New Executive Director Helena Lugo

Asociación Terremoto, the not-for-profit civil association based in Mexico City which has been publishing the namesake bilingual magazine since 2013, is happy to announce the arrival of Helena Lugo as Executive Director.

At Terremoto, Lugo will be taking over Founding Director Dorothée Dupuis’ executive responsibilities, and will oversee new not-for-profit projects such as an upcoming program of artistic and curatorial residencies organized in Mexico City and abroad. Dupuis will go on to become President of the Executive Board of Asociación Terremoto, and focus on expanding sister company and publishing house Temblores Publicaciones’ activities.

“As we celebrate our tenth anniversary, we can no longer operate as the fully grassroots initiative we used to be, and must turn towards new forms of collegial leadership. Helena comes at a crucial moment as we inaugurate the overarching Executive Board and Artistic Council of the organization. These will be made up of team members and art professionals who will work jointly with the operational team to carry out Asociación Terremoto’s goals and vision in the most impactful way possible,” said Dupuis in a statement. 

“I’m really looking forward to my new role at Terremoto as it transitions into a different model. This position represents a challenge as well as a great possibility of contributing to a leading organization in the Americas. I’m excited to work with the team and develop a new chapter for Terremoto, remaining close to the vast and continuously growing network of supportive partners, collaborators and artists,” stated Lugo.

Helena Lugo (México, 1989) is an art historian, researcher and curator based in Mexico City. She received her MFA in Curating from Goldsmiths College and has been Research Coordinator at MMAC Juan Soriano, Cuernavaca (Mexico) and Associate Curator at Chalton Gallery, (London). Lugo is also co-founder of the collective Palmera Ardiendo and has collaborated with Mexico City’s Salón ACME.

Read a conversation between Board President Dorothée Dupuis and new Executive Director Helena Lugo on Terremoto here. For more information on Asociación Terremoto’s new leadership and governance model, please email Adrian de Banville at adrian [​at​] terremoto.mx.