3. The Case Studies CASE 1 PHOTO County Finnmark
Indigenous No
Grant per year 200 000
Durability Two-year
Type of applicant Association
Repeater No
Focus area International collaboration
Russian partner’s county/area St. Petersburg
«meeting places», they are not of a permanent nature. That being said, the Russian partner would be happy to cooperate again in new projects. BarentsKult funding has contributed to an increased flow of resources to the museum that has enabled it to establish an attractive site for visitors. The Norwegian partner points out that «great experiences in small places has the potential to stimulate tourism», and states that this encourages public and private actors to invest in more permanent and predictable employment and mitigates emigration and the effects of a negative demographic development. Ideas and technical solutions discussed have, with their focus on nature and current affairs, not been innovative in themselves. The innovation in the project lies that no similar projects have been implemented in this particular location before.
The project brought together eight Russian and three Norwegian photographers from a small municipality. The recipient, which is a museum, has not received BarentsKult funding before, and BarentsKult support was essential for both the Norwegian and Russian partners. BarentsKult funding triggered further funding from the local museum, the municipality, and the county.
CASE 2 DANCE
The project comprised exhibitions, posters, calendars and post cards. The topic was the 75-year anniversary of the liberation of Finnmark and the reconstruction of the village. A separate exhibition compiled archive footage and new photographs of current surroundings and individuals who experienced the war and the ensuring reconstruction. The aim was to contribute to learning, discussion and mutual exchange of knowledge with a particular focus on how history, art and culture can play a role in deeper mutual understanding. Finally, a permanent set of photo exhibitions was established. The Norwegian partner highlights that the project enabled improved people-to-people cooperation in Eastern Finnmark at a time when this is lacking.
County Nordland
Indigenous Yes
Grant per year 550 000
Durability Two-year
Type of applicant Company
Repeater No
Focus area International collaboration
Russian partner’s county/area Murmansk
While the Norwegian partner carried the brunt of the financial burden, transfer of competence has mainly flowed from the Russian to the Norwegian side, providing a deeper understanding of general living conditions in a neighbouring country. In turn, BarentsKult’s requirements to documentation, planning and reporting has increased the quality of cooperation.
The project aimed at exploring the dancing rituals of the Eastern Sami people («skoltesamer»), reaching out to children in particular. At the time the interview was conducted, a revised application was being elaborated mainly due to changes caused by Covid-19. Funds for production and a performance tour will be applied for when the script is completed. The project will feature yoik and a mix of language. The project owner expects the project to contribute to new forms of art.
The project brought together Russian and Norwegian photographers who co-operated on exhibitions. The sustainability of these networks remains an open question. The networks built are characterized as «personal», and the cooperation is not likely to last beyond the funding period. While the exhibitions can be seen as
The idea is to use the platform «Digital Sapmi», a DJ-group from Sápmi which plays Sami and indigenous music from all over the world, to reach out to participants in the project, and get feed-back from them. Through this platform, material will be collected. A digital form has been developed to be used in the communication with participants. It will be 17
