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OUR POSITION ON A SITUATION IN GAZA

27/02/2024 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

OUR POSITION ON A SITUATION IN GAZA The following statement has been drafted and published by Forum Artis on the first of February 2024. As a member of the organisation, Globe Art Point decided to support this statement by sharing it publicly with our community. Forum Artis, a cooperation organisation of artists’ organisations, demands that the Finnish government does everything possible to ensure a ceasefire in Gaza and protects everyone’s human rights both in Israel and in Gaza and other Palestinian…

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Access, Advocacy And Active Inclusion – Pathways to increasing Diversity in the Arts and Culture Field (AAA)

11/01/2024 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

Access, Advocacy And Active Inclusion – Pathways to increasing Diversity in the Arts and Culture Field (AAA) AAA is an Erasmus+ project lead by IMMART in partnership with Globe Art Point in Finland and Fresh Arts Coalition Europe in France. The project is dedicated to empowering the European arts and culture community to reshape their approach toward artists with migration backgrounds and cultural workers. This transformation centers on promoting inclusive practices, equality, and the combatting of discrimination as part…

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ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE ART AND CULTURE SECTOR

17/11/2023 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE ART AND CULTURE SECTOR Forum Artis has drawn up ethical guidelines for the field of art and culture to facilitate the self-regulation of the field, as commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Culture during 1.8.2021-31.12.2022. The guidelines start from the assumption that everyone operating in the field complies with the relevant legislation related to each event, collaboration or work of art. The guidelines deal with ethically-weighted choices and the treatment of different parties. The…

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STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME

28/06/2023 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME Globe Art Point strongly opposes the new government programme introduced by the incoming administration in Finland, particularly regarding the proposed reforms in immigration and social security policies. These changes pose significant threats to the values of cultural equity, diversity, and inclusion the association strives to promote, and if put in use, they will have detrimental effects on the Finnish arts and culture sector with the foreign-born artists, cultural workers, and entrepreneurs…

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DIVERSITY AGENT 2.0 COURSE

01/09/2021 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

STRENGTHENING & ADVANCING ANTI-RACIST PRACTICES: DIVERSITY AGENT 2.0 COURSE Diversity Agents address a range of challenging and crucial issues such as structural racism, lack of equality and accessibility. As change makers and organizers, Diversity Agents offer ways to reflect, to develop tools, and to implement ways we can work towards a more equitable society. In this second edition of the Diversity Agent course special attention is given to recognizing structural racism and introducing anti-racist practices. The course encompasses lectures, meetings,…

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Diversity Agents as a help for cultural institutions

08/06/2021 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

DIVERSITY AGENTS AS HELP FOR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Would you like to know how to make your work environment or project more diverse and inclusive? Would you like your institution to be more diversity-minded? What are Diversity Agents? Diversity Agents are a network of arts and culture professionals who have multicultural backgrounds, strategic diversity skills as well as knowledge and experience of the work ethic in Finland. In addition, they have extensive creative and problem-solving skills and the ability…

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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

20/01/2021 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

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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The Impact Globe Art Point Makes, Demos Helsinki’s Report

28/10/2020 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

THE IMPACT GLOBE ART POINT MAKES, DEMOS HELSINKI’S REPORT G.A.P was founded in autumn 2016. After almost four full working years, the board initiated a survey to monitor and measure how our actions and projects have contributed to the developments of the Finnish art scene. We wanted to get insight into how our organisation measure up against our stated goals and to help our funders and stakeholders understand how their contributions fit in with the bigger picture. G.A.P aims…

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AVAUS – THE STATUS OF FOREIGN-BORN ARTS AND CULTURE PROFESSIONALS IN FINLAND

06/08/2020 Alex Kollerova Comments 0 Comment

AVAUS – THE STATUS OF FOREIGN-BORN ARTS AND CULTURE PROFESSIONALS IN FINLAND Opening. The status of foreign-born arts and culture professionals in Finland is a report based on a development project entitled Opening. Becoming an agent in the field of arts and culture in Finland conducted by the Culture for All Service, Cupore and Globe Art Point in 2017-2019. The objective of this report is to explore how open or closed the Finnish arts and cultural field is to cultural…

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