On June 11, 2014 by Henri Snel

The Graduation show 2014 will take place from July 2-6.

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During the Gerrit Rietveld Academie graduation show, some 200 Dutch and international students from the departments of Fine Arts, Image and Language, DesignLAB, DOGtime, Jewellery, Photography, Glass, Graphic Design, inter-architecture, Fashion, Ceramics, TxT (Textile) and VAV will present their final graduation work in the three buildings at the Fred. Roeskestraat.
Every year, the graduation show attracts thousands of people from home and abroad. By way of this event, the Rietveld Academie offers its graduating students the opportunity to exhibit their work to potential clients, gallery owners, art lovers and other interested parties.

AGENDA
OFFICIAL OPENING: WED 2 JULY, 16:30
GUIDED TOURS: FRI 4 JULY, 4P.M
GRA AWARDS CEREMONY: SAT 5 JULY, 16:00
GRADUATION CEREMONY: SUN 6 JULY, 16:00
(FOR INVITES ONLY)
OPENING TIMES
WED. 2 JULY, 16:30-22:00
THURS. 3 JULY TO SAT. 5 JULY, 11:00-20:00
SUN. 6 JULY, 11:00-16:00

From the 2nd of July you can go Mobile and get all the graduation show information

OPENING
The graduation show will be opened by artist and Rietveld alumnus and chairman of de academie van kunsten (KNAW), Barbara Visser on Wednesday, 2 July, at 16:30.

MASTERCLASS
In addition to this show, the Rietveld Academie is collaborating with the weekly magazine De Groene Amsterdammer in organising a public masterclass in art criticism by Lucette ter Borg. The academy aims to contribute to the discourse on art in the Netherlands by this. more about the masterclass

GUIDED TOURS
On Friday, 4 July, guided tours will be given by Wendeline Thole (senior advisor Art & Design at NN Group), Maartje Smits (art critic and editor at hard//hoofd) and Jeroen Boomgaard (Lector Art & Public Space at the Rietveld Academie), who will discuss the works based on their own expertise and points of view. (more information on this will follow)

GRA AWARDS
On Saturday, 5 July, at 16:00, the annual GRA Awards will be presented to exceptionally talented Rietveld students in the Fine Arts and Design categories. An award will also be given out for the best thesis.

With the awards, the academy provides talented young artists and alumni with a financial contribution to help them build their artistic practice. The work of the winners and all nominees will also be presented at theCastrum Peregrini arts centre in Amsterdam in November.

JURY GRA AWARDS 2014
Design
Tessa v.d. Waals & Maarten Baas
Fine Art
Dees Linders & Ellen de Bruine
Thesis
Jeroen Boomgaard (chairman)
Maria Barnas & Janneke Wesseling

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