THURSDAY MAY 12

17 - 20u Opening Exhibition
We kick off the festival with a festive opening of the exhibition in our headquarters at 18 Hazenstraat, which is curated by members of Young Collectors Circle. Our community of art lovers and collectors has nominated their favorite artists to join this group exhibition: artists who they feel deserve the spotlight. Expect a surprising mix of photography, painting and drawings.

Participating artists are: Brian Elstak, Bart Lunenburg, Tian Teng and Mirjam Vreeswijk. The opening is generously sponsored by brewer Oedipus.
Location: Hazenstraat 18

FRIDAY MAY 13

12.00 - 17.00 - Exhibition open
Location: Hazenstraat 18

16.00 - 18.00u Gallery Tours
Together with other art lovers you will visit different exhibitions in three Amsterdam galleries. Expect a mix of emerging talent and established names, from photography to painting and from subtle drawings to monumental sculptures. Participating galleries and the route of each tour can be found in the ticket page.
Location: Departure point of the tours can be found in the ticketlink.

17:00 - 19:00 VRIJMIBO
Members of the Young Collectors Circle are cordially invited to an informal Friday afternoon drink at the exhibition in Hazenstraat 18. You are welcome to bring a friend!
Location: Hazenstraat 18

PLEASE NOTE: For some events you will need a code to unlock the tickets, you will find this in the monthly newsletter or you can request it via members@youngcollectorscircle.nl

SATURDAY MAY 14

12:00 - 17:00 Exhibition open
Location: Hazenstraat 18

10.00 - 12.00u Breakfast & Open Studios Rijksakademie
During Amsterdam Art Week, the Rijksakademie traditionally opens its doors to the public. The prestigious institute grants fifty exclusive, two-year residencies to talented artists who are thus given the opportunity to refine and develop their practice. The Open Studios offer the only behind-the-scenes look at these artists' studios. We will start our program with a talk about the Rijksakademie, and then engage in a conversation with some of the artists, led by experienced art mediators. Afterwards you can explore the other studios on your own.
Location: Rijksakademie, Sarphatistraat 470

11.30 - 12.00u Intro into Art Collecting
From Mondriaan to the Masterpieces of today: in this mini masterclass 'Intro into Art Collecting' we will take you through the how and why of collecting, using specific examples. Does it matter if you don’t know anything about art history? And do you need a big bank account to collect art? From Mondriaan to today’s masterpieces: in 30 minutes, we will present the why and how of art and art collecting. We will also delve deeper into the neurological reason why we love pretty pictures and explain why contemporary art can make us view the world in a different light.
Location: Hazenstraat 18

13.00 - 14.00 Studio Visit Sel Kofiga
Ghanaian artist Sel Kofiga is currently a resident at BijlmAIR. He is invited by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and will participate in the exhibition It's our F "ing Backyard, Designing Material Futures curated by Amanda Pinatih and Ingeborg de Roode. He will be staying at the studio from early April to the end of May, working on a project based on 'Here & There: An art of living dual lives in the midst of uncertainty - Exploring the concept of home as a safe space for closeness, familiarity, relativity and a place of belonging. In his research on this theme, he will engage in conversation with people from the Ghanaian community in Southeast.
Location: BijlmAIR, Anton de Komplein 210.

14.00 - 15.00 Studio Visit Kenneth Aidoo
Kenneth Aidoo is currently a resident at HAMA gallery where he is working on his debut solo exhibition. Using a range of media and themes, he tells a multitude of stories of black people. These range from capturing underexposed Africans in the Middle Ages like Saint Maurice and Mansa Musa, to incorporating contemporary black icons like T'challa (Black Panther).
Location: Willemsparkweg 64h

14.00 - 16.00u Private Collection Visit Tristan Spits & Beertasting Oedipus Brewing
Tristan Spits, collector and CEO of Oedipus, opens up the doors of his private collection and gives you all the ins an outs of his collecting journey. Afterwards we will walk to the Oedipus brewery at Javaplein where we will have an artistic beer tasting.
Location: to be announced to participants by email

15.30 - 17.30u Private Collection Visit Tristan Spits & Beertasting Oedipus Brewing
Tristan Spits, collector and CEO of Oedipus, opens up the doors of his private collection and gives you all the ins an outs of his collecting journey. Afterwards we will walk to the Oedipus brewery at Javaplein where we will have an artistic beer tasting.
Location: to be announced to participants by email

17.00 - 18.00u Masterclass Handling Art
Did you know that a lot of damage to works of art is caused by human actions? Many people are unsure about holding a work of art and that makes sense: after all, we are taught never to touch a work of art. The nice thing about owning art is that you are allowed and often even required to touch it, for example when hanging it. Should you or should you not wear gloves and how do you proceed as safely as possible? During this handling session we will discuss the do's & don'ts when handling an artwork, using concrete examples.
Location: Hazenstraat 18

PLEASE NOTE: For some events you will need a code to unlock the tickets, you will find this in the monthly newsletter or you can request it via members@youngcollectorscircle.nl

SUNDAY MAY 15

12:00 - 18:00 Exhibition open
Location: Hazenstraat 18

12.30 - 13.00u Masterclass How to look at Art
Many people believe that you should instinctively know how to look at art. Or that it requires years of studying at a university. But did you know that there are quite a few practical techniques that can help you to get more out of your art experience? In this mini-masterclass (30 minutes), you'll be introduced to three useful techniques, so you’ll never have to feel hopelessly lost again when faced with an enigmatic painting or sculpture.
Location: Hazenstraat 18

13.00 - 14.00u Guided Tour Cobra Museum by Abdelkader Benali
Join us for a guided tour bu guest curator Abdelkader Benali (author, columnist and program maker) at the Cobra Museum of Modern Art in Amstelveen, where he has curated an exhibition of Moroccan art. For the first time in the Netherlands more than 50 Moroccan artists are brought together to give an overview of the development of Moroccan modern art from independence in 1956 until now. Including: Nour-Eddine Jarram (1956), Khalil Nemmaoui (1967) and Wafae Ahalouch el Keriasti (1978). Benali takes us through the exhibition and explains his choices.

16.00 - 18.00 Finissage
To conclude the exhibition, we cordially invite you to have a drink with the participating artists and view your favorite works for the last time.
Location: Hazenstraat 18

PLEASE NOTE: For some events you will need a code to unlock the tickets, you will find this in the monthly newsletter or you can request it via members@youngcollectorscircle.nl