• artistic work
• diversity
• equity

The skills and competencies of foreign-born arts and culture professionals in Finland often go unrecognized – experiences of discrimination are common

A recent research by the Center for Cultural Policy Research Cupore shows that employment of foreign-born arts and culture professionals in the Finnish cultural field is hindered by lacking language s...

EspooCult fact booklet is now available in English

The EspooCult research project carried out in 2018–2019 reviewed cultural activities and cultural policies in the city of Espoo, with a special focus on the role of culture in the city’s development...

• cultural policy research
• cultural policy
• nordic

Call for Abstracts: The Aesthetics of Cultural Policy (Nordic Journal of Cultural Policy 2/2021)

The Nordic Journal of Cultural Policy / Nordisk Kulturpolitisk Tidskrift welcomes abstract submissions for thematic issue to be published in Autumn 2021 on the Aesthetics of Cultural Policy. The issue...

EspooCult Fact Sheet: Participation creates a sustainable and tolerant urban environment

The EspooCult research project looked at cultural services and recreational activities as means to increase people’s opportunities to get their voices heard, boost their self-esteem and participate in...

• cultural policy research

Call for Proposals: ESA Midterm Conference RN Sociology of the Arts

The ESA Research Network Sociology of the Arts hereby announces the 2020 midterm conference 8–11 September 2020 at the University of the Arts Helsinki. The conference is held in the Helsinki Music Cen...

• creative industries
• film
• education

Survey on employment in the Finnish film and TV industry  

Have you studied film and television? Please participate in a brief survey by Cupore. The Center for Cultural Policy Research Cupore is conducting a study on employment, career paths and factors affe...

Survey on Livelihood of Artists

The theme of this year’s Arts and Culture Barometer is the livelihood of artists. Data for the barometer is gathered by means of an online survey that is open to artists working in all fields of the a...

What is your image of Oulu and its bid for the capital of culture? Take a survey and win a giftcard

Oulu is bidding for the European Capital of Culture title in 2026. What is your image of Oulu and its bid for the capital of culture? Please take a short survey. You can win a Ticketmaster gift card (...

EspooCult: Survey on Espoo cultural activities

The Cultural Unit of the City of Espoo and Cupore Centre for Cultural Policy Research are collecting the thoughts and wishes of Espoo residents regarding cultural services as a part of the EspooCult r...

Espoo residents participate actively in cultural events

According to the EspooCult research project, Espoo residents attend cultural events more frequently than most Finns. However, there are regional differences in participation.  In the EspooCult resear...

• artists
• diversity
• equity

Do you want diversity in the arts and culture sector? Apply to be a change maker by 20 March 2019.

Culture For All Service, Globe Art Point and the Center for Cultural Policy Research Cupore organize a DIVERSITY AGENT COURSE. Apply by 20 March 2019. Target Group The course is aimed at cultural wo...

• copyright
• copyright system

Compact information package about the development of the Finnish copyright system

Copyright questions stimulate public debate and are often addressed from a specific angle. Cupore's new fact sheet helps to understand the multi-dimensional nature of the copyright system and its deve...

• governance
• participation
• cultural policy
• local government
• municipalities

Cross-sectoral cooperation meets the needs of a changing city – cultural actors seen as a resource and opening new viewpoints

The EspooCult Fact Sheet 2 has been published. It explores the realisation of cross-sectoral cooperation in the City of Espoo.  The EspooCult project interviewed City of Espoo staff and office-holders...

• artists
• artistic work
• diversity
• equity

Survey on foreign-born artists' and arts and culture professionals' employment and work in arts and culture in Finland

The aim of the survey is to examine questions of employment and work in Finnish arts and culture field. We hope to hear from artists and arts and culture professionals who were born outside Finland an...

• cultural policy research

New issue of the Nordic Journal of Cultural Policy is published

New issue 2/2018 of the Nordic Journal of Cultural Policy has been published. The issue is a theme issue on cultural leadership, guest edited by Nanna Kann-Rasmussen (DK), Linnéa Lindsköld (SE) and To...

• cultural policy research
• nordic

CfP: The Nordic Journal of Cultural Policy

The Nordic Journal of Cultural Policy welcomes articles on a continuous basis. In addition, deadline for abstracts for next NKT thematic issue is already 31st October 2018. The Nordic Journal of Cult...

• creative industries
• artists
• artistic work

Mobility survey for artists: Barometer to shed light on the mobility of art and artists and related needs.

The theme of this year’s Arts and Culture Barometer is the mobility of artists and art. For the first time, the target group this year is the entire artist community in Finland. The survey aims to fin...

• copyright
• copyright system
• methodologies

New animations on the assessment of the copyright system’s operation

Cupore has created a methodology for evaluating the operation of the copyright system in different countries. The methodology is freely available to researchers and policy-makers. This animation intro...

Call for Papers, Nordic Journal of Cultural Policy

CALL FOR PAPERS for NKT Thematic issue 2/2019: Collaboration and Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums, deadline for abstracts 31st October 2018! Download CFP (PDF) More information on the...

• copyright
• copyright system

Evidence for the Future – A review of the Finnish copyright system: new publication by Cupore

The first part of the publication offers a general analysis of the copyright system’s operation and concludes with a list of recommendations for improvements. The second part assesses the governance o...