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Paper Trail, Paper Trial: The Art History of the CV

In this text, we explore the history of the curriculum vitae in collaboration with writer and curator Lua Vollaard. Last year we organised the event, A Call to Open Calls, this was a starting point to open the conversation about the pitfalls and difficulties inherent in the open call process. Part of the open call […]






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Collaboration Station

We want to invite you to Collaboration Station a 3-day event on the Friday 8th, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of November 2024. We will work towards creating a deeper understanding of the role of collaboration and collective work of artists and organisations in the Netherlands, on artistic and societal levels. While there are numerous […]






CC Theme Café: Artist subsidies

Time: Wednesday 25 September 20:00-21:30. Location: Live room (of De Creatieve Community) There has been a lot of talk about subsidies recently. The volume of artist subsidies has shrunk drastically in recent decades. This puts great pressure on the earning capacity of independent makers in the sector with major consequences for their socio-economic position. Board […]






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Tactics for Togetherness

On June the 1st we hosted Tactics for Togetherness! Platform BK and POST brought together networks and initiatives to discuss their experiences running support systems. Mutual Support for the mutual supporters!






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Opinie: we moeten van Fair Practice code naar actie

Het genderverschil in beloning in de cultuursector tussen mannen en vrouwen bedraagt 20 procent. De Boekmanstichting presenteerde deze conclusie eind maart, na onderzoek te hebben gedaan naar genderongelijkheid in de beeldende kunst, in opdracht van het Niemeijer Fonds.






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The Politics of Dialogue, The Politics of Space

On 19 December 2023, Platform Beeldende Kunst (PBK) organized the meetup Wat does this mean for the arts? at W139 in Amsterdam. This report was written by Jack Segbars. 






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