The exhibition was arranged in all the central cities within the region: Jyväskylä, Mikkeli, Seinäjoki, Vasa, Sundsvall, Östersund, Steinkjer and Trondheim) during autumn 2006 - spring 2007.

The exhibition included short and clear facts about the work in the ProMidNord -project and about the Mid Nordic Region in general. The subjects were the comprehensive strategy, energy, environment, youth-democracy and culture. The artexhibition "MORE THAN THIS - voices and expressions on sustainability"  provided artistic perspective about sustainable development.

The intention was to create a constructive tension between the art and the goals of the ProMidNord -project. The purpose was to offer the visitor a more interesting and reflecting meeting with the Midnordic cooperation and with the thoughts of the artist about sustainable development. During the exhibitiontime also other events was arranged related to the theme. Seminars and debates was organized eg. round the questions of energy, environment, provisionsproduction and the future in general.

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TOURCALENDER

1) Start in Central Finland - Jyväskylä
12-22 October 2006
Place: Artmuseum
Theme: Energy, especially bioenergiy and energyeconomy.

In program:
- Energyseminar 11 October at 12-16.
- Exhibition-opening: 11 October 2006.

2) South Savo - St Michel
15-23 November 2006

- 15/11 opening of the exhibition
- 16/11 seminar about preventing water pollution
- 21/11 seminar about ecoefficiency and environmental responsibility in enterprises
- 22/11 program for children

3) South Östrobothnia - Seinäjoki  
1-31 December 2006
Place: Södra Österbottens Landskapsmuseum.
Theme/seminars/workshops:  Sustainable development in eventturism.

- 1/12 exhibition-opening
- 1/12 seminar about the topic: “How does the environment hold out when 30 000 people during one weekend invades the neighbourhood?"

4) Östrobothnia - Vasa
13-28 January 2007
Place: Vasa Konsthall.
Theme: Energy and modern art

- exhibition-opening 13/1 at 18 PM
- energyseminar on the 17/1 where the topic is future energysolutions, eg. alternative energyfuels, biofuel and ethanol.

5) Sör-Tröndelag - Trondheim
10-18 February 2007
Programme Trondheim

6) Jämtland - Östersund  
13 - 18 March 2007
Place: Exercishuset på Campus.
Theme: Industry of experiences & Culture. Seminars about democracy and network 15-16/3/2007

7) Nord-Tröndelag - Steinkjer
14-22 April 2007  
Place: Dampsaga Kulturhus.
Theme:Youth and democracy. Seminar about alternative energysources.
Was held during Steinkjers 150th-anniversary.
Programme.

8) Västernorrland - Sundsvall  
12 May - 3 June 2007  
Place: Kulturmagasinet.
Was arranged in cooperation with the finalseminar of the SÖT-project.
Programme.

More information:
Projectleader Lena Krånglin
Tel. +46 620 196 86,
e-mail: lena.kranglin@musikivasternorrland.nu 
and
Rickard Borgström, curator
E-mail: borgstrom@stockholm.mail.telia.com / ribo74@gmail.com
Tel.: NO +47 47868901
SV +46 (0)707678079
FI +358 509307071