Creatives database
Creatives database

Are you searching for diverse, international talent to enrich your projects?

The GAP Creatives Database is your gateway to connecting with professional artists, cultural producers, educators, and entrepreneurs with multicultural expertise and backgrounds. It’s an open archive showcasing creative professionals based in Finland who work across various disciplines and bring unique perspectives to their fields.

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A World of Creativity

Our members represent a wide range of disciplines, from the visual and performing arts to cultural production, education, and creative entrepreneurship. Whether you’re looking for an artist, facilitator, or partner, our database has the talent you need.

Multicultural Expertise

Our professionals are skilled in working within diverse communities and multicultural settings, making them ideal collaborators for inclusive and innovative projects.

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The GAP Creatives Database includes international talent that you won’t find in traditional networks. From Finnish returnees rebuilding their creative networks to foreign-born professionals creating outside of the traditional art venues, our database highlights all voices.

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Globe Art Point actively promotes its members’ work, and as a member, you’ll benefit from streamlined access to their profiles, projects, and achievements.

Browse the GAP Creatives Database and connect with your next collaborator today! 

For inquiries, contact our Project Manager Alex Kollerová at alex.kollerova(at)globeartpoint.fi.

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Yiu Sheung

Yiu Sheung

Helsinki
Sheung Yiu (HK/FI) is a Hong-Kong-born, image-centered artist and researcher, based in Helsinki. His artwork explores the act of seeing through ...

Languages: English

Visual arts: Photography, Video Art, Art theory / art history, 3D

Tatiana Potapenko

Tatiana Potapenko

Other capital city area
Tatiana is a figurative art painter based in Vantaa. She is fascinated by the complexity and emotional depth of the human experience. Her work ...

Languages: Finnish, English, Russian

Visual arts: Painting

Vera Boitcova

Vera Boitcova

Helsinki
Theatre director, playwright, curator, queer performance/video artist and political activist. Currently, Doctoral Researcher at University of ...

Languages: English, Russian

Arts, general: Audience development, outreach

Visual arts: Curating, Video Art, Performance art, Arts pedagogy

Performing arts: Acting, Directing, Dramaturg, Script writing / playwright, Theatre pedagogy, Performance art

Special groups: Multicultural / diversity, LGTB

Other culture: Community art

Wisam Abboud

Wisam Abboud

Helsinki
Wisam Abboud has been based in Helsinki, Finland. He is a founder of Neighbourgoods community, Dj & producer at The Yalla Collective. I was ...

Languages: English, Spanish

Arts, general: Producer

Visual arts: Graphic Arts, Painting, Curating, Photography, Graphic design, Video Art, Media art, Installation

Music: DJ

Other culture: Community art

Martin Dahlström-Heuser

Martin Dahlström-Heuser

Helsinki
Martin Dahlström-Heuser has graduated with an MA in Visual Cultures, Curating and Contemporary Art from Aalto University, Finland, including a ...

Languages: Swedish, English, Spanish

Visual arts: Painting, Photography, Video Art, Performance art, Installation, Other visual arts

Performing arts: Performance art

Music: Composing & music theory, Classical / art music

Special groups: LGTB

Jason Janicki

Jason Janicki

Helsinki
My name is Jason Janicki and I write a variety of fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and young adult. I currently work as a ...

Languages: English

Other culture: Literature / fiction

Vahid Goodarzpour

Vahid Goodarzpour

Helsinki, Pirkanmaa
Vahid Goodarzpour is a visual artist based in Finland. He studied filmmaking at the School of Journalism in Tehran/ Tehran News Faculty and also ...

Languages: English

Visual arts: Photography, Video Art, Fiction film, Documentary film, Media art, Illustration, Arts pedagogy

Helena Kulishova

Helena Kulishova

Helsinki, Uusimaa (other than capital city area)
Helena Kulishova is a versatile artist and designer, professionally working in the field of painting, graphics, design and architecture. Member ...

Languages: English, Russian

Visual arts: Graphic Arts, Sculpture, Painting, Graphic design, Illustration, Art theory / art history, Arts pedagogy, Other visual arts

Performing arts: Set design

Other culture: Environmental art, Net Art

Sahar Ajami

Sahar Ajami

Helsinki
I’m a visual artist and illustrator passionate about creating cartoons and graphic design. In my work, I play around with lines, symbols, and ...

Visual arts: Graphic Arts, Painting, Curating, Illustration

Special groups: Children

Kriti Kumari

Kriti Kumari

Helsinki, Uusimaa (other than capital city area)
Since my childhood, I have been interested in drawing, painting, art and crafts as a hobby. Later, I earned a bachelor's degree in textile ...

Languages: English

Arts, general: Applied arts

Visual arts: Graphic Arts, Sculpture, Painting, Other visual arts

Special groups: Children, Youth, Multicultural / diversity, LGTB, Other

Other culture: Community art, Environmental art

Viv Magia

Viv Magia

Helsinki, Other capital city area
Viv Magia is an internationally working street artist and visual artist. She loves painting large, colorful walls, and also enjoys implementing ...

Languages: Finnish, English, Spanish

Arts, general: Producer, Applied arts

Visual arts: Painting, Performance art, Installation

Special groups: Children, Youth, Aged / seniors, Disabled, Multicultural / diversity, LGTB

Other culture: Community art, Environmental art

Damilare Olalude

Damilare Olalude

Other capital city area
I am an experienced and passionate cinematographer with in depth nollywood experience, training and proven success in cinematography. An adept ...

Languages: English, Spanish

Visual arts: Photography, Video Art, Fiction film, Documentary film, Media art

Performing arts: Directing, Light design

Mathilde Palenius

Mathilde Palenius

Other capital city area
Mathilde Palenius is an artistic producer and projects coordinator based in Helsinki, working with pluri-disciplinary artistic spaces and ...

Languages: Swedish, English, French

Arts, general: Producer

Shkurte Ramushi

Shkurte Ramushi

Helsinki, Other capital city area
My name is Shkurte Ramushi, I’m a painter, photographer and art teacher , currently based in Espoo, Finland, originally from Kosovo. In my ...

Languages: English

Arts, general: Applied arts

Visual arts: Painting, Curating, Photography, Media art, Illustration, Other visual arts

Special groups: Children, Youth, Disabled

Joshua Cockroft

Joshua Cockroft

Helsinki, Uusimaa (other than capital city area)
I am a visual artist, photographer and educator based in Helsinki. I use photography as a tool to examine and engage with the world – in my work ...

Languages: English

Visual arts: Photography, Arts pedagogy

Vladislav Nenchev

Vladislav Nenchev

Helsinki
A part-time human, with a mild compulsion for over-analysis. Vladislav writes short pieces of fiction that explore the fault line between ...

Languages: English

Arts, general: Producer

Performing arts: Directing, Dramaturg, Script writing / playwright, Set design

Other culture: Literature / fiction