Frans Bekkerstraat 15 3082 TE
Rotterdam
Netherlands
- Arts
For Stichting Kunstimplantaat visual arts in the area of Rotterdam are an active part of the development of the city, specially in the "poor" areas. If artists decide to settle down in poor areas and intervene with their work in the neighborhood a new energy for growth will start. The foundation wants to support this developments by stimulating artprojects, artworks, debats or workshops with artists, inhabitants and companies
By doing so the foundation also tries to stimulate the growth of the artcommunity, local and international, its collaborations with the inhabitans of the aera and help all participants in their personal and professional goals.
2009
A-Locatie: a multifunctional artspace in empty buidlings of the community in the middle of a shoppingarea in the neigborhood Oud Charlois, with studios for six artsts, exhibition space, openingevents, workshops and debates.
The foundation organizes the studios, the program of the exhibitions and the worshops.
Küf / mold 2009
This is an international artproject in Rotterdam Oud Charlois with 20 Turkish, 20 New Yorkian, 10 Belgium and 10 Dutch visual artists. The artist get the commission to develope an work of art for 60 Turkisch shopkeepers in the area Oud Charlois. The works will be specially made for them and installed to stay. During a mounth a artroute will by guided along the shops. Both groups, Turkisch shopkeepers as well as artists are nomadic and settle down in poor areas in western cities. If they both decide to stay, the area will get better.