(nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation and artist annee grøtte viken propose the linseed oil schoolyard, a garden and a site-specific artwork for the inner courtyard of the new building of hogeschool inholland in sluisbuurt. the garden will provide the materials for the artwork. it will grow flax to produce linseed oil and plants to produce pigments, (these plants will also be suitable to eat or refine into other products.) the flax plant will also provide tools that will be used for painting. the extracted material will be used to paint objects, furniture or interior elements of the courtyard itself or extend into other parts of the building such as the student dorms or hallways. the painting will be made in response to the process and the materials that is extracted from the schoolyard. download the public art work proposal and get in touch via nadine@theovandoesburgstichting.nl to join the development or sponsor the further realisation of the work.
introducing (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundations’ publicart work programme
since 1987 the theo van doesburg foundation strives to realise visual art projects and initiate formats that generate positions and commissions for emerging- and early career artists that studied or resided in amsterdam. based on the placemaking terrain of sluisbuurt in amsterdam since 2011, the foundation collaborates with artists to develop scenarios for different public art works in the neighbourhood currently still under construction. parallel to the building process a public programme introduces neighbours, property developers, investors and other stakeholders with ideas on six themes that are key to the identity of the new neighbourhood sluisbuurt.
construction site conversationsartists thorben grobel (spazio cura), annee grøtte viken, kitty maria van ekeren, elise ehry, franziska goralski, carly rose bedford, aaro murphy and philip coyne collaborate with the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation on their unsolicited ideas for cultural development for the yet to be built neighbourhood in the capital of the netherlands.
each directed towards a different organisation, company or property developer, the proposals tackle six different sites and topics. the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation seeks investment for further development and production of these public art works. the process is curated by project space reneenee and jules van den langenberg.
(Nelly&)Theo van Doesburg Foundation in collaboration with Sluislab, Inholland Universities, Gerrit Rietveld Academie and Sandberg Instituut present a series of gatherings on the construction site of Amsterdam's newest city quarter Sluisbuurt.
Join the upcoming Public Art Work Development Edition 5, Friday 25 November 2022 from 15:00-17:00
Artists Thorben Grobel (Spazio Cura), Annee Grøtte Viken, Kitty Maria van Ekeren, Elise Ehry, Franziska Goralski, Carly Rose Bedford, Aaro Murphy and Phil Coyne present their unsolicited ideas for public art work development for the yet to be built neighbourhood in the capital of The Netherlands. BPD Culture fund director Sharon Oldenkotte shares some of her experiences of the collaboration with artist Bin Koh and the (Nelly&)Theo van Doesburg that realised a permanent public art work in the neighbouring Sportheldenbuurt.
Each geared towards a different organisation, company or property developer, the proposals tackle six different sites and topics.
(Nelly&)Theo van Doesburg Foundations is open to donations and seeks investment for further development and production of the public art works.
The process is curated by project space Reneenee and Jules van den Langenberg.
Limited seats, rsvp to info@theovandoesburgstichting.nl to join this public art work development series at Sluisbuurt. The gathering takes places at the Sluisbuurt placemaking area next to the construction site.
To have a guaranteed seat and stay updated, please sign up via sluisbuurt@theovandoesburgstichting.nl