Sarah Herke

Culture has been with me from the start. The playful, the provocative, the mind game, the reflective. The beautiful and the ugly – just the human.

At first, I thought I should become a journalist and tell stories. But soon I realised that I would rather create more space to art and culture. I studied humanities and worked in numerous cultural institutions during my studies and implemented my own cultural projects. I even tried myself at a high school for three months to find out that formal education is not my thing.
Finally, I landed at MitOst in 2007 and started supporting cultural managers in their day-to-day work. And instead of working with just one – or a few – of my own projects, here I have a great opportunity to take part in numerous projects and collaborations. I contribute to many exciting initiatives and test new approaches, get to know inspiring people and their stories.

And it will always remains human – sometimes sad and difficult, but working in a program like Tandem gives me the feeling that I am not alone with the idea of ​​a beautiful and just world in which culture is valued as one of the most powerful elements.