Culture Committee decisions, 12 December 2023
At its last meeting of the year, the Culture Committee decided on the recipients of annual grants and the working grant for professional artists for 2024. The grant for professional artists was awarded to writer Kaisa Paasto.
Working grant for professional artists for 2024
The working grant for professional artists is awarded based on applications to one Espoo-based professional artist for one year at a time. Professional artists living in Espoo can apply for the grant, regardless of their art form. The Culture Committee decided to award the working grant for professional artists for 2024 – a sum of EUR 2153.23 per month – to writer Kaisa Paasto.
Annual grants for professional art and cultural communities for 2024
Annual grants for Espoo-based providers of basic education in the arts, local heritage and cultural associations and professional art and cultural communities for 2024
The Culture Committee decided to award operating and rental grants for 2024 in accordance with the proposal as follows: EUR 4,712,945 to providers of basic education in the arts; EUR 121,600 to local heritage associations; EUR 279,450 to cultural associations; and a total of EUR 11,369,063 to professional art and cultural communities.
Price categories for one-off events held by Cultural Venues and Services
Around 1,000 one-off public events are held annually by Espoo’s Cultural Venues and Services. Events are continuously being planned and organised, which also includes planning admission fees. The Committee therefore decided to introduce ticket price categories to facilitate administrative work and to promote transparency.
Other matters
The Committee decided on other matters in accordance with the agenda(external link, opens in a new window).