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#StopHatredNow 2020

04/05/2020 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

#StopHatredNow 2020 will take place in May, 11th to 15th! This year’s theme is NEW STANDARDS. There will be lots of interesting and free lectures, panels, discussions, speeches, workshops and much more! Globe Art Point has participated in the programme planning and our very own Kemê Pellicer and Sepideh Rahaa will be representing G.A.P on the first day of the festival, The Institutional Day: Redefining standards – CALL FOR ACTIONS! Be there or be square – make sure to pre-register by May…

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Cultural policy and cultural diversity in four Nordic countries, Speech by Passi Saukkonen

01/02/2018 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

“A recent (29 January 2018) conference was held in Stockholm on equality, equality, inclusiveness and integration in the field of arts and culture. The theme of the event was the recent reports by Myndigheten för cultural analyst and Kulturanalys Norden on these topics. Publications can be downloaded from the website of those mentioned. My own speech was based on the article on culture policy and multiculturalism in four Nordic countries, published in Swedish in the co-authored edition of Kulturanalys Norden…

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Resume: How to make Helsinki together an inclusive and international art & culture city?

16/01/2018 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

On Thursday 30.11.2017 Globe Art Point held the seminar “How to make Helsinki together an inclusive and international art & culture city?” in cooperation with the city of Helsinki at Viirus Theatre to open up a dialogue about the present and future of Helsinki as an international art and culture city. Here you can read a resume of the seminar with the insights of its participants: Read it in English HOW TO MAKE HELSINKI TOGETHER AN INCLUSIVE AND INTERNATIONAL ART &…

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New report: Lack of diversity at state cultural institutions in the Nordic region

20/12/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

The proportion of employees with a foreign background to state-funded cultural institutions in the Nordic countries has increased over time, but the increase has not been at the same rate as in the general population. The representation of employees with foreign background has thus deteriorated between 2000 and 2015. The results are presented in a new report, Kultur med olika bakgrund Utländsk bakgrund bland anställda vid statligt finansierade kulturinstitutioner i Norden (Culture with different backgrounds), by Kulturanalys Norden at Myndigheten för kulturanalys. You can…

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Where are we now? -seminar about diversity in Finnish art sector 16.11.2017 at Koko Theatre, Helsinki

09/11/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

Welcome to the WHERE ARE WE NOW? seminar on Thursday 16.11.2017 at 9.30-15.30 in KokoTeatteri (Hämeentie 3, 00530 Helsinki) The seminar, organized in collaboration with Globe Art Point and Taike (Arts Promotion Centre)  pursues a better understanding and awareness of our diversity inside the art and culture fields in Finland and by using a more horizontal approach, explores integration vs. accessibility and structural forms of exclusion. Seminar language will be English. Please registrate latest in 14.11.2017: https://goo.gl/forms/BsypJ184fRE24lBq1 Program 9.30 Registration and…

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How culture and the arts can promote intercultural dialogue in the context of the migratory and refugee crisis

14/09/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

The reports look at how arts and culture can bring people together and increase their participation in society. The report provides recommendations for cultural policy makers and for cultural organisations structured around three key themes: empowerment, intersectoral and evaluation. Key themes The report examines how empowerment can pave the way to equal opportunities and participation in social and cultural life. It emphasises avoiding framing migrants and refugees as collective identities, advising instead that we consider all people as individuals with voices that have the right to be heard….

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Multiculturalism and Cultural Policy in Northern Europe

13/04/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

The purpose of this article is to examine multiculturalist cultural policies in northern Europe. Almost all societies are multicultural in the sense that they contain two or more languages or religions, and people there live according to many value systems and traditions. Few countries, however, can be labeled as ideologically multiculturalist societies. This multiculturalism implies a positive or at least a neutral government attitude towards cultural diversity, public support for the maintenance of cultural practices and identities, and public efforts…

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Suomeen pakolaisina ja turvapaikanhakijoina vuosina 2011– 2016 saapuneet taiteilijat

12/04/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

TAITEEN EDISTÄMISKESKUKSEN SELVITYS, TAIJA ROIHA Selvityksessä käsitellään Suomeen pakolaisina ja turvapaikanhakijoina lähivuosina saapuneiden henkilöiden taiteellista osaamista. Selvityksen tavoitteena on kartuttaa tietoa siitä, minkä eri taiteenalojen osaajia maahan on saapunut ja millaista tukea he tarvitsevat voidakseen jatkaa taiteellisen työn tekemistä uudessa asuinmaassaan. Avoimen kirjoituskutsun kautta toteutettuun kyselyyn vastasi 69 kuluneen viiden vuoden aikana maahan saapunutta pakolaistaustaista taiteilijaa, joista enemmistö on saapunut maahan vuoden 2015 aikana. Eniten vastaajien joukossa on kuvataiteilijoita, mutta vastaajista löytyy myös monien muiden taiteenalojen osaajia, esimerkiksi muusikoita, elokuvataiteilijoita…

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How is diversity manifested in culture and in the cultural policy?

11/04/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

On 13 November, Kulturkontakt Nord arranged in Helsinki a Nordic seminar on diversity and culture in a sustainable society (Mångfald inom kulturen viktigt i ett hållbart samhälle). I held there the speech below. Language has not been corrected but the text is hopefully still understandable. In this end, there is also a list of relevant literature. Read the full article of Passi Saukkonen here