Martha Verleyen, Regional Project and Community Manager

Martha Verleyen is the Project and Community Manager for a new regionally funded project at LUCA School of Arts Genk. The project aims to strengthen the European visibility of research and education at campus C-Mine and foster international collaboration. Martha will focus on developing sustainable models for long-term local and international collaboration and serves as the main point of contact for all project-related questions.

Martha joined LUCA in 2021 as Programme Assistant for Visual Arts in Brussels. From 2023 to 2026, she worked as Consortium Administrator for the Joint Master's programmes at LUCA. In this role, she acted as a liaison between international partners and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), and managed administrative, legal, and financial matters related to the programmes.

Martha holds an MA in Art History and has a professional background that combines arts, administration, project management, and entrepreneurship. Before joining LUCA, she gained experience managing her own business in fashion and collaborations with artists, which strengthened her interest in sustainable collaboration, community building, and the support of creative practices.