ESPOO ART SCENE – HOW IS CULTURAL DIVERSITY GOING? Seminar 25.9.2018
Welcome to the opening seminar of the Globe Art Point @ Espoo City Theater project on Tuesday, 25 September 2018 at 14-16 at the Espoo City Theater’s Revontulihalli to discuss on the cultural diversity of Espoo’s art and culture field.
Finland is becoming more and more richly diversified, and Espoo is one of the fastest developing cities in this respect as well. The seminar will highlight the impact of this change and reflect on the role of arts and culture in building the city’s attractiveness and urban prosperity and equality.
One of the practical motors of the change is Globe Art Point’s three-year GAP LAB project funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation, which starts with co-operation with Espoo City Theater. In September-December 2018, there will be six different performances / events performed at Revontulihalli combined with high artistic quality and the cultural diversity of the working groups. The series is curated by artist Teemu Mäki.
Espoo art scene – how is cultural diversity going? seminar discusses on this topical issue and creates a look at future steps. The event is in English, it is organized by Globe Art Point ry in collaboration with Espoo City Theatre.
Please registrate latest in 18.9.2018: info @ globeartpoint.fi
PROGRAM
13.30-14 Coffee
14.00 Welcome words
Erik Söderblom, theatre director, Espoo City Theater
David Kozma, Chairman, Globe Art Point
14.10 Dance performance (fragment)
Favela Vera Ortiz:Crossing Latitudes. Premiere on November 13, 2018 in Revontulihalli
14.30 Artist´s words
Ava Grayson, sound & media artist.
14.45 Panel discussion
Andy Best-Dunkley: sculpture, lecturer, researcher, Aalto University.
David Kozma: theatre director, chairperson of Globe Art Point.
Erik Söderblom, theatre director, Espoo City Theatre.
Teemu Mäki: artist, curator.
Tiina Kasvi: cultural manager, Espoon City Culture Office.
Reetta Kalajo: Chief Curator, Emma – Espoo Museum of Modern Art
Moderator: Martina Marti.
15.50. Closing words
16.00 Seminar ends
Globe Art Point is an association established in 2016 in Helsinki by the communities of non-Finnish-born artists resident in Finland promoting diversity in art and culture field and collaboration between artists with different backgrounds and art institutions.
Further information: Globe Art Point, managing director Tomi Purovaara, tel.050442987531, tomi.purovaara@globeartpoint.fi Espoo City Theatre, director Erik Söderblom, tel. 0400 7920 016, erik.soderblom@espoonteatteri.f
www.globeartpoint.fi , espoonteatteri.fi