Project activities Activity 1 Project start Initial project activities, organizing staff and tender procedures. Forming the steering group. Distribution of responsibilities, contracts Confirmation of plans and organization work, forming of groups.

Project activities Activity 2 Creating a basic network Platform for network between art researchers and art museum professionals, as well as art and cultural institutions of the Barents region Activity 2.1. Expert group meeting in Murmansk 2.1.1. Approval of the concept for the exhibition: decisions about the content, artists' and art works' selection 2.1.2. Develop the research plan 2.1.3. Approval of the schedule and the distribution of responsibilities 2.1.4. Plans for the logistics for the exhibition

Project activities Activity 2.2. Expert group meeting in Luleå 2.2.1. Plans for the network 2.2.2. Defining structures for network Activity 2.3. Expert group meeting in Karasjok Activity 2.4. Expert group meeting in Rovaniemi

Project activities Activity 3 Exhibition and symposium tour Creating transferable Barents visual arts exhibition and organizing joint art research symposiums and workshops. 3.1. Implementation of the exhibition tour in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia. 3.2. Implementation of research symposiums in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia. 3.3. Implementation of workshops in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia

Project activities Activity 4 Future master plan Creation of future master plan. 4.1. Exchange of ideas, experiences and best practices (in accordance to expert meetings) 4.2. Discussions and agreements on future joint project and research

Project activities Activity 5 Dissemination of project results Sharing project results 5.1. Result of the research will be published in common publication. 5.2. Exhibition will be reviewed by media, number of articles, promotional materials and press releases will made 5.3. Exhibition is itself a cultural product of cooperation and it reflects results of the research work

Project activities Activity 6 Project management and evaluation 6.1. Project kick off meeting 6.2 Project daily management 6.3. Project monitoring (Steering group meetings) 6.4. Project evaluation 6.5. Project closure 6.6. Project reporting including auditing 6.7. Financial management