RijksakademieOPEN is the only moment of the year that all 49 resident artists of the Rijksakademie (the renowned residency program) in Amsterdam will open the doors of their studios and welcome the public.

New developments in the arts are revealed, and on display are works that might later be encountered throughout the world in prominent collections, exhibitions and biennials. RijksakademieOPEN gives the premiere.

Besides the studio presentations there will be an extensive program of films, performances and guided tours throughout the weekend.

Participating artists 2014: 

Jisan Ahn (South Korea/Netherlands), Johann Arens (Germany/Netherlands), Shigeo Arikawa (Japan), Mehraneh Atashi (Iran), Nathan Azhderian (United States), Mahmoud Bakhshi (Iran), Paulien Barbas (Netherlands), Marcel van den Berg (Netherlands), Paul Beumer (Netherlands), Catherine Biocca (Italy/Germany), Tim Breukers (Netherlands), Felix Burger (Germany), Ruta Butkute (Lithuania/Netherlands), Quynh Dong (Switzerland), Nickel van Duijvenboden (Netherlands), Olivia Dunbar (Canada/Netherlands), Em’kal Eyongakpa (Cameroon), Feng Chen (China), Jason Gomez (United States), Justin Gosker (Canada/Netherlands), Riley Harmon (United States), Young Eun Keem (South Korea/Netherlands), Carlos Irijalba (Spain), Jisun Kim (South Korea), Joost Krijnen (Netherlands), Adrian Melis (Cuba/Spain), Katja Novitskova (Estonia/Netherlands), Gareth Nyandoro (Zimbabwe), Oscar Abraham Pabón (Venezuela), Naïmé Perrette (France), Agnieszka Polska (Poland), Janis Rafa (Greece), Cheng Ran (China), Lisa Reitmeier (Germany), Magali Reus (Netherlands), Masha Ru (Russia/Netherlands), belit sa? (Turkey/Netherlands), Aykan Safo?lu (Turkey/Germany), Sam Samiee (Iran/Netherlands), Caterina Silva (Italy), Fraser Stewart (Great Britain/Netherlands), Jay Tan (Great Britain/Netherlands), Jouni Toni (Finland), Ehsan Ul Haq (Pakistan), Wouter Venema (Netherlands), Smi Vukovi? (Canada/Russia), Kemang Wa Lehulere (South Africa), Wu Chi-Yu (Taiwan), Müge Y?lmaz (Turkey)

RijksakademieOPEN 2014
Saturday 29–Sunday 30 November,  11am–7pm

Admission including publication € 10; admission fee € 7,50; with reduction pass € 5; children up to 12 years free of charge.

www.rijksakademie.nl/open

Amsterdam Art Weekend 2014 (27–30 November)

Amsterdam Art Weekend’s third edition is being held during the last weekend in November, from Thursday 27 through Sunday 30. During the course of a long weekend, the Dutch capital is transformed into an international meeting place for promising and renowned artists, art enthusiasts and professionals. The program for Amsterdam Art Weekend 2014 is based on a number of pillars. Broadly, it involves gallery exhibitions, performances, screenings, conversations, residencies and a professionals program. At its heart is the discovery of young talent.

Amsterdam Art Weekend is organised by Amsterdam Art, a non-profit umbrella organisation for contemporary visual arts. It initiates and realises collaborations between various cultural parties and promotes their exhibition programs throughout the year.

more information here