1. S a r a h P o e s e n
C u r r i c u l u m V i t a e
P e r s o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n
Sarah Poesen
20.08.1984
Hospitalsløkkan 17, 7012 Trondheim
Contact:
+32 (0)474 330997
sarah.poesen@gmail.com
www.sarahpoesen.be
P r o f e s s i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e
— 2010 to April 2015 —
Communication and production employee / Literature programmer
Art centre Vrijstaat O., Ostend (www.vrijstaat-o.be)
Communication: manage website, edit promotional and other texts, graphic work
Production: practical organisation of cultural events and festivals from beginning til end, contacts with
artist / volunteers / partners / hotels, timetables,..
Programming: Put together and follow up literary events with the team
Barkeeper on busy days
— May 2009 to May 2010 —
Co-ordination text-on-stage- contest Frappant TXT (www.frappanttxt.be)
Creatief Schrijven vzw, Antwerp
Create and follow up entire concept of a contest for young text performers. Contact with participants
& jury, follow up communication with both participants and public, productional tasks.
— November 2009 to March 2010 —
Co-ordination Kunstbende Ostend (freelance)
(Kunstbende is a national contest for creative youngsters. www.kunstbende.be )
Contact with participants & organise preliminary round for this national contest.
— April 2009 to May 2009 —
Practical co-ordination ‘De Zeekaravaan II’ (theatre festival for children)
Art centre Vrijstaat O., Ostend
Co-ordination festival, attend to artists' needs on the spot, co-ordinate volunteers
— 2009 —
Production assistant for Theatre Company Corpus Ca
Sarah Poesen – Curriculum Vitae

2. — 2008 & 2009 —
Sales assistant
Dille & Kamille (home & interior shop), Ghent
— November 2007 to April 2008 —
Press assistant
National Opera De Munt, Brussels
Contact with press and media (write press releases, manage visual material and archives press
releases, organize interviews, assist in press conferences)
V o l u n t e e r i n g w o r k
— July - December 2015 —
Volunteer in a renovation project (old fiskebruk becomes cultural workspace) in
Henningsvær, Norway (Workaway – workaway.info)
Renovation works / painting, carpentering, assistance with B&B-guests
— May & June 2015 —
Volunteer on an organic farm in Frosta, Norway (WWOOF – wwoof.net)
Animal care, gardening, household tasks and general maintenance
— Oktober 2006 - May 2007 —
- Educational assistant in youth organization ‘Associação Juvenil de Peniche’
(Portugal)
European Voluntary Service (EVS - part of the YOUTH programme of the European government)
Prepare and support extracurricular activities for children
— June 2007 —
- Guide for children groups in educational diversity project ‘De Dadeldagen’, Beringen- Mijn
(Organisation: Het Kinderrechtenhuis)
— 2005 —
- Assistant at multicultural festival ‘MUM’ in Koprivnica (Croatia)
- Internship at National Centre for Children’s Literature , Antwerp (NCJ/Villa Kakelbont)
E d u c a t i o n
— 2009 to 2013 —
Graphic design (DKO Sint-Lucas Academy, Ghent - Part-time art education)
— 2002 to 2006 —
Master's degree in Social and Cultural 'Agogiek' (social science relating to the promotion of
Sarah Poesen – Curriculum Vitae

3. personal, social and cultural welfare) (option cultural agogiek),
VUB, Brussels
Graduated magna cum laude
Subject of dissertation: Qualitative study of the interpretation of an educational service in a youth theatre house: a
case study of BRONKS, HETPALEIS and Kopergietery.
S k i l l s
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Wordpress
L a n g u a g e
Dutch: native speaker
English: highly proficient in spoken and written English
French: very good command
Portuguese : good working knowledge
Norwegian good working knowledge
German: basic communication skills
H o b b i e s & i n t e r e s t s
Graphic designer and illustrator
Blogger at www.sarahpoesen.be
Instigator in youth work
Hold a current driving licence
Great interest in art (art education, children's literature, illustration & graphic design, performing arts,
photography and film)
Big love for travelling
Violin and viola player
R e f e r e n c e s
Pieter Koten - Pieter@vrijstaat-o.be
Communications & music director at Vrijstaat O.
Hendrik Tratsaert - hendrik@vrijstaat-o.be
Artistic direction at Vrijstaat O.
Sarah Poesen – Curriculum Vitae

4. An Leenders - an@creatiefschrijven.be
Co-ordination at Creatief Schrijven
Katrien Van Schuylenbergh - 3link@skynet.be
Director at 3link bvba (graphic art & printing house), illustrator & teacher in graphic arts
Sarah Poesen – Curriculum Vitae