Arts Management Program

Summer School in Finland and Sweden May 12 -- May 19, 2008

Theme: Beyond Bergman and Nobel: Scandinavian cultural policy and performing arts.

We held our annual summer school in Åbo/Turku Finland, and Stockholm Sweden in conjunction with NUROPE. 

Maps of ÅBO & STOCKHOLM

Sunday, May 11

• Discussion about Nomadic Projects (for early arrivals at (Gallery Titanik)

• Traveled most of the day on the Baltic Sea from Stockholm, Sweden
• Dinner at the working studio of Finnish artist Hanna Varris with a print making demonstration alongside members of NUROPE.

Monday, May 12

Morning Activities

• Seminar at FC / Arken

• THE BALTIC TABLE: Introduction, Presentation & Nomadic Reflections Bengt Kristensson Uggla

Afternoon Activities

• SIBELIUS, ART AND BUSINESS: Johannes Brusila, Research Director, Musicology at Åbo Akademi University and Alarik Repo, AlarikRepo Management at SibeliusMuseum
•  THE DIRTY, THE CLEAN, THE IMPURE, AND THE PURE.
• PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS ON SWEDEN AND FINLAND Olli Lagerspetz, Professor in Philosophy, Åbo Akademi University. 
• Performances by Jean Sibelius, Ture Rangstrom and Christian Holmqvist (Premiere Performance), and also Marika Kivinen (song) and Laura Heikkilä (piano).

Tuesday, May 13

Morning Activities

• Departure from Åbo/Turku Cathedral by Bus from Åbo Cathedral
• Visited Moomin World in Western Finland. Moomin World is a theme park based on the Moomin books by Tove Jansson.
• Workshop on Creative Industry and Experience Economy with Tomi Lohikoski, CEO, Moomin World Saara Taalas, Professor, Turku School of Economics Moderator: Nina Kivinen

• Lunch in Moominworld    

Afternoon Activites

• INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL MANAGEMENT Tisa Ho, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival and former General Manager of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in conversation with Professor Ruth Bereson, Director Arts Management Program, University at Buffalo

• A Masters of Business Art? Booklaunch  UB Arts Management Occasional Paper Series #3 in conjunction with NUROPE

• "LIFE ON A LEAF" Project
• Workshop with Jan-Erik Andersson at Jan-Erik's House

Wednesday, May 14

Morning Activities

• Arrive in Stockholm aboard the Viking line, students treated to breakfast buffet at the Scandic Sergel Plaza Hotel. 

• INTERRUPTED HISTORY: SWEDEN - FINLAND Krister Wahlbäck, Former Professor and Diplomat at Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Afternoon Activities

• MUSIC AND ARCHITECTURE Guided Tours in Groups

• RE-THINKING CULTURAL POLICY AND CULTURAL ECONOMY Public Programme at Stockholm Concert Hall in Cooperation with the Committee of Inquiry on Cultural Policy in Sweden  Introduction: Eva Swartz, Head of Committee of Inquiry on Cultural Policy in Sweden and Bengt Kristensson Uggla, Head of Nurope
• FINANCING CULTURE  Moderator: Pierre Guillet de Monthoux, Schwung Professor of Nurope with Stefan Forsberg, CEO Stockholm Concert Hall Foundation, Emma Stenström, Stockholm School of Economics, Sture Carlsson CEO of Swedish Performing Arts and David Neuman Director of Magasin 3 Stockholm contemprary art-space

• DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS - NEW BUSINESS MODELS Intellectual Property Rights in Arts and Culture, Moderator: David Karlsson with Stefan Forsberg, CEO Stockholm Concert Hall Foundation, Roger Wallis, Professor at Royal Institute of Technology, Eva Hemmungs Wirtén, Professor at Uppsala University, Alf Rehn, Professor at Royal Institute of Technology / Åbo Akademi University

• CULTURAL POLICY - INTER AND TRANSNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES Ruth Bereson, Director UB Arts Management Program, US, Keith Wijkander, Executive Secretary, Committee of Inquiry on Cultural Policy in Sweden, Krister Ståhlberg, CEO, Foundation for Swedish Culture in Finland

Thursday, May 15

Morning Activities

• Nurope Think Tank, Workshop, Case Study: ROYAL STOCKHOLM SYMPHONIC PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Presentation - Challenges - Problematisation - Solutions Stefan Forsberg, CEO Stockholm Concert Hall Foundation Moderator: Mats Agurén Stockholm Concert Hall

Afternoon Activities

• IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE Continuing Process.  Ann-Sofie Köping, Assistant Professor, Södertörns University University College, Lotta Bjelkeborn, marketing director, Stockholm Concert Hall Foundation, Pierre Guillet de Monthoux, Schwung Professor of Nurope

• Dinner at Teaterbaren House of Culture

• CONCERT Royal Stockholm Symphonic Orchestra Sakari Oramo Conductor; Lisa Batiashvili, Violin Dafgård, J Veils rev; Lindberg, M Violin concert; Rimskij-Korsakov, N Scheherazade op 35. in Stockholm Concert Hall

Friday, May 16

Morning Activities

• Nomadic Laboratory at Stockholm Concert Hall

• Yacht to Drottningholm 18th century Drottningholm Slottsteater

• The Kings Residence Typical Swedish Yacht lunch, Visit to the Kings Gardens

Afternoon Activities

• Back to Modernity: Audience Building in the Royal Theatre.
• Performance; Swan Lake at  The Royal Swedish Opera

Saturday, May 17

Morning Activities:

• Toured Gamla Stan, the old town of Stockholm, with Prof. Pierre Guillet de Monthoux. Students introduced to some interesting and historically significant statures such as one of Gustav III, the famous king that favored the arts, and statue of Napoleon I.

• Presentation on managerial model, “Biological Management,” by CEO of Junibacken, Thomas Lundqvist.  After lecture, toured Junibacken, a children’s museum, inspired by stories written by Astrid Lindgren, author of numerous children’s books; the museum also included themes from other children’s literature. 

• Visited Vasa Museum. Houses Vasa—the sunken warship of Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus. 

Afternoon Activities:

• Royal College of Art and Design global and Swedish debate. 

• Konstfack Forum on Creativity 2008. Does Creativity Beat Strategy or Strategy Beat the Creative Industry?  An open panel discussion moderated by  Alice Rawsthorn, design critic for International Herald Tribune. Ms. Rawsthorn will address Forum 2008 questions of interest to the design industry leaders. Panelists include: Ingrid Baron, Design Leader, IDEO International, Anders Byriel, CEO, Kvadrat Ilse Crawford, Designer and Creative Director, Studioilse, Henrik Otto, Senior VP Global Design, Electrolux Masaki Yokokawa, CEO, Cibone, Dean & DeLuca Japan Stockholm Royal College of Art and Design

Evening Activities:

• Prof. Bengt Kristensson Uggla’s, head of NUROPE, house for an informal dinner with music and philosophical conversation. 

Sunday, May 18

Morning Activities:

• Stockholm University School of Business: Panel on art and economy: School of Business Stockholm University

• Gallery hopping—a look into the contemporary art scene in Stockholm. Galleries included: Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthal (http://www.magasin3.com/intro_holder.html), Bonniers Konsthall (http://www.bonnierskonsthall.se/en/About/Bonniers-Konsthall/), Loyal (www.galleriloyal.com), Galerie Nordenhake Stockholm (www.nordenhake.com), and Brändström & Stene (www.brandstromstene.se).

Afternoon Activities:

• Discussion with Martin Rössel, Swedish musician and producer, on topics on underground music and issues of copyright.

Evening Activities:

• Gala Dinner at Stockholm University School of Business to close the Summer School 2008.