ARLENE TUCKER
ARLENE TUCKER
Arlene Tucker
Arlene Tucker’s socially engaged work utilizes translation studies, visual art, semiotics, and feminist practices. She currently works as a diversity expert at Culture for All Service and runs the project Diversity as a starting point for municipalities' art and culture activities in 2025 (https://www.kulttuuriakaikille.fi/diversity_in_municipalities). The goal of the diversity in municipalities project is to respond to the needs on the municipal side for increasing diversity and equality expertise by offering training, consultancy and other support to cultural activities of the municipalities as well as art and culture professionals working in municipalities. All of our initiatives respond to the core questions of ‘Does this promote diversity, inclusion and equity in the art and culture sector?’ and ‘Does this move us towards dismantling structural racism and discovering our own implicit biases as well as within municipal authorities, regional councils, and governments?’
As we enter the collaboration from the perspective of wanting to actively listen, be empathetic, be critical, and honest, we hope to reach people on a personal level, which will then create a wave of positive change towards a more inclusive and equitable society where all people belong.
Aside from the diversity work Arlene also works as an artist and educator. “I realise my art through installation and dialogical practices. Always a co-creation with the public, my work allows us to share perspectives about identity and belonging through different mediums and approaches such as memories, hair, and letter writing.” Arlene has a bachelor's degree in film, video and painting (Savannah College of Art and Design), a master's degree in semiotics (University of Tartu) and a teacher's certificate from the University of Helsinki.