Polder Triennale shows, discusses, and unpacks ideas about the changing relationships between cities and the countryside. (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation and polder triennale foundation collabroate to introduce three Amsterdam based artists and three regional organizations to develop contemporary meanings of heritage, gastronomy, and well-being together. Read more in the Polder Triennale publication.

Artist Natasha Papadopoulou collaborated with Museum Schokland on a participatory performance, Artist Duo Kitty Maria van Ekeren en Elise Ehry worked with Flowerparade Sint Jansklooster on their first flower covered float, artists Bin Koh worked with chefkok Peter Lute on an alternative potato dishes tasting.

De Polder Triënnale is supported by Floriade B.V., Land Art Flevoland, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Cultuurfonds Almere, Creative Industries Fund NL

hosting soil as a gift public art work proposal
(nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation and artists elise ehry, kitty maria and franziska goralski think of the first group of inhabitants of the sluisbuurt and how to arrive in a community. The public art work proposal "hosting soil as a gift" offers a new perspective on the welcoming gift, and encompasses a ritual that refers back to the soil on which the houses are built and with which the buildings are possibly heated. “hosting soil” is an invitation and at the same time a gift that could be seen as a precious moment for grounding, connection and creativity. it is an act of care and offers space for expression and activation of impact for new inhabitants of the first residential building of sluisbuurt, saref. Download the public art work proposal and get in touch via nadine@theovandoesburgstichting.nl to join the development or sponsor the further realisation of the work.

Introducing (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundations’ publicart work programme
Since 1987 the theo van doesburg foundation strives to realise visual art projects and initiate formats that generate positions and commissions for emerging- and early career artists that studied or resided in amsterdam. based on the placemaking terrain of sluisbuurt in amsterdam since 2011, the foundation collaborates with artists to develop scenarios for different public art works in the neighbourhood currently still under construction. parallel to the building process a public programme introduces neighbours, property developers, investors and other stakeholders with ideas on six themes that are key to the identity of the new neighbourhood sluisbuurt.

construction site conversations
artists thorben grobel (spazio cura), Annee Grøtte Viken, kitty maria van ekeren, elise ehry, franziska goralski, carly rose bedford, aaro murphy and philip coyne collaborate with the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation on their unsolicited ideas for cultural development for the yet to be built neighbourhood in the capital of the netherlands.

each directed towards a different organisation, company or property developer, the proposals tackle six different sites and topics. the (nelly&)theo van doesburg foundation seeks investment for further development and production of these public art works. the process is curated by project space reneenee and jules van den langenberg.