Arctic Music Circles

Exploring The Arctic Pulse

Arctic Music Circles

Exploring The Arctic Pulse

Arctic Music Circles

The Interreg Aurora funded project Arctic Music Circles project continues and expand the work started in the Interreg Nord funded Arctic Pulse project (2019-2022). The new project aims to engender new forms of music collaboration, visibility and branding as well as and lasting structures for the needs of Arctic music sector. The core of the project is in rotative working methods to establish genuine, in-depth collaboration between the project partners and stakeholders in the field of music in Interreg Aurora programme area to develop the regions creative industries together in an enduring network of music producers and organizers.

The goal of the project Arctic Music Circles is to build music networks and bring unique culture experiences to audiences and visitors in the Arctic Region of Northern Scandinavia. The project consists of three work packages:
WP1: Arctic Music Network –  enhancing the collaboration in Arctic music sector across the borders.
WP2: World Music of Arctic Europe – highlighting Sámi and linguistic minority groups music with talent and repertoire development in the field of world music.
WP3: Branding the Arctic Pulse – building a common cultural brand for the need of Arctic music marketing and promotion.

Read more on the project website

Lead Partner EU
Norrbottensmusiken, Region Norrbotten

Lead Partner Norway
Kultur i Troms, Troms fylkeskommune

Project partners
NorrlandsOperan Aktiebolag
Oulun kaupunki
Ab Yrkeshögskolan vid Åbo Akademi/Yrkeshögskolan Novia
Nordland fylkeskommune
Stiftelsen Nordnorsk Jazzsenter

TYPE OF PROJECT
Regular project

SUB-AREA
Aurora

PRIORITY
Education, culture and sustainable tourism

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
Culture and sustainable tourism

PROJECT DURATION
2023-09-01 – 2026-08-31

TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET
 1 960 000 Euro

EU-FUNDING, INTERREG AURORA
916 500 Euro

NORWEGIAN IR-FUNDING
275 000 Euro

STATUS
Ongoing

Social, ecological, and economic sustainable development is an overarching goal in the Interreg Aurora Programme.

The Arctic Music Circles project contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Project News

Steering Committee meetings in Vaasa
News

New Interreg Aurora projects approved

The two Steering Committees, for sub-area Aurora and sub-area Sápmi, have met 14-15 June in Vaasa to decide on new cross-border cooperation projects in the