Central Arts Council appoints national arts councils for a two-year term

The Central Arts Council of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland has appointed ten national arts councils and one subcommittee for a two-year term (2013-2014). According to new legislation in Finland,...

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Jaakko Kuusisto appointed Deputy Chairperson of the Central Arts Council

The recently appointed Central Arts Council, the main policymaking body under the Arts Promotion Centre Finland, convened for the first time on Friday 15 February. Chairperson Tiina Rosenberg presided...

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Minna Sirnö appointed Director of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland

Minister of Culture and Sport Paavo Arhinmäki has appointed Minna Sirnö (MA) Director of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland for a five-year term beginning on 1 March 2013.

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Appointments made to Central Arts Council

Minister of Culture and Sport Paavo Arhinmäki has appointed the chairperson and members of the Central Arts Council for the term 1 January 2013 to 31 August 2016. Tiina Rosenberg (Helsinki), Rector of...

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Arts Promotion Centre Finland moves to new address in Helsinki

The main office of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland will move at the beginning of February to a new address in Helsinki. The new visiting address is Vuorikatu 24. The office of the Arts Council of...

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Marjo Mäenpää appointed Acting Director of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland

Marjo Mäenpää, M.Phil., Counsellor for Cultural Affairs, has been appointed Acting Director of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland as of 1 January 2013. She has been appointed to the position by the...

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Arts Council of Finland to become Centre for the Promotion of the Arts

In May 2012, the Government submitted a draft bill for the establishment of the Centre for the Promotion of the Arts. If approved, the new centre will operate as an agency under the Ministry of...

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Piia Rantala appointed Executive Chairperson of the Arts Council of Finland

The Ministry of Education and Culture has appointed Piia Rantala Executive Chairperson of the Arts Council of Finland for the period 1 January – 31 December 2012.

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HOMELAND; OPEN CALL/INBJUDAN TILL ÖPPEN UTSTÄLLNING

The Arts Council of Ostrobothnia and Region Västerbotten invite applications from professional artists working in any medium, with a connection to the Kvarken region, to apply for the curated group...

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Forum: Cultural Diversity in Finnish Art Institutions, 8 November 2012, Museum of Cultures

The Arts Council of Finland’s Subcommittee for Multiculturalism will hold its annual multiculturalism forum on 8 November 2012 at the Museum of Cultures in Helsinki. The theme for this year’s forum is...

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Grants for art projects promoting multiculturalism and intercultural interaction

The Ministry of Education has allocated a 100,000 euro appropriation for art projects promoting multiculturalism and intercultural interaction to be implemented during 2009. The projects will be...

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The Arts Council of Finland granted over € 30 million for artistic activity

In 2011, the support for artistic activities by the Arts Council of Finland was over € 30 million. The support was allocated as grants, subsidies, prizes and salaries of artist professors and regional...

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Leif Jakobsson to Head the Arts Council of Finland for the Next Three Years

The Council of State has appointed Leif Jakobsson, MA, to chair the Arts Council of Finland for a three-year period starting at the beginning of 2010. He comes to this post from his former position as...

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Making Art and Multiculturalism – Is there a place for it in present day Finland? Seminar 9 September

What can we do better to promote cultural diversity in Finland? We are inviting artists and cultural workers together with cultural policy decision makers to discuss the challenges of ever increasing...

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