions such as MOMus \u2013 Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki, The Groninger Museum in the Netherlands, and The Pink Cube.<\/p><p>These experiences have equipped him with the tools to design inclusive, critical, and impactful cultural programming, skills he believes could greatly support the foundation\u2019s initiatives, including its literary prizes, workshops, and public dialogues. As a multilingual professional (Greek, English, French, and Dutch). Asterios Touvlatzis is confident in his ability to build bridges across diverse communities and cultivate meaningful partnerships with institutions and individuals who share the foundation\u2019s commitment to education, literature, and peace-building.<\/p><p>The Vamba Sherif Foundation\u2019s holistic and legacy-driven model deeply aligns with his own values as a scholar and cultural worker. He\u2019s particularly drawn to its commitment to storytelling as a tool for healing and transformation, and to help amplify African voices and connect them with global audiences through strategic programming, curated content, and community engagement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b58d170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b58d170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asterios Touvlatzis \u2013 Social media, curator Asterios Touvlatzis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. 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