October 2017 - Globe Art Point

Frame: Art Galleries statistics 2016

26/10/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

Frame Contemporary Art Finland (Frame), a contemporary art centre, has published the annual statistics on the operation of the first Finnish art galleries. Similar statistics have not been made before the art gallery field. The Artist Magazine picks up the art gallery statistics 2016 from an artist’s point of view, interesting facts about the contract and reimbursement practices of art galleries and book sales. Frame sent a statistical survey 116 to the art gallery, of which a little over half of the…

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How and when will the New Finnish Theatre happen? Summary

06/10/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

Here you can download the summary of the panel discussion: How and when will the New Finnish Theatre happen? that took place at Globe Art Point Helsinki, on 28.9.2017 Link: How and when will the New Finnish Theatre happen? Panel discussion. Summary

Beyond separation: labels, division, and professional othering

05/10/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

When we in Finland talk about local artists, we tend to use labels that refer to their background. These labels depend on whether or not their identity is considered to deviate from the white Finnish norm. Those who are the norm are simply called artists. The ones who don’t are labeled as immigrant artists, international artists, refugee artists, multicultural artists, foreign-born artists, the list goes on. These labels contribute to professional exclusion in contemporary art, and institutions are perpetuating…

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Do you need comments/advice to develop your grant application?

03/10/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

You can book a one-hour meeting between 9.-30.10.2017 at 15.00-16.00 with Tomi Purovaara in Globe Art Point Helsinki. Tomi has a long experience of building and assessing projects by working in several Finnish art organizations in 1993-2017 and as a member of Stage arts committee in the Arts Council of Finland as well as in the Expert Panel of EU Cultural Program in Brussels in 2006-2013. To have the best result of the meeting you should send your project plan,…

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Do you need art-related legal advice?

02/10/2017 Info G.A.P. Comments 0 Comment

On Friday 27th October and 24th November, we will have the lawyer Mirkka Kivilehto at Globe Art Point having individual 25 min sessions. It will be 4 sessions per day, from 15.30 to 17.30 h. Mirkka Kivilehto is a lawyer working for the Trade Union for Theatre and Media (TEME) since 2013. Her work is more oriented to issues related to employment, IP and freelance issues, but also goes through issues involving taxation of individuals. Please book your meeting by sending an email to info@globeartpoint.fi. The sessions will be filled…

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