Lisa Ball-Lechgar worked in theatre management in Scotland and Morocco before joining the UK NGO Arts & Business where she became Head of Information and International Affairs, serving as a cultural advisor to institutions including the World Bank, European Commission and the British Government. During that time, she also launched A&B's corporate art collection advocacy programme. Following a cultural research project in Egypt and Lebanon for the European Cultural Foundation, she moved to Beirut where she combined international arts consultancy, with journalism and the management of Ashkal Alwan - The Lebanese Association of Plastic Arts. Lisa joined Mixed Media Publishing as Editor in October 2005 and is responsible for all its publications including Canvas, the premier magazine for art and culture from the Middle East and Arab world. Lisa has lectured at universities in the UK, Lebanon, Norway, Finland and France. In her spare time, she delivers arts management and CSR training and consultancy to businesses and arts organisations in South Africa.

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