Photo: Hanna Neander
"Atelier auf Zeit" (temporary studio) | special edition
kvgb collective
Back to the Roots 3.0
August 4 – September 8, 2024
On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim is realising a special edition of its decades-long series "Atelier auf Zeit" (temporary studio). With reference to the digital transformation, the exhibition title "Back to the Roots 3.0" refers to the 'next level of development and experience' of all those involved. The Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim is currently undergoing a process of (generational) change and is using the exhibition as an opportunity to engage with this in a creative way.
The exhibition shows the processes and works of the specially founded group "kvgb kollektiv", which consists of artists from the last years of "Atelier auf Zeit" and members. The focus of the works created is on the process, the development and the questioning of art (reception) and the Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim as a place of action. The exhibition and the accompanying programme will be developed in cooperation with the members of the "kvgb kollektiv" and the "Junge Kunstverein" and in appropriate synergy with the "Heimatfreunde Neuenhaus".
The "Atelier auf Zeit" format was first introduced in 1996 by the then artistic director Gudrun Thiessen-Schneider. Since then it has developed into an annual fixture at the Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim for positions with a regional focus, including the extended border region with the Netherlands. At the centre of "Atelier auf Zeit" is the 'open studio' as a publicly accessible space for art production and the space as an experimental area. This gives visitors the opportunity to gain an insight into the artistic process. The artists, in turn, have the opportunity to create something on site that does not have to conform to the other rules of the art world.
Exhibition public programme:
Saturday, 3 August 2024, 5pm
Opening
Welcome | Johanna Balderhaar (1st chair)
Welcome | Uwe Fietzek (district administrator of Grafschaft Bentheim)
Welcome | Günter Oldekamp (mayor of the municipality of Neuenhaus)
Introduction | Muriel Meyer (artistic director) & Carolin Itterbeck
(co-initiator and project coordinator)
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 7:30pm
After work tour | Art for all with Johanna Balderhaar (1st chair) and Carolin Itterbeck (co-initiator and project coordinator): There will be an introduction to the exhibition in a relaxed atmosphere. This format is aimed at anyone who would like to get to know the Kunstverein and find out more about the background to the special edition. Drinks and lounge music will be provided.
Saturday, 10 August 2024, 3pm – 5:30pm
Workshop | Introduction to curating with Muriel Meyer (artistic director since 2020) & Gudrun Thiessen-Schneider (founding member in 1993 and artistic director until 2019): Muriel Meyer and Gudrun Thiessen-Schneider will use the architectural floor plan of the Kunstverein to present their work from a current and retrospective perspective. In the workshop, the two curators will discuss the basics of curating as well as their respective periods of their work at the Kunstverein and the social changes that are reflected in art and curating.
Sunday, 11 August 2024, 3pm – 5:30pm
Workshop | Introduction to mediation with Muriel Meyer (artistic director) & Jan Pötter (artist and currently studying education and mediation/museum Education, HTWK Leipzig): Muriel Meyer and Jan Pötter use the architectural floor plan of the Kunstverein as an introduction to the educational work of an art association. Muriel Meyer always takes art education into account in her curatorial work, and worked in art mediation during her studies. Jan Pötter not only has a strong interest as an artist in ensuring that art is well mediated, but has also been studying art mediation since 2023.
Every Sunday and the first Saturday, 24.8. / 25.8. / 1.9. / 8.9. / 15.9.2024, 2pm – 6pm
The orange thread | The Heimatfreunde Neuenhaus (friends of local history) as guests at the Kunstverein
Exhibition of the Heimatfreunde Neuenhaus e. V.
"Painters and motifs from Neuenhaus & Veldhausen" at three locations:
Residential home Bimekaar, Veldhausen
Old town hall, Neuenhaus
Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim, Neuenhaus
Saturday, 24.8.2024, 2pm – 8pm
Sunday, 25.8.2024, 2pm – 6pm
At the town festival in Neuenhaus: Speed dating with painting | Activities for adults & children
Spritz in the courtyard – Drinks at the Kunstverein
Saturday, 31.8.2024, 8am
Chalk Walk Performance with the artist Tuğba Şimşek
Start | Bad Bentheim, railway station
Destination | Neuenhaus, Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim
Unfortunately the date on 31.8.2024 has been cancelled! The replacement date will now be at the end of the exhibition on 8.9.2024. The route has been changed accordingly.
On Sunday, 8 September 2024, the meeting point will be at 10 am at the Arendsbäckerei Milchbar, Stadtring 31 A, 48527 Nordhorn. The route then follows the cycle path past Frenswegen Monastery to Neuenhaus and the Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim.
Tuğba Şimşek's performance connects the Obergrafschaft (Upper County) with the Niedergrafschaft (Lower County). The artist repeatedly works with the ephemeral material of chalk. Her chalk walk thematises the arduous journey of an artist who doesn't even leave a trace in bad weather. Tuğba Şimşek carries her edition for "Atelier auf Zeit" in her travelling backpack, which will be on sale at the Kunstverein. Anyone interested is welcome to follow the route in whole or in part.
Sunday, 1 September 2024, 3pm – 5:30pm
Workshop "Transformation. Getting Ready" for adults with artists Simone Wrede and Kinga de Jong: Based on the exhibition "Back to the Roots 3.0" and our own questions about life, we will approach the theme of transformation through writing and artistic exploration. We will get to know each other and the Kunstverein. Previous artistic experience is not necessary, but a curiosity for art, words and exchange is an advantage.
10 Euro participation fee incl. materials
Free for members of Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim
Due to limited capacity, registration is required: +49 5941 98019 or info@kvgb.de
Saturday, 7 September 2024, 2pm
Workshop "Painting Neuenhaus" from 12 years with the artist Carina Schüring: At a selected hotspot we will paint the sights of Neuenhaus with acrylic colours. The occasion is the exhibition "Painters and motifs from Neuenhaus & Veldhausen" organised by the Heimatfreunde Neuenhaus e.V.
Please wear clothes that can be coloured.
10 Euro participation fee incl. materials
Free for members of Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim
Due to limited capacity, registration is required: +49 5941 98019 or
info@kvgb.de
Sunday, 8 September 2024, 2pm – 6pm
Monument Day at Wahr-Zeichen | Finissage: At the end of the exhibition 'Back to the Roots 3.0' we open the Kunstverein for another edition of 'Coffee & Art'.
Sunday, 8 September 2024, 4pm
Art Up Platt: Low German guided tour with Friederike Klever (2nd chair)
"Atelier auf Zeit" (temporary studio) | special edition
kvgb collective
Back to the Roots 3.0
August 4 – September 8, 2024
On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim is realising a special edition of its decades-long series "Atelier auf Zeit" (temporary studio). With reference to the digital transformation, the exhibition title "Back to the Roots 3.0" refers to the 'next level of development and experience' of all those involved. The Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim is currently undergoing a process of (generational) change and is using the exhibition as an opportunity to engage with this in a creative way.
The exhibition shows the processes and works of the specially founded group "kvgb kollektiv", which consists of artists from the last years of "Atelier auf Zeit" and members. The focus of the works created is on the process, the development and the questioning of art (reception) and the Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim as a place of action. The exhibition and the accompanying programme will be developed in cooperation with the members of the "kvgb kollektiv" and the "Junge Kunstverein" and in appropriate synergy with the "Heimatfreunde Neuenhaus".
The "Atelier auf Zeit" format was first introduced in 1996 by the then artistic director Gudrun Thiessen-Schneider. Since then it has developed into an annual fixture at the Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim for positions with a regional focus, including the extended border region with the Netherlands. At the centre of "Atelier auf Zeit" is the 'open studio' as a publicly accessible space for art production and the space as an experimental area. This gives visitors the opportunity to gain an insight into the artistic process. The artists, in turn, have the opportunity to create something on site that does not have to conform to the other rules of the art world.
Opening
Welcome | Johanna Balderhaar (1st chair)
Welcome | Uwe Fietzek (district administrator of Grafschaft Bentheim)
Welcome | Günter Oldekamp (mayor of the municipality of Neuenhaus)
Introduction | Muriel Meyer (artistic director) & Carolin Itterbeck
(co-initiator and project coordinator)
After work tour | Art for all with Johanna Balderhaar (1st chair) and Carolin Itterbeck (co-initiator and project coordinator): There will be an introduction to the exhibition in a relaxed atmosphere. This format is aimed at anyone who would like to get to know the Kunstverein and find out more about the background to the special edition. Drinks and lounge music will be provided.
Workshop | Introduction to curating with Muriel Meyer (artistic director since 2020) & Gudrun Thiessen-Schneider (founding member in 1993 and artistic director until 2019): Muriel Meyer and Gudrun Thiessen-Schneider will use the architectural floor plan of the Kunstverein to present their work from a current and retrospective perspective. In the workshop, the two curators will discuss the basics of curating as well as their respective periods of their work at the Kunstverein and the social changes that are reflected in art and curating.
Workshop | Introduction to mediation with Muriel Meyer (artistic director) & Jan Pötter (artist and currently studying education and mediation/museum Education, HTWK Leipzig): Muriel Meyer and Jan Pötter use the architectural floor plan of the Kunstverein as an introduction to the educational work of an art association. Muriel Meyer always takes art education into account in her curatorial work, and worked in art mediation during her studies. Jan Pötter not only has a strong interest as an artist in ensuring that art is well mediated, but has also been studying art mediation since 2023.
The orange thread | The Heimatfreunde Neuenhaus (friends of local history) as guests at the Kunstverein
Exhibition of the Heimatfreunde Neuenhaus e. V.
"Painters and motifs from Neuenhaus & Veldhausen" at three locations:
Residential home Bimekaar, Veldhausen
Old town hall, Neuenhaus
Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim, Neuenhaus
Sunday, 25.8.2024, 2pm – 6pm
At the town festival in Neuenhaus: Speed dating with painting | Activities for adults & children
Spritz in the courtyard – Drinks at the Kunstverein
Chalk Walk Performance with the artist Tuğba Şimşek
Start | Bad Bentheim, railway station
Destination | Neuenhaus, Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim
Unfortunately the date on 31.8.2024 has been cancelled! The replacement date will now be at the end of the exhibition on 8.9.2024. The route has been changed accordingly.
On Sunday, 8 September 2024, the meeting point will be at 10 am at the Arendsbäckerei Milchbar, Stadtring 31 A, 48527 Nordhorn. The route then follows the cycle path past Frenswegen Monastery to Neuenhaus and the Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim.
Tuğba Şimşek's performance connects the Obergrafschaft (Upper County) with the Niedergrafschaft (Lower County). The artist repeatedly works with the ephemeral material of chalk. Her chalk walk thematises the arduous journey of an artist who doesn't even leave a trace in bad weather. Tuğba Şimşek carries her edition for "Atelier auf Zeit" in her travelling backpack, which will be on sale at the Kunstverein. Anyone interested is welcome to follow the route in whole or in part.
Workshop "Transformation. Getting Ready" for adults with artists Simone Wrede and Kinga de Jong: Based on the exhibition "Back to the Roots 3.0" and our own questions about life, we will approach the theme of transformation through writing and artistic exploration. We will get to know each other and the Kunstverein. Previous artistic experience is not necessary, but a curiosity for art, words and exchange is an advantage.
10 Euro participation fee incl. materials
Free for members of Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim
Due to limited capacity, registration is required: +49 5941 98019 or info@kvgb.de
Workshop "Painting Neuenhaus" from 12 years with the artist Carina Schüring: At a selected hotspot we will paint the sights of Neuenhaus with acrylic colours. The occasion is the exhibition "Painters and motifs from Neuenhaus & Veldhausen" organised by the Heimatfreunde Neuenhaus e.V.
Please wear clothes that can be coloured.
10 Euro participation fee incl. materials
Free for members of Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim
Due to limited capacity, registration is required: +49 5941 98019 or info@kvgb.de
Monument Day at Wahr-Zeichen | Finissage: At the end of the exhibition 'Back to the Roots 3.0' we open the Kunstverein for another edition of 'Coffee & Art'.
Art Up Platt: Low German guided tour with Friederike Klever (2nd chair)
