The Large Glass department - Gerrit Rietveld Academie

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Vacature: Werkplaatsmedewerker voor 8 uur per week (0,2 fte) The Gerrit Rietveld Academie is an independent university of applied sciences which offers the degree programme Art Design which incorporates the various specialisations. In addition, it offers five master s degrees and a variable number of temporary master s programmes. Some two hundred lecturers a...

The graduation show has reached its end ~

This has been an incredible journey following our students' development. Congratulations Linda Da Costa .o.a and Johan Ibrahim Adam for all their hard work and the amazing presentation they gave us to see!
You can be proud of what you accomplished!! 👏

We are looking forward to see the evolution of their work~

We are almost there!

The graduation show will open its doors in less than 2 weeks!

You can already book your tickets and time slot on rietveldacademie.nl

Can't wait to see you there ~

First preview in Linda Da Costa's studio and work! .o.a

Linda’s work incorporates various media that she brings together, combines and merges. From glass, marble, plaster, wax -amongst others - to computer generated shapes and technological components, she questions the distinction between natural and synthetic materials.
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"I work very intuitively, the studio practice in the hotshop is central in my work.

I love the intensity, the flexibility and adrenaline of working with glass: you need to work fast, there is always a risk it might break.

It is a collaboration and a dialogue between the glass and my body ; as the glass evolves with the heat and the pressure, I learn and change with it. My body becomes soft and I reach a different state of mind."
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In such uncertain times, it is nice to keep some hope by looking torwards the future ~

In that regards, the GlassVirus extended the opencall to April 24th 2020
for the ThinkTank #6 The Relevance of Critical Making: Practice and Education !

We see this call as an opportunity to engage in the perception of a culture that exposes its vulnerability in solidarity, healthcare and economy. We thus believe that more than ever, we should invest in artistic research, which calls for more inclusivity, impartiality and constructive criticality in art education.
Educational structures are being tested to the extreme right now. Whichever way we will come out of this crisis, in the best case we will develop an understanding of how we can learn from the lengthy months of shut-down and isolation. The relevance of criticality, and what critical making can add to the education as we know it, is as urgent as ever.

Extended call to graduate students, artists-groups and researching artists who want to reflect on the actual challenges and come forward with renewed concepts for teaching and learning.

In the meantim, stay safe !

NEW DEADLINE - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Relevance of Critical Making: Practice and Education

The Think Tank #6 - open call for papers, presentations and moderated talks is now extended until April 24 2020.

In tumultuous times like these, the focus shifts to the personal and adjusting to the daily changes of life as much as possible. It is clear that, when we get out of this isolation, we will find a different world. The immense impact this pandemic has on the societies all over the world will not only show in social structures, as it affects the economically and most vulnerable, but through that will also inflict a major impression on the current educational structures.This seems a lesser concern at this point, when you have to deal with the restrictions and consequences of the isolation. And it is legitimately questionable if we should ‘just’ continue to prepare for our next conference.

We have decided that we will continue, as we feel that the engagement in this community reaches further than professional life. We see this call as an opportunity for ourselves and the next generation to engage in the perception of a culture that exposes its vulnerability in solidarity, healthcare and economy. We thus believe that more than ever, we should invest in artistic research, which calls for more inclusivity, impartiality and constructive criticality in art education.
Educational structures are being tested to the extreme right now. Whichever way we will come out of this crisis, in the best case we will develop an understanding of how we can learn from the lengthy months of shut-down and isolation. The relevance of criticality, and what critical making can add to the education as we know it, is as urgent as ever.

Therefore, we want to extend our open call until the end of April 2020. Our aim is still to have the Think Tank #6 on November 6 and 7 2020.
We would like to encourage all colleagues to submit to our call for papers, presentations and moderated talks. The Think Tank #6 will hopefully look back onto the limitations and implementations we are experiencing and seeks to find out what we have learned from them.
Consequently, we want extend the call to graduate students, artists-groups and researching artists who want to reflect on the actual challenges and come forward with renewed concepts for teaching and learning.

Keep safe,

The Glass Virus Team

Are you developping a practice led research addressing new paradigms relative to critical making in art practice and education, with particular relevance to glass? Would you like to share your research amongst peers? Here is your chance !

The Glass Virus is now inviting practice led researchers and postgraduates to submit abstracts for ‘Relevance of Critical Making: Practice and Education’ Think Tank VI to be held at the Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, November 6 - 7, 2020.

One week left to apply !

ONE WEEK LEFT - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:
The Relevance of Critical Making: Practice and Education
The Glass Virus is now inviting practice led researchers and postgraduates to submit abstracts for ‘Relevance of Critical Making: Practice and Education’ Think Tank VI to be held at the Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, November 6-7, 2020.
We are seeking papers, provocations, presentations, moderated discussions, dialogues and/or poster-board presentations that emerge new paradigms relative to critical making in art practice and education.
The aim of this year’s Think Tank is to provide a discursive forum to interrogate and develop current and innovative research constructs relevant to practice led research in art practice and education, with particular relevance to glass.
The Glass Virus welcomes the opportunity to publish proceedings or completed research documents on the website.
To present at Glass Virus Think Tank VI, ‘Relevance of Critical Making: Practice and Education’, you must submit the abstract submission form and abstract outline electronically via email to the [email protected] by the abstract deadline of Monday 23 March 2020 with the subject line:
2020 OPEN CALL Glass Virus Think Tank VI

More info on https://theglassvirus.com/announcements/open-call-for-papers-presentations-and-moderated-talks

For the 50 years anniversary of the department, our second exhibition took place at Aningahof estate sculpture park !

From May to October the glass department was given the opportunity to select a group of alumni to exhibit in this unique sculpture garden in Zwolle. Hib Anninga and Jens Pfeifer selected works with glass that could withstand the elements and compliment the park’s fine nature.
From rural farmland to official estate, Sculpture-park Anningahof has organised annual exhibitions for monumental sculpture since 2004.

photography by Eddy Wenting

Fourth exhibition of our 50 years anniversary, we had the opportunity to show works of students and alumni at the Museum Jan van der Togt !

The Glass department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam is one of the oldest academic programmes for glass art in the world.
Starting out as a workshop that was accessible for students of all fine arts programmes, the department evolved into an independent specialisation. From the very beginning, experimentation, freedom of shape and choice, and a critical attitude to one's own work have formed the central touchstones.

Students learn technical skills but are especially encouraged to explore and also go beyond the limits of the material. Throughout the years, this avant-garde trend formed the common thread which made the Glass Division of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie what it is today : an innovatice, forward-thinking academic insititution for arts education that is recognised all over the world.
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Participating artists :
Joost Bikker Caarten, Sander Boeijink, Xandra Bremers, Marie De Bruyn, Anna Calgren, Simsa Cho, Yuna Choi, Bert Frijns, Lisa Gherardi, Vincent can ginneke, Anna Gray, Mieke Groot, Susan Hammond, Esther Jiskoot, Mia Lerssi, Bert van Loo, Aleksi Marjamaa, Katrin Maurer, Richard Meitner, Milena Naef, Geir Nustad, Jens Pfeifer, Richard Price, Caroline Prisse, Laura Puska, Jenny Ritsenhoff, Ryoko Sato, Liz Swinburne, Ellen Urselmann and Durk Valkema.

We are looking forward to an amazing weekend !
Our first 50year Residencies are opening up into 2 exhibitions this very Saturday !

First stage starts at 14:00 at CIAP Kunstverein with JUST LOOKING FOR ATTENTION ~
Curated by Ilse Van Roy & Jesse Magee, including works made by our alumni's Marika Konstantinidou, Anne Büscher, Christian Schultz and Ibrahim Erdogan during the 50YEAR RESIDENCY #1 amongst many others.

Second stage from 19:30 at Glazenhuis with 50jaar glasafdeling Gerrit Rietveld Academie~
Including works made by Mia Lerssi and during the 50YEAR RESIDENCY #2!

We are looking forward to see you there !