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Kone Foundation organizes together with Arts Promotion Centre Finland, a project workshop on multilingualism and art. The workshop is related to a grant call on the same theme, which will be organized in February-March by Kone Foundation. The event will be held on Thursday, February 7th, 2013 at 13-16 at Kone Foundation office in Helsinki.

The arts councils of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) have awarded state artist grants for artistic work beginning at the start of 2023. The number of applications increased by 26 percent compared to two years ago.

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The grant is intended for communities such as municipalities, municipal federations, companies, foundations and associations that procure works of art for construction projects in accordance with the principle “1% of construction costs for art”. Altogether 380,000 euros will be allocated.

Seven national arts councils will be responsible for distributing national grants, subsidies and awards in 2015-16 in FInland. Each national arts council will have 9 to 12 members.

The Central Arts Council has awarded development funds for 2016 to the Cross-art Collective Piste.

The Central Arts Council of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland has appointed new members for the thirteen regional arts councils for a two-year term (2013-2014). According to new legislation in Finland, the Central Arts Council appoints the chairpersons and other members of the regional arts councils. The deputy chairperson for each arts council is elected by its members.

In 2014 Arts Promotion Centret (Taike) emphasizes the rights of minorities as art actors and audiences. The opening seminar will be held on Wednesday 29.1.2014 at 1 – 5 pm, Taike, Vuorikatu 24, Helsinki.

The Central Arts Council has awarded 40,000 euros to a campaign to increase the visibility of art. The non-profit literature organisation Nuoren Voiman Liitto (NVL) has been selected to implement the campaign using social media.