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CULTURAL HOUSES AND CENTRES

07/06/2022 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

CULTURAL HOUSES AND CENTRES Cultural Houses in Helsinki KANNELTALO is a theater and concert hall located next to Kannelmäki Train Station, a 13-minute train ride from Helsinki Central Station. MALMITALO is a lively cultural centre for anyone who loves film, music, theatre and children’s events. In addition to performances and exhibitions, the building features a library, restaurant, adult education centre, four art schools and the Koillisluotsi project steered by Youth Services. THE SAVOY THEATRE is a guest stage for international performers…

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What is artist’s salary and how much are you entitled to be paid for your work?

31/05/2022 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

WHAT IS ARTIST’S SALARY AND HOW MUCH ARE YOU ENTITLED TO BE PAID FOR YOUR WORK? The topic of fair pay is very hot in the field of art and culture these days. Why? Well simply because everyone should be paid for their work! The problem is that there is no unified wage for creatives in Finland. Every art field has a slightly different wage guidelines based on the type of employment/gig. In consideration also comes the individual’s education,…

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TE Services’ informative event at G.A.P

06/02/2020 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

TE Services at G.A.P – 26.2.2020, 1-3PM Welcome to an informative event organised by Globe Art Point and the TE services, aimed at foreign-born artists and cultural workers living in Finland. The purpose of the event is to share information regarding unemployment rights and issues considering foreign-born artists living in Finland. The event uses the results of a survey that was published in April 2019, in which artists and cultural workers had the opportunity to raise their questions and concerns…

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What would you like to learn more about?

10/01/2020 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

Globe Art Point is committed to provide training and information for foreign born artists living in Finland. We do this through our workshops and online services, which include our Vimeo channel https://vimeo.com/globeartpoint We’re now asking our community to let us know which areas they’re most lacking information on. What would foreign artists living in Finland want to learn more about? And how would they prefer to receive this information? Please answer this survey to help us in providing you better…

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10.10.19 – Grants Application peer group with Orlan Ohtonen & Neicia Marsh

05/09/2019 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

Join Orlan Ohtonen & Neicia Marsh from the Feminist Culture House* to discuss your Taike / SKR applications, including respectful budgeting, working conditions, and valuing labour within your grant applications. Bring along a burning question related to your application’s working plan or budget See examples of successful applications (focus: contemporary art, exhibitions, projects, events) Plan to dream equitable working conditions within the arts field The maximum number of participants: 15 people. Enrol by writing an email to info(at)globeartpoint.fi telling us about…

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9.9.19 – Grants application’ peer group with Selina Väliheikki & Katie Lenanton

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

Join Selina Väliheikki & Katie Lenanton from the Feminist Culture House* to discuss your Kone application, including respectful budgeting, working conditions, and valuing labour within your grant applications. Bring along a burning question related to your application’s working plan or budget See examples of successful applications (focus: contemporary art, exhibitions, projects, events) Plan to dream equitable working conditions within the arts field The maximum number of participants: 15 people. Enrol by writing an email to info(at)globeartpoint.fi Priority to non-Finnish born artists and culture workers residing in…

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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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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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Artist’ taxation support group with Riikka Kuoppala

20/03/2019 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

In this taxation support group, we will look into the practicalities of filing artist taxes. Participants are encouraged to send questions before the first workshop and bring their own specific tax issues to the second workshop. The requirement for the second part is attending the first part. Topics covered include (among others): – Differences in taxation for different kinds of artist income – How to file different kinds of grants – Deductions for an artist: studio rent, work trips, materials,…

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