Staff
Big Picture Association – we work for culture and education.
Our mission: Social animation. It works!
We have been operating since 2018, relying on our experience in the projects implementations in the field of history, visual arts, culture animation and education. We organize workshops and seminars. We are happy to share our knowledge.
We believe that cultural activities affect the local community. We inspire residents and provide tools for acting on their own and completing own projects.
Constantly looking for new methods of telling local history we introduce innovations in culture. We use a creative problem-solving method (Design Thinking), show that culture is for everyone, regardless of their age or skills. Our audio-visual materials are provided with audio description and subtitles for the deaf. Our activities are planned in such a way as to enable the participation by the widest possible group of recipients.
Our experience of many years of cooperation with institutions and non-governmental organizations brings benefits to the community.
Monika Marciniak
I am the president of the Association. I am a humanist, my activities focus on building relationships. For 12 years, I have been coordinating own projects in the field of cultural education related to local history. Through animation activities, I give the participants space for creativity and tools to implement their own projects. I work with intergenerational groups. I go outside with my projects, organize historical walks and happenings. I am very interested in the history of the Jewish community and its contribution to Białystok’s culture. Professionally I create audio description for films, performances and works of art. At work, I focus on the needs of the audience. Making my dreams come true is the greatest value of my projects.
Katarzyna Łaziuk
I am responsible for contacts with foreign partners. I am an English teacher and a culture animator with over twenty-year experience working with young people. I pay special attention to teaching openness and critical thinking. I teach about the Holocaust and human rights. Proud to be an Ambassador to Polin Museum, Leader of Dialogue of the Forum for Dialogue Foundation, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Teacher Fellow, representative of The Olga Lengyel Institute of Holocaust Studies and Human Rights in Poland. Currently, I work at the City Council of Mińsk Mazowiecki as the Head of Public Relations, Culture and Sport Department. I believe that the greatest value of projects is meeting other people and building bonds.