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EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 1H 28M

What is the Future of Art Education in the Netherlands?

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Each year hundreds of students graduate from a fine arts school in the Netherlands. But what exactly does it mean to be a ‘professional artist’? And what role does the art academy itself play in establishing and upholding this profession? In the podcast series Art School(ed) writer and researcher Huib Haye van der Werf gives voice to students from several art academies across the Netherlands. The episodes reveal the realities of art education today, as well as what it could be in the future.Tonight we speak about that future of art education in the Netherlands. What are the current challenges art students see themselves faced with? And what are art academies preparing their students for in a society where becoming a professional artist is becoming increasingly difficult? With writer and researcher Huib Haye van der Werf, director Education Gerrit Rietveld Academie Miriam Bestebreurtje, researcher Sepp Eckenhausen and art students Nadia Dattatreya and Jessica Kuhn.Programme editors: Veronica Baas and Merlijn GeurtsMade possible by: Mondriaan FondsZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Each year hundreds of students graduate from a fine arts school in the Netherlands. But what exactly does it mean to be a ‘professional artist’? And what role does the art academy itself play in establishing and upholding this profession?

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