{"id":14246,"date":"2024-12-03T13:45:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T11:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/?p=14246"},"modified":"2025-05-06T12:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T10:14:40","slug":"kulttuurilla-on-itseisarvo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/2024\/12\/03\/kulttuurilla-on-itseisarvo\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture has intrinsic value!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In its attempt to \"turn the tide of debt\", the government of Petteri Orpo is making shocking cuts to Finnish culture. These cuts will hit freelancers, small art groups and especially cultural centres in the provinces the hardest. Students of art and culture are in a particularly unfortunate situation under these cuts, as many will face uncertainty about their livelihoods, and a difficult choice between concentrating on their studies and earning extra income. It is undeniably unmotivating to be a first-year Master's student and to make plans for the future with a constant 'maybe' caveat, when the possibility of making a living is crumbling from all sides.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taideyliopisto on ainoa taideaineisiin keskittyv\u00e4 yliopisto ja sen ylioppilaskunta edustaa kaikkien taideopiskelijoiden etua. Siksi on elint\u00e4rke\u00e4\u00e4, ett\u00e4 me kaikki taistelisimme yhteisen hyv\u00e4n puolesta. Sen lis\u00e4ksi, ett\u00e4 taide- ja kulttuuriala on merkitt\u00e4v\u00e4 ty\u00f6llist\u00e4j\u00e4, sen tarjoamaa sis\u00e4lt\u00f6\u00e4 ei voi korvata mill\u00e4\u00e4n. Tuntuu nurinkuriselta, ett\u00e4 juuri suomalaisen taiteen ollessa kasvussa ja muidenkin maiden kiinnostuksen kohteena, sit\u00e4 leikataan n\u00e4in lyhytn\u00e4k\u00f6isesti. On selv\u00e4\u00e4, ett\u00e4 taloudellisesti haasteellisessa tilanteessa my\u00f6s kulttuurialan on osallistuttava s\u00e4\u00e4st\u00f6toimiin, mutta tuen ollessa jo ennest\u00e4\u00e4n pieni ja joutuen prosentuaalisesti isoimpien saksien v\u00e4liin, on tilanne ep\u00e4reilu.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I would like to believe that challenging times would be the beginning of a new time and rebuilding of systems, but does it always have to be through misery? This is not just about artists and it would be good for us all to wake up to see the perspective of the viewers. The reason for these cuts goes deeper than the current government. Why do Finns feel that art is so distant from themselves? I have read several comments in the comments section of Helsingin Sanomat about how many people feel that they don\u2019t consume culture in their everyday lives. How can it be that people are so distanced from their own domestic culture that they don\u2019t think that TV series, films, books, radio, music, furniture or entertainment programmes are part of it. No one can avoid these cuts. They affect each and every one of us, at least indirectly. What worries me most are the provinces, where the few cultural institutions and groups that exist are now under threat. Do we want to have to travel to the big cities to experience live art? <\/span><\/p>\n

Making art is a job that deserves to be appreciated, just like anything else. The disappearance of state funding also means that opportunities to make art are narrowing and the few positions are going to those who are already privileged by family, town of residence or socio-economic status. This in itself also leads to the stories we tell becoming one-sided and we lose the connection between the stage and the audience. Art is from the people straight back to the people and would be a shame to lose it.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is strength in numbers and that is why I want to appeal to you, my fellow students:<\/p>\n

Sign the Cut the Cuts - Great Cultural Address and join us on Thursday 5th of December at 14:00 in Kansalaistori to show the whole of Finland and especially the government that these cuts will not be digested lightly!<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Elli Kujansuu<\/b><\/p>\n

Master student in lighting design<\/b><\/p>\n

Theatre Academy<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Orpon hallitus on yritt\u00e4ess\u00e4\u00e4n \u201ck\u00e4\u00e4nt\u00e4\u00e4 velkalaivaa\u201d leikkaamassa j\u00e4risytt\u00e4v\u00e4n paljon suomalaisesta kulttuurista. Leikkaukset tulevat iskem\u00e4\u00e4n kaikista pahimmin freelancereihin, pieniin taideryhmiin sek\u00e4 erityisesti maakuntien […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":14247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-taiyo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taiyo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/artikkelikuva-14.png?fit=1640%2C924&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2w00X-3HM","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14246"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14271,"href":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14246\/revisions\/14271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taiyo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}