RijksakademieOpen 2016 during Amsterdam Art Weekend

At the end of November, RijksakademieOPEN and Amsterdam Art Weekend jointly open the most important events for contemporary art in the Dutch capital. For one long weekend the city is transformed into an international hotspot for art lovers and professionals alike.

RijksakademieOPEN 2016
Only once a year the Rijksakademie opens its doors to the general public and reveals what goes on behind its walls. During RijksakademieOPEN 2016, 45 emerging artists will open their studios and present the results of one year of research, experimentation and production. Visitors are given an opportunity to discover trends and developments in the visual arts and get to know artists whose work they will later undoubtedly come across in collections, exhibitions and biennials worldwide. In Amsterdam at RijksakademieOPEN, you get an exclusive preview. 

Resident artists 2016
Monira AL Qadiri (Kuwait), Leonardiansyah Allenda (Indonesia), Juliaan Andeweg (Netherlands), Josefin Arnell (Sweden/Netherlands), Mercedes Azpilicueta (Argentina/Italy/Netherlands), Inez de Brauw (Netherlands), Sander Breure & Witte van Hulzen (Netherlands), Xinyi Cheng (China/United States), Kate Cooper (United Kingdom), Pauline Curnier Jardin (France), Dit-Cilinn (Sweden/Thailand), Koen Doodeman (Netherlands), Jonathan van Doornum (Netherlands), Deniz Eroglu (Denmark/Turkey), Alex Farrar (United Kingdom/Netherlands), Becket Flannery (United States), Marije Gertenbach (Netherlands), Margaret Haines (Canada/United States), Hamza Halloubi (Morocco), Tamar Harpaz (Israel/United States), Takeshi Ikeda (Japan), Frederique Jonker (Netherlands), Sam Keogh (Ireland/United Kingdom), Mauricio Limón de León (Mexico/Spain), Kareem Lotfy (Egypt/Netherlands), Basir Mahmood (Pakistan), Claudia Martínez Garay (Peru), Inge Meijer (Netherlands), Christine Moldrickx (Germany), Matthijs Munnik (Netherlands), Thierry Oussou (Benin), Funda Gül Özcan (Germany), Evelina Rajca (Germany/Netherlands), Noah Ryu (South Korea), Floris Schönfeld (Netherlands/United States/United Kingdom), Eva Spierenburg (Netherlands), Joscha Steffens (Germany), Iqra Tanveer (Pakistan/Netherlands), Adam Ulbert (Hungary/Netherlands), Rutger de Vries (Netherlands), Robbert Weide (Netherlands), Tchelet Weisstub (Israel/Canada/Netherlands), Geo Wyeth (United States), Aimée Zito Lema (Netherlands/Argentina)

Click here for more information about the program and RijksakademieOPEN 2016.

Rijksakademie residency 2018
The Rijksakademie offers residencies to around 50 artists (for one year, with year extension) with the goal of providing space for research, experiment and production. Apart from facilities such as a studio, work budget and stipend, there is a research and production infrastructure. There is no standard program, predominant style or ideology. The Rijksakademie provides time, people and possibilities.

Apply for the Rijksakademie residency program 2018 via the online application form here, from January 1, 2017 until February 1, 2017.

Amsterdam Art Weekend 2016, November 24–27
Amsterdam Art Weekend is a unique opportunity for art lovers and professionals to explore Amsterdam's contemporary art scene and discover the latest talent in a single weekend. The Art Weekend's carefully curated program brings together the city's diverse network of galleries, project spaces, art institutions and residency programs.

Over 100 events will take place at 50 locations. Discover the eclectic program of exhibitions, performances, film screenings, lectures and tours on www.amsterdamart.com/weekend or find a digital version of the program booklet here.

Alongside the public program, an extensive Professionals program gives national and international art professionals numerous chances to make new discoveries, and extend their network.

Highlights in the program
–Thursday, November 24: Opening exhibition El Anatsui at Prince Claus Fund Gallery
–Thursday, November 24: Festive opening of Amsterdam Art Weekend and RijksakademieOPEN 2016
–Friday, November 25: Gallery Night with David Maljkovic, Otobong Nkanga, Fernando Sánchez Castillo, Dustin Yellin, Isaac Julien and many others
–Saturday, November 26: VIP opening of Jordan Wolfson at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
–All weekend:
Performance program with amongst others Meiro Koizumi, Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, Fred Moten & Wu Tsang, and Béatrice Balcou
Screenings program with amongst others Johan Grimonprez, Carolee Schneemann, Erkka Nissinen
 

The 50 participants include galleries, project spaces, museum and institutes, amongst others Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, de Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, De Ateliers, Manifesta, EYE Filmmuseum, Foam, de Appel arts centre, Oude Kerk, International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA) and If I Can’t Dance I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution.

For a full list of participants click here.