A Finnish Perspective on the Overly-Wrought “Arts Funding” Debate
In my wanderings in Tampere, I kept wondering aloud about how around every corner, another large museum pops up. In 1998, there were 260 publicly funded museums in Finland, which […]
In my wanderings in Tampere, I kept wondering aloud about how around every corner, another large museum pops up. In 1998, there were 260 publicly funded museums in Finland, which […]
Visionary solutions can’t be forced. They just kind of… happen. That “Eureka!” response to an obstacle requires hours of thought about the potential solutions that have all been maddeningly mulled […]
When undertaking a project that requires at least 80 hours of work per week, maintaining a network of invested supporters who watch out for the little tasks that fall through […]
The stereotype of the tortured, starving artist who is disconnected from all reality is still alive and kicking, which is a huge reason why this project is such a proponent […]
Because the cabin fever hasn’t completely pushed us out of the studios yet (that will occur tomorrow, most likely), I was given, once again, an opportunity to pick the brain […]
When living in the Finnish countryside during a snow storm, there are a surprising amount of options for entertainment — curling up under a wolf pelt on a sofa and […]
As I crunch through the ice on the paths traversing the neighboring birch forest, the sunlight glitters off the freshly-fallen snow blanket. The cold sneaks through my scarf and freezes […]
Cresting below the cloudline in the airplane, I was welcomed to Finland by glimmering streetlights and groves of trees checkering the snowy ground. The hype was founded — Finland is beautiful […]