season 3, episode 6 | Alexandr Foy
Global club nights is a networking and informative club series in collaboration with Caisa Cultural centre, Helsinki Open waves web radio and the Global music Department of Sibelius Academy, that aims to bring together all parties involved with music. With live music, seminars and workshops the events attempt to create bridges between musicians, event producers, agents, venues, and music lovers, bringing down barriers and creating a safe and creative environment of free expression. In a celebration of diversity, using the tools of intercultural collaboration and specialized knowledge, we provide the possibility of a neutral and safe space for sharing and exchange of knowledge, information, wishes and insights on the music industry in Finland, both on the part of the musician and from the business side while most importantly, sharing it with the community.
Alexandr Foy of Globe Art Point, in a heated discussion about where we are in the music industry today and what we should be aware of in terms of cultural equity, diversity, and inclusion in the arts and cultural sector in Finland.
We navigate the music scene together, and we explore the importance of support systems and networks in the field.
Alexandr Foy is a professional on socio-economic integration, governing in the non-profit sector, media & event production, and inclusive education. His main values are human rights, equality, and social inclusion. He is co-founder and current chairman of the Svenska.fi association of foreigners who integrate the Swedish language in Finland. He is a board member of Tigern rf – a Swedish-speaking cultural association, and publisher of Ny Tid magazine. Foys is also co-founder, board member, and main producer of Tochka.fi—Russian-speaking lifestyle media and event agency based in Helsinki—and a lot more.
Globe Art Point
The core mission of Globe Art Point is advocating cultural equity, diversity and inclusion in the arts and cultural sector in Finland. G.A.P also serves as an information centre and meeting point for artists, cultural workers, and arts and cultural institutions in Finland. G.A.P.’s focus is on Finland-based professional artists, cultural workers, and cultural entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds being acknowledged and their untapped potential fully utilised. G.A.P together with their stakeholders and collaborators, is dedicated to improving the existing structures and building a society free from cultural discrimination or any other form of oppression. Their goal is to create constructive and action-driven dialogues with the entire society, from the local grassroots to the national level.
Credits
Producers and hosts: Chico Matada and Vasileios Katopodis
Guest: Alexandr Foy
Sound recording, editing and live streaming: Bailey Polkinghorne
*The audio piece was recorded and edited at the Helsinki Open Waves performance & recording room located at Caisa.
**The views expressed in this audio piece and texts are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view of Helsinki Open Waves.
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