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Saturday March 29 | 14.30 – 15.15 hrs | Dutch spoken | Hosted by: Museumtijdschrift
Museum director Anne Kremers talks about Fenix, the new art museum about migration in Rotterdam, which will open in May. It’s not only the first museum in the Netherlands entirely dedicated to migration, but it’s also the first art museum worldwide to explore the themeof migration. The museum is housed in the gigantic Fenix warehouse.
Saturday March 29 | 13.30 – 14.15 hrs | Dutch spoken | Lecture by Margriet Schavemaker
Margriet Schavemaker, director of Kunstmuseum Den Haag, will talk about the exhibition New New Babylon: Visions for Another Tomorrow. This exhibition presents the perspectives of leading and emerging visual artists, designers, thinkers, and activists from around the world. The starting point is the visionary project New Babylon (1956-1974) by Constant Nieuwenhuys, a key work in the Kunstmuseum Den Haag collection. In this project, he envisioned a society for ultimate creativity and the freedom to play. Contemporary creators show that Constant’s quest is far from complete. New New Babylon: Visions for Another Tomorrow highlights the power, beauty, and necessity of radical imagination.
New New Babylon: Visions for Another Tomorrow will be on view starting March 29 at Kunstmuseum Den Haag, showcasing works by artists such as Afra Eisma, Ambassade van de Noordzee, Emma Talbot, Harrison Pearce, Hella Jongerius, Moshekwa Langa, Kinke Kooi, Oscar Murillo, and Edwin Zwakman.
Saturday March 29 | 12.30 – 13.15 hrs | English spoken | Moderator: Hannan Ouhlous
How does art shape daily life in Rotterdam? Creative director Jeanthalou Haynes and media artist Pedro Gil Farias share the story behind Unity in Diversity Rotterdam Echoes of Us, the sound artwork, on view at DHB Art Space at the fair.
They explore how art can strengthen community, creates opportunities for emerging artists, and amplifies unheard voices, focusing on Rotterdam South. They discuss the challenges of urban renewal and the preservation and creation of creative spaces. Join the conversation on art, community, and the future of creative spaces.
Saturday March 29 | 11.30 – 12.15 hrs | Dutch spoken
Heske ten Cate, director of NEST The Hague and curator, and Laurie Cluitmans, art critic and curator at Centraal Museum Utrecht, will give a lecture in connection with the exhibition Good Mom/Bad Mom – Unraveling the Mother Myth, opening at Centraal Museum Utrecht on March 29. This large-scale group exhibition focuses on the many forms of motherhood, from ancient myths about ‘good mothers’ to contemporary, often personal reflections by new generations of artists.
Friday March 28 | 17.00 – 18.00 hrs | English Spoken
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Especially for students and starting artists, the Mondriaan Fund is organising the Get a Grant event, an information meeting at Art Rotterdam about the grant opportunities for starting visual artists. The event will take place on Friday 28 March from 17.00 hours – 18.00 hours. During the Get a Grant event, an employee of the fund will tell you about the Artist Start grant and an artist will share their experiences in submitting an application. Of course, there will also be room for questions from the audience.
Friday March 28 | 15.30 – 16.15 hrs | English spoken | Curator and art historian Zippora Elders interviews artist Sarah van Sonsbeeck
Curator and art historian Zippora Elders interviews artist Sarah van Sonsbeeck on her practice and recent work, presented at the Annet Gelink Gallery booth at Art Rotterdam. Here, the artist explores how monuments might be reimagined – fluid, temporary, and reflective of multiple voices. This Q&A deepens Van Sonsbeeck’s interest in art as a possible tool for recontextualization in today’s society, looking at her recent project in relation to the artist’s longer research on the topic of silence.
Sunday March 30 | 16.30 – 17.15 hrs | English spoken
Line Finderup will lead an artist talk on how gaming can serve as a tool to shift agency and perspective, offering new ways to engage with the viewer. She will present her project ULTIMATE MINGLE, featured at this year’s Art Rotterdam. The project showcases a video game where players embody art world identities, battling in a Tekken-style fight, exploring the intersection of gaming and artistic expression. By inviting the audience to take on different roles, she blurs the boundaries between observer and player, questioning who controls the narrative and how perspectives are constructed.
Friday March 28 | 14.30 – 15.15 hrs | English spoken | Curator Fatoş Üstek and social architect Rubiah Balsem
In a time of rapid transformation, how can art institutions and cultural spaces foster progress and create meaningful opportunities for artistic and social development?
Curator Fatoş Üstek and social architect Rubiah Balsem come together to explore new ways of reimagining the cultural landscape—championing curiosity, resilience, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to shape the future of the arts. Joined by international visual artist Narges Mohammadi and others, they will delve deeper into this subject.
This will be an active participation event in English, inviting the audience to be part of the conversation, share insights, and contribute to a collective vision for cultural change.
Sunday March 30 | 15.30 – 16.15 hrs | English spoken
Editor Pieter Vermeulen enter into conversation with artist Elen Braga about her artistic practice and the new monograph Elen Braga; a comprehensive overview of fifteen years of work by Belgian-Brazilian artist Elen Braga. With texts by the artist herself and contributions from critics and curators such as Raphael Fonseca, Laila Melchior, Paulo Miyada, Ilse Roosens and Joanna Zielińska, the book highlights her multidisciplinary practice – from performance and textiles to installation, sculpture, video and art in public space.
Friday March 28 | 12.30 – 13.15 hrs | English spoken
Panelists: Ronan Grossiat (ADIAF Prix Marcel Duchamp / ADIAF Emergence, Edouard Glissant Art Fund) | Benoît Doche de Laquintane (Co-Founder residence Solaris, Collection Benoît Doche de Laquintane) | Sarah Philp, Deputy Director, Delfina Foundation London
Moderator: Liv Vaisberg, director Office for Art & Design, a Rotterdam based strategic office active in the fields of art and design.
The role of collectors has evolved significantly in recent years. Beyond being passive participants in the art market, collectors now actively contribute to shaping the art world, particularly when it comes to supporting emerging talent. This panel brings together key figures who are not only curating their own collections but are deeply involved in initiatives that foster the careers of young, emerging artists. They are instrumental in breaking down barriers, ensuring diversity, and providing new opportunities for artists to thrive in an increasingly competitive and fast-paced art world.