ADVOCAcy FOR Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

MA Thesis in Cultural diversity and social inclusion 

December 2021

Master Thesis
Diversity and Inclusion: a mission-critical task  for today’s arts managers - Understanding diversity and inclusion management in the arts and culture sectors in Finland 

My study aims to research core competences for arts managers, focusing on diversity and inclusion. It deals with the phenomena of cultural diversity and inclusivity about intercultural competences required for the arts managers working in the arts and cultural institutions of Helsinki, Finland, from the leaders’ point of view.

Cultural Expert

August – November 2021

A member of experts of the reading panel for 'Mobility of Artists and Cultural Workers' for In Search of Equal Partners: On being a SWANA artist and cultural worker in the EU study. 

The objective was to involve this community in advocating and shaping European cultural policies and funding schemes that are more inclusive and better safeguard fundamental rights (including working conditions, mobility, freedom of artistic expression and gender equality).

Chair of the Board

Chair of the Board,

2019-2021

Board Member, 2017-2019

Member, 2017 - present

G.A.P is an independent umbrella association to promote equality, equity, diversity and inclusion of foreign-born artists and cultural workers in Finland. 

Magazine contributor

October 2021

"For this digital space given to us, we opened a Pandora’s Box to reveal why today some of us are still excluded from the so-called ‘winner’s table’. We decided to have a conversation to reflect on the Finnish chapters of our lives, our dreams, and our achievements, but we also talked about simple things that could unveil sophistication hidden in simplicity if one wishes to see it...".

Cultural-Policy making

Equitable transitions and Social Justice

Experience Design

Consulting

Educational workshops

Lobbying & public advocacy for DEI

Founding Ally

2019 - present

A social imagination and experimentation process to bring together pioneering thinkers and doers to consciously yet radically transform society by engaging with the two sides of any conscious change: imagination and experimentation.

STEERING group member

2017 - 2019

A member of Steering Group at Ava us/ Opening research project. The objective of this report is to explore how open or closed the Finnish arts and cultural field is to cultural diversity and foreign-born professionals. It was conducted by the Culture for All Service, Cupore and Globe Art Point in 2017-2019.

PANELIST

March 2021

Classical music and diversity – is everyone welcome?

This Taidepiste event hosted completely in English for the first time, focuses on the current state of diversity and equality in the field of classical music in Finland. Who are the gatekeepers that exist in the field and what are their responsibilities? What can we learn from the progress being made outside of Finland?

COMMENTOR

January 2021

The final report of the working group, where Ceyda worked as an expert, on Cultural Policy, Immigrants and the Promotion of Cultural Diversity was handed over to Ministry of Education and Culture State Secretary Tuomo Puumala on January 20, 2021.

Ceyda was invited to make a personal commentary on the report during the ceremony.

Keynote

speaker

November 2019

Talent Boost Summit 2019 edition's focus was on talent retention. Ceyda has shared her experience as a foreign-born cultural professional in Finland through her practice, MiklagårdArts, and introduced the work of Globe Art Point where she works as a chairperson.
Ceyda said that the issues that we have to address are:
#representation
#mindset
#arts (the role of arts and culture)
#dialogue (in equal seating order)

photo: Peter Sebastian