The inaugural exhibition Art & Language is a collaboration between writer and visual artist Bas Kwakman and artist-curator Astrid de Pauw. Held biennially, it continues the spirit of Poetry & Art, a long-standing highlight of the Poetry International Festival, by bringing together visual art and language. Here, the dialogue is central: art does not merely illustrate poetry, nor does poetry serve as a caption to art. Instead, both stand as autonomous practices that meet on equal ground—sometimes reinforcing, sometimes challenging, always engaging with one another.
**7 Sep | Sun | 15.00–17.00: Exhibition Opening
**14 Sep | Sun | 14.00–17.00:Performance poets from Kwakmans Poëziesalon. Participating poets: Lotte Vermeulen, Tyying Liu, Yvonne van der Haven, Frans Olsthoorn, Karen Wassink, Edith Kwakernaak, Marjolein Fijn van Draat, Kees Deenik, and Roelof Schipper.
**27 Sep | Sat | 14.00–17.00: Meet the Artists
