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Cupore’s research frequently addresses issues of diversity and equality in the arts and culture sector. The Ministry’s Working Group for Cultural Policy, Immigrants and Promotion of Cultural Diversity (2021), and the subsequent Ministry’s Action Plan to Promote Diversity in the Arts and Culture Sector (2023) proposed that Cupore begin regular reporting on these topics.
Commissioned by the Ministry, Cupore’s first Diversity Report was published in 2023, focusing on the situation of artists with foreign background. The report builds on data from the annual Arts and Culture Barometer, produced by Cupore and the Arts Promotion Centre Finland, along with Cupore’s recently launched register-based research As an Artist in Finland. Additionally, it incorporates statistics on the arts and culture sector and recent surveys conducted by organisations within the field.
The diversity reports will also evaluate the research tools and databases of cultural policy to improve identification and representation of diversity. Recommendations will be made to mainstream diversity in knowledge production. As a foundation for this reporting, a review of national data and international statistical and monitoring practices was conducted (Lahtinen & Karttunen, 2023).
Publications
- Cupore's publications 2023 Artists with Foreign Background in Finland
- Fact Sheets 2023 Diversity in the field of arts and culture: Development of monitoring data (2nd ed.)
