DECENNIAL DIALOGUES | 2013 – 2023
About this activity.
Thirty alumni tell the story of their careers and lives in the ten years since graduating from the Fine Art programme at Minerva Art Academy. Are they still (or again) artists or have they chosen a different path? What influence has their education had in their lives? And what similarities and differences are there with the students graduating in 2023?
Laura Bolscher and Ferdi Speelman (alumni 2013) try to answer these questions with the project Decennial Dialogues. In it, they connect the class of 2013 with the academy of today by using the stories and work of alumni as a reason to engage in conversation.
Thirty stories of alumni from the 2013 graduation year have been collected in a publication. In addition, the research is presented in an exhibition showcasing recent work by 10 alumni. In response, 2nd Floor Exhibitions will show the work of 10 current students that they selected based on the alumni's work. Everything will come together during the opening and book launch on 13 October. A public conversation will then take place in which we will look back and forward with the questions: 'What does the academy educate towards' and 'What does the academy of the future look like'?
The project offers an honest look at all the various ways a career (and personal life) can develop in the ten years after graduating from an art school.
Programme
Friday 13 October, Praediniussingel 59, Groningen
Opening, Soup and Talks
Book launch 16:00 hrs
Public conversation I 16:30
Bread and Soup 17:30 hrs.
Public conversation II 19:00 hrs.
Opening exhibition 20:00
Exhibition Decennial Dialogues 11 - 19 October (Koepelzaal, Praediniussingel)
2nd Floor Exhibitions 11 - 19 October (Central Hall, Zuiderdiep)
Opening hours
Mon to Fri 10 - 18 (host present 14:00 - 18:00)
extra Saturday opening on 14 October
Artists in exhibition
Harry Markusse, Marjet Zwaans, Jiska Huizing, Aebele Trijsburg, Antonia Rhenen, Jelte van Lente, Jimi Kleinbruinink, Jellie Klaster, Iris Leenknegt, Hector Raphaela.
Alumni in publication
Harry Markusse, Christiana van Lammeren, Guust Persoon, Jellie Klaster, Jildau Kooistra, Jiska Huizing, Marjet Zwaans, Irene Veltman, Lotte Middendorp, Aebele Trijsburg, Hector Raphaela, Manon Maring, Janneke Welfing-van der Velde, Bas Leegstra, Jelte van Lente, Roel Hooghiem, Iris Leenknegt, Kim Kenyon, Tjeerd Bosma, Max van Londen , Suzanne Vellema, Rolf Doderlein de Win, Anne van Stormbroek, Minke Koopman, Ria Neleman, Tijmen van Dijk, Antonia Rehnen, Jimi Kleinbruinink, Laura Bolscher en Ferdi Speelman
Academie Minerva.
Academie Minerva is een van de 18 schools van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen en biedt een breed en uniek aanbod kunstvakopleidingen op bachelor- en masterniveau. Met aanlegsteigers vanuit de opleidingen van de academie en het Kenniscentrum Kunst en Samenleving, worden regelmatig bijzondere en inspirerende activiteiten georganiseerd, zoals exposities, lezingen, debatten, filmprogramma's, workshops en masterclasses.
Location.
Academie Minerva (Praediniussingel)
Praediniussingel 59
9711 AG Groningen
tel 050 595 1201
www.academieminerva.nl