CONVIDADOS 2024 - Brasil
Sara Prado
Cultural Producer and specialist in Public Policy, Government, and State by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences. She served as Youth Policy Manager for the Government of Bahia and as Coordinator of Management of the Pelourinho Squares at the Center for Popular and Identity Cultures of Secult-BA. In 2023, she became Superintendent of Cultural Promotion at Secult-BA, responsible for coordinating the State System of Cultural Promotion and Financing, especially the Cultural Sponsorship Incentive Program and the Bahia Culture Fund. She coordinated the System of Indicators and Information in Culture and the Secretary of Culture on topics related to the Cultural Economy, with emphasis on the Bahia Creative Office. She is the General Director of the Cultural Foundation of the State of Bahia.
Department of Culture of the State of Bahia
The Department of Culture of the State of Bahia (SecultBA) is responsible for formulating and implementing public policies that reflect the central role of culture in social transformation and development, while also valuing the cultural diversity of Bahia in its symbolic, economic, and citizenship dimensions. These policies are crafted with consideration of the specificities of the state's 27 cultural territories, focusing on six guiding principles: fostering a culture of citizenship, deepening the territorialization of culture, strengthening cultural institutions, expanding the cultural economy, enhancing intercultural dialogue, and broadening the cross-cutting nature of cultural initiatives.
