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10:00 Doors open

10:30 Curator Talk: Amanda Pinatih
Learn about the curator’s viewpoing from Amanda Pinatih, Curator of Design and Contemporary Art at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. She explores innovative perspectives at the intersection of design and art, presenting them in contemporary, accessible ways. This year she is also curating the Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, where she will present her vision on an international scale.

11:15 Collector Talk: Bob van Eerd
Get a new perspective on the art market — from the viewpoint of a collector. Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist Bob van Eerd has built an impressive art collection with his wife over the years. It includes pieces by emerging and established artists from the Netherlands and abroad, including Marc Mulders, Claudy Jongstra and Kalliopi Lemos. Bob shares his keen understanding of the art market and how it evolves.

12:00 Lunch break

12:30 Speed-dates & Workshops
Take part in a workshop to develop skills for life after the academy, or join a speed-date with one of our hosts for personalised advice on topics such as internationalisation, community art and art in public spaces, funds and grants, marketing, and more. See below for a full overview.

Workshops (one hour)

• Marketing & Social Media with Boudewien Chalmers Hoynck van Papendrecht (Bubble Shooters Network)
• Business (Chamber of Commerce and tax services) with Nienke van der Wal (Stichting Art Projects)
• Grant Application with Mette Samkalden (Kunstmest)
• Residencies with Bojana Panevska (TransArtists)

Speed-dates (15 minutes) You can also join three 15 minute-conversations with three speakers per round. Six participants can sit at each tables and provide ample room for personal questions and exchange of experiences:

• Internationalization (Host: Marie-Anne Souloumiac, Nieuwe Instituut)
• Design & Visual Art (Host: Manique Hendricks, Curator)
• Art & Law (Host: Simone Poot, ARQUE Advocaten)
• Community Art & Art in Public Space (Host: Rob de Melker, Kunstmest)
• Social Practice (Host: Elke Uitentuis, teacher, visual artist, activist, mother and fulltime collaborator)
• Collections & Awards (Host: Anne Clement van Vugt, Art Adviser Art Affairs / EUR Art Collection of the Erasmus University )
• Prizes & Galleries (Host: Jaring Dürst Britt, gallery Dürst Britt Mayhew)
• Funds & Grants (Host: Marije Kaashoek, Pictoright)
• Marketing (Host: Luuk Heezen, journalist & podcastmaker Kunst is Lang)

There are three consecutive rounds of 60 minutes: you can choose each round whether to join a workshop or speed-date session. If you opt to join only two rounds, you can also visit one of the exhibitions at the Nieuwe Instituut.

16:30 Artist Talk: Audrey Large
Audrey Large offers professional insights, practical tips, and personal highs and lows. Audrey Large graduated from the Dutch Design Academy with a Masters in Social Design in 2017 with her project Life.VFX, which grew out of an investigation into visual effects. Don't miss her work in the exhibition Dutch, More or Less, about contemporary digital culture, design and architecture.

17:00 Drinks
The day concludes with drinks, where you can share the knowledge you have gained and start building your professional network. Blank business cards will be provided to help you stay in touch after the event.

18:00 End