Heta Muurinen

Exploring one’s relationship with society is an inherent part of artistic growth, not a separate branch of interest or an alternative to “art for art’s sake” professionalism writes university researcher Tuulikki Laes.

Artistic research is generally understood as a form of inquiry carried out by professional artists. It involves artistic processes, such as performances, visual art, music, literary art or site-specific art, as well as linguistic and theoretical reflection on these processes, writes professor Anita Seppä.

Rooted in Research Institute of Uniarts Helsinki, NfAR is open to visual, performative, literary and musical researchers, as well as humanistic art scholars interested in artistic research.

Musicians can consider themselves as public professionals who make a significant impact on society. In what ways can the professional musician education offered at the Sibelius Academy make space for societal engagement as part of the studies, and make broader connections between social, political, and ecological topics and music professionalism?