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The letters OULU in pink in front of Tuira, each decorated in honour of the summer and the year of the Capital of Culture.

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Culture and art flow into the development webinar

 

Welcome to the webinar to hear about the opportunities and potential of culture, art and artists in new fields, different sectors of society and development work. Examples include experiential tourism, well-being work and urban development. We want to stimulate discussion about what it takes to make better use of this potential, and culture and art bring a stream of development. Come and hear about new opportunities and come up with new ideas!

No registration, you can join here: Click here to join the webinar

At the event, we will hear the following speeches:

  • New roles for culture, art and artists
    Johanna Tuukkanen, Head of Cultural Services, City of Oulu.
  • Experience products and services for the tourism and well-being sector: Examples of experience guides for coaching.
    Tanja Råma's choreographer, dancer, artistic director of TaikaBox ry and
    Päivi Kangasniemi, journalist, performer, clown.
  • Culture and art in urban development: An example is the Kaijonharju suburb project.
    Joonatan Hamari , designer, urban developer City of Oulu and Tuomo Kangasmaa, visual artist.
  • Art as an attraction to a small town: As an example, the culture of Kärsämäki
    Heidi Kangaskokko, CEO Kattilakoski Cultural Co-operative and Ira Toppine's Director of Education, Kärsämäki Municipality.

On behalf of the organisers, the event will be opened by Petri Keränen, Director of the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in Northern Ostrobothnia, and the closing statement will be given by Auli Suorsa, Senior Specialist at the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia.

Download the brochure here. The invitation can be shared!

The webinar is co-organised by the Northern Ostrobothnia ELY Centre's Encounters project (ESF) and the Cultural Cell of the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia: Collaboration and impact in cultural services project.

Further information:
Auli Suorsa / Project Manager PPL (auli.suorsa@pohjois-pohjanmaan.fi tel. +358 50 386 8443)
Päivi Jämsä / Project Manager (paivi.jamsa@ely-keskus.fi tel. +358 50 380 8143)

           Ministry of Education and Culture

European Union European Social Fund        Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment

 

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