art hub - finland. background questionnaire and tacit knowledge artists & cultural workers...
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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Organisations' outdated (yet fixed) servicesLack of understanding of essence culture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
