(Re)imagining diversity and difference as core strengths of a thriving cultural field in Finland.
This special symposium highlights cultural and linguistic diversity as central elements and core strengths of a thriving cultural field in Finland. The theme is inspired by the work of musician, composer, and educator, Fredrik Pacius (1809-1891), who made ground-breaking contributions to the development of music and music education in Finland.
Engaging meaningfully with new, emerging, and intersecting qualities of difference and diversity requires constant reimagining of the ways in which artists and educators can navigate this complex, dynamic environment. In 2025, this has become increasingly important as our world faces further division, polarisation, and enormous societal and environmental challenges, calling for artists, educators, and researchers to continually re-evaluate and re-imagine their roles and responsibilities.
The arts are a powerful catalyst for engaging with these issues and developing the essential skills and qualities needed in the process of working together across borders and boundaries. Through intercultural artistic collaboration, we can work towards creating a pluralistic framework where diverse voices and perspectives can be heard and understood in ways that words alone cannot fully convey.
Through the interconnected elements of intercultural performances, improvisations, musical and spoken dialogues, this symposium highlights ways in which we can create spaces for diverse voices and approaches to co-exist, co-create, and intertwine in ways that both retain the unique qualities and identities of all involved, and create something new, together.
This symposium features students, teachers, and alumni from Sibelius Academy’s Global Music Programme. The symposium is kindly supported by the Pacius fund, within the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland. The Pacius prize 2025 will be announced and awarded as part of the symposium.
See more:
https://www.uniarts.fi/tapahtumat/fredrik-pacius-symposium-iv/
Further information: Tiina Halonen,
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