" I see Art as a way of connecting to the others through the discovery of new perspectives, as a medium of self discovery through the access of an enriched emotional vocabulary and as a road to experience the concept of Otherness "
As an independent art curator, consultant and member of ICOM (International Council of Museums). Julia Rajacic's curatorial research has been focused on ecology since 2015. Her practice aims therefore at In 2016, she is invited by artist Maja Beganovic to co-curated the Belgrade Triennial. In 2019, she founded Jardino, a creative agency promoting ecological transition through art. Since 2023, she has been one of the first active members of the GCC association (Gallery Climate Coalition).
After the group exhibition Gaïa, produced in collaboration with the Mairie de Paris during the Cop21, and following a personal need for coherence, Julia places eco-design at the heart of her practice. Every project she undertakes emphasizes a low-environmental footprint approach throughout all stages of the curatorial process, including travel, shipping, exhibition staging, material selection, and catering.
Past collaborations include public institutions such as the National Museum of Digital Art in Italy (Museo Nazionale dell'Arte Digitale), the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, the Institut Français in Belgrade and Milan, the House-Museum of Raffaello, and the Casa degli Artisti in Milan. She also works with galleries such as Galleria La Nica in Rome and Piero Atchugarry Gallery in Miami. Some transdisciplinary collaborations include the auteur cinema Beltrade in Milan and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Julia graduated from ARTEM (Beaux-Arts de Nancy, ICN Business School and Mines de Nancy), an initial training that provides her with the foundations for a cross-disciplinary approach. She completes her training with courses at the École du Louvre and the MOOC on art and ecology at the Centre Georges Pompidou. In 2020, she obtained a Master's degree in Art Consulting from the UniARP Arte & Cultura University.