Program PRO week 2023

Day 1: Introduction to art in public space and commissioned works

9:30 – 9:45
Walk in with coffee & tea

9:45 – 10:00
Introduction (ENG)
by moderator Rutger Middendorp

10:00 – 11:30
Presentation and discussion about the wide range of possibilities within art in public space and working in commission (ENG)
by Véronique Hoedemakers, art historian, independent advisor on art and public space, publicist and curator

11:30 – 12:00
Introduction to Kunstpunt and it’s program, in relation to commissions, art in public space and working with artists (ENG)
by Agnes Winter, project leader Art in public space at Kunstpunt

12:00 – 13:00
Lunch break + speed dates with the Kunstpunt team (ENG & NL)

13:00 – 14:30
Workshop ‘How to find commissions and how to read and reply to open calls’ (ENG)
by Rutger Middendorp, journalist, presenter and educator, Véronique Hoedemakers and Michiel Kluiters 

14:30 – 14:45
Coffee break

14:45 – 16:00
Group conversation about working in a commission in relation to an autonomous art practice, from an artist perspective (ENG)
with artists Giny Vos, Monika Dahlberg, Faisel Saro and Michiel Kluiters
moderated by Rutger Middendorp

16:00 – 17:00
Networking drinks

Day 2: Social practices and the social urgency of art in public space

9:30 – 11:00
Breakfast at Volkshortus Selwerd with a conversation with artists Saskia Janssen and George Korsmit, Eva Koopmans and Nicoline Wijnja (ENG)
moderated by Wilbert van de Kamp, program maker, presenter and entrepreneur

11:00 – 11:30
Cycling back to Kunstpunt

11:30 – 12:30
Presentation and group discussion about the urgency of art in society nowadays, inspired by the pamflet ‘Zet creativiteit in voor de toekomst van Nederland’ by Meta Knol, Liesbeth Bik, Marleen Stikker & more (NL)
by Meta Knol, art historian, former director of Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden and former director of Leiden City of Science 2022 and guest artist Katie Ceekay

12:30 – 13:30
Lunch break

13:30 – 14:30
Talk about urgent topics within public space nowadays (ENG)
by Nils van Beek, art historian, advisor and curator of public art projects throughout the Netherlands

14:30 – 15:00
Coffee break

15:00 – 16:00
Live podcastshow De Linkse Mannen lossen het op about art in public space (NL)
by Wilbert van de Kamp, Bram Douwes and Tils Posthumus
with guests Meta Knol, Sjoerd Bootsma (Artistic director Arcadia | LF2028), artists Saskia Janssen & George Korsmit and Daan Kingma (Neighborhood Director Neighborhood Improvement Sunny Selwerd, municipality of Groningen and advisor at KAW architects)

16:00 – 17:00
Networking drinks

Day 3: Networking day with curators and commissioners

9:30 – 9:45
Walk in with coffee & tea

9:45 – 10:00
Introduction (ENG)
by moderator Rutger Middendorp 

10:00 – 12:00
Performative and interactive workshop about the future of curating (ENG)
led by artist Nina Glockner

12:00 – 13:00
Lunch break

13:00 – 14:30
Panel discussion with curators and commissioners (ENG & NL) about:

• Acquisition and looking for opportunities 
• Do’s and don’ts when working in commission
• Working in commission in relation to autonomous art practices from the commissioner’s perspective
• Questions for the audience

with:
Angelina Kumar, project leader, founder LDD (Lucrative Dumpster Dives), social entrepreneur and artist
Suzanne Wallinga, independent curator and advisor and co-founder and former director of A Tale of a Tub in Rotterdam
Arno van Roosmalen, independent consultant and former director of the Stroom art center in The Hague
Marije Lieuwens, founder and curator of City Canvas in Utrecht and independent communications strategist
Ellen de Haan & Daphne Verberg, co-directors of the resort in Groningen
Sabrina Kamstra, Head of Art Affairs Amsterdam UMC and art advisor

14:30 – 15:00
Coffee break

15:00 – 16:00
Pecha Kucha by curators, commissioners and artists about art in public space and working in commission (ENG & NL)

16:00 – 17:00
Speed dates with curators and commissioners + networking drinks (ENG / NL)
with Angelina Kumar, Suzanne Wallinga, Arno van Roosmalen, Marije Lieuwens, Daphne Verberg, Sabrina Kamstra and Lieselot van Damme 

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