Spatial Encounters #3: Culture Walk

In this field trip, part of the Career Carousel and VOX-POP series Spatial Encounters, we embark on an art walk through De Wallen—visiting art spaces and looking both at their space, exhibitions and behind the scenes of how these cultural institutions operate.

Moving from one site to another, participants will hear directly from cultural practitioners about their approaches: how exhibition design, curatorial strategies, and programming connect art to real life, engage audiences with social issues, and open space for public dialogue.

We begin at W139 at 16:00, where Margarita Osipian, part of the space’s Artistic Team, will introduce the space—a historic experimental, collective art venue and cultural haven in an increasingly gentrified area of the city center. At 17:00 we head to Oude Kerk, Amsterdam’s oldest building hosting contemporary art exclusively made for its space. There, curator Marianna van der Zwaag will guide us through the exhibition and expand on the space’s curatorial approach. We end the afternoon at VOX-POP for a communal soup dinner by Toko Nani and a slow conversation about what we see and think about art and culture in De Wallen and beyond.

Please note: you will need an admission ticket to visit the Oude Kerk. You must purchase this ticket yourself (on site). Admission is free with a Museum Card or ICOM card.

Programme

16.00 - 16.45 — W139 with Margarita Osipian
16.55 – 17.40 — Oude Kerk with Marianna van der Zwaag
17.50 – 19.00 — Soup & slow art talk at VOX-POP