Marylea van Daalen
Head of the Board Althafen Foundation[
Board Member Global Impact Circle, Ex-Bard College Board Chair, Ex-President of the Board of WICE Paris.
“Arts and Culture are not a pastime nor a luxury but are fundamental to our humanity from the cave drawings to digital artwork. Art is not just a creative endeavor; it’s a force that shapes, influences and reflects society. Art creates a culture’s vision of itself in painting, sculpture, music, literature, and the other arts that are a society’s collective memory. Arts permits the need for human expression and allows communication among cultures forming civil engagement and understanding, the civilization of humanity.”
Marylea van Daalen is a seasoned professional with extensive international experience in the arts and cultural sectors. She is the founding director of the Kempinski Young Artist Program.
Marylea has held prominent leadership in many esteemed organizations. Her contributions include serving as President of the Board of WICE Paris, Board member of the Berlin State Opera and the German Symphony Orchestra, the Fulbright Commission and Bard Berlin College and active in the MAK Museum of Vienna and Moscow Conservatory. She is deeply committed to supporting the arts and promoting cross-cultural collaboration through her strategic leadership.