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SUMMARY:International Art Talent Festival
DTSTAMP:20261016T053602Z
DTSTART:20261126T183000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Fifteen Amsterdam based artists come together for the 2026 Inte
	rnational Art\nTalent Festival\, presenting their new work and ongoing res
	earch. Artist Luca\nGerry Conte\, who received guidance from Waag Futurela
	b for his bio art and\ndesign research\, wil present his work 'What Happen
	ed to the World? What Happened\nto That Child?'. Join us at Felix Meritis 
	for an evening of visual and\nperforming art.\n\nWhat Happened to the Worl
	d? What Happened to That Child? is the result of\nConte's residency at Waa
	g Futurelab. After investigating food as a re-creational\ncatalyst\, Conte
	 now explores fresh fruits and vegetables grown or obtained\nthrough farmi
	ng as an organic component of his artworks: an ecological medium\nthat liv
	es beyond its nutritional purpose. The installation is a space for\ndecomp
	ression and play\, where visitors can move between domestic activities and
	\nexperimental engagement with bio-creations.\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTIST\n\nLuc
	a Gerry Conte is a multidisciplinary artist who approaches art as a\nparti
	cipant in spatial and social ecosystems. He studied Fine Arts in Carrara\n
	and at the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague\, and Ecology\, Creati
	vity and\nEducation at the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Edible matt
	er is central to\nhis practice\, both as a medium and as a research subjec
	t\, through which he\nexplores processes of transformation\, decay and reb
	irth.\n\n\nABOUT THE RESIDENCY\n\nIn 2026\, Conte is Waag's artist-in-resi
	dence in the Bio Art and Design\ndiscipline of the 3Package Deal\, a talen
	t development programme by the Amsterdam\nFund for the Arts (AFK) and Bure
	au Broedplaatsen of the City of Amsterdam. The\nInternational Art Talent F
	estival marks the culmination of a year of artistic\nresearch\, experiment
	ation and exchange for the 2026 cohort.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/international-art-talent-festival-2
GEO:52.3727735;4.9003436
LOCATION:Waag - Nieuwmarkt 4\, 1012 CR Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,ecology,experimental,festivals,food,nieuwmarkt
	/lastage
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Fifteen Amsterdam based artists come togeth
	er for the 2026 International Art Talent Festival, presenting their new wo
	rk and ongoing research. Artist Luca Gerry Conte, who received guidance fr
	om Waag Futurelab for his bio art and design research, wil present his wor
	k 'What Happened to the World? What Happened to That Child?'. Join us at F
	elix Meritis for an evening of visual and performing art.</p><p>What Happe
	ned to the World? What Happened to That Child? is the result of Conte's re
	sidency at Waag Futurelab. After investigating food as a re-creational cat
	alyst, Conte now explores fresh fruits and vegetables grown or obtained th
	rough farming as an organic component of his artworks: an ecological mediu
	m that lives beyond its nutritional purpose. The installation is a space f
	or decompression and play, where visitors can move between domestic activi
	ties and experimental engagement with bio-creations.</p><h3>About the arti
	st</h3><p>Luca Gerry Conte is a multidisciplinary artist who approaches ar
	t as a participant in spatial and social ecosystems. He studied Fine Arts 
	in Carrara and at the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague, and Ecolog
	y, Creativity and Education at the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Edi
	ble matter is central to his practice, both as a medium and as a research 
	subject, through which he explores processes of transformation, decay and 
	rebirth.</p><h3>About the residency</h3><p>In 2026, Conte is Waag's artist
	-in-residence in the Bio Art and Design discipline of the 3Package Deal, a
	 talent development programme by the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK) and
	 Bureau Broedplaatsen of the City of Amsterdam. The International Art Tale
	nt Festival marks the culmination of a year of artistic research, experime
	ntation and exchange for the 2026 cohort.</p>
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