Folk och Kultur 2025: Art policy – How can we together develop contemporary art regionally? 

Welcome to a workshop on the theme of art policy discussions about the regional development of contemporary art. In this programme item, art organisations, politicians and officials meet and talk about how we together can strengthen contemporary art in a region.

Welcome to a workshop on the theme of art policy discussions about the regional development of contemporary art. In this programme item, art organisations, politicians and officials meet and talk about how we together can strengthen contemporary art in a region.

Questions on the agenda are: How can we collaborate to develop contemporary art in a time of diminishing resources? What are the most pressing issues for the regional development of contemporary art? How can the state and the regions better collaborate to strengthen contemporary art in Sweden?

The workshop is based on the experiences from two processes in Värmland and Västernorrland, whose participants also participate on site. The effort is part of the Public Art Agency’s work to promote the development and spreading of contemporary art.

Organisers: Public Art Agency Sweden and Region Västernorrland, Region Värmland

Participants: Giorgiana Zachia, coordinator, Support Art Organisations, Public Art Agency; Kajsa Balkfors, process leader; Helene Karlsson, Kolonin, Arvika; Helena Byström, art strategist, Region Västernorrland and executive manager, Konstfrämjandet Västernorrland; Sofia Magnusson, regional councillor and chair of the Culture and Education Committee, Region Värmland; Maria Oldenmark, cultural manager, Region Västernorrland