Mykhailo Glubokyi is the development director of “IZOLYATSIA. a platform for cultural initiatives”. Mykhailo has been a part of the foundation since 2011, implementing site-specific, participatory community-oriented cultural projects and contributing to turning various industrial sites into vibrant cultural spaces. Since 2021, he has also been a board member of one of the oldest European networks of cultural centres, Trans Europe Halles, and a member of the consortium implementing the Creative Europe mobility scheme for artists and cultural professionals, “i-Portunus”. Since 2019, Mykhailo has focused on collaboration with local communities, capacity building for rural areas, support for cultural decentralisation and international collaborations, programs, and exchanges, especially in the East of Ukraine and Eastern and Central European regions. Also, beginning in 2014, he has been involved in developing the IZONE creative hub as well as residencies and educational programs for creative entrepreneurs, artists, and cultural professionals. Since 2022 he is involved into various programs to support Ukrainian displaced communities, and artists and cultural professional affected by the Russian invasion to Ukraine.