Many of you probably know what NAPA does, but who are we? Currently, NAPA, The Nordic Institute in Greenland represents four Nordic countries: Greenland, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Today we’re introducing our advisor, Pipaluk Lykke.
Pipaluk is from Sisimiut, and she started at NAPA as an advisor in January. Until June, she worked remotely for NAPA from the Nordic House in Copenhagen, Denmark. Now she’s back in Nuuk and can be found from NAPA’s premises in Katuaq.
Pipaluk is an advisor for NAPA’s own Cultural Support Programme and Nordic Arctic Programme which NAPA administers for the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Culture and projects from all perspectives
With a degree in cultural and social history, Pipaluk has worked in her own company, and as a civil servant, with a broad focus on culture and project development and funding.
Most of her projects have been about getting local perspectives and Inuit knowledge involved and they have often concentrated on co-creating and disseminating artistic and political results. This has happened both on a local and global scale with people in international academia – and it’s the cooperation Pipaluk finds particularly interesting:
“International and regional cooperation interests me a lot, and I believe in people being able to express themselves culturally.”
Her thriving for cultural cooperation has led her to work with NAPA too. Her positive experience with NAPA combined with the shared values made her eager to apply for the position:
“I already know NAPA since I am a former member of the board, so I know the Nordic values of democracy and inclusion. Values that I too believe in and wish to work for. So basically, I felt I could be of help – both for the organization, but in great deal also for the cultural producers and project developers that NAPA services.”
Explosive start
The start of the year has been exciting and busy for Pipaluk. She has been busy launching NAPA’s new application system. She hopes that the new system will help both the applicants and NAPA in managing the applications better.
Getting to know the new Nordic Arctic Programme that was launched in a new form this year has been a big and exciting task to handle. She has been advising applicants and managing the evaluation process with internal and external expert groups.
Regarding supporting the applicants, she tips applicants to pay attention to two important aspects when creating their projects:
“Cooperation seems to be the key word. And budgets! Keep your budgets clear.”
All about culture
Outside NAPA, Pipaluk has lately worked on other interesting projects: she’s been involved with evaluating and funding film for the Government of Greenland, and the Danish Realm, plus several times in juries at film festivals in Greenland, and abroad.
On her free time, Pipaluk likes running and loves listening to Metallica!
Lastly, we asked, what is Pipaluk’s favorite word in her mother tongue and why:
“Culture. To me this word covers relations and co-existing, and co-creating, knowing ourselves, and being curious on others.”
Contact Pipaluk
You can contact Pipaluk with any questions, guidance and help regarding the Cultural Programme and the Nordic Arctic Programme. She’s also eager to help with anything to do with the Greenlandic cultural scene and society, and history, in general.
You can contact Pipaluk in Greenlandic, Danish or English.
+299 28 60 15
pipaluk@napa.gl
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