Artovan toiminnan esittely Tallinnassa 2013

1. Case ARTOVA
Do what you desire
Do what you desire

2. • ARTOVA - culture and neighborhood association (Arabianranta-
Toukola-Vanhakaupunki -kulttuuri- ja kaupunginosayhdistys ry)
• PEOPLE - Actors are residents, workers, entrepreneurs, students
and other stakeholders
• Neighborhood development & art and cultural events - piloting
new action models and practices
• The most active neighborhood association in the metropolitan
area - it has built, within five years, an impressive track record of
developing and piloting successful new action models

3. DISTRIBUTE THE DECISION MAKING POWER
OF THE AREA
TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE
TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE
TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE• Give away power and responsibility
• Self-initiated & Self-directed Group actions
• Openness - transparency and information
• Rotate people (routines for: support, knowledge transfer, roles
and scheduling)
• Co-operation
• Development (proposals - pilots - no nimby’s)

4. METHODS
• Speak out loud about ideology and methods
• Concrete actions - bencmarking and doing
• Light working methods - low bureaucracy - digital groups and tools
• Sessions (facilitated workshops)
• Rotation of people
• Discussion & Inquiery
• Co-operations
• Writing down knowledge & experience (intranets)
• Positive information flow - successful projects and events - internal & external
• Pleasure!

6. ARTOVA
neighbourhood development & cultural events
neighbourhood development & cultural events
• The basic operations in the various activity groups, among others: Grants and strategy
group, Communications group, City planning group, Urban farming committee...
• Yearly organized events: Arabian Street Festival, Artova Film Festival AFF, Artova Kino,
Arabian Picnic, Kekrifest and Artova’s Living Advent Calendar.
• Artova projects and activities include: Artova Spirit, Arabia area art coordinator, Local
democracy pilot, Arabia urban trails, Edible Arabia, Culture and neigbourhood journal
Kuohu, Book campain, Arabia area entrepreneurs breakfast meetings and Confidence
project.
• Artova is also involved in various projects of other partners.
• In 2012, only in Artova Spirit projects and events there were: a total of 107 persons in key
roles (mainly voluntary people) and about 350 people participated in organizing. The
number of partners was 89, including companies, associations, networks, public authorities
and institutions.
• All of these projects and events had a self-iniated and self-directed group, making all
decisions and carrying out concrete actions.
• Artova mainly coordinates and mentors.
• Co-operation with the City of Helsinki - People, Respect, Negotiating, Blackmailing Local
democracy pilot, Urban farming, Design Dogpark, Events, Urban planning

7. ARTOVA
www.artova.fi
ARTOVAN HENKI
www.artovanhenki.fi
jannekareinen@yahoo.com # 0456316516
ARTOVA IN PICTURES