The meetings will focus on art, culture, mission and the place of the artist in contemporary society. The purpose of the dialogues is to gain a deeper understanding of the professional community and the position of artists with BIPOC or foreign backgrounds.

Possible questions for discussion at the upcoming meetings are:

- What is the mission of the artist today? Does the artist have an impact on society?
- How do migration and contemporary state policies affect artists/curates/art researchers, their work and artistic worldview?
- How true are the concepts of "local/national" and "international/world" art? Are there differences and if so, what are they?
- Does the artist today have a national identity? Is it possible to speak of nomadic artists? Does the artist's "identity" limit him/her/them?
- What are the artist's abilities most in demand in a rapidly changing world?

The dialogues are initiated by TAIKE (Arts Promotion Centre Finland). During the dialogues we will write the main topics that will be raised during the discussion, without naming specific participants. The topics will be used in Taike and G.A.P. as important material for the development of programs to support diversity and accessibility of culture and the arts in Finland.

The language of the dialogue is English.

The dialogues will take place on 4th October, 1st and 29th November from 17.00 to 20.00 at Globe Art Point premises on Malminkatu 5, 00100, Helsinki. Click here to read about the space accessibility.

At the dialogues participants openly share what they themselves find important and relevant. We do not judge others in the dialogue, we do not try to come to a common opinion or change someone's mind. Everyone has the right to his or her own personal experience and feelings. Dialogues help us to understand each other and ourselves better. The opinion of each participant is important!