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WHO WE ARE
We represent a broad group of The Hague based independent artist initiatives and cultural incubators.
WHAT WE WANT
We strive for a stronger visibility for and cooperation between independent cultural initiatives. We aim to build a strong support base that fosters independent, community based art and culture in The Hague.
WHAT WE DO
We provide peer support, and representation to artistic practices and community based initiatives that generate public value, but which are not always easy to monetise. We foster creative processes usually hidden to the public. We try out, explore, doubt, research, exchange, tinker, fail, experiment.
WHAT WE OFFER
We share our expertise and network with all who want to communicate and collaborate with artist initiatives and cultural incubators in and from The Hague. We offer a platform for collaboration and knowledge exchange and access to the rich and diverse independent art scene of The Hague.
Manifesto
Independent creative initiatives make an important contribution to the fabric of the city.
Often used as a means to improve neighborhoods, the value of these initiatives has proved to have outgrown the status of temporality and has shown to have greater value than being a means to something else. The field has matured into a presence essential to the city, therefore it should have a recognized position in the ecosystem of The Hague. At this moment, the independent creative field is insufficiently linked to other players in the ecosystem. A better connection with this ecosystem and a more solid position in it is desirable. As an essential component of the ecosystem we should stand strong, have a voice and be (re)present(ed).
To be better able to connect and take position, we unite.
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GOALS
Visibility
COOPERATION & COLLABORATION
Support base
INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY
SHARE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE AND NETWORK
ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS AND DECISION MAKING
PROVIDE PEER SUPPORT
CREATE OPTIMAL CONDITIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE EXISTENCE
ADVOCATE VALUE AND INVOLVE STAKEHOLDERS
Publish and maintain a (digital) map and cultural agenda with all initiatives, cultural incubators and independent presentation places in the city
Establish a point of contact to access the independent art scene in The Hague
Involve arts professionals in developing new policies and new projects from the very beginning as equal partners
Establish a municipal service (loket) to help community organizers start and develop creative incubators. (a public repository of information needed for managing real estate properties, workshops where cultural incubators and other players can share knowledge)
Equal opportunities for artists and community organisers regardless of age, race and ethnicity
Establish a “cultural incubator agent” to promote connection between cultural incubators and other players within and outside the cultural sector in The Hague (i.e. museums, schools, real estate developers, businesses)
Offer contractual security to renters and support renters rights. Promote sustainable and healthy environment for the arts by connecting artist-run initiatives to property owners (without mediation of anti-squat agencies)
Create an overview of best practices for organising cultural incubators
Stimulate active engagement within and between creative communities; encourage members of artist initiatives to make valuable non-financial contributions to the community
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Initiatives
... ism project space
...ism is a project space for artists with ideas for future work. It offers it’s space to artists who are interested in establishing site-specific projects. The project space is located in a former billiard shop and combines a 19th centrury shop space with a 17th centrury living space, a cellar from 1600 and two inner courts. The intention of ...ism project space is to redefine ‘exhibiting’ as a practice, both for the artist, the hosts and the audience.
DCR
DCR is a cultural hotspot in the Hague located in the former 1930s offices of the Electriciteitsfabriek, directly next to the (still!) working Uniper power plant, a landmark in The Hague with the factory chimneys and monumental architecture by urban architect Schadee, recognisable from afar. Unique about our incubator is the combination of four cultural stages with numerous studios for independent creators and a café - Zaal 3, Studio LOOS, Nest and Cloud.
Helicopter
Helicopter is an artist’s initiative founded in 2016 and located in a former school building in Moerwijk, The Hague. Helicopter comprises artists and musicians with the desire to strengthen their ability to ‘zoom out’ and to obtain a ‘Helicopter view’; a wider vision on the world, to include, embrace and exchange new thoughts and ideas.
Quartair
Quartair is an artist-run initiative operating as a platform for presentation, exchange and artistic debate. Quartair initiates and supports exhibitions, art projects and exchanges with other artists or artist-run-spaces at home and abroad. Based in the former bread factory, Haagsche Broodfabriek, Quartair is one of the longest running artist-run-spaces in The Hague.
SEELAB
See Lab is a new cultural incubator located in an old school building at The Hague beach, The Netherlands. It emerged from a shared dream to establish a long term working community where professional artist and culture creators with a DIY mentality work both independently and together on art and culture.
WEST
West shows contemporary art in the former American embassy (designed by Marcel Breuer) in the heart of The Hague museum district. West, as an art institute, focuses on the most relevant international developments in the field of the visual arts. West offers artists space and opportunities to develop new work in a social context by situating it in a wider dialogue.
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