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Gerrit Rietveld Academie

Coordinates: 52°20′29″N 4°51′36″E / 52.34139°N 4.86000°E / 52.34139; 4.86000
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Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Gerrit Rietveld Academie in 2007
Former name
Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs
TypeArt academy
Established1924
Address
Frederik Roeskestraat 96
,
Amsterdam
,
Netherlands

52°20′29″N 4°51′36″E / 52.34139°N 4.86000°E / 52.34139; 4.86000
Websiterietveldacademie.nl

The Gerrit Rietveld Academie, also known as Rietveld School of Art & Design and Rietveld Academy, is an art academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded in 1924 and offers programs in fine arts and design.

History

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The art academy was named after Gerrit Rietveld (1888–1964)

The Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs (Institute for Arts and Crafts Education) was founded by merging three art schools.

In 1968, following the completion of the Rietveld Building, the school was renamed to Gerrit Rietveld Academie, in honor of Gerrit Rietveld[1]

From 1939 to 1960, the education provided was influenced by the functionalist and socially critical ideas of De Stijl and the Bauhaus, partly due to the role of the socialist architect Mart Stam as Director of Education.[2]

During the 1960s and 1970s, the school saw an increase in the role and influence of autonomous visual art and individual expression. These influences, combined with a practical focus and a critical mindset, are still a significant part of the academy's image.[3]

The exterior of the Benthem Crouwel Building, as seen from the road in front of the building with the main building behind it.

In 2003, the Benthem Crouwel Building, designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects, was completed.[1]

In 2019, the Fedlev Building designed by Paulien Bremmer of the Fedlev collective and Hootsmans Architects was completed.[1]

Education

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The Gerrit Rietveld Academy offers two bachelor's and five permanent master's programmes.

  • Foundation year: the initial year of the Bachelor's education programme. In this first, formative year, an art-theoretical framework is offered in combination with a practical programme to introduce students to a range of media and techniques.
  • Bachelor’s: Within the bachelor's program, it is possible to follow a Bachelor of Fine Arts or a Bachelor of Design. There are various specializations within these two programmes. After a general first year – the foundation year – students choose one of these graduation tracks. This is followed by three years of specialization. The Rietveld Academy also offers part-time education, in which case the foundation year takes two years, followed by three years of specialization.
  • Master’s: The master's programmes at the Rietveld Academy are housed within the Sandberg Institute. The five permanent departments at the Sandberg Institute are: Critical Studies, Design, Dirty Art Department, Fine Arts and Studio for Immediate Spaces.[4]
  • Preparatory Training & Orientation Year: The Rietveld Academy offers several preparatory training courses for those who want to prepare to study at the Rietveld Academy: a preparatory training year and an orientation year.

There are courses in Architectural Design; Fine Arts; designLAB; Graphic Design; Fashion; Jewellery - Linking Bodies; TXT (Textiles); Image and Language; Photography; Glass; Ceramics; VAV - moving image.

DOGtime, the Rietveld Academy's evening school, offers a two-year foundation programme. This is followed by a three-year degree track, with the choice of the following one of two directions: Autonomous Fine Art, or Interaction, Design, and Unstable Media (IDUM for short).

Events

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Every year, the Rietveld Academy organizes a number of public events, including:

  • Rietveld in the Oude Kerk (January/February): In January, the Gerrit Rietveld Academy stages an annual exhibition with approximately 45 students from various departments, in Amsterdam's Oude Kerk.
  • Graduation exhibition (July): Every year, the Rietveld Academy's students who are eligible for graduation present their work during the Rietveld's graduation exhibition.
  • Rietveld UnCut (November): Much like the Open Day and the graduation exhibition, Rietveld UnCut is an occasion where the academy presents itself to outside world, in all its facets. Rietveld UnCut differs from the Open Day and the graduation exhibition in that it actively seeks to interact with the public.[clarification needed]

In Residence

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The Rietveld Research Residency (RRR) is a research opportunity for artists, created by the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in cooperation with, among others, the Fonds BKVB. The artists are given the opportunity to work on research project within a period of 1.5 to 3 years.

Affiliated people

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Notable teachers

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Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Cyril Witte, "Gerrit Rietveld Academie" (in Dutch), ARCAM. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "STAM, Martinus Adrianus | BWSA". socialhistory.org. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. ^ Van Adrichem, Jan (2016). To be continued – Een geschiedenis van de Gerrit Rietveld Academie (in Dutch). Gerrit Rietveld Academie. ISBN 9789491108044.
  4. ^ "Sandberg Instituut: Departments".
  5. ^ British Museum. Dept. of Coins and Medals, Mark Jones (1985) Acquisitions of Medals (1978–1982). p. 107
  6. ^ "Samenwerkingsproject: de digitalisering van het Archief Sybren Valkema". Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD) [Netherlands Institute for Art History].
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