NORD – Cultural Bridges

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2022-2024

The Finnish-Norwegian Cultural Institute promotes co-operation between artists and cultural professionals. The objective of the NORD programme is to strengthen networks and activities between cultural practitioners in northern Norway, northern Finland and Sápmi as part of an international cultural exchange. Cultural practitioners operating in the north work across national borders, which provides a natural starting point for co-operation.

The programme consists of various events and projects such as conversations, open calls, residencies, networking events, visitor programmes and performances. It will bring artists, cultural practitioners and organisations together with the objective of creating dialogue on current, common themes. The programme will concentrate on long-term partnerships and activities to create closer connections between cultural actors, based on mutual understanding and respect.

Projects are initiated and run in collaboration with partners operating in the north, from institutions and organisations to individual artists and curators. During the programme, we will create new contacts and initiate new collaborative projects. We are actively looking for projects that are socially and ecologically sustainable.

2022-2024

Suoma-norgga kulturinstituhtta ovddida ovttasbarggu dáidda- ja kultursurggiid profešunála bargiide. NORD-prográmma mihttomearri lea nannet fierpmádagaid ja aktivitehtaid Davvi-Norgga, Davvi-Suoma ja Sámi aktevrraid várás, ja dat lea gaskariikkalaš kulturlonohallama oassin. Kulturbargit davvin barget rastá riikkaid rájiid, ja dat addá lunddolaš vuolggasaji ovttasbargat.

Prográmmas leat iešguđetlágan lágideamit ja prošeavttat, omd. ságastallamat, rabas almmuheamit, resideanssat, fierpmádatdoalut, oahppaladdanprográmmat ja čájálmasat. Prográmma láhčá čoahkkái dáiddáriid, kulturbargiid ja organisašuvnnaid ja mihttu lea ásahit gulahallama áigeguovdilis, oktasaš fáttáid hárrái. Prográmma deattuha guhkitáigge ovttasbargguid ja aktivitehtaid nu ahte huksejuvvo nannosit oktavuohta kutlurbargiid gaskkas, mas vuođđun lea gaskaneas áddejupmi ja gudnejahttin.

Prošeavttat álggahuvvojit ja doaimmahuvvojit ovttasbarggus oasálaččaiguin geat barget davvin, institušuvnnaid ja organisašuvnnaid rájes gitta ovttaskas dáiddáriidda ja kurahtoriidda. Prográmma áigodagas mii háhkat ođđa oktavuođaid ja álggahit ođđa ovttasbargoprošeavttaid. Mii ohcat áŋgirit prošeavttaid mat leat sosiálalaččat ja ekologalaččat guoddevaččat.

Projects in the NORD programme / NORD-prográmma prošeavttat

Indigenous Drag Excellence XXL 13.7.2024

Finske kulturorganisasjoner deltar i internasjonale bransjetreff i Harstad 24.6-26.6.2024

Kulttuurin ammattilaisia opintomatkalle Kaarasjoelle 13.03-15.03.2024

Finnish curators to attend Barents Spektakel 15.02 – 18.02.2024

Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha: norgesturné 26.01 – 27.01.2024

Tromsø International Film Festival 15.01 – 21.01.2024

DARK 02.11 – 04.11.2023

OPEN CALL: Residensstipendium för scenkonstnärer i september 2024

VADSØ MEGACITY 10.-12.8.2023

Riddu Riđđu Festivála 12.07. – 16.07.2023

Det gode liv // The Sweetness of living at Festspillene i Nord-Norge 24.06 – 01.07.2023

Oslo International Theater Festival: Pauliina Feodoroff – Matriarchy 08.03.2023

Barents Spektakel 2023: Cultural Carousel 25.02.2023

NORTHERN TALKS: Performing Arts and the Northern Future 01.12 – 02.12.2022

Floating seminar: Inclusive Arctic Urban Spaces 24.10.2022

OPEN CALL: DEEP WATER/ČIEKŊALIS ČÁHCI/SYVÄ VESI/DYPT VANN 07.09 – 30.09.2022

OPEN CALL: Residensstipendium för scenkonstnärer 06.09 – 12.10.2022

In conversation with The Finnish Institutes 4/6: Our Culture to Our People 9.2.2022

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