| Project category |
North |
| Project sub category |
3. Regional functionality and identity |
| Project Name | Cultural and business life in the North Calotte |
| ProjectDescription | The project aims at highlighting the significance of culture in the North Calotte as well as various opportunities that exist in this field. The project would like to promote successful examples of entrepreneurship and to present them during the North Calotte conference. The objective is to contribute to creating new jobs in the cultural sector in the region. Furthermore, the project aims at establishing a meeting place for young artists in the North Calotte.
The aim of the project is to determine how culture can contribute to the economic development, growth and attractiveness of the North Calotte. The project will particularly target young artists establishing new meeting places and networks in the North Calotte. New meeting places for culture and business representatives will also be created through seminars and expositions in cooperation with the established art and culture organisations. In addition, the project will also provide motivation to develop art critics in the North Calotte through invitations to various seminars.
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| Primary applicant | Föreningen Norden, Norrbotten |
| Participants | Pohjola-Norden Lapin piiri ry, Nordisk Informationskontor i Nord-Norge |
| Period | 2011-08-01 - 2013-07-31 |
| Decision date | 2011-11-10 |
| Funds granted | 38520 |
| Total project cost | 276165 |