Kate Rich is joining ACElab as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow from 2024 to 2027. Her research focuses on the often overlooked role of administrative work as a space for critical and collective artistic practice, as highlighted during our Hidden Arts exhibition and her involvement with the lumbung kios network. During the fellowship, she will investigate the tensions between the EU’s policy ambitions for a greener, more equitable economy and the practical challenges faced by small grassroots cultural organizations striving toward these goals, particularly the regulatory barriers they encounter. The fellowship includes collaborations with Trajna, Casco Art Institute, The Institute for Technology in the Public Interest, and FoAM.