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A portrait of a woman as an artist: Some research results concerning the career paths of female artists

This paper presents the labour market situation of Finnish female artists by summarising different empirical studies carried out in the Research and Information Unit of the Arts Council of Finland.

Social Position of Artists in Finland

This paper discusses the social position and economic realities of artists in Finland.

Does Public Support Make a difference, and for Whom? The Role of Direct Support for Artists in Different Art Forms and its Relations to the Situation of Women Artists

This paper discusses tentatively the impact of gender on the income level and public support of artists comparing the situation across art forms with the help of additional data recently acquired.

Defining Art and Artists as a Methodological Problem and a Political Issue

This paper is based on experiences from a research project on the social and economic position of Finnish artists, carried out at the Research Unit of the Arts Council of Finland.

The Finnish Reply to the Inquiry Concerning the Role of the State in the National and International Cultural Development

In August 1994 the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs organised the Arts Baltica seminar "The Cultural Responsibility of the State", with participation of senior officials from the Ministries of Culture in the Baltic Sea States, from the Council of Europe, and from the Swedish National Commission for UNESCO. As a preparation for the seminar the participating countries were asked to describe the national situations through answering five questions within a maximum of about 10 pages. This working paper presents the reply of Finland to the questionnaire.

The Helsinki Metropolitan Area as a National and International Cultural Centre Area

This paper discusses the history, architecture, national institutions, educational institutions, cultural administration, cultural expenditures, and the supply and consumption of culture in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.

Effects of Direct Support on Artists' Incomes

This paper discusses the data and results of a research project on the economic and social situation of Finnish artists, carried out by the Research Unit of the Arts Council of Finland.

The Interaction between Artists' Professional Training and Employment in the Field of Finnish Theatre

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of formal training on artists' employment situation.

Preliminary findings from a survey on the economic and labour market situation of Finnish artists

The paper will introduce the preliminary findings concerning the labour market status as well as the income level and income sources of Finnish artists. In addition, the correspondence between these variables and the level of training will be discussed.

Exactly who and what is a photographic artist? Experimenting with emic criteria in a 'status-of-an-artist study'

The article takes as its theme the problem of demarcating the population to facilitate surveys of artists.

The earnings of photographic artists in Finland - An income profile based on quantitative data from 1989 and 1992

The report examines the income situation of photographic artists in Finland.

Trained artists at the market place - An overview of the graduate-surveys

This paper summarises the key findings of surveys which were launched in Arts Council of Finland (ACF) few years ago.