Greenland’s economy is almost exclusively based on fish and shellfish. This makes the economy vulnerable and limits young people’s career choices. On the other hand, Greenland has a rich cultural life with international potential in both music, performing arts, fashion, film and much more. The culture strengthens and allows for new business opportunities. But in order to fulfill this, the cultural and creative entrepreneurs in Greenland must have access to professional sparring, access to international networks and markets, better knowledge of personal branding, use of media, copyright and much more.
NAPA has therefore taken the initiative for Creative Business Academy Greenland – a collective name for the activities that combine economic and cultural sustainability. The activities will start in Nuuk, but the plan is to spread throughout the country. In addition, there will be a focus on internationalization and interaction with the rest of the Nordics and the Arctic. In the pipeline are:
There is a growing commercial focus on seaweed in the Western world. Along the coast of Greenland, there are robust seaweed forests, presenting significant potential for seaweed harvesting. The aim of this project is to establish a knowledge base for the seaweed resources in a
NAPA and Ilisimatusarfik have launched the website and the application module for the Nordic Arctic Co-operation Programme, after Greenland took over responsibility for the management of the pool. Thus, projects focusing on sustainable development in the Arctic can now look forward to the opportunity to
An arctic, artistic dialogue about De-arctification as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Artists Association of Lapland.A project under the title De-arctification in Nordic Art will be taking place in Galleria Lainaamo in Rovaniemi, Finland from the 11th to the 13th
Musical storytelling, Nordic artists and collaboration across cultures, musicalities and national borders. The “Nordic Remix” project has received support from NAPA’s Cultural Support Program. Behind the initiative is the media collective Are We Europe and they have made a video about the project – watch
