Preeti Gaonkar, Founder, Director, Nothing Regular

EARS on Helsinki speaker Preeti Gaonkar is the founder and director of Nothing Regular, a Mumbai-based independent cultural agency focussed on creating new platforms for collaboration and showcasing in the space of creative and cultural industries and supporting the development of a thriving ecosystem for cultural entrepreneurship in India. The key strands of work include the development of showcasing platforms for emerging and independent artists across art forms, arts-based immersive experiential activities, dialogue channels particularly on the topics of inter-disciplinary and crossover work and establishing a community cultural centre. 

Prior to launching Nothing Regular, Preeti has worked with international organisations such as the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) in Singapore and the British Council in India. She has extensive experience in the areas of international collaboration, policy forums and community activities in the arts and culture sector.