Partners 2010
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Taide
Taide (The Finnish Art Journal), which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, deals with both the Finnish and the international art world in articles, interviews and critiques. The journal covers a full range from theoretical questions to practice.
HYY Group
Enjoy Our Services: delicious meals at UniCafe restaurants - without hurting your wallet, rent commercial or office space at prime locations right in the heart of Helsinki, take a break at our cafes, surf to the Lyyra online service for fun and benefits, hold unforgettable celebrations at our Festive Restaurants, rest at Hostel Academica, feed your mind with Gaudeamus - Helsinki University Press books.
These are only some of the services offered by the HYY Group, the business arm of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki.
Sokos Hotel Torni
Sokos Hotel Torni is the choice of the art lover; it offers bountiful encounters with Finnish arts, which are an integral part of the hotel´s allure. The hotel is situated in the Helsinki Design District, a hub of creativity in the heart of Helsinki - and in the immediate proximity of the IHME venues, the Old Student House and the Central Railway Station.
As the IHME partner hotel, Sokos Hotel Torni offers IHME Days participants a special rate of 85 euros for a single room and 95 euros for a double room. Offer is valid during IHME Days, March 26-28. Reservations Sokos Hotels Sales Service Centre: +358 (0)20 1234 600 / sokoshotels (at) sok.fi
VR
VR is a broad-based transport and logistics services group. The Group also offers track maintenance and construction services and includes companies that provide catering and restaurant services and telecommunications services.
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British Council
The British Council is the UK´s international organisation for educational and cultural relations and works in 109 countries around the world. Its purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and increase appreciation of the UK´s creative ideas and achievement. The British Council opened in Finland in 1945.
Galerie Anhava
Galerie Anhava was founded 1991. In 1997 it merged with Galerie Artek, a pioneer within contemporary art in Finland since 1935. Galerie Anhava´s program concentrates on international, mainly Scandinavian and Finnish contemporary art.
Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas
Laitila Wirvoitusjuomatehdas, founded in 1995, is Finland´s smallest bulk brewery. Its modern factory, which is located in Laitila, Southwest Finland, produces beer, long drinks, cider and lemonade. The company has many reasons to be proud of itself. It is the country´s only brewery to use environmentally sound wind power, and no preservatives can be found in its beverages.
MUU
Artist Association MUU is an artist run, Finnish interdisciplinary artist association, founded in 1987 to represent and promote new and experimental forms of art. These are such as media art, performance, video, environmental, space and conceptual art, sound and other experimental modes of cultural production.
Pro Av Saarikko Oy
Pro Av Art specializes in the presentation of media art. We have 25 years´ experience in providing consultancy and planning exhibition technology, and in renting and selling AV equipment and systems. Our clients are leading museums and galleries, artists and collectors.
www.proav.fi
Radio Atelier
YLE radio's producer of feature programming, Radio Atelier, is a place where technical skill meets art. The features, a creative mix of sound, music and text, can be heard as an attempt to transform the traditional forms and genres of radio programs. The guiding principle is that on radio ultimately everything is about sound and all sounds are meaningful. Sounds are equal, although some may be more equal than others.
Radio Helsinki
Radio Helsinki offers its listeners music hand-picked by the country´s best music reporters, top-quality discussions and interesting interviews as well as local traffic reports, hot tips and news from the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. A unique channel for unique listeners. HELSINKI 88,6 MHz, 89,4 MHz, CABLE FREQUENCY: 104,0 MHz.
Pixelache 2010
The ninth edition of the Pixelache festival takes place during 25-28 March 2010. Pixelache is the largest annual electronic arts festival in the Nordic countries. Pixelache is an experimental laboratory that brings together arts, design, technology and research. The themes of Pixelache also comment on various current social issues.
In addition to the program at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, the festival program includes exhibitions, clubs, workshops and seminars in various venues across the city of Helsinki and a one-day event at the Kerava Art Museum.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs promotes the security and welfare of Finland and Finns and works for a secure and fair world. The Ministry and its nearly one hundred diplomatic and consular missions across the continents focus on serving Finns and Finnish society and economy at large and the country´s political leadership, Parliament and other ministries.
Kulttuurikunto - The Cultural Fitness Project
Cultural Fitness is a nationwide joint venture between the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland and the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE). The objective of Cultural Fitness is to eradicate fears and prejudices related to experiencing culture, and to inspire new experiences. The Cultural Fitness project combines the supply of culture, the support of employers and the activity of cultural exercisers into a network that benefits everyone.
www.kulttuurikunto.fi
www.kulturkondis.fi