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Collectivize: a verb of many verbs

Reflections on Collaboration Station, a 3-day event organised by Platform BK

30/05/2025






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A to Z: Bibliography of Collectivity

This resource compiled by ‘Not Just a Collective’ during the event Collaboration Station hosted by Platform BK offers an expandable resource for reflecting on the complexities of collectivity faced by those working together in self-organisational contexts on artistic and sociopolitical levels.

21/05/2025






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Open General Members’ Meeting 2025

Platform BK welcomes both members and non-members to the yearly meeting in order to increase solidarity within the visual arts. This year’s meeting will take place on Tuesday 3rd of June 2025, from 18:00 to 22:00 at the collective GROND in the housing cooperative Bajesdorp, Bijdorpstraat 1, Amsterdam.

20/05/2025






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The Visitors Phantasy of the Artist as the Absent Foreigner

Following the report ‘Access to culture; towards a new system in 2029’ (‘Toegang tot cultuur; op weg naar een nieuw bestel in 2029’  ) that was published on 26 January 2024 by the Council for Culture, we invited Maziar Afrassiabi and Fréderique Scholtes to write a reflection. This article is written in dutch.

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03/03/2025






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Never considered / Well-considered

Why do so few art workers join a trade union or professional association?

23/12/2024






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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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11/12/2024






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