Life After Rietveld and Sandberg: On residencies as learning environments & International opportunities
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On Thursday 16 January, there will be two successive sessions.
At 15:00 there will be presentations by Rijksakademie, Jan van Eyck, de Ateliers, Hotel Maria Kapel, Kunsthuis Syb and Dutch Culture about international opportunities. Followed by a panel talk, moderated by Sandberg alum Kitty Maria.
This will be followed by a session hosted by Jonas Vansteenkiste (Head of the Ceramics dept., Rietveld Academie) at 17:15.
During this session a presentation by Angela Serino will draw on artists' words and a selection of current residency literature to offer a critical perspective on what being in residency may entail. This will be followed by a panel talk with Jonas Vansteenkiste, Kitty Maria and Angela Serino about residency's and how to navigate the field.
Jonas Vansteenkiste
Jonas Vansteenkiste is a visual artist who investigates the field of tension between architectural spaces and the psychological impact of space. He has a broad visual language that ranges from installation, sculpture, video to drawings. He achieved a Master’s degree in Media Art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent and later a Master after Master’s degree in Research in Art and Design at the ST Lucas in Antwerp. Besides his solo career he works as a duo with artist Veerle Michiels and is also curator. Aince 2024 he is the head of the ceramic department at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.
Angela Serino
Angela Serino (she/her) is an independent curator and writer based in Amsterdam, who has worked with artists' residencies in various roles – as curator of temporary residency projects (RedLight Art Amsterdam, 2008-2009), as part of the artistic committee of Kunsthuis SYB (2010-2015), and as curator in residency of several international programmes.
Kitty Maria
Kitty Maria is a Dutch performance artist and sculptor. She obtained her BA in Fine Arts at ArtEZ and her MFA at the Dirty Art Department of the Sandberg Institute. She received the Emerging Talent Grant from the Mondriaan Fonds and various grants from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, AFK, Gemeente Amsterdam. Kitty Maria’s practice explores performance as an historic tradition in the arts and performance as an industrial norm; the use of the body as a medium of expression and the use of the body for work.
Programme 16 January
15.00 - 16.30: Presentations of residency's in the Netherlands. Followed by a panel talk, moderated by Sandberg alum Kitty Maria.
17.15 - 18.45: Life After Rietveld and Sandberg: Residencies & International opportunities, hosted by Jonas Vansteenkiste (Head of Ceramics, Rietveld Academie). Followed by a panel talk with Jonas Vansteenkiste, Kitty Maria and Angela Serino about residency's and how to navigate the field.
19.00: Communal meal (registration needed before 13 January!)*
20.00: End of the session
*Please join the communal meal (vegan or vegetarian) to discuss the topic further and connect with each other! The price of the meal will be 7,25 euro. Advance payment required - pay here.
Life After Rietveld and Sandberg
Together with the departments, Rietveld and Sandberg organise a series of monthly sessions to prepare students and recent graduates for professional practice after their studies. By inviting both experts and alums, the series aims to give participants a clearer idea of what professional practice they aspire to and what their first steps will be after graduation.
The programme is open to Rietveld and Sandberg students as well as alums who have recently (less than 5 years ago) graduated.
The monthly programme starts at 17.15 and is followed by a communal meal prepared by the Rietveld Canteen to discuss the topic further and connect with each other. (Note: participants pay for their own meal (€7,25 max), we pay for a drink).
We hope to see you there!
The session will be held in English at the Stairs in the FedLev Building. The space is accessible for wheelchair users.