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Art City AmsterdamAuthor: Joost Bosland and Rubiah Balsem
Welcome to Amsterdam! Whether you are planning your first visit, or have lived here for years, Art City Amsterdam gives you a taste of the citys rich and diverse art scene. Our hosts Joost Bosland (season 1), Rubiah Balsem (season 1,2) and Nina Folkersma (season 2) interview leading curators, artists, collectors, and politicians about why they love their city. Along the way, well take you to one of Europes most important cultural hubs, the Museum Square, and far off the beaten path. Our guests share their favourite spots in the city, the best places to eat, project spaces you should not miss, and young emerging artists working in Amsterdam on which to keep an eye. Art City Amsterdam is produced by Amsterdam Art, Studio Balsem and Stevenson. Music by the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw. More info on www.artcityamsterdam.com Language: en Genres: Arts, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Visual Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Emily Pethick - Director Rijksakademie
Episode 1
Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
In this first episode of Season 2, we invited Emily Pethick, director of the renowned Rijksakademie. This leader of an international artists' community talks with us about her career, the upcoming Open Studios and her vision on what drives artists today. She takes us through the differences between the London and Amsterdam art world, and their mutual precarities and fair practices. Furthermore, she stresses that networks and intergenerational perspectives are crucial for today's art eco-systems. Find out Emily’s favourite places in the city and lesser-known art spaces. Emily shows us around the building and we bump into two current Rijksakademie residents, Ratu R. Saraswati and Annelies Kamen, who are preparing for the upcoming Open Studios. The Open Studios are open to the public on May 14th and 15th, as part of the Amsterdam Art Week, and from May 19th to 22nd. Make sure not to miss out on this yearly peek into the international arts community of Amsterdam.
