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ff The actors and artists from Rovaniemi in the cultural sector integration programme could
present themselves in the national databases be implemented in practice. Integration through
for cultural creators, such as sovellataidetta. communal art can be expanded to apply to the whole
fi and catalysti.fi. The social and education urban community. The City of Rovaniemi could apply
sector use the services to find partners. for the European Social Fund for funding for hiring
community artists and an equality coordinator.
ff The actors, with the Regional Office of Lapland
of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland in The coordinator would work with the population
particular, transmit information to each other groups that are a special focus of attention. In addition
about the national services in their own field. to the cultural minorities, these include, for example,
people with intellectual, developmental, sensory and
2.2. The actors are involved physical disabilities, the chronically ill, the elderly, and
in long-term co-operation young people and families at risk.
There will be a change from scattered activities Each community artist would work for one year.
implemented through projects towards permanent The community artist could invite another professional
and systematic co-operation. This will save resources, artist as his or her partner at one of the annual
give more detailed results, and increase accessibility. showings. A pair would enable the preparation of a
project of an artistically high level with a special group.
Sector divisions exist to be crossed Work partnerships could be formed, for example, by
a director and a scriptwriter, a photographer and a
The organisation of services that apply culture sound designer, a media artist and a choreographer,
works best as multidisciplinary co-operation. The an environmental artist and a musician, and so on.
different sectors must identify each other’s needs and
competences, value each other’s methods and be able The duties of the coordinator would include the
to utilise each other both in administration as well as following:
the field. The networks of different actors are easily ff Continue organising customer panels and acting
built around their own fields, in which case they lack
both contacts and information about the work done in as an intermediary between the panel and the
other parts of society. cultural actors, so that the work of the panel
significantly benefits all the participants.
Proposals: ff Organise regular meetings with the
ff The city will convene multidisciplinary network of actors. The coordinator can
invite experts to the meetings, if meeting
meetings in order to improve the these experts benefits the actors.
services for different target groups. ff Developing communications about
ff Other actors will also remember to culture to the target groups together
maintain their relationships with the with the Arts Council of Lapland.
society outside their own field. ff Supporting other actors in implementing
ff All actors make sure that people outside the action proposals of the cultural
their own field can easily find the contact sector integration programme.
persons and their roles on their websites. ff Supporting the discussion about cultural
ff The different administrative branches policy so that it is in a format that interests the
of the city reserve funds for activities inhabitants of the municipality and enables
crossing the sector divisions and participate participation, for example through electronic
equally in the costs of such activities. media and meetings that are open to everyone.
ff Organising an annual cultural inclusion
The Leisure Board applies for project assessment survey on the Internet and
funding for the coordination work among the target groups, and evaluating the
success of the actions taken in this way.
An equality coordinator working with the city’s leisure ff Supporting the work of the community
time services would ensure that the action proposals artist in administrative issues and
acting as his or her work partner.
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