Healing & Dealing
Healing & Dealing on kahdesta toisiaan peilaavasta tapahtumasta koostuva kansainvälinen ohjelmakokonaisuus. Dealing keskittyy valkoisten kulttuurialalla työskentelevien ammattilaisten rasisminvastaiseen koulutukseen ja Healing kutsuu ruskeita kulttuurin toimijoita ottamaan etäisyyttä heitä ympäröivistä rasistisista valtarakenteista hyvinvointiin ja itsestään huolehtimiseen keskittyen. Ohjelma edistää yhdenvertaisuutta ja tarjoaa ohjelmaan osallistuville valkoisille ammattilaisille konkreettisia työkaluja valkoisten valtarakenteiden purkamiseen ruskeiden ammattilaisten hyvinvointi huomioiden.
Healing & Dealing luo turvallisia tiloja kulttuurikentän toimijoille, sitouttaa ammattilaiset rasisminvastaisten toimintatapoihin ja siirtää rasisminvastaisen työn painolastia pois ruskeilta valkoisille. Ohjelma edistää ja vahvistaa ryhmien välistä yhteistyötä pitkäjänteisesti.
Ohjelma koostuu Dealing- ja Healing-moduuleista, jotka toteutetaan vuosina 2026–2028 Suomessa, Isossa-Britanniassa, Benelux-alueella ja Norjassa. Osioilla on paikalliset kumppaniorganisaatiot ja fasilitaattorit, jotka kokoavat ohjelman yhdessä suomalaisten tekijöiden kanssa.
Healing & Dealing on Suomen Benelux-instituutissa työskennelleen Laisa Conden ohjelmakokonaisuus, jota pilotoitiin vuonna 2022. Pilotista kerätty palaute osoitti, että jatkohankkeelle on akuutti tarve. Conde jatkaa ohjelman vastuuhenkilönä.
Ritual City by Benjamin Orlow at the Horst Exhibition for 2022
We are delighted to announce the Horst Exhibition for 2022: The Act of Breathing will infuse the unique terrain of Asiat, Vilvoorde. The institute takes part in the exhibition by supporting the production of the commissioned work Ritual City by Benjamin Orlow, a Finnish-Swedish visual artist based in London, UK.
ART & LAND – EU-SÁMI Week in Brussels
On the occasion of Sámi National Day, we bring you the news that the first-ever EU-Sámi Week will be held in Brussels, in June. The aim of the ESW2022 is to increase awareness of Sámi culture, create networks and heighten the knowledge of Sámi issues among the policymakers in various sectors that affect Sámi interests.
Compartment no. 6 on screens in Brussels, 20th January
The Finnish movie Compartment No. 6 directed by Juho Kuosmanen is screened by The Polarise Nordic Film Nights on 20th of January, 19h00 and 19h10, at Cinema Galeries.
New faces at the Institute
January is finally here and we welcome our new staff members! First up is an intern for the Finnish National Agency for Education, Sonja Koivisto, who started her traineeship at the beginning of the month. She will be working as a Communications and Project Assistant...
Director’s Greetings: January – a month of cultivating hope?
Last autumn was my first at the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux. I was delighted to be greeted by a brilliant staff, the vibrant city of Brussels, and many exciting projects. Three months flew by in no time and by December we were again facing new...
Kristina Sedlerova-Villanen joins the new artist residency programme in Brussels
Finnish visual artist Kristina Sedlerova-Villanen joined the new artist residency initiative KULT XL Ateliers in Brussels. Between January and June, she will be involved in artistic research on water manipulation systems. KULT XL Ateliers is an artist studio network...
We are looking for a Communications Officer
The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux is looking for a part-time (19 hours/week) Communications Officer to join our team for permanent employment starting 10 January 2022. As the Institute’s Communication Officer, you will: ● Be responsible for creating...
Michiel Vandevelde at ’Moving in November’
Belgian choreographer Michiel Vandevelde is taking part in the contemporary dance festival Moving in November in Helsinki, running from 4 - 14.11.21. Dances of Death reflects on the concept of death in our time. New incurable diseases are haunting us, suicide rates...
Possibilities of Potential Selves – Ervin Latimer x Morgane Gielen
Possibilities of Potential Selves is a fashion installation by the Finnish Young Designer of the Year 2020 Ervin Latimer, on show in Belgium as part of the Antwerp Queer Arts Festival from August 7th until August 14th. Linked to the exhibition, Ervin teamed up with Morgane Gielen, a talented Belgian photographer who also runs the inspiring body positivity focused platform No Babes.
Laura Boxberg appointed new Director of The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux
Laura Boxberg (Master of Arts) has been appointed the new Director of The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux. She will be starting in October.