Stroom Invest Week 2018

Location: Stroom Den Haag, Hogewal 1-9, Den Haag
Date: 18 - 22 June 2018 

The PRO Stroom Invest program supports young artists in their development and is aimed at retaining recent graduates in the city. To give young artists an additional boost, the annual Stroom Invest program is organized.

Dutch and international curators visit the studios of artists based in The Hague. Members of the PRO advisory committee also conduct studio visits as part of this program. Stroom later uses these connections to further promote the visibility of The Hague-based artists through exhibitions, presentations, and exchanges.

Also see video 'Presenting the Artists: Stroom Invest Week 2018' op Vimeo

Participating artists
Verena Blok, Natali Blugerman, Kim David Bots, Yamuna Forzani, Roel van Heesch, Mirthe Klück, Bernice Nauta, Jonathan Reus, Arefeh Riahi, Lisa Sebestiková, Daniel van Straalen, Max de Waard, Kacper Ziemianin.

Visiting curators & artists
James Edgar, Lieven Segers, Riksa Afiaty, Germano Dushá, Renée Mboya, Laurie Rojas, Judith Welter, Maziar Afrassiabi.

- James Edgar (United Kingdom)
Artist, curator, part of the collaborative artist duo Edgar-Walker. Together they also co-founded and opened Assembly Point in 2015, a contemporary arts space encompassing a gallery and studios in South London.
Stroom Invest interviews / curator #1 James Edgar
(Jegens & Tevens, April 2018)

- Lieven Segers (België)
An artist and guest curator from Belgium.
Stroom Invest interviews / curator #2 Lieven Segers
(Jegens & Tevens, April 2018)

- Riksa Afiaty (Indonesië)
A curator based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Heavily involved in the Jakarta art scene through her work with the art collective Ruangrupa Jakarta and Jakarta Biennale.
Stroom Invest interviews / curator #3 Riksa Afiaty
(Jegens & Tevens, May 2018) 

- Germano Dushá (Brazilië)
Curator based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is a law school graduate and has a postgraduate degree on Art: Criticism and Curatorship. Worked with independent art project Coletor and has since worked on different projects ever since.
Stroom Invest interviews / curator #4 Germano Dushá
(Jegens & Tevens, May 2018)

- Renée Mboya (Kenia)
Curator, writer and filmmaker, she was one of the participants of De Appel Curatorial Programme in the 2015/2016 edition. She curated ‘You Must Make Your Death Public' and works currently on the film "Africa Addio" also known as "Africa Blood & Guts".
Stroom Invest interviews / curator #5 Renée Mboya 
(Jegens & Tevens, June 2018)

- Laurie Rojas (Duitsland)
Journalist and art critic based in Berlin. She currently reports on Berlin, Spanish and Latin American art news for The Art Newspaper.
Stroom Invest interviews / curator #7 Laurie Rojas
(Jegens & Tevens, June 2018)

- Judith Welter (Zwitserland)
Lives and works in Zurich and Glarus, Switzerland. In 2015 she became the director of Kunsthaus Glarus. Additionally she is co-editor of the online magazine for art criticism Brand-New-Life.
Stroom Invest interviews / curator #6 Judith Welter
(Jegens & Tevens, June 2018)

- Maziar Afrassiabi (Nederland)
Curator, founder and director of Rib art space in Rotterdam as well as adviser for Sculpture International Rotterdam and member of the board for Platform Beeldende Kunst.
Stroom Invest interviews / curator #8 Maziar Afrassiabi
(Jegens & Tevens, June 2018)