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Together, these actors arranged, among other things, the conference ‘konkret! – methods for intercultural development’ which assembled the cultural sector to strengthen the exchange of experience and knowledge. a number of participants talked about their work to reach a broader audience, develop artistic quality and attract more competencies and perspectives.within the framework of the assignment, the swedish arts council started a one-year mentor programme. the background to this is that it has been claimed that the cultural sector does not reflect the swedish population and that it is difficult to enter its networks. the purpose of the mentor programme was to broaden networks and increase the exchange of experience. the swedish arts council sought to attract people at the beginning of their careers to the programme, and particularly welcomed applicants with another ethnic background than traditional swedish. the mentors were people with long experience of the cultural sector and were matched with the mentees according to their areas of interest. eleven mentoring pairs were included in the programme, which continued until september 2011. an evaluation of the initiative will be presented in april 2012.