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Art, Culture and Diverse Finland. The final report of the Working Group on Cultural Policy, Immigrants and the Promotion of Cultural Diversity

Art, Culture and Diverse Finland. The final report of the Working Group on Cultural Policy, Immigrants and the Promotion of Cultural Diversity

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ART, CULTURE AND DIVERSE FINLAND. THE FINAL REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON CULTURAL POLICY, IMMIGRANTS AND THE PROMOTION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY   The final report of the Working Group on Cultural Policy, Immigrants and the Promotion of Cultural Diversity was handed over to State Secretary Tuomo Puumala on January 20, 2021. The working group on cultural policy, immigration and cultural diversity was formed on 9 January 2020 to prepare proposals for cultural policy guidelines for the development of the…

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Introduction to Kuvasto and copyrights for visual artists

Introduction to Kuvasto and copyrights for visual artists

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Introduction to Kuvasto and copyrights for visual artists What is Kuvasto? What are Kuvasto’s services for visual artists, and how to become Kuvasto’s client? Kuvasto is a copyright society for artists working in the field of visual arts representing more than 2,700 Finnish visual artists and around 100,000 artists from other countries. In her talk, the Communications Manager Kati Pelkonen will focus on Kuvasto’s mission and services for visual artists living and working in Finland. Date and time: 1.12. 2020 from…

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MORNING COFFEE AT G.A.P WITH KULTTUURIKAMELEONTIT RY & SVENSKA.FI 

MORNING COFFEE AT G.A.P WITH KULTTUURIKAMELEONTIT RY & SVENSKA.FI 

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MORNING COFFEE AT G.A.P  WITH KULTTUURIKAMELEONTIT RY & SVENSKA.FI  November 19, 2020 / 10-12:00 pm Welcome to Morning coffee at G.A.P – an informal event held on Thursday, 19 November from 10 am to 12 pm in G.A.P’s premises.  For the next Morning Coffee at G.A.P, we are excited to introduce to you representatives from our member associations Marjo-Sisko Lindstedt, the chairperson of Kulttuurikameleontit ry and Alexandr Foy, the secretary from the Svenska.fi organisation.   The session will start with Marjo-Sisko…

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GAP INFO LOCAL in Tampere

GAP INFO LOCAL in Tampere

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HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING ON AN EXCITING PROJECT BUT YOU ARE NOT ENTIRELY SURE HOW TO EXECUTE IT? OR IN CONTRARY YOU HAVE MANY GREAT IDEAS BUT YOU ARE STRUGGLING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE COMPLEX SYSTEM OF GRANT APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE ULTIMATELY PREVENTING YOU FROM SENDING THEM IN?  ARE YOU PUZZLED BY THE PRACTICALITIES OF FILING TAXES FOR ARTISTS OR DO YOU PERHAPS NEED SOME ART-RELATED LEGAL ADVICE? G.A.P INFO is coming to Tampere on 2nd of November to run…

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MORNING COFFEE AT G.A.P WITH MAJELLA CLARKE, 22.10.20

MORNING COFFEE AT G.A.P WITH MAJELLA CLARKE, 22.10.20

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MORNING COFFEE AT G.A.P WITH MAJELLA CLARKE   October 22th, 2020 / 10-12:00 pm  Welcome to Morning Coffee at G.A.P, an informal event organised by Globe Art Point. The guest for our next session is an Australian Conductor, Multi-instrumentalist, Artist and Artificial Intelligence Strategist Majella Clarke who will give a presentation/workshop on using data and AI in composition and performance. The first hour Majella will give an overview of the AI technology evolution in composition – listening to about 7-8…

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Good, but not good enough. Bad, but not bad enough.

Good, but not good enough. Bad, but not bad enough.

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World Mental Health Day was celebrated on October 10th. This year, G.A.P decided to join in Mieli’s campaign to highlight the positive effects of true listening, genuine presence and being heard on our mental health. The following article deals with depression, suicidal thoughts, isolation and gaslighting. It has been produced as a response to our Open Call for a blog post in which we invited aspiring writers, bloggers or anyone interested to share their personal story about struggles with inclusion…

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GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP WITH FEMINIST CULTURE HOUSE, 14.10.20

GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP WITH FEMINIST CULTURE HOUSE, 14.10.20

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Feminist Culture House returns to G.A.P to facilitate another grant writing workshop this autumn! The workshop will be held on 14th of October from 1 pm to 3pm at G.A.P. During the two-hour-long workshop, we will discuss grant applications, including work plans, respectful budgeting, working conditions, and valuing labour within your grant applications. We’ll also have a look at examples of successful applications (focus: contemporary art, exhibitions, projects, events). Bring along a burning question related to your application’s working plan…

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SKR: GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP WITH JOHANNA RUOHONEN, 6.10.20

SKR: GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP WITH JOHANNA RUOHONEN, 6.10.20

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Globe Art Point is organising a grant writing workshop in collaboration with The Finnish Cultural Foundation (SKR) on 6.10.20 from 3 – 5 pm. The workshop, held in English is targeted at foreign-born arts and cultural professionals residing in Finland.  During the workshop, the workshop facilitator Johanna Ruohonen will also talk about the recently published additional funding of one million euros that is offered to support art organisations to overcome the state of emergency caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Program:…

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Open call for a blog article

Open call for a blog article

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Our core mission at Globe Art Point is advocating cultural equity, diversity and inclusion in the arts and cultural sector in Finland. But what is diversity and how does one appropriately characterise this complex term? Some say that diversity is about empowering people by respecting and appreciating what makes them different. Others, on the other hand, perceive diversity in a more negative light as unlikeness, an absence of something they are familiar with which often leads to apprehension.   Whether we…

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