FAROE ISLANDS
Main contact:
| Listafolkasamband Føroya - LISA Postboks 324 110 Torshavn Tel. +298-320197 |
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Participating organisations: |
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Yrkisfotografar i Føroyum | (photografers) |
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Felagid Føroysk Myndlistafolk | (visual artists) |
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Føroya Bladmannafelag | (journalists) |
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Rithøvundafelag Føroya | (authors) |
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Korsambandid Føroya | (choral societies) |
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Felagid Føroysk Tónaskøld | (composers) |
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Arkitektafelag Føroya | (architects) |
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Leikarafelag Føroya | (actors) |
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Tonleikarafelag Førøya | (musicians) |
LISA, the Faroese Council of Artists, is a joint organization for all artists in the Faroe Islands.
LISA was founded in 1982 with these objectives:
1. to support and inspire Faroese art and culture;
2. to support co-operation and joint projects between Faroese artists and between the various art forms;
3. to promote the rights and interests of Faroese artists;
4. to represent its members, Faroese artists, in relevant public affairs.
It is also LISA's aim to represent Faroese artists in Scandinavian and international contexts. For example, LISA is a member of Nordisk Kunstnerråd (the Nordic Artists' Council) and of the European Council of Artists.
LISA's highest authority is the members' council, to which each member group elects two representatives at each group's annual general meeeting. A committee of three members, elected at the LISA council's annual general meeting, comprises the council's executive board and is responsible for daily management.
LISA is in close touch with all the cultural institutions in the country. One of LISA's major tasks is providing information and advice on matters concerning artists, including legislation.
LISA nominates two members to the committee of The Faroese Culture Foundation and four members to the committee which nominates artists to receive the annual prize awarded by the Ministry of Culture.
In 2000 LISA received support from the Ministry of Culture to employ a part-time secretary to deal with day-to-day business.
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