EventsMonthOne
1 Sep | Fri | 20.00-23.00
Opening
–‘Petromelancholia’ – curated by Alexander Klose (research collective Beauty of Oil) brings together 24 contemporary artists from different cultural backgrounds and generations. / – Santiago Sierra – solo exhibition
1 Sep | Fri | 19.00
Opening
‘Choreographed Events’ – curated by Bogomir Doringer. Artists: Aliki van der Kruijs & Jos Klarenbeek, Heleen Blanken, Harm van den Dorpel, Jeppe Lange, Nanno Simonis, Studio Moniker and Sweet Scope.
1 Sep | Fri | 16.00–18.00
Opening
‘Iemand, Niemand en Honderdduizend’ with the work by Amsterdam artist Carmen Schabracq.
2 Sep | Sat | 16.00 – 20.00
Opening
Duo Solo exhibition 'VIRGIN GALACTIC' – Astrid Busch | 'VORTEX' – Tycho van Zomeren.
2 Sep | Sat | 15.00-17.00
Opening
BEING THERE', gestures of presence – solo exhibition by Dagmar Baumann.
2 Sep | Sat | 16.00
Art Talk, Drinks & Bites
Summer Salon | On Vogue - with Maria Roosen. RSVP via info@roof-a.com
2 Sep | Sat | 18.00-19.30
Event
Summer resident Steven Maybury will host his final event in Rib, making public his current research on memory and what it means to remember digitally today under the title: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT joined by artist Samboleap Tol and Junghun Kim. Samboleap Tol will give a public workshop/lecture titled Experiencing Sonic Synchronization – Exploring Khmer End-of-Life Rituals.
2 Sep | Sat | 16.00-20.00
Opening
Sequins Cycle 3: Heman Chong, Félix González-Torres and Sharmyn Cruz Rivera with a music program and a performance. On this special day we present a one-time-only listening program Fuga curated by experimental sound and performance curator Sharmyn Cruz Rivera.
2 Sep | Sat | 18.00-19.00
Performance
Renowned artist duo from Seoul - Dianaband, present “Dots, speaking nearby dots.” Following a week-long residency in the WORM Sound Studio, and a two-month stint developing new work in Rotterdam, Dianaband open the doors of Slash Gallery for a lightning-fast foray in slow listening.
2 Sep | Sat | 11.00-18.00
Opening
SUBLIEME MINIMALE VORMTAAL – Not an exhibition, but rather a spectacle of activities around minimal formal language during weekends. iCOON will changes every weekend. It is a research where vistors can watch or sometimes participate in. On 2 September will start with Tineke Bruijnzeels building a breathtaking installation. On 3 September Arnout Killian will present a gigantic soundmachine.
3 Sep | Sun | 12.00–12.45, 13.00–13.45, 14.30–15.15
Guided Tours
Guided Tours at Schielandshuis – hidden traces of colonialism and slavery.
3 Sep | Sun | 12.30 & 15.00
Presentation
Presentation of the book ‘Een beetje gek’ by Adriaan van Dis, published by Christian Ouwens Gallery. Adriaan van Dis describes his own peculiarities and experiences with psychoanalysis. In eight sketches, he explores the cheerful and enriching side of madness. Christian Ouwens will interview Adriaan van Dis, afterwards, the author will sign his books. LOCATION: Donner. RSVP: galerie@christianouwens.nl
3 Sep | Sun | 14.00-18.00
Opening
Mark Cloet – solo show
6 Sep | Wed | 12.30
Festival
Tuschinski aan de Coolhaven, photo exhibition. Part of Tuschinski Festival
6 Sep | Wed | 19.30–21.00
Talk
Trilogy: Naturally. In the first edition of the new Trilogy event series the authors of three different publications share their perspectives on a given theme.
7 Sep | Thu | 19.30 –21.00
Talk
An Evening With: Germane Barnes. Architect Germane Barnes talks about his practice and reveals his inspirations and dreams for the future. Moderated by the Nieuwe Instituut’s Artistic Director, Aric Chen.
7 Sep | Thu | 19.00 –20.00
Guided Tours
Join Detour Guide Bas van der Kruk for a free Thursday Night Detour about architecture. Explore the museum building and its surroundings through the unique and distinctive lens of the Detour Guide.
7 Sep | Thu | 21.00
Opening
Every Thrusday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disiplines is exhibited.
8 Sep | Fri | 19.00–22.00
Opening
Dolf Henkes Prijs 2023: Ada Patterson, Babette Kleijn, Samboleap Tol, Yoeri Guépin, Bik van der Pol (duo Liesberth Bik and Jos van der Pol), Bert Frings, Dirk van Lieshout, Maike Hemmers. Curator: Annosh Urbanke.
8 Sep | Fri | 17.00
Finissage
Riera Studios X Atelier Herenplaats – Artists from Riera Studios, Havana, Cuba show their art work together with three Herenplaats artists.
8 Sep | Fri | 17.00
Party
POST 65 OFFICE PARTY - What is an office without parties? End your working week at OMI, with drinks and music in an 80s office setting.
9 Sep | Sat | 16.00–19.00
Gallery Season Opening
As a good tradition, every year the Rotterdam based galleries open their doors to the public to cellebrate the start of the new cultural season in a form of a collaborative event with unique presentations, high quality of works and different artistic identities they represent.
9 Sep | Sat | 16.00–19.00
Presentation
A selection of design pieces by Piet Hein Eek
9 Sep | Sat | 16.00–19.00
Event
‘Shimmering Land’ – Natalia Grezina and Anton Yermolov. Curated by Marth Von Loeben
9 Sep | Sat | 16.00–19.00
Opening
‘There Are More Things’ – Bernat Daviu, solo show
9 Sep | Sat | 16.00–19.00
Opening
‘Wanting to meet the Earth’ – Daan Zuijderwijk, solo show
9 Sep | Sat | 16.00–19.00
Event
Tuschinski Festival Ode aan de stad (Little C)
9 Sep | Sat | 16.00–19.00
Finissage
Office for Metropolitan Investigation: The Post 65 files. OMI turns into ‘Office for Metropolitan Investigation’, to explore the controversial buildings from the period between 1965-1990.
9 Sep | Sat | 19.00
Opening
The Last Terminal, Volume II Part 3: The Visitor’s Phantasy of the Artist as the Absent Foreigner
10 Sep | Sun | 16.00
Opening
'Dubbelglas' – Arnout Meijer, solo show
10 Sep | Sun | 15.00
Opening
‘NORIT’ – Ronald Cornelissen, solo exhibition – drawings. Opening words by Luuk Wilmerink.
10 Sep | Sun | 16.00–21.00
Opening
‘Mycelium Media’ – Mingus Janssen, Zomergast 2023. Open: see social media / 17.00 – Artist talk Mingus Janssen with Volkskrant journalist Bart Dirks and Professor Roeland Merks
10 Sep | Sun |
Opening / Event
Open Monumentendag / Opening new Project Room/Artist-in Residence: Sarah van der Lijn, drawing / interview Eva Maria Schön, conversation Ken’ichiro Taniguchi, creating a small work / conversation Regula Maria Müller, embroidery / workshop
12 Sep | Tue | 13.30–15.30
Event
KunstKoppels: meet someone new.
14 Sep | Thu | 19.00–20.30
Event
Colonial Endurance: A Discussion
14 Sep | Thu | 19.00-20.00
Guided Tours
In her Thursday Night Detour, Laura Grimm will explore the architectural elements which are part of the museum building: from a glass tower to a brick cube or a metal arch. Discover more about these shapes and create your own building.
14 Sep | Thu | 21.00
Opening
Every Thrusday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disiplines is exhibited.
15 Sep | Fri | 19.00–21.00
Event
A Mic of One’s Own: Waste . In collaborations with The Writer’s Guide (to the Galaxy)
15 Sep | Fri | 20.30–21.30
Event
Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet
15 Sep | Fri | 17.00
Opening
‘Buddies 23’ – group exhibition. Saminte Ekeland x SieWai Chong, Sebastiaan de Ruiter x Minke de Fonkert, V & B / Alex Jacobs & Ellemieke Schoenmaker x Eef Timmerman, Mascolori / Alvin den Otter x Brenda van Vliet, Maria Ikonomopoulou x Reginald Drooduin, Rolf den Dunnen x Wendell Kherwhen, Lisa Blauwbroek x Jeroen Pomp
15 Sep | Fri |
Event
Conversations and Cadavre Exquis Poetry with Haydée Touitou and Mirelle van Tulder (Roots to Fruits)
15 Sep | Fri | 19.00–00.00
Event
Hamburger Community Open Studio: Jip Piet, Viana Afoumou (vixnde), Maja Simišić, Emir Karyo and NDNMK Solutions
15 Sep | Fri | 18.00–21.00
Opening / Performance
‘Modding the Mirror World / Netlopers in een Geladen Stad’ by Louisa Teichmann with Amos Peled, Lawrence McGuire, Sophie Allerding, vo ezn and Werner van der Zwan. Campaign image by krust.inc. / 20.00 – Performance ‘Hamsters’ by Amos Peled & Lawrence McGuire
15 Sep | Fri | 19.30-21.00
Guided Tour
Free Friday Night Art Walk with Boris van Berkum
15-17 Sep
City-wide event
Open Studios in more than 100 locations
16 Sep | Sat | 16 00–20.00
Opening
The Smallest Gesture – Yoeri Guépin, solo exhibition
16 Sep | Sat | 11.00–17.00
Opening
Huis van de Fotografie Collective group exhibition (16–17 Sep) during Groot Rotterdams Atelier Weekend.
16 Sep | Sat | 14.00–15.00
Lecture
Lecture by Maartje van den Heubel (guest curator) on the work of Steef Zoetmulder
16 Sep | Sat | 13.00–14.00
Artist Talk
Artist talk with Yuri Honing
16 Sep | Sat |
Opening
‘Sacred Scars Fierce Freedom’ – Anaïs Borie, solo show. Curated by Liv Vaisberg.
16 Sep | Sat |
Event
Rijnhoutplein Festival
16 Sep | Sat |
Talk
Belgian guests Cloet. RSVP: phoebus@phoebus.nl
21 Sep | Thu | 18.30–21.00
Event
Open information evening about the Hamburger Community artist-residency
21 Sep | Thu | 19.00-20.00
Guided Tour
Explore the museum building and its surroundings through the unique and distinctive lens of Detour Guide Esmée Dros in this free Thursday Night Detour about architecture.
21 Sep | Thu | 21.00
Opening
Every Thrusday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disiplines is exhibited.
23 Sep | Sat | 20.00–22.00
Event
LIVE ART ON THE STREET Chicago x Rotterdam, Performance artists from Rotterdam and Chicago
27 Sep | Wed | 12.00–12.45, 13.00–13.45, 14.30–15.15
Guided Tour
Guided Tours at Schielandshuis – hidden traces of colonialism and slavery.
28 Sep | Thu |
Workshops
workshops on collective practice – So Happy Together #1 Joined by three (art) co
28 Sep | Thu | 19.00-20.00
Guided Tours
Join the free Thursday Night Detour and explore the exhibition Designing the Social from the unique perspective of Detour Guide Maartje de Winter.
28 Sep | Thu | 21.00
Opening
Every Thrusday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disiplines is exhibited.
30 Sep | Sat | 11.00–13.00
Artist Talk
Artist Talk with Ai Weiwei.
30 Sep | Sat |
Exhibition Opening & Book Presentation
Exhibition and book presentation by Kamagurka, published by Christian Ouwens Gallery
30 Sep | Sat | 20.00–22.00
Event/Performance
LIVE ART ON THE STREET Chicago x Rotterdam, Performance artists from Rotterdam and Chicago
30 Sep | Sat | 16.00
Opening
‘Dit is Suzette, kunst X wetenschap’ – Suzette Bousema, solo show
30 Sep | Sat | 14.00–19.00
Event
María José Crespo: ‘Female flickers across built environments’
30 Sep | Sat | 18.00–20.00
Performance
Performance ‘Netherworld’ by Valentina Vella.
EventsMonthTwo
1 Oct | Sun | 14.00–19.00
Event
María José Crespo: ‘Female flickers across built environments’
5 Oct | Thu | 18.00
Event
Garage Café 2.3
5 Oct | Thu | 21.00
Opening
Every Thrusday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disiplines is exhibited.
6 Oct | Fri |
Talk
Talk with Hans Wilschut and Hans Gremmen about the new book Beirut Epi-Centre Ville
6 Oct | Fri | 16.00
Book Launch
INSPIRE FESTIVAL WEEK: Booklaunch. In this informal book launch, visual artist Diala Brisly and researcher Cindy Horst have a conversation about the books they recently published. They will talk about the story behind their books, what motivated them to create it, what inspired the idea, how working on the book impacted you, and what they hope the reader will take away from reading it.
7 Oct | Sat | 20.00
Event
Brandstof: Learning Sounds and Touches
8 Oct | Sun | 11.00–14.00
Event
A Spiritual Home for Us, living, creating and thinking in religious and spiritual spaces.
11 Oct | Wed | 19.30–21.00
Talk
An Evening With: Anupama Kundoo
12 Oct | Thu | 21.00
Opening
Every Thrusday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disiplines is exhibited.
12 Oct | Thu | 19.30–20.30
Talk
Een fantastisch gesprek: Suzette Bousema and mystery guest
13 Oct | Fri |
Event
Welcome to our new Publisher in Residence Rose Nordin!
13 Oct | Fri | 16.00
Event
INSPIRE FESTIVAL WEEK: Microcosmos. “Microcosmos” is a documentary movie about life in the post-Soviet neighborhood of Polovky in Poltava (Ukraine) made at the end of 2021, two months before the outbreak of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The artist roams the neighborhood as an astronaut. She talks with residents of Polovky about their dreams, life, and memories of their childhood in the yards where they live. After these encounters the artist performs at a stadium, launching their dreams out to space.
13 Oct | Fri | 18.00–21.00
Opening
‘In Spite of Everything’ – Ari David, solo exhibition
14 Oct | Sat | 19.00–00.00
Event
Amarte x WORM Interdisciplinary Performance Evening
14 Oct | Sat | 11.00–17.00
Event/Opening
Two-days Exhibition (day 1): ‘Moving Moments of Prayer’ – Sabine van der Vooren and invited artists.
15 Oct | Sun | 11.00–17.00
Exhibition
Two-days Exhibition (day 2): ‘Moving Moments of Prayer’ – Sabine van der Vooren and invited artists.
15 Oct | Sun |
Event
Afrovibes Festival
19 Oct | Thu | 21.00
Opening
Every Thrusday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disiplines is exhibited.
20 Oct | Fri |
Event
Event Launch: Friday Night Live
21 Oct | Sat |
Event
Event: Presentation restyled gallery with Thé Tjong-Khing
21 Oct | Sat | 16.00
Opening
Peter George d’Angelino Tap, solo show
21 Oct | Sat |
Finissage
‘Dit is Suzette, kunst X wetenschap’ – Suzette Bousema, solo show
21 Oct | Sat | 16.00–20.00
Opening
‘Fluidity’ – Bram Braam, solo show
21 Oct | Sat | 16.00–18.00
Artist Talk
Artist Talk with Ari David
22 Oct | Sun | 12.00–12.45, 13.00–13.45, 14.30–15.15
Guided Tours
Guided Tours at Schielandshuis – hidden traces of colonialism and slavery.
22 Oct | Sun | 14.30–17.00
Finissage
Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi
22 Oct | Sun | 15.00
Opening
‘Movement / For Jackson & Lee’ – hulya yilmaz, solo exhibition – drawings: acrylic on paper. Opening words by Olga Russell
22 Oct | Sun | 15.00–17.00
Opening
Gam Bodenhausen, solo show
26 Okt | Thu | 21.00
Opening
Every Thrusday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disiplines is exhibited.
27 Okt | Fri | 20.30
Theatre / Performance
Theatre/performance ALL MEN MUST DIE (Eva Bartels).
28 Oct | Sat | 16.00–20.00
Opening
‘Merged by Gravity’ – Floor Merjenburgh, solo exhibition. Open: Thu–Sat 10.00–17.00
EventsMonthThree
2 Nov | Thu | 21.00
Opening
Every Thrusday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disiplines is exhibited.
3 Nov | Fri | 18.00
Event
Natafelen – Dinner surrounded by artworks. RSVP: info@garagerotterdam.nl
4 Nov | Sat |
Opening
James Aldridge – new paintings
4 Nov | Sat | 16.00
Opening
Caja Boogers, solo show
4 Nov | Sat | 15.00–18.00
Opening / Listening Session
‘A passage’ – Jake Caleb, solo exhibition / Listening session with Jake Caleb and Tilly Shiner
5 Nov | Sun | 16.00
Opening
‘Ever the same’ – Gerd Arntz – prints and drawings 1950–1970
9 Nov | Thu | 21.00
Opening
Every Thrusday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disiplines is exhibited.
9 Nov | Thu | 19.30–21.00
Event
An Evening With: Claudy Jongstra
9 Nov | Thu | 19.30–20.30
Artist Talk
Artist Talk: Caja Boogers
10 Nov | Fri | 13.00–15.00
Masterclass
Masterclass: Denise Ferreira da Silva with Blacker Blackness
10 Nov | Fri | 18.00–20.00
Talk
KEYNOTE: ‘Fashioning a Tool—de/re/composition’ by Denise Ferreira da Silva
11 Nov | Sat | 12.00–03.00
Festival
SPICED Festival
11 Nov | Sat | 16.00–19.00
Opening
Fito Conesa, solo show
12 Nov | Sun |
Opening
Nele Van Canneyt – photography
15 Nov | Wed | 18.00–22.00
Event
Collective Cinema: Home Grown Program
16 Nov | Thu |
Opening
‘Occult Economics’ – group exhibition. Participants: Eline Benjaminsen, Dayna Casey, Timo Demollin, Þórður Hans, Tom K Kemp, RYBN.ORG Collective, Narges Mohammadi, Diego Tonus. Curated by Yannik Güldner.
16 Nov | Thu | 19.30
Lecture
Lecture: Gam Bodenhausen
16 Nov | Thu | 21.00
Opening
Every Thrusday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disiplines is exhibited.
17 Nov | Fri | 20.00–22.00
Opening
Cecilia Rebergen and Matea Bakula, duo show
18 Nov | Sat |
Opening
Chiara Camoni, solo exhibition
23 Nov | Thu |
Workshop
Roodkapje – workshops on collective practice – So Happy Together #2
23 Nov | Thu | 18.00-20.00
Opening
Raluca Croitoru, solo show
23 Nov | Thu | 21.00
Opening
Every Thrusday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disiplines is exhibited.
25 Nov | Sat | 18.00 –22.00
Event
Queer & Feminist Poetry Awards
25 Nov | Sat |
Finissage
Caja Boogers, solo show
25 Nov | Sat | 15.00-18.00
Finissage / Listening Session
‘A passage’ – Jake Caleb, solo exhibition / Listening session & Artist talk with Merve Kılıçer, Michael Lewis and Jake Caleb
26 Nov | Sun |
Opening
Hans Houwing, solo show
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