GAP Creatives database

Are you searching for diverse, international talent to enrich your projects?

The GAP Creatives Database is your gateway to connecting with professional artists, cultural producers, educators, and entrepreneurs with multicultural expertise and backgrounds. It’s an open archive showcasing creative professionals based in Finland who work across various disciplines and bring unique perspectives to their fields.

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A World of Creativity

Our members represent a wide range of disciplines, from the visual and performing arts to cultural production, education, and creative entrepreneurship. Whether you’re looking for an artist, facilitator, or partner, our database has the talent you need.

Multicultural Expertise

Our professionals are skilled in working within diverse communities and multicultural settings, making them ideal collaborators for inclusive and innovative projects.

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The GAP Creatives Database includes international talent that you won’t find in traditional networks. From Finnish returnees rebuilding their creative networks to foreign-born professionals creating outside of the traditional art venues, our database highlights all voices.

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Globe Art Point actively promotes its members’ work, and as a member, you’ll benefit from streamlined access to their profiles, projects, and achievements.

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Yiu Sheung

Sheung Yiu (HK/FI) is a Hong-Kong-born, image-centered artist and researcher, based in Helsinki. His artwork explores the act of seeing through ...

Languages: English

Visual arts: Photography, Video Art, Art theory / art history

Tania Potapenko

Tania Potapenko is a contemporary figurative artist based in Helsinki. Her work explores the complexities of human life experience, focusing on ...

Languages: Finnish, English, Russian

Visual arts: Painting

Vera Boitcova

Theatre director, playwright, curator, queer performance/video artist and political activist. Currently, Doctoral Researcher at University of ...

Languages: English, Russian

Visual arts: Curating, Video Art, Arts pedagogy

Performing arts: Acting, Directing, Dramaturg, Script writing / playwright, Theatre pedagogy, Performance art

Special groups: Multicultural / diversity, LGTB

Other culture: Community art

Vedran Brnjetic

I am a photographer originally from Croatia. Core of my activity is event photography, particularly I like covering live music, as well as ...

Languages: English

Visual arts: Photography, Video Art

Special groups: LGTB

Wisam Abboud

Wisam Abboud has been based in Helsinki, Finland. He is a founder of Neighbourgoods community, Dj & producer at The Yalla Collective. I was ...

Languages: English, Spanish

Visual arts: Graphic Arts, Painting, Curating, Photography, Graphic design, Video Art, Media art, Installation

Music: DJ

Other culture: Community art

Martin Dahlström-Heuser

Martin Dahlström-Heuser has graduated with an MA in Visual Cultures, Curating and Contemporary Art from Aalto University, Finland, including a ...

Languages: Swedish, English, Spanish

Visual arts: Painting, Photography, Video Art, Installation, Other visual arts

Performing arts: Performance art

Music: Composing & music theory, Classical / art music

Special groups: LGTB

Jason Janicki

My name is Jason Janicki and I write a variety of fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and young adult. I currently work as a ...

Languages: English

Literature: Fiction

Vahid Good

Vahid is a Helsinki-based visual artist, photographer, and filmmaker, known professionally as Vahid Good. He began his creative journey after ...

Languages: English, Finnish

Visual arts: Photography, Video Art

Helena Kulishova

Helena Kulishova is a versatile artist and designer, professionally working in the field of painting, graphics, design and architecture. Member ...

Languages: English, Russian

Visual arts: Graphic Arts, Sculpture, Painting, Graphic design, Illustration, Art theory / art history, Arts pedagogy, Other visual arts

Performing arts: Set design

Other culture: Environmental art, AI Art

Sahar Ajami

I’m a visual artist and illustrator passionate about creating cartoons and graphic design. In my work, I play around with lines, symbols, and ...

Visual arts: Graphic Arts, Painting, Curating, Illustration

Special groups: Children

Kriti Kumari

Since my childhood, I have been interested in drawing, painting, art and crafts as a hobby. Later, I earned a bachelor's degree in textile ...

Languages: English

Visual arts: Graphic Arts, Sculpture, Painting, Other visual arts

Special groups: Children, Youth, Multicultural / diversity, LGTB, Other

Other culture: Community art, Environmental art

Viv Magia

Viv Magia is an internationally working street artist and visual artist. She loves painting large, colorful walls, and also enjoys implementing ...

Languages: Finnish, English, Spanish

Visual arts: Painting, Installation

Special groups: Children, Youth, Aged / seniors, Disabled people, Multicultural / diversity, LGTB

Other culture: Community art, Environmental art

Naser Bayat

Naser Bayat is a professional photographer and creative strategist based in Helsinki. He is the Founder and Creative Director of Amity Harmonia, ...

Languages: English

Visual arts: Photography, Video Art

Damilare Olalude

I am an experienced and passionate cinematographer with in depth nollywood experience, training and proven success in cinematography. An adept ...

Languages: English, Spanish

Visual arts: Photography, Video Art, Media art

Performing arts: Directing, Light design

Mathilde Palenius

Mathilde Palenius is an artistic producer and projects coordinator based in Helsinki, working with pluri-disciplinary artistic spaces and ...

Languages: Swedish, English, French

Shkurte Ramushi

My name is Shkurte Ramushi, I’m a painter, photographer and art teacher , currently based in Espoo, Finland, originally from Kosovo. In my ...

Languages: English

Visual arts: Painting, Curating, Photography, Media art, Illustration, Other visual arts

Special groups: Children, Youth, Disabled people

Joshua Cockroft

I am a visual artist, photographer and educator based in Helsinki. I use photography as a tool to examine and engage with the world – in my work ...

Languages: English

Visual arts: Photography, Arts pedagogy

Vladislav Nenchev

A part-time human, with a mild compulsion for over-analysis. Vladislav writes short pieces of fiction that explore the fault line between ...

Languages: English

Performing arts: Directing, Dramaturg, Script writing / playwright, Set design

Literature: Fiction