Become a key player in the future of art! The Artists' Association of Finland's Modern Patrons project (2025-2026) brings together visual arts organisations and companies who aspire to work together to make the Finnish visual arts scene more sustainable and interesting.
Modern Patrons is a project of the Artists' Association of Finland that aims to increase dialogue between the visual arts communities and companies and to highlight companies that want to be pioneers in the field of cultural responsibility. Cultural responsibility is an area of corporate responsibility where the positive impact of culture and art on society and communities is recognised and companies commit to promoting and supporting culture.
The aim of the Modern Patrons project is to create hands-on partnership pilots between selected companies and visual arts communities to test different cultural responsibility initiatives in practice. In addition to the pilots, the project will build a lasting network between the business sector and the visual arts through a series of events.
A range of partnership models will be tested in practice during 2025 and 2026 in partnership pilots. We are currently seeking companies and visual arts organisations for the pilots.
Answer the survey, participate in the project
Representative for a visual arts organisation, answer the stakeholder survey for visual arts organisations here (link opens in a new window). The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete. The questionnaire maps out the private fundraising and corporate partnering skills of the visual arts community. At the end of the questionnaire, you can express your interest in participating in the Modern Patrons pilot partnerships. The questionnaire is open until 19.6.2025.
Company representative, answer the survey for companies here (link opens in a new window). The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete. The survey maps out existing partnerships between businesses and cultural operators, as well as their interest and willingness to create new partnerships. At the end of the questionnaire, you can express your company's interest in participating in the Modern Patrons pilot partnerships.
Timeline
The project will involve 3-5 companies and their counterparts in the visual arts community, who will develop their own partnership concepts within the framework of the project. Suitable partners for the pilot projects will be identified in May-September 2025, and the pilot partnerships will be implemented by spring 2026 at the latest. Partners can be located anywhere in Finland.
Contact us
Noora Pitkälä
Producer (Modern Patrons)
noora.pitkala@artists.fi
050 3222 118
In the office Mon-Wed
Modern Patrons is a two-year project of the Artists’ Association of Finland, funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation. The Artists’ Association of Finland is an advocate and expert association representing over 3000 professional artists in Finland. We promote the status and working conditions of visual artists and strengthen the role of visual arts in society.