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.

Download the reflection report 2023 (pdf) here.

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Looking back: More about the previous Graduation Shows 2022 and 2021