Sanne Huijsmans (NL)

Sanne Huijsmans is an Amsterdam-based cultural manager, producer and strategist with over 15 years of experience in the intersection of music, art, and technology. As an independent cultural entrepreneur since 2019, she specializes in funding strategies and artistic development for experimental and multidisciplinary projects, successfully securing grants from major Dutch cultural funds including Stimuleringsfonds, Mondriaan Fonds, and Fonds Podiumkunsten.

Sanne has worked with a diverse roster of artists including Sevdaliza, upsammy, Rozaly, and Woody92, developing innovative crossover projects that blend music, performance, fashion, and film. She manages Italian/English artist collective Tutto Questo Sentire and Dutch talent Mathilde Nobel and founded Recovery Channel (Kiosk Radio), a radioshow covering music and mental well-being. Previously, she served as Club Manager at De School and Event Programmer at VICE Netherlands.

Currently, Sanne coaches emerging talent for Eurosonic Noorderslag's Hit The North program and serves on the supervisory board of Stichting Flake (Jameszoo) and as on the board of She Was Forgiven, the non-profit of LIONSTORM. Her approach focuses on sustainable collaborations, process-oriented development, and building bridges between artistic vision and financial sustainability.