Info G.A.P., Author at Globe Art Point

26.9.19 – How to get your film seen in Finland?

02/09/2019 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

Have you made a movie and still wondering about the distribution/exhibition channels in Finland? Globe Art Point. and HIFF – Rakkautta & Anarkiaa 2019 are hosting the seminar How to get your film seen in Finland? on Thursday, September 26th at 16:00h at Cinema Orion, Helsinki. The seminar takes place during the Love & Anarchy Film Festival and approaches different angles of the Finnish film distribution and exhibition system. The panel will focus on short films, documentaries and features from…

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ARE YOU OUR NEXT MANAGING DIRECTOR?

24/06/2019 Info G.A.P. Comments 1 Comment

OPEN CALL FOR A MANAGING DIRECTOR Globe Art Point is looking for a new managing director/s to develop the association goals in the upcoming years. The applicant can be one person (100% salary) or a team of two (each with 50% monthly salary). Globe Art Point ry is an association founded in 2016 in Helsinki to promote and support the status and working conditions of international artists and cultural actors of different art forms living in Finland. The association’s work is…

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Groundlessness: Reflections in First and Third person, by Uzair Amjad

14/06/2019 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 I came to Finland to pursue a Masters Degree in Visual Arts, Game and Narrative Design. But just into my second year, I ran into an unforeseeable financial situation, the kind of “unforeseeable financial situation” which is a regular fixture of adult life. I was completely unprepared for it, with my next visa renewal appointment just around the corner I had to save up Four Thousand Euros in Six months in order to not get kicked out of the…

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19.8.2019 – Avaus Open Lecture: How is Experience turned into Expertise? by Shadia Rask

13/06/2019 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

In Autumn 2019, the Avaus project organizes an open lecture series on topics related to cultural diversity. The series of three lectures is part of the Diversity Agent Course carried out by Culture for All Service, Globe Art Point and the Center for Cultural Policy Research Cupore in 2019. The events are open and free of charge to everyone interested. The language is English. Monday, 19 August 2019, 16:00-18:00 Globe Art Point, Malminkatu 5, 00100, Helsinki Shadia Rask How is Experience…

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Kemê’ Final words speech at Opening the Nordic Art Sector seminar

05/06/2019 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

Photography credits: Marta Anna Løvberg The following text is closing words speech by Kemê Pellicer at the seminar “Opening the Nordic Art Sector” organised by Globe Art Point in collaboration with the Center for cultural policy research Cupore, Culture for All and Hanaholmen, supported by the Arts Promotion Center Finland and the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, on May 16th 2019 as part of the #STOPHATREDNOW 2019 Festival. Here we are, at the end of the seminar….

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Welcome all!

05/06/2019 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

Welcome friends, strangers, fellow art workers, curious and neighbours! Globe Art Point will close its doors for the summer on June 20th at 3 pm, but before that, we would like to thank all our friends for their support one more year. Join us for some drinks and snacks at our headquarters! Kids are welcome. WHEN: 19 JUNE 5-8 pm WHERE: Malminkatu 5, Kamppi, Helsinki ACCESSIBILITY INFO: Our facilities are accessible on the street level, assistant dogs are welcome, there…

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Diversity Agent Course, Open Call Results

22/05/2019 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

In 2019, Culture for All Service, Globe Art Point and the Center for Cultural Policy Research Cupore organize a Diversity Agent Course for cultural workers and artists of non-Finnish origin or background. The course is part of the project Avaus and supported by the National Agency for Education. The aim of the course is to offer tools for developing diversity in the arts and culture sector. The course introduces participants to topics related to diversity, familiarizes with the arts and culture sector…

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UNVEIL CREATIVE CHAOS! A CALL TO STORM THE BASTILLE. By Ceyda Berk-Söderblom

12/05/2019 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

“We live longer but less precisely and in shorter sentences …” These lines are picked from “Tutaj” (Here), a painfully beautiful dialogue between two great souls who are not with us anymore: the Nobel Prize-winning poet Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012) and the extraordinary trumpeter Tomasz Stańko (1942–2018). The stunning trumpet improvisations in response to the poet’s reading makes this live-recorded poetry and jazz combination a treasure and reminds us that at the end of the day what stays in our hearts…

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#STOPHATREDNOW, Ethical guidelines of the platform

09/05/2019 Info G.A.P. Comments 2 Comments

What? #StopHatredNow is an anti-racist and intersectionally feminist platform whose purpose is to create a new multivoiced feminist discourse about anti-racism, inclusivity and diversity within art and culture. Multivoiced feminist discourse means that we do not aim at a consensus. There must be space for new viewpoints and experiences, but the atmosphere must also remain respectful, safe and inclusive. The platform initiated by UrbanApa and Sonya Lindfors is the creation of several organisations. Other organisers include: Cultural Centre Caisa, Zodiak…

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