OPEN CALL FOR CREATIVES TO JOIN GAP SVENSKA PEER-TO-PEER PROGRAMME (Sep 2023 – Feb 2024)

Application period 3.5. – 31.5. 2023 

This autumn, Globe Art Point (G.A.P) starts running a 6 months long peer-to-peer programme targeting Finnish-Swedish professionals in the field of art and culture as well as foreign-born art and culture professionals who have chosen Swedish to be their integration language in Finland. 

The aim of the programme is to bring together foreign-born and Swedish speaking creatives; artists and cultural workers to learn from one another within the landscape of the Finnish-Swedish environment. 

STRUCTURE

14 professional creatives; 7 foreign-born & 7 Finnish-Swedes will be selected to join GAP SVENSKA P2P programme. 

The sessions will be held bi-monthly (every 2 weeks) in Globe Art Point’s office in Kamppi. Each session will take approximately 2,5h (5.30 – 8pm) and consist of moderated open dialogue and information sessions led by experts on various topics that can enhance the participant’s career opportunities like for example career networking, grant writing, anti-racist practices, how to promote & sell art, et cetera. 

The programme will also include some independent work for people to complete outside the class and field trips to the Finnish-Swedish cultural institutions within the region of Nyland (Uusimaa). The field trips are additional sessions scheduled on weekends or late afternoons. 

Each individual participant will be monitored and their progress documented throughout the programme. The participants will be encouraged to meet outside the class and together (based on their needs) start building new connections and networks. 

The programme will conclude by a group project presented at the end of the programme at one of the Finnish-Swedish institutions in the Uusimaa region. 

The programme runs in English language, free of charge for the participants. 

HOW TO APPLY

Application period 3.5. – 31.5. 2023 

The selection process will be anonymous and will require applicants to write a max of one page motivational letter explaining their needs and drives behind applying for the programme. Please note that we are looking for participants who are determined to attend the sessions and will be actively trying to learn to improve their career situation. 

If you are a professional artist, cultural producer, entrepreneur, educator or other type of creative and want to join this programme, please send us an application letter clearly stating your intentions and needs for attending the programme. The letter should be anonymous meaning we do not need to know your name, gender, professional background, age et cetera. All we require from you is a professional & positive attitude. The selected candidates will be contacted by the end of June. The course programme is to commence in September, however, the exact date is still open.

NB.- This programme does not require the foreign-born participants to speak Swedish. We are interested in individuals who would like to take the Swedish integration path and build their careers in the Finnish-Swedish art and culture field. 

Please send your applications to info@globeartpoint.fi. The participants will be selected by the P2P group facilitators and the representative of G.A.P.

This programme is supported by the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland.