GRADUATION SHOW 2023
The Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam proudly presented its annual Graduation Show, featuring work by almost 160 fine art and design graduates.
Once a year, the academy’s corridors and classrooms are turned into 5,800 square meters of exhibition space. Here the graduates, from fourteen specialisations, presented the thought-provoking results of their work and vision.
Open
Wednesday 5 July, 10:00-21:00 hrs
Thursday 6 July, 10:00-21:00 hrs
Friday 7 July, 10:00-21:00 hrs
Saturday 8 July, 10:00-21:00 hrs
Sunday 9 July, 10:00-16:00 hrs
Address
Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Fred. Roeskestraat 96
1076 ED Amsterdam
Free entry
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Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony took place on Wednesday 5 July, 17:00 hrs with a speech by Maaike Lauwaert and a performance by DJ Ötzi 2 (pictured below)

Video documentation
Several projects were documented by Rietveld alum Kleoniki Stanich in videos. You can find all the videos of the Graduation Show 2023 on: vimeo.com/showcase/graduationshow2023
Rietveld Review(ed) 2023
An interesting addition to the 2023 Graduation Show side programming is the third edition of Rietveld Review(ed). The academy invites external experts from the world of art and design to visit and reflect on the exhibition. What are striking tendencies and themes this graduation year? The reflection report, available from Saturday 8 July at the exhibition entrance and online, will offer visitors depth in their exhibition visit.
Digital catalogue
You can find more info about the graduation projects ('the catalogue') here.
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