Dima Karout is a senior arts professional with over 15 years of experience in creating and managing art projects, and designing and delivering public and engagement programmes. She specialises in socially engaged art, cultural heritage, placemaking, innovative learning and creative health.

Working with leading museums, libraries, universities, culture and heritage organisations, local authorities, and inspiring art practitioners, she has led impactful partnerships and collaborations that foster community building, knowledge sharing and positive social change. Notable projects include:

• Working across art and policy with the London Borough of Culture and local authority to shape a new vision for Sanctuary. Engaging over 20 local organisations and 100 individuals—artists, cultural leaders, and residents—to create a borough-wide inclusive programme, and a strategic partnership with local libraries and the Horniman Museum, where she co-produced Internal Landscapes, a book publication and a collective exhibition that welcomed over 10,000 visitors.
• Joining forces with Groundwork, Counterpoints and Play for Progress teams to design and co-deliver ESOL+ Art and Creative Health programmes to people experiencing the asylum process.
• Designing the Migration Museum’s first residency for migrant artists, and its one-year engagement programme, culminating in the group exhibition Borderless.

Known for her compassionate leadership and solution-driven mindset, Dima is passionate about fostering creative connections, championing cultural rights, and promoting inclusion and lifelong learning in every project. Her international experience across Damascus, Paris, Montréal, and London has honed her ability to work in diverse, cross-cultural environments, with multilingual communication skills that enhance her collaborative approach.

Dima holds a Master’s degree in Contemporary Art from Paris VIII University and a Creative Writing degree from Concordia University in Montreal. She integrates practice-based research into her work, ensuring sustainable impact in the arts, education, and humanitarian sectors.