Marianna is involved in the ECHO II project as the program manager and event organiser of Balkans Beyond Borders. She has been active in the cultural sector as a program manager, production coordinator, independent researcher and artist since 2018. She holds a BFA and integrated degree in Fine Arts from the Athens School of Fine Arts, and a ΜA degree in Cultural Management from Panteion University. Her thesis concerned the identity of cultural, non-profit institutions and their relationship with the art scene of the city of Athens. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Department of Media, Communication and Culture, Panteion University, researching the Greek visual art production. Marianna is also a founding member of CLOSING SOON, a contemporary art space dedicated to minimum production, and an associate researcher in the Centre of New Media and Feminist Public Practices at the Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly.