Open Studios 2021
From June 17 to 27 the Rijksakademie Open Studios takes place. Shifting from the customary autumn weekend to an extended summer edition, forty-four artists will present what has emerged from over one year of experimenting, researching and producing new work.
The Open Studios will be accompanied by a programme of talks, readings and performances. If you are not able to visit the Open Studios, the talks & readings will be live streamed through the Rijksakademie website and social media. On our website you will also find video registrations of the performances and the online film programme.
Ticket sales
Tickets for the Open Studios are unfortunately sold out.
Opening hours
Opening hours of the Open Studios are from 12 – 7 PM. Please note there is no ticket sale at the door.
Online film programme
As Covid-19 measures don’t allow us to sit together and watch films during Open Studios visits, we offer an online film programme. Twenty residents present their films through our website.
Talks programme – live streams
During Open Studios several resident artists present a reading, give an artist talk or organise a round table discussion. Starting on June 18, seven public events will be live-streamed via Vimeo and Facebook live.
Performance programme
When visiting the Open Studios you can register for the different performances on arrival (please note: the capacity is very limited). Some performances will also be taken place in residents' studios. If you cannot visit the Open Studios, documentation of the performances will be made available through the website.
Documentation
Publication
The publication, titled ‘We Had Plans, a book published on the occasion of the 150th year of the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam, which happened to coincide with a global pandemic, during which resident artists continued to work collaboratively as well as individually on their respective practices, whilst also navigating what could be called expanded practice’, is edited by Irene de Craen, Taylor Le Melle and Natasha Soobramanien. The publication contains a wide array of individual and collective contributions by resident artists, showing the breadth of what happens in and around their practices, and in turn, the life of the Rijksakademie in its 150th year. Designed by Julia Born and Mevis & van Deursen, the book is 242 pages and will be available for €25 at the Rijksakademie during the Open Studios, and later via our website.
Safety protocol Covid-19
During Open Studios we apply the following rules:
- We follow the guidelines of the RIVM
- Please do not visit if you experience any health problems such as colds, coughs, fever or flu
- Wearing a mouth mask is mandatory
- Everyone keeps 1.5 meters distance from each other
- The Cantina is unfortunately not open to visitors this edition
- Water points are available where you can tap water (remember to bring your own bottle)
- There is no checkroom. Handbags are allowed if they are no larger than A4. Unfortunately, there is no room for backpacks.
- Please follow the routing in and around the building and follow the instructions
Contact
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten Sarphatistraat 470 / 1018 GW Amsterdam
Accessibility
The Rijksakademie is located in the former Kavallerie-Kazerne, near the centre of Amsterdam. The building is situated next to the Muiderpoort, close to the Trompenmuseum and ARTIS and within easy reach of the NS stations. There is wheelchair access to the greater part of the building. Find the route directions here.
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Photography: The Book Photographer Tomek Dersu Aaron Sander van Wettum
Live Stream crew: Susana Vilchez Rob Gradisen
Website: Tomáš Celizna i.c.w. Bram van den Berg
Visual identity: Julia Born and Mevis & Van Deursen
Public Programme
Our calendar of events, project presentations, talks & readings.
