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‘Ladies And Masks’: A Window Exhibition by Uko Williams

01/02/2023 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

‘Ladies And Masks’: A Window Exhibition At Globe Art Point By Uko Williams┃ 2.2. – 23.2. 2023 Uko Williams is a visual artist from Nigeria based in Espoo. He will exhibit samples of his colorful art in Globe Art Point’s window between 2.2. – 23.2. 2023. During the time he has lived in Finland he has had exhibitions in Kärsämäki, Alajärvi, Ylitornio, Karjaa and Helsinki. Before moving to Finland in 2019 he had co-operation with several galleries in Western…

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‘La Vie de Bohème and Dramaturgy of Boulevardisation’ by Romeo Kodra

27/10/2021 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

‘La Vie de Bohème and Dramaturgy of Boulevardisation’ An Auto-Bio-Geo-Graphic Window Exhibition by Romeo Kodra 1.10. – 22.10. La Vie de Bohème and Dramaturgy of Boulevardisation is the first window exhibition by Romeo Kodra organised by Globe Art Point. These auto-bio-geo-graphic artworks are part of the artistic research Iconology and Iconographies of Boulevard and Boulevardization, through which the artist wants to evidence the theatricality of the role of the artist and the required ventriloquism instead of polyphonic diversity (Paul Klee’s polyphonic…

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Cultural activism of the foreign kind by Nathalie Sallegren

22/05/2020 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

I surrender now in a way that I wouldn’t have been capable of before. A complex network of selfish emotions bubbled under the surface of my professional ego before the pandemic and my social and geographical isolation is now experienced by everyone. No longer mine to suffer alone. I am shamefully relieved. We are all mortal and cannot control the way the world turns. Cultural work has become the natural steam for me, I have learnt to rely on it…

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G.A.P’s Migri Legal Clinic

18/05/2020 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

Welcome to join G.A.P’s Migri Legal Clinic! In recent years, we have witnessed an increment on the cases of foreign-born artists and cultural workers struggling with the Finnish Immigration Service in order to obtain a suitable residence permit and remain in Finland. Despite being active members of the society (some of them with long and culturally valuable careers in Finland and abroad, and with stable sources of income) many of those applicants have been rejected by Migri, leaving them with…

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G.A.P’S LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR ITS BOARD MEMBER

04/02/2020 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

Globe Art Point’s letter of support for its board member Daniel Malpica Globe Art Point. is deeply concerned about unjust implementations of immigration policies for foreign-born artists and cultural workers in Finland. We have witnessed failure and lack of transparency in the entire process dealing with Daniel Malpica‘s case. The exact number of foreign-born artists, cultural professionals and operators in Finland is unknown, yet their contribution to the Finnish art scene and therefore to its international reputation is undeniably visible….

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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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23.5.19 – Art & Culture Union’s Day

03/05/2019 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

Welcome to Globe Art Point’s Great Art & Culture Union’s Day Event on 23.5.2019 at 15:00-18:20 at the Helsinki Central Library Oodi! Artists’ Unions Fair will present the Finnish four major artists’ unions: 1. Theatre and Media workers TeMe (communication officer Anne Saveljeff); 2. Art and Culture Professionals’ Trade Union TAKU (organization coordinator Sini Myllyniemi); 3. Actor´s Union (managing director Elina Kuusikko); 4. Finnish Musicians’ Union (freelance-agent Jaakko Kämäräinen). Artists and cultural workers from the fields of performing arts, visual…

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