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Fachtag Kunst+Bildung, Foto Sandra Borchers, 2025

Fachtag Kunst+Bildung, Foto Sandra Borchers, 2025

fachtag – Very Contemporary: Reading the Region

14.11.2025, 12:00-17:00, Abteigarten 6, Aachen-Kornelimünster

On behalf of Kunsthaus NRW and the trinational cross-border network Very Contemporary, we invite you to the conference »Reading the Region«. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine, the border region between Belgium, the Netherlands and the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, form one of Europe’s most vibrant regions of artistic production and presentation, a true triangle of art. The conference brings together artists, institutions and professionals to discuss the conditions of art production, regional and cross-border collaborations, and the challenges and opportunities of working in Europe today:

 

Programme

12:00 | Optional guided tour through the current exhibitions

13:00 | Welcome & Keynote
– Dr. Marcel Schumacher, Director of the Kunsthaus NRW and Board Member of Very Contemporary
– Marie-Claire Krell, Head of the Education and Events Programme at the Kunsthaus NRW, Project Manager for Very Contemporary 2013–2019
– Julia Schaadt, Cultural Officer at the Region Aachen Zweckverband

13:30 | Lunch
14:30-17:00 | Three panels with discussion & Q&A

1. Institutional Perspectives
BE: Dirk de Wit
– Innovation and Development of the Visual Arts at the Flanders Art Institute
BE: Jerome Decock
– Board Member of the Fédération des arts plastiques
DE: Dr. Marcel Schumacher
– Director of the Kunsthaus NRW and its Lab K Programme
NL: Farah Wilbers
– Regional Agent Southeast at the Mondriaanfonds

2. Independent Initiatives
BE: Julie Hanique
– Coordinator at Comptoir des Ressources Créatives
DE: tba
– NRW KULTURsekretariat
DE: Iris Hoppe
– Board Member of the NRW State Association for Visual Arts
NL: Ronja Terwindt
– Production & Creative Hub Euregio Agent at The Artist and the Others

3. European Contexts
BE: Natalie Giorgadze
– General Manager of Culture Action Europe
DE: Christine Heemsoth
– Editor Touring Artists and Mobility Info Point of On The Move in Germany
NL: Philipp Dietachmair
– Head of Programmes European Cultural Foundation
NL: Lene ter Haar
– Cultural Attaché at the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Düsseldorf

17:00 | Optional guided tour through the current exhibitions

The conference language is English.
Welcome!

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Very Contemporary is the network of contemporary art venues in the Meuse-Rhine Euregion. The partners of Very Contemporary relate to each other through the language of contemporary art. The border region of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany is their training ground.

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