Fredrik Lindegren is working as Head of Culture Affairs in the City of Umeå, Sweden. He was originally hired 2006 by the municipality to work with the bid for becoming European Capital of Culture and then appointed Artistic Director for the upcoming ECoC year 2014. Mr. Lindegren has a background as stage actor, artist and director. Fredrik is also running a cultural art venue in Umeå under the name The Artistic Bureaucracy – @Bureaucart. He is a board member for the upcoming European Capital of Culture in Bodø2024, Norway.