
JazzBaltica presents six international bands plus the JazzBaltica Ensemble.

The Biennale entitled "Windows upon Oceans" presents works of 37 European artists.

ARS BALTICA received recognition in the Declaration concluding the meeting.

See in photos this year's edition of the Festival.

ARS BALTICA received a very positive statement in Riga declaration at the 8th Conference of the Ministers for Culture of the Baltic Sea States "Future of Culture in the Baltic Sea Region".



Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma presents three important exhibitions by Finnish artists.

The organizers call for papers from cultural policy researchers and presentations from PhD and Master´s students of Cultural Policy.

Seven contemporary artists have been asked to create works of art based on their vision of Pippi .

The newly designed website of the Finnish Music Information Centre is a valuable source of information on Finnish music.


The exhibition “Political/Minimal” consists of 30 works which are formally minimalist and yet also have political content.

This year, the Baltic Youth Philharmonic presents classical and romantic repertoire by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and Beethoven.

A new venue is perfectly suited for reading, talking, and the presentation of social, educational and contemporary art events.

The Summit is an opportunity to meet high-level decision makers, discuss important issues, influence European policies, expand your international network, update on regional and European trends, and develop business opportunities.

The exhibition is presented now in Molde Kunstforening (2 – 24 May) and next it will tour to Tromsø Kunstforening (5 June – 9 August 2009).

Photographs by Gordon Watkinson present twelve salient examples of the Bauhaus architecture built before 1933 as juxtaposed with contemporary projects.




The idea of the conference is to bring together Culturelink Network's members, researchers, professionals, and many enthusiasts of networking.

The manifesto for the European Year of Creativity and Innovation will be published later this year by the 27 ambassadors and will focus strongly on education policy, culture design and research.

These are Artistic Project Grants for cultural organisations and individual artists, which aim to support outstanding projects focusing on diversity in Europe.

The exhibition highlights the importance of creativity and intercultural dialogue as part of a series of events to promote the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009.

Brussels will host two big events this autumn: on 28 September the Culture Programme Conference; and on 29-30 September the European Culture Forum.

The aim of the Annual European Heritage Award is to recognise and highlight achievements in preserving European history and tradition.

Culture Programme has three objectives: promote cross-border mobility of those working in the cultural sector; encourage the transnational circulation of cultural and artistic output; and foster intercultural dialogue.

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt attended the meeting of the European Council to discuss priorities of the Swedish Presidency in the European Union.

“Höhenrausch” is the last part of the exhibition trilogy “Schaurausch > Tiefenrausch > Höhenrausch”, the project of the OK Offenes Kulturhaus Oberösterreich.

The project took place in Brussels on 4 June to mark out the 20th anniversary of regained freedom and the fall of communism in Central Europe.

Culture Action Europe reminds the politicians of the fact that arts and culture are a crucial part of educational process, fighting social inequalities and developing an active European citizenship.

The Prize went to the authors of the breathtaking design of the Norwegian Opera and Ballet in Oslo.

The network supports the circulation and performance of existing high quality ensemble repertoire and initiates exchange of music, knowledge and new ideas.






