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Below you'll find a selection of Dutch Cultural events taking place in the United States in
the coming weeks. For exact details on time, location and programme of the specific events,
please click on the links to the webpages of the organizing institutions.
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Rijksakademie Call for Entries
The Rijksakademie Residency in Amsterdam is an international research and production place for emerging, professional artists from
all continents. The Rijksakademie is more than a residency. It has extensive technical facilities, a library and an art collection.
In addition, the Rijksakademie offers basic facilities such as a studio, assistance by technical specialists, a work budget, and
mediation with accommodation and grants.
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There are some fifty studios where resident artists work for one to two years on research, experiments, projects and production.
Confrontation with diverse cultures and advice by internationally active artists, curators and others, promote the deepening,
expansion and acceleration of artistic practice. A period at the Rijksakademie has the greatest effect on an artists' career,
three to five years of professional experience before applying.
Resident artists pursue every medium and technique: painting, drawing, graphics, photography, sculpture, video, film, sound and
digital media. Artists can also explore links with other areas, such as architecture, theatre, music, literature and science.
Application
Each year approximately twenty-five artists are invited for a residency. Artists can apply for a residency from January to December
2010 by using the online application form. The deadline for application is 1 February 2009.
Information: www.rijksakademie.nl
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DUTCH CULTURAL EVENTS in the
UNITED STATES
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NY400 - Holland on the Hudson
Join us in celebrating 400 years of Dutch-American friendship. For more information about the events: www.ny400.org
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New York, NY
Visual Art
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Claudy Jongstra - Fashioning Felt
March 6 - September 7, 2009
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
This exhibition will explore the varied new uses of felt-an ancient material, believed to be one of the earliest techniques
for making textiles. Made by matting together wool fibers with humidity and friction, felting requires little technological
expertise and is an extremely versatile material. The exhibition will begin with historic examples of felts, showcase innovations
in handmade felts, and feature contemporary uses of industrial felt in a range of fields, including product design, fashion,
architecture, and home furnishings. The exhibition is being organized by Susan Brown, assistant curator, Textiles.
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Fashioning Felt is made possible by the generous support of |m|a|h|a|r|a|m|
The exhibition is also funded in part by The Coby Foundation, Ltd. and the Mondriaan Foundation.
Support for the Claudy Jongstra installation is provided by Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown.
Additional support is provided by the Consulate-General of The Netherlands, the Information Centre of Danish Crafts,
The Netherland-America Foundation, The Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, and The Cultural Services of the
French Embassy in the United States.
More info: www.cooperhewitt.org
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New York, NY
Visual Art
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Arnout Mik
May 6 - July 27 2009
Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019
This exhibition presents a series of discrete installations by Aernout Mik (Dutch, b. 1962), placed in both non-gallery
and gallery spaces throughout the Museum. Mik-whose work encompasses motion picture, sculpture, architecture, performance,
and social commentary-interrogates the nature of reality and subverts the traditional relationship between viewer and viewed.
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The exhibition includes eight time-based works, including Mik's earliest 16mm film Fluff (1996), shown on television monitors
in several locations. A newly commissioned two-screen work is projected in the corridor facing the second-floor Special
Exhibition Galleries, where the six-screen Vacuum Room (2005) and the single-screen Training Ground (2006) are also on view.
Raw Footage (2006), Mik's only piece edited from actual newsreel documents, hangs in the Titus 1 Lobby Gallery, while the widescreen
Osmosis (2005) floats inside the Museum's main lobby near the Fifty-fourth Street entrance. The single-screen floor piece Middlemen
(2001) greets visitors in the main lobby near the Fifty-third Street entrance.
- Organized by Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator, Department of Film.
- The exhibition is made possible by The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art and the Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam.
- Additional support is provided by The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art in honor of M. Joseph Lebworth and by The Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.
Upcoming related events:
- Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Panel Discussions & Symposia
Who's a Filmmaker? Cinema beyond the Darkened Room
- Monday, May 11, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Panel Discussions & Symposia
A Conversation between Aernout Mik and Glenn D. Lowry
- Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 12:30 p.m.
Members Events | Member Gallery Talks
Aernout Mik
More info: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/61
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New York, NY
Design
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Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics
May 6, 2009 - August 23, 2009
Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle
New York, N.Y. 10019
"Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics" Showcases Collaborations Between Artists, Designers, and Industry
That Re-Imagine Ceramics for the 21st Century. A groundbreaking exhibition documenting contemporary innovation in
industrial ceramic production and the renaissance of ceramics in art and design today.
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"Object Factory" illustrates how artists and designers in the 21st century are re-imagining the possibilities of this
most traditional of mediums through collaborations with industry that enhance and sometimes subvert the industrial process.
The exhibition also examines the unexpected uses of ceramics as kitchen appliances, knives, and even digital electronics,
made possible by new technologies.
Guest-curated by internationally recognized artist and designer Marek Cecula, with the assistance of Dagmara Kopola,
"Object Factory" features more than 200 objects from eighteen countries, including works Dutch designers Hella Jongerius
and Jurgen Bey, among others. Manufacturers represented in the exhibition include Bernardaud, Nymphenburg, Rosenthal, and
Royal Tichelaar Makkum.
Added Chief Curator David Revere McFadden, "By transforming the visual and cultural significance of ceramics, the designers
and artists presented in "Object Factory" challenge our traditional expectations of the medium and underscore its virtually
limitless potential."
In conjunction with the exhibition, the Museum will organize artist demonstrations in its Open Studios; workshops, lectures
and artist panels, readings, screenings, studio visits, and programs for children and families. Many programs available
on-line as well as on-site.
More info: http://collections.madmuseum.org/code/emuseum.asp?emu_action=advsearch&rawsearch=exhibitionid/,/is/,/472/,/true/,/false&profile=exhibitions
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US Tour
Music
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Trio BraamDeJoodeVatcher - U.S. Tour
June 6, 2009 - June 20, 2009
Michiel Braam - piano
Wilbert de Joode - double bass
Michael Vatcher - drums
Trio BraamDeJoodeVatcher comprises three of the Dutch jazz scene's most idiosyncratic musicians, for whom
freedom and adventure are essential values. They all play an absolutely equal role in the music, which can
go in any which way, depending on decisions made on the spot. The long musical friendship (since 1989)
results in intuitive playing of the highest order. Trio BraamDeJoodeVatcher shines in short powerful pieces,
honoring the jazz tradition by pushing it ahead with consummate, dazzling skill. The trio combines a playful
incorporation and expansion of older forms with a great adventurousness.
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"Partnered by powerhouse bassist Wilbert de Joode and drummer extraordinaire Michael Vatcher Braam delivers
some of the most confident and enjoyable piano work I've heard in recent years." (Dan Warborton)
Friday, June 12, New Haven, Firehouse 12 - 8.30 PM
Sunday, June 14, Orlando, The Timucua White House - 7.30 PM
Wednesday, June 17, Ann Arbor, Kerrytown Concert House - 8 PM
Thursday, June 18, Chicago, Broo-Elastic - 10 PM
Friday, June 19, Chicago, Velvet Lounge - 9.30 PM
Saturday, June 20, Pittsburgh, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania - 8 PM
More info: http://www.myspace.com/bikbentbraam
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New York
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Muslim Voices: Ideas and Arts Festival
"Islam in Europe - Insult: Fractured States?"
Presented by EUNIC and LIVE from the New York Public Library
June 9, 2009 Part I - 7 PM
June 10, 2009 Part II - 6 PM, Part III - 7.30 PM
June 11, 2009 Part IV - 5 PM, Part V - 7 PM
New York Public Library
Stephen A. Schwartzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street
New York, NY 10018
Room: South Court Auditorium
This is a three-evening symposium on June 9, 10, and 11 that gathers prominent, cross-sector speakers from diverse
disciplines and the Muslim diaspora to share country-specific perspectives on Muslim communities' integration in
European society.
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In five events, ISLAM IN EUROPE sets the context for and explores multiple perspectives for viewing relations between
European societies and their Muslim communities. Participants will examine how different European nations and the Muslim
diasporas within their borders consider immediate local issues, as well as look at the development of a Europe-wide
discourse. The program also offers opportunities to bring American voices into this dialogue and is aimed at identifying
opportunities for cross-cultural understanding and cooperation.
Through scholarly debate, the related voices of participants of ISLAM IN EUROPE will articulate new perspectives offering
insight into the ideas that shape policy and thought.
Among the speakers will be Dutch writer and journalist for the NRC (Dutch newspaper) Bas Heijne. He will be participating in Part V on June 11.
More info: http://www.nypl.org/calendar/?timespan=single&d=d20090609&start=1
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For a complete listing of Dutch events throughout the US please visit the
SICA (Stichting Internationale Culturele Activiteiten) website
(http://www.sica.nl).
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