Invitation to contribute to the Barents Region Cultural Report
Are you a professional artist or cultural operator from Northern Ostrobothnia, Lapland, Kainuu or North Karelia? Are you or your organisation internationally active or do you have international goals or wishes? Do you want to help develop cultural and cultural cooperation in the Barents region? If you answered yes, we hope you will join us in preparing a cultural report for the Barents region by answering the survey. The cultural report will be an overview of the cultural life in Northern Norway, Northern Sweden and Northern Finland and its international activities in cooperation with development proposals. The report provides a description of the current state, opportunities and challenges of cultural life, as well as future development needs and strategies. The study takes into account the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's war against Ukraine and the economic downturn. Cultural stakeholders in the Barents region play an important role in the drafting of the report and, through the survey, participate in analysing the current situation and drafting development ideas. In addition to the survey, the survey includes research visits and data collection, as well as interviews in cooperation with selected stakeholders. The report was commissioned by the Barents Euro-Arctic Regional Assembly. It involves the governments of Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, as well as the Regional Boards of the region. Finland participates in the Regional Regional Assemblys of Lapland, Northern Ostrobothnia, North Karelia and Kainuu. The study was commissioned by the Barents Euro-Arctic Regional Assembly Working Group on Culture. Link to the survey: https://forms.gle/xshpYeUPScRMWUAK7 Response time is until 28 April! Read more in the information letter. The message and link can be forwarded to potential participants. Thank you to all the respondents! More information Questionnaire: Eric Sjöström, Senior Research Fellow, Erda konsult AB, (eric@erdakonsult.se) Auli Suorsa, Senior Specialist, Regional Assembly of Oulu Region (auli.suorsa@pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi)
