Country(ies):SwedenArtistnetBuilding transparency through networkingPartners:Intercult (production unit based in Stockholm)Funding Bodies:Intercult has received support from the Swedish National Council on Cultural Affairs, the County and the City of Stockholm, the foundation Culture of the Future, the Swedish Institute, Sida, EU-(Kaleidoscope/Culture 2000)Project Description:Artistnet is a project initiated and run by Intercult, a production unit based in Stockholm. It is a network of artists from the fields of music, dance, theatre and poetry. The network is focused on artists with an immigration background living in Sweden. Its objective is to facilitate contacts with arrangers, producers, film companies, TV channels, theaters and other cultural institutions looking for artists or actors for special projects. Lessons to be Learned:The project aims at promoting Sweden's new cultural identity of ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity by making artists with an immigration background more visible and strengthening their position and business opportunities. Target Groups:Artists with an immigrant background, managers of culture industries and cultural institutions Contact Details:IntercultNytorgsgatan 15 116 22 StockholmSwedenTel: +46 8 644 10 23 Fax: +46 8 643 96 76 E-mail: info@intercult.seWeb: http://www.intercult.seAdditional Resources:Submitted by / Source:Interarts Seminar Guide: "Cultural Policies and Immigration". International Seminar held in Barcelona from 21-22 November 2006. Abstract of the speech given by Tomas Bokstad, Intercultprevious Page | record 6 of 49 | next Pageprevious Page | record 6 of 49 | next Page Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 15th edition", 2014 | ISSN 2222-7334Page 1 of 1 Intercultural Dialogue : Good Practice Database - Compendium of Cultural Policies and T...5/7/2015 http://www.culturalpolicies.net/web/intercultural-dialogue-database.php