Gerrit Rietveld Academie

Gerrit Rietveld Academie
	Gerrit Rietveld Academie in 2007
Former name	Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs
Type	Art academy
Established	1924
Address	Frederik Roeskestraat 96, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 52°20′29″N 4°51′36″E / 52.34139°N 4.86000°E
Website	rietveldacademie.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

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]

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

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

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

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

Notable teachers

Notable alumni

References

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

External links

Official website
"Studium Generale Gerrit Rietveld Academie". Archived from the original on 31 December 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
"Rietveld Sandberg Research". Retrieved 4 January 2025.

[arcam-1] Cyril Witte, "Gerrit Rietveld Academie" (in Dutch), ARCAM. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

[2] "STAM, Martinus Adrianus | BWSA". socialhistory.org. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

[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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