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Art Hub - Finland

BackgroundQuestionnaire and tacit knowledge

Artists & Cultural workersProjects & FestivalsOrganisations

NeedsWorking spacesNetworkingMentoringBusiness support

Creative EconomyIn Finland, Culture is in many ways

interpreted through the concept of creative economy.

Support for culture is limited. (or has been)

Professionals in Culture

-R&D, Quality, etc Content support

Enthusiast Lifestyle Entrep. Growth Entrep.

Arts Councils E&E Development Centers

Poorly covered area

Cultural Products

-Economic support

Unique piece Craft production Mass production

Poorly covered area

Arts Councils E&E Development Centers

Past ProjectsDuring 2000-06 programming period 160

(ESF+ERDF) culture/creative economy related projects were conducted in Finland.

Results are inadaquately utilised!

Culture Business Development

Focus on helping business development organisations.

Co-coordinationIn-depth understanding of culture and Proper tools

Outcomes will have readily existing structures

Art Hub: 2 Esf projectsTwo separate and individual projects State Provincial Offices of Eastern and of

Southern Finland

Lasting from 2009-2011

1.2 M € (450 000 + 780 000)Finance 85% – 15% and 89% – 11%

Principal actors

4 regional arts councils2 universities1 business development agency 1 artist association

Personnel app. 8 + short term employees

5 regions in FinlandNorth Savo

250 000 inhabitants, 4.7%

Culture sector1440 workers, 2.3%Turnover 259 000 000 €,

1.9%"Places of interest" 5%Education BA 8.1%, MA

1.9%

Three key development areas

1. Service models Designing an developing the existing organisations'

tools in Customer relations Marketing Financing Services

2. Service paths One access point

3. Creative community Shared knowledge,

peer-to-peer, peer-to-pro

Foundation modelFoundation´s stuctures and rules abide to

commonly agreed ESF guidelines

Creative economy foundation direct culture support with 15 000 000 € initial

capital

Critical success factorsInternal communication

Organisations' outdated (yet fixed) servicesLack of understanding of essence culture

different, atypical work positionsvarious sources of income

Dialogue between Creative economy and Culture

Main pointsDevelop support organisations, not the field

itself

Results and outcomes will have an existing infrastructure

Shared knowledge benefits all

Network of Art and Business support organisations

Thank You!

Niila TamminenNorth Savo Arts Council, FINLAND+358 45 111 2044niila.tamminen@minedu.fiwww.pohjoissavontaidetoimikunta.fi