OUR TEAM
A team of experts with varied backgrounds and complementary skills
Solenne BLANC,
General Manager of Beaux Arts & Cie
Solenne BLANC,
General Manager of Beaux Arts & Cie
A graduate of ESSEC business school, Solenne has 25 years’ experience in consulting and entrepreneurship in the cultural and media sectors: innovation consulting in the audiovisual sector (Canal+, M6, Radio France…), development of TheatreOnline, Partner at Greenwich Consulting and then at EY in charge of strategy and benchmark studies in the Cultural and Creative Industries sector. She works with Beaux Arts Institute on numerous cultural projects for both private and public players.
She is also CEO of the ArtNova impact investment fund, dedicated to innovation in the CCI sector.
Anne-Laure BEATRIX,
Director, Beaux Arts Institute
Anne-Laure Béatrix,
Director, Beaux Arts Institute
A graduate of Science Po Paris and holder of an agrégation in History, Anne-Laure joins the Beaux Arts group to head up the Beaux Arts Institute teams. After starting out in a ministerial office, then in a communications agency, she spent almost 12 years at the Musée du Louvre, where she was in charge of external relations and Deputy General Administrator, managing complex projects ranging from the communications strategy for the opening of the Department of Islamic Arts and the Louvre-Lens Museum, to the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi. She teaches management of cultural institutions at Sciences Po Paris and cultural communications at the Ecole du Louvre. In November 2022, she will publish Dictionnaire amoureux des musées(Plon Editions). She is a Chevalier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite and Chevalier des Arts et Lettres.
FABRICE BOUSTEAU,
Contemporary art expert and curator
FABRICE BOUSTEAU,
Contemporary art expert and curator
Editor-in-chief of Beaux Arts Magazine and Quotidien de l’Art, Fabrice was previously Project Director of ABCD Ingénierie Culturelle when it was founded in 1986. Travelling the world to discover the art scenes in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, both as editor-in-chief and as curator, he has conceived numerous exhibitions such as “Mobile Art” for Chanel in 2007, exhibited in Hong-Kong, Tokyo and New-York, “Paris Delhi-Bombay” at the Centre Pompidou in 2011, “L’art en Europe” in 2012 at Domaine Pommery, “Gateway: (Re)birth” at the Abu Dhabi Art Fair in 2016, and ‘Les Extatiques’ at La Défense for the past 4 years. Fabrice brings his expertise to bear on art market issues and artistic programming.
Blanche DE LESTRANGE,
Artistic direction and event production
Blanche DE LESTRANGE,
Artistic direction and event production
Blanche de Lestrange joined the Beaux Arts & Cie team in 2020 as an expert consultant in cultural and artistic program missions, alongside her role as artistic director for the Art Explora foundation. A former deputy director of the FIAC and co-founder of the Thanks for Nothing association, she brings extensive knowledge of the contemporary art market and expertise in the development of events conceived in a spirit of solidarity.
GUILLAUME ROBIC,
Consultant
GUILLAUME ROBIC,
Consultant
A graduate of the École du Louvre, he first built up solid experience in the cultural sector (Versailles, Louvre, CMN, RMN, Centre Pompidou, Monnaie de Paris), then in the luxury goods sector (Chaumet, Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, including Fashion Week), with global responsibilities for communications, development and events.
JULIA STRAUSS,
Cultural Experiences Manager
JULIA STRAUSS,
Cultural Experiences Manager
A graduate of Sciences-Po Paris and ESCP, Julia joined the Beaux Arts Institute team as Head of Cultural Experiences. A marketing and communications specialist, Julia has worked in both the luxury and cultural sectors. She coordinates international and national cultural projects, with a particular focus on content design and organizational excellence.
CLAIRE BONJOUR,
Cultural Experiences Manager
CLAIRE BONJOUR,
Cultural Experiences Manager
A graduate of King’s College London, Claire supports the Institute’s cultural and artistic projects. After a career in the consulting world, she specialized in management and communication, and takes an expert look at the corporate world.
ELOISE GROVES,
Cultural Projects Manager
ELOISE GROVES,
Cultural Projects Manager
A graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge, and the École Normale Supérieure de Paris, Eloise specializes in English literature and the history of modern and contemporary art. She is particularly involved in international projects.
MAXIME BOHN,
Cultural Projects Manager
MAXIME BOHN,
Cultural Projects Manager
A graduate of ESSEC, where he completed an exchange program with the Ecole du Louvre, Maxime joined Beaux Arts Institute after working in consulting and sales. His work focuses on events, content and strategy.