2008 Program Details:
A 2-Week Summer Residency Program for Artists

Art in Amsterdam is a program designed for artists, teachers, and advanced students who are motivated and serious about exploring art and art making. This is an intense studio experience where lots of work is produced and lots of discussion happens along the way.

This 2-week program includes:

• Spacious studio space
• Room and breakfast (double occupancy)
• Individual and group critiques and direction
• Visiting artist seminars and critiques
• Guided museum visits and lecture
• Much more…

As of February 2006 participants can receive Course Credit through Massachusetts College of Art (MassArt) for attending this program.

The Directors of the program are available to each participant for individual feedback, consultation, and instruction. Individual consultations and group critiques are held regularly. Some participants come into this program with a personal plan or project, while others work with us to design a direction in which to work. We also provide individual instruction with assignment-based directives for those who need or prefer more structure. We encourage an interdisciplinary focus, experimenting with ideas and mixing of media, and working out new concepts and approaches that will further each artist's own unique work and expression.

To learn more about the directors and their work click on the director's link below.

The Art in Amsterdam program is held at the Wackers Academie of Art, a charming Old World art school not far from Amsterdam's historic city center. Studios will be open seven days a week, with arranged evening hours. Hours will be decided according to the group's general needs and working habits. In addition to working in the studio, there will be numerous opportunities for drawing, painting, and constructing things on-sight in and around the city.

We stay in a small friendly hotel right in the Museum Quarter of Amsterdam, the art and cultural hub of the city, where we are steps from art museums, galleries, shopping, restaurants, and Amsterdam's most beautiful park, Vondelpark.

We take guided and working visits to the major art museums: the Rijksmuseum , the Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art, and the Van Gogh Museum - all located right in the Museum Quarter - and we'll explore many contemporary art galleries exhibiting modern and up-and-coming art in the city. You will also have the opportunity to visit the Rembrandt House, the Anne Frank House, and a number of other historical museums and monuments in and around the city.

The weather in Amsterdam in July is warm, with long days and brilliant light. The sun sets between 10 and 11 PM each day, which is a great advantage for site drawing, painting, and photography, or simply relaxing at a canal-side café and watching the boats float by. More about the city.

In addition, we often take day trips outside of the city - based on exhibitions and the group's general interests - to one or more of the following museums: the DePont Museum of Contemporary Art in Tilburg, the Franz Hals Museum in Haarlem, and the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, which houses Europe's largest sculpture garden and holds the largest collection of Van Goghs in the world.

Note: A full and detailed prospectus will be available to participants after deposits are received.

Dates

The dates for the 2008 program are July 16-28, 2008.

We expect to limit the size of the group to 15 artists.

Program Cost

The full program rate for the 2008 program is $2,850, which includs the application fee of $200.

Discounts will be available for returning participants.

There will also be a special rate for of $1250 for spouses and significant others who are not participating in the artist residency program but would like to have guest status. Contact us for details.

The cost of the 2-week program includes:

• Spacious studio space
• Room and breakfast (double occupancy)
• Individual and group critiques and direction
• Visiting artist seminars and critiques
• Guided museum visits and lecture
• Much more…

We are dedicated and energized by the process of making art and exploring the range of artwork that can be seen in this truly unique and remarkable city and country. This will be our 11th year running the program in Amsterdam, and our 16th year running art programs in Europe.

We invite you to join us!