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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….

#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…

Beyond separation: labels, division, and professional othering

05/10/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

When we in Finland talk about local artists, we tend to use labels that refer to their background. These labels depend on whether or not their identity is considered to deviate from the white Finnish norm. Those who are the norm are simply called artists. The ones who don’t are labeled as immigrant artists, international artists, refugee artists, multicultural artists, foreign-born artists, the list goes on. These labels contribute to professional exclusion in contemporary art, and institutions are perpetuating…

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