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Are you in a new house in The Netherlands? Are you eligible for the rental allowance? not yet applied for it? We will have a gathering organized by the non-EU support, where we will have Matthijs Hattink as a guest, who will help to go through the process, so you do not have to do it alone. We will meet on the 28th of September in the Auditorium (3rd floor of the BC building, beside the kitchen). IMPORTANT! For that day you need to bring: Laptop (if you don`t have, let me know) DIGID (Digital ID for communication with governmental organizations). Apply at www.digid.nl Note: it can take up to…

We invite all non-EU students from Rietveld and Sandberg to join our ‘Together in Bureaucracy’ gatherings. Here we will confront bureaucratic processes together, creating a safe space to ask questions and get things done whilst getting to know each other. We will share some drinks and food after the conversation. Our first gathering of the semester will focus on navigating the bureaucracy of support and help in these processes. We will do an introduction to the Solidarity Platform and talk about the initiatives for the coming semester, opening the conversation about what is needed and how you…

We are happy to invite you to the launch of the Solidarity Platform, an ongoing project led by the non-EU support and the Sandberg Student Circle from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie & Sandberg Instituut. The solidarity platform is an ongoing resource hub and support network for non-Dutch students, particularly non-EU students, coming to study at Dutch art education institutions. This platform is sourced from collaborative, shared documents initiated by non-EU students who identified the dire need for centralised information resources to help them navigate life in the Netherlands. On the one…

The Sandberg Student Circle is hosting a series of dinners where we invite recent alumni and current students to programme the evening. With a broad thematic approach concerned with sociality, commons/commoning, and collectivity, we are excited to bring in artists whose practices approach this constellation of themes from varied positions. Whether a listening party, workshop, lecture, guided walk, film screening, speculative presentation, game play-through, tasting menu, reading, a collection of all the above or something else entirely, the only criteria is that the evening involves, at some…

We invite you to the launch of The Rietveld Mulch Online Platform! We introduce the platform that gathers practical and encouraging information that can help graduates build a healthy art practice. The chosen topic for the platform is Funding as Foundations. In different layers of Mulch you can find answers to common questions, tips for fund and cv writing, repository of funds, archive of publications, texts, lectures and workshops of the subject and many more. We will have Rietveld Mulch Podcast voices present and we will open the Mulch Bar providing nourishing drinks & bites. It’s a…

The symposium is an event, open to all 2nd year Master students to have discussions and conversations around the possibilities they have after they graduate. We will discuss possibilities for your lives after Sandberg: Questions around legal procedures visa applications and setting up your own freelance practice? How to organise yourselves either around an art space or by applying to residency programmes? And how to find money to fund your projects? DAY 1: 17 February 2023 The first session on Friday, the 17th of February, will be dedicated to funding opportunities. 10:00-12:30 Presentations…

The Sandberg Student Circle is hosting a series of dinners where we invite recent alumni and current students to programme the evening. With a broad thematic approach concerned with sociality, commons/commoning, and collectivity, we are excited to bring in artists whose practices approach this constellation of themes from varied positions. Whether a listening party, workshop, lecture, guided walk, film screening, speculative presentation, game play-through, tasting menu, reading, a collection of all the above or something else entirely, the only criteria is that the evening involves, at some…

Are you coming from the biggest part of the world? For all Sandberg and Rietveld students coming from outside Europe We are really excited to introduce the series of gatherings Together in bureaucracy* by the Non-EU student community, where we invite all non-EU students from Rietveld and Sandberg to join. Here we will confront bureaucratic processes together, creating a safe space to ask questions and get things done. Our first gathering of this semester will focus on navigating the bureaucracy of school and finding support and help in these processes. Come join us for a tour, dinner and…

What does the publication do or mean? How is it going to exist and circulate? How does it achieve its aspirations through form? Can it contribute to the well-being of the community? How do content, editorial concept and design come together? Can a workshop transform into a publication? Can a publication transform into a workshop? What does a non-physical publication look like? What are the boundaries of a publication? Can a publication be the start of … ? Next deadline: Monday 3rd October at Midnight, 23;59. Open office hrs: 26th - 29th of sept. Announcement of selected projects: 14th of…

The year has started. You are enrolled at Rietveld/Sandberg. You must have some expectations… We are the Future Practises research group (Angela Jerardi, Naira Nigrelli, Eva Mahhov) initiated by the Intercurricular Editorial Board. We are tasked by the Rietveld & Sandberg to write a report on what students need and want in order to be (better) prepared for life after study. Some questions that we have for students and alumi are: Do you feel your education prepares you sufficiently for a professional practice after the academy? What do you feel you missed in your studies that would…

We invite all non-EU students from Rietveld and Sandberg to join our monthly meetings. Here we will confront bureaucratic processes together, creating a safe space to ask questions and get things done. We will share some drinks and food after the conversation. Our first gathering will focus on the visa process after graduating. So bring all the questions you have, because we will have an expert as a guest to help us out. When? 9th May 5.30 pm Where? Auditorium 3rd floor BC building Schedule We will start with an introduction, then lawyer Laurence Meijer will join us to give a…

D€ar stud€nts, It is our pl€asur€ to announc€ th€ Wint€r 2021 round of funding for proj€cts and initiativ€s at the Ri€tveld and Sandb€rg. At the Student Council we are looking to support collective practices that will challenge and improve the educational experience within the academy. We are looking for projects and initiatives that can create possible examples and platforms for other ways of making and doing art and design. This round, we are thinking BIG. We want scale and ambition, projects that dream big. It may be daunting, but we are here to help you. Whether a semester-long…

This Wednesday 8 of July at 3 pm we will have a session with Jeremy Bierbach, an attorney in Amsterdam specialized in non-asylum immigration to the Netherlands, EU law, and the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty. We have the pleasure to invite you all to pose the questions that you may have (either because of corona or just because of your current situation in the Netherlands). Jeremy will be available for us on zoom to answer our questions and help us with a better understanding of the current situation. If you have questions for him but you cannot be present at the meeting, please send…