Feb 28 2023 52 mins
In this final episode of this series, Geert Vlieger has a conversation with Rita Ouédraogo, curator of project space to be Buro Stedelijk at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Anne Mul, curator and project coordinator of Nieuwe Vide in Haarlem and Merel de Kok, Director of Galerie Bart in Amsterdam. They discuss the missions of their organisations, and give tips on how to approach these exhibition spaces. Additionally, they elaborate on what they see happening in the current art landscape and give tips on how new artists can navigate through it.
Rita Ouédraogo is a curator, programmer, writer and researcher, and was curator and program coordinator at Framer Framed in Amsterdam. She was Research Programmer and (Community) Collaboration Officer at the Research Center for Material Culture (RCMC) of the Tropenmuseum, Museum Volkenkunde, Wereldmuseum and Afrika Museum in the Netherlands. Ouédraogo holds a MSc in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Amsterdam.
Anne Mul is a curator, interdisciplinary researcher and activist. They holds a bachelors in Public Health: Community Health Education from Portland State University and a masters in Medical Anthropology and Sociology from the Graduate School of Social Sciences at University of Amsterdam.
Merel de Kok is the director of Galerie Bart. She holds a BA in Cultural Studies (Minor Museum Studies) and a MA in Cultural Heritage from the University of Amsterdam. Her aim is to make the gallery space more accessible to everyone and translates this into a gallery management that strives to be open and welcoming for artists, art enthusiasts as well as art buyers.
Rita Ouédraogo’s shownotes
https://www.stedelijk.nl/en/buro-stedelijk
Anne Mul’s shownotes
https://www.instagram.com/nieuwevide/
https://www.instagram.com/animulworkethic/
Merel de Kok’s shownotes
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-to-get-a-gallery-1621384