How are art institutions funded, and where is the money coming from? What kind of financial support should institutions accept? How do artists and activists utilise soft power, for example in the recent Kiasma strike, and what effects can it have? Moderated by Ervin Latimer, with guests Terike Haapoja and Bassam El Baroni.

Terike Haapoja is a Brooklyn based artist. In her installations, writings and collaborations, Haapoja explores possibilities for non-violent coexistence, focusing especially on multi-species politics. She was one of the core organisers of the recent kiasma strike. Bassam El Baroni is associate professor of curating and art mediation at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University. His most recent research engages with issues such as financialization in relation to artistic practices, AI and curating, artists’ engagement with infrastructural futures and histories, and new forms of artist-led activism. Ervin Latimer is a fashion and print designer, and the founder of deady-to-wear label Latimmier. Alongside design work Latimer writes and lectures on the intersections of queer-culture, anti-racism, masculinity and fashion.