Gallery opening hours during Amsterdam Art Weekend:
Friday 30 November, 12–8pm
Saturday 1 December, 10–8pm
Sunday 2 December, 12–5pm
RijksakademieOPEN 2012 opening hours:
Saturday 1 December, 11–7pm
Sunday 2 December, 11–7pm
During the weekend of Friday 30 November, Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 December 2012, Amsterdam Art Weekend will give you the opportunity to explore Amsterdam’s lively contemporary art scene. The rich programme of events varies from special exhibitions—hosted by 27 leading galleries in their own venues—to open studios in well-known international art institutes. The Amsterdam Art Weekend, organised by Capital A and in collaboration with RijksakademieOPEN, will demonstrate how much inspiration and talent Amsterdam has to offer in the field of contemporary art.
During RijksakademieOPEN 2012 the 56 resident artists of the Rijksakademie present new work in their studios and offer a view on the future of art.
Participating galleries, Amsterdam Art Weekend: AKINCI • Galerie Paul Andriesse • Art Affairs Gallery • Boetzelaer Nispen • Ellen de Bruijne Projects • C&H art space • Galerie De Expeditie / Zsa-Zsa Eyck • Flatland Gallery • Galerie van Gelder • Annet Gelink Gallery • GRIMM • Gerhard Hofland • Jeanine Hofland Contemporary Art • Juliette Jongma, Amsterdam • van krimpen • Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen • Lumen Travo Gallery • Meneer Malasch / Serieuze Zaken Studioos • Galerie Ron Mandos • Galerie Onrust • Galerie Gabriel Rolt • Slewe Gallery • Galerie Diana Stigter • tegenboschvanvreden • Upstream Gallery • Galerie Fons Welters • Martin van Zomeren
In cooperation with Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, De Ateliers, de Appel arts centre, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam.
The complete programme is available at CapitalA.nl and Facebook.
Capital A Foundation
Amsterdam Art Weekend is organized by the Capital A Foundation, established in 2011 by representatives of Amsterdam’s art world, including the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, various Amsterdam galleries, and a number of private collectors. Capital A’s objective is to highlight Amsterdam’s role as a springboard for talented young and international artists, to promote the city as a national and international hub of creative exchange, and to attrack widespread interest for contemporary arts.
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
Every year, the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (est. 1870) selects some 25 artists from all over the world out of a total of more than 1,500 applications. The two-year residency programme located within the walls of the former Kavallerie-Kazerne (Cavalry Barracks) provides the artists with individual workshops, as well as technical, artistic, and theoretical facilities and support.
