This is what I do.

Connecting art, education, and policy to shape more inclusive and imaginative futures.

Monica Vejgaard

Danish flutist, composer and multimedia artist with a strong background in cultural diplomacy, youth leadership, DEI (diversity, equity & inclusion) and arts-policy work. I occupy the intersection of music, visual arts, and social change, with a track record of initiating and leading projects that challenge and expand artistic formats, build networks and empower under-represented groups.

    • Selected participant in the Keychange Leadership Programme 2025.

    • Appointed to the AEC – Association Européenne des Conservatoires DEI Panel of Experts (2025-2028).

    • Founder of the artistic research project “Unfolded Futures”: rethinking future thinking, creating new artistic formats.

    • President of the EPASA – European Performing Arts Students’ Association; student representative in high-level national and international arts education and policy forums.

  • Project Manager / Arts & Culture Consultant
    Danish Students’ Council (DSF), Denmark
    2022–present

    • Leading workshops and initiatives aimed at engaging art-students across Denmark, with a focus on inclusive participation and under-represented voices.

    • Developing strategies for gathering honest feedback from marginalized groups and ensuring meaningful inclusion.

    • Collaborating with national student bodies, educational institutions, and creative networks.

    Graphic Design & Visual Content
    Copenhagen & internationally
    2023–present (ongoing)

    • Brand identity, website design and visual content creation for artistic projects and festivals, such as the Open Form Festival, The Danish Flute Festival, Musik & Ungdom.

    • Producing reels, music-video visuals (16:9) and live concert visuals leveraging my own video material.

    • Integrating my art-practice (flute & electronics) into visual formats and cross-disciplinary experiences.

    Public & Cultural Diplomacy
    Royal Danish Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
    2024-2025

    • Supported initiatives to strengthen Danish-Japanese cultural ties; engaged in art-education diplomacy and international artist collaborations.

    • Gained insights into cultural policy, international communication and creative cross-border networks.


    Student Representative / DEI & Youth Leadership
    Various roles including:

    • Student representative at the Ministry of Culture (Denmark) commission to structure art education.

    • Member of the DEI panel in music-education contexts; worked to change how gender equality and inclusion are formulated, to include women and gender-minorities.

    • Organised youth and arts-policy workshops across Europe and Singapore through organisations such as EPASA – European Performing Arts Students’ Association and AEC – Association Européenne des Conservatoires.

    • Breaking boundaries between art forms and academic disciplines

    • Future literacy, art for change and societal transformation

    • Combining music, visuals and interactive audience experiences

    • Mentorship in the flute community and building inclusive artistic networks

    • Danish (native)

    • English (fluent)

    • Flute performance (classical & electronic)

    • Multimedia audio-visual production & live visuals

    • Project management within arts & culture

    • Graphic design, brand identity & visual content

    • Cultural diplomacy & international arts networks

    • Youth leadership, student representation & DEI facilitation

    • Workshop design & facilitation (especially for students, artists)

    • Futures thinking, creative research & experimental formats

  • Syddansk Musikkonservatorium – Danish National Academy of Music, Denmark
    Master in Classical Flute Performance

  • Available on request.