Symposium on 22.9.2022

A Symposium co-hosted by the Artists’ Association of Finland, IAA Europe and a-n The Artists Information Company (UK) invites visual artists, curators and cultural organisations to share ways to support artists seeking refuge.

Showing solidarity for our colleagues at the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, this year’s IAA Europe Symposium invites visual artists, curators and cultural organisations to share ways to support artists seeking refuge.

Building Artists’ Futures will question why creating and exhibiting art matters in times of war and explore what the IAA Europe and the wider international art community can do to establish sustainable support networks. Speakers will share their experiences of programmes aimed at supporting artists seeking refuge to continue their practices and offer their views on how to deepen the representation of Ukrainian artists, artworks and cultural events that make Ukraine an important part of Europe.

The Symposium will take place on Thursday 22nd September 2022 at 10 am – 3 pm in Ode – Helsinki Central Library, Helsinki, Finland. This is an in-person event that will not be recorded.

The full programme of speakers will be announced shortly.

Register to attend:
https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/8F89EEE996D932AC 

For audiences traveling to Finland, please follow your local government and travel provider guidelines for updates on Covid-19 travel regulations.


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Building Artists’ Futures – Strengthening Solidarity is co-hosted by the International Artists Association Europe (IAA Europe), The Artists’ Association of Finland and a-n The Artists Information Company.

International Association of Art Europe (IAA Europe), with its office based at the Slovak Union of Visual Arts (SUVA), is a network of visual art organisations aiming to improve the economic position of artists at a national and international level.

The Artists’ Association of Finland is an advocate and expert association representing over 3,000 professional artists in Finland. AAF promotes the status and working conditions of visual artists and strengthens the role of visual arts in society.

a-n The Artists Information Company is the largest artists’ membership organisation in the UK. a-n supports artists and those who work with them, acting on behalf of its membership and the visual arts sector to improve artists’ livelihoods, influence cultural policy and affirm the value of artists in society.