Studio visits Stijn Maes: 28 and 29 November

On Tuesday, Nov. 28 and Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, curator, art critic and teacher Stijn Maes will make a series of studio visits to artists in The Hague. Stijn Maes is director and senior curator at the Frans Masereel Center, a contemporary arts center in Kasterlee (B) that combines an artist-focused artistic program with an international residency program for artists and critics, with a specific focus on printed matter-at-large.

Stijn Maes describes his areas of interest as follows:

"Given my position at the Frans Masereel Centrum, I'm always curious to learn about new artists who want to deepen or challenge their contemporary practice through one or more aspects of printed matter - without fetishizing the medium as such. My soft spots relate to art history, folk tales, modernism, public space and artists as critical bodies. Most of the times this results in collaborations with artists who offer us tools to question both the essence of art and the world around us."?  

Sign ups
If you are interested in a studio visit by Stijn Maes you can let us know until Sunday, November 5, 2023. The reactions will be presented to the curator, together with any suggestions from Stroom. The curator will make a selection from the list on the basis of which the program will be compiled. You will receive a message shortly after the deadline to inform you whether you have been selected for a studio visit.

Short biography
Stijn Maes is a Belgian curator, art critic and educator, who since 2019 has acted as director and chief curator of the Frans Masereel Centrum in Kasterlee, Belgium. The latter is a center for contemporary art, combining an artist-oriented exhibition and production schedule with an international residency program for artists and critics, often with a specific focus on printed matter-at-large. Prior to his appointment at the Frans Masereel Centrum, he was a visiting professor at PXL-MAD School of Arts in Hasselt (B); where he initiated and directed the university gallery KRIEG (2016-2019). In 2017, he served as a member of the editorial team of the first edition of the Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA1). He is currently preparing the inaugural edition of RHIZOMA biennial for contemporary art, taking place in Spring 2025 in and around the Frans Masereel Centrum.