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The city is bustling with art, exhibitions, open studios and Urban Arts!

Rotterdam as a city of art and culture is and will continue to be in full development. During Rotterdam Art Week, the city is buzzing with contemporary art, design, photography, performance and much more. Besides fairs and regular exhibition venues, makerspaces, studios and creative collection buildings also show what they have to offer this week. In this newsletter we would like to point out some great initiatives!

The New Current

The New Current opens with a special exhibition of young, talented artists. Art lovers will have the opportunity to become acquainted with innovative techniques and forms of presentation, such as audiovisual art and crossovers. There will also be plenty of room for performances and interactive works. With 25 participating artists and daily performances, it promises to be the biggest edition of The New Current to date!

This edition takes place at a new location at the Max Euwelaan 31. A raw space with even more possibilities for the participating artists. It offers the perfect opportunity to enjoy everything The New Current has to offer; not just showing work, but shining light on the promising developments within the Dutch art scene by means of a total experience.

The New Current takes place until 22 May 2022. Read more for info, tickets and participating artists.

PB3 - in process

As part of the Rotterdam Art Week, Broedplaats Putsebocht presents the project PB3 - in process. PB3 is a creative incubator in the former Bloemhofschool at Putsebocht 3 in Rotterdam South, run by SKAR. Over 20 young makers, all alumni of the Willem de Kooning and the Piet Zwart Institute, have their workspace here.

The core of PB3- in process. is an exhibition around the work of nine young makers from the building. They represent a wide variety of disciplines and methods and the exhibition gives an insight into their practices. Each artist is highlighted individually, but thanks to their own exhibition design, coherence is created. Special attention will be paid to the local residents and children of the neighbourhood with a walk-in coffee morning on Friday mornings from 10:00.

Participants in the group exhibition are: Laura van de Wijdeven (Atelier LVDW), Fabienne Hendriks (Zero Teen Art), Juliette Gilson, Bart Kodde, David van Slooten, Gina Borsje (Beest8), Wietske Lutgendorff (Glow Up Neon), Emmy Vollaard, and Nanco Speur.

This group exhibition is made possible by Cultuur Concreet.
Location: Putsebocht 3, on view from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 May: 10.00-19.00 hrs.

Open studios

Several of SKAR's studios open their doors during Rotterdam Art Week. This way, the artists working in the buildings give visitors a unique view of their work, namely within the context of their own studio. Visit the Open Studio's Borgerstraat, Open Ateliers Berkelselaan and the Open Ateliers Ackersdijkstraat 20.

Open studios Borgerstraat 24: By way of detour
Opening Friday 20 May, 17.00 by Alaoui Chrifi (CBK Rotterdam), performances 17.30 by Urban Scenographer Anne Karin ten Bosch and 18.00 Sound catalog by Bas Kwakman and Lukas Simonis.

In Studios Borgerstraat, the studio building in Rotterdam Spangen, a number of artists are working. During Open Studios Borgerstraat 2022 they present work of the artists, guest artists and the work of Atelier Unie Rotterdam. Click here for all participating artists. Click here for information and participating artists.
To be seen Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 11.00-19.00 hrs.

Open ateliers Berkelselaan 44: The Spectrum
With participating artists: Frans Verschoor, Hans Wap, Katharina D.Martin, Marion Rutten, Rene Castelijn and Vanessa Lamounier de Assis.
On view Thursday 19 till Sunday 22 May: 11.00-17.00 hrs.

Open ateliers Ackersdijkstraat 20: The Art of Making
One look into an unknown corridor and you step into a new world. With Fashion, Video, Performance art and Design. Participating artists: Sasja Hagens, Chantal Van Heeswijk, Michael Bom, Eric Leeuwenberg, Geert Mul, Rabin Huissen, Robert Stroomberg, Jolanda Linssen, Ben Zegers, Lucie Havel, Anne Van Toor, Judith Jansen, Katrijn Verstegen, Sigmund & Siecaup, Marion Daniels, Raph De Haas, Boris Pas and Arlette Boerlage.
On view Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May, 11.00-17.00 hrs.

010Unite with Urban Arts

This Sunday, 22 May, during 010Unite! at Zwartewaalstraat 28, various Urban Arts disciplines will be offered, with the aim of stimulating residents of the Tarwewijk to discover new things. We will give workshops like rap, spoken word, braiding and karaoke.

010Unite! connects local residents and at the same time gives them (literally) a look behind the scenes at House of Urban Arts. During 010Unite!, talents, local residents and young people can expect various art and cultural performances and workshops such as rap, spoken word, dance and food art. We will also have a cosy food court, a bouncy castle for the fanatics, and delicious cooking. There is also a vintage pop up shop where you can go crazy. Will we see you there?

Location: Zwartewaalstraat 28, Sunday, 22 May from 14.00 - 20.00 hrs.

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