Events

Northern Ostrobothnia Cultural Forum 31.1.2024 at Liminka Lakeustalo.
The theme of the forum is Courageously on the edge: Culture in the community.

Welcome to listen to and discuss the role and impact of municipalities' cultural activities as part of the development work of municipalities and the region as a whole. The perspectives are vitality/lumovoima, business opportunities, well-being and a bolder approach to integrating culture into the development work as a whole. The event starts at 12 noon and ends at noon 15.30 to the cultural mocktail coffee event, which serves as networking.

Programme

Interventions by the Cultural Forum:
– Opening of the Cultural Forum / Markus Erkkilä, Director of Planning, Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia
– On the way to 2026: Greetings to the county preparing for the Capital of Culture year (title to be confirmed) /
Member of Parliament Mari-Leena Talvitie
– Role of culture in the municipality of Liminka / Mayor Pekka Rajala
– Culture as part of the municipality's bold development work /Attaché Kirsi Siltanen, MDI
– Cultural ecosystem as a business environment in Northern Ostrobothnia / PhD, Project Researcher Markus Rytinki, University of Oulu Kerttu Saalasti Institute
– Cultural climate change in well-being promotion/ Pirjo Nikula, Director of well-being promotion, City of Oulu
– Making and experiencing culture and art bolder. Experiences from art pilots of the Cultural Cell project in municipalities.
– The forum ends with a cultural mocktail/networking moment. Welcome to join us!

More detailed programme, speakers' presentations and arrival instructions will be updated and can also be found on the event's website. Check out the cultural forum's detailed programme and information about the event.
We reserve the right to make program changes.

Registration

Hox! The registration period for the Forum has been slightly extended until Thursday 25 January 2024 at 12 noon. You can access the form from the link below. Welcome to join us!
Registration for the Cultural Forum

Organisers

The event is organised by the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia and its Cultural Cell - Collaboration and impact on cultural services project in cooperation with the municipality of Liminka. The project implements the Ministry of Education and Culture's regional cultural development task. The forum is the closing event of the project.

Communication

A case identifier is used in the communication of the event #cultural cell.
In communication, follow the social media channels of the Cultural Foundation project:
Culture Cell Facebook and Culture Cell Instagram

Additional information

Auli Suorsa, Specialist in Culture, Project Manager (auli.suorsa@pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi, tel. +358 50 386 8443).
Read more about the Cultural Cells project
Read more about the art pilots of the Cultural Cell project.

Keywords: culture, Cultural Forum, cultural cell