Riding the wave: Plymouth’s burgeoning art scene
The city’s cultural ambitions are growing in the run-up to the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage
Shining a light on France’s disused quarries
Once, they provided the stones that built Paris. Now, the disused quarries of Saint-Maximin are being transformed into venues for art
Does contemporary art have a home in Copenhagen?
Several of the city’s avant-garde spaces are suburban. Now it looks like a major central gallery will move out, too
Shadows beneath the surface of the sea
On the southern coast of France, a new exhibition is exploring our troubled relationship with the world’s oceans
The bookish side of Parisian art
In Paris the art world and the book world frequently overlap. Here are some of the most interesting initiatives across the capital
Siobhan McDonald’s chance encounters with a changing world
The artist’s exhibition at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris explores big themes of climate change, landscape and loss
Found in translation
Are there too many languages and can translation ever really bridge our gaps in understanding?
These are difficult times for St Petersburg’s art scene
The city is known for its heritage, but its contemporary cultural scene is struggling
Outside the museum: art on Helsinki’s islands
Is the redevelopment of Finland’s open spaces changing how local artists work?
One of Finland’s most distinguished artists is back from the wilderness
Jussi Kivi represented the country at the Venice Biennale in 2009, before retreating from the limelight. Now he’s back with a book from Helsinki’s edgelands
Factories, fine art and starry skies in rural Finland
The Serlachius Museums in Mänttä are an admirable example of how art can flourish outside Helsinki
Should public art be in the public domain? Sweden doesn’t think so
A recent court case involving Wikimedia in Sweden has taken the art world by surprise
In Moscow, art speaks truth to power…sometimes
Artists and museums in the Russian capital testify to the uneasy relationship between art and the state
Baltic Diary: The charms of verdigris
The grey-green of oxidised bronze is common on public buildings throughout northern Europe
Baltic Diary: Freezing weather and frozen art funding
The Finnish arts organisation Checkpoint Helsinki has had its funding cut. Can it survive?
Baltic Diary: The Purpose of Art Prizes
The Lorck Schive art prize has an important role to play in Trondheim’s growing art community
Can art exist on social media?
Can artists and the wider art world use social media for more than self-promotion? Some certainly think so…
Baltic Diary: The Art of Coffee
Art, made of coffee, shown in a bookshop: Ian Bourgeot’s work at Helsinki’s Arkadia breaks conventions in more ways than one
Baltic Diary: Rethinking the role of art in the city
Engagement, interaction, the co-creation of meaning: these are the museum buzzwords of today. But what do they actually mean?
Baltic Diary: Art and Politics
‘Contemporary art is a very elitist sphere,’ admitted Frame’s head of programmes Taru Elfving, ‘and it could be so much more’
Communications and Collaboration: debating the future of museums in Istanbul
‘The days of museums hoarding information are over.’
Baltic diary: Art, nature and national identity
Artists explore how society is shaped by the natural environment in the Baltic region
Guggenheim Helsinki should not see the light of day
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Helsinki’s artists are world class – but recognition has to start at home
Both government and business need to realise how much the art scene here is worth celebrating, and sooner rather than later