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Spatial Practices in Art and ArChitecture for Empathetic EXchange (SPACEX) is a transdisciplinary research action that utilizes secondments between academic institutions and third cultural organizations—including

The Frame Curatorial Research Fellowship is a four-year program for contemporary art curators initiated by Frame Contemporary Art Finland in close collaboration with international partners,

RAW Material Company announces the Session 10 of the RAW Académie. The Académie will take place in Douala, Cameroon, and will be led by doual’art,

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing away of Kobe Matthys (1970–2023). As we put away the curtain that was covering

A perfect day to visit the city! Next to our Nina bell F. House Museum opening, Ultradependent Public School (UPS) at BAK is doing its finnisage on 27 May from

Next week on 15 May our Erik Uitenbogaard is invited for a conversation at Pakhuis De Zwijger during Less Profit, More Planet. In the new

Call for Papers BETWEEN THE STANDING AND THE INCLINED: STRUCTURES SUPPORTING CHANGE for Kunstlicht Fall issue, looking for contributions from artists, writers, curators and theoreticians. Contributions can vary

Check out this open call for ONASSIS AiR, a partnering organization of which our Marianna Takou and Binna Choi were part of the external selection

Mark 8 March in your calender. This year the International Women’s Day demonstration is organized by a big dynamic group of local and transnational activists,

Please donate to help the victims affected by the horrible earthquake. Amsterdam-based KLAB has collected a comprehensive list of trusted organizations active in the war

As a final message to close this year, Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons is delighted to share two project grants that have just

The first Community Economies in Action Practice Retreat will be held 12–19 July 2023, in the Italian Alps (in Rovereto, Vallagarina Valley, Italy). The retreat

Happening at Moira in Utrecht: a week-long exhibition titled ‘It’s a Big Monster, so Stomp Hard’ with many recurring Casco collaborators including Weaving Realities, Iliada

25 November has been designated by the United Nations as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Until today, holders of power do

During her art residency at De Voorkamer artist Renata Mirón will facilitate a series of workshops that employ artistic research methods of knowledge production, sharing

Open call for student-participants! Next Tuesday 15 November there will be an open day for the Zeal Summer School about the pathways towards future diverse

Following after their second gathering held at Casco, the third and final iteration of the 2022 SALWA Gatherings is nearly upon us. Happening at Framer

This week Singapore Biennale 2022 kicks off under the name Natasha. Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons is honored to share that our director Binna

The DAI Friends & Alumni Grant recognises that many privileges and opportunities can be traced to the structural wealth generated during the colonial reign of

Last weekend From the Sea to the Clouds to the Soil opened at Stroom in The Hague, and its synchronous program is one we wish to highlight.

Boca A Boca (en: “word of mouth”) is an online editorial project by foodculture days. Following a seasonal rhythm, Boca A Boca grows organically as a living archive and

(un)Common Grounds: Reflecting on documenta fifteen takes place on the same days as the Platform BK Solidarity Camp in Casco Art Institute: Working for the

At the Casa Tres Patios Foundation they want to reduce the digital divide, which is one of the causes of inequality in Colombia. With your

As core members of Arts Collaboratory (one of the many participating lumbing artists) we stand in solidarity and hereby reverberate the statement released by the lumbung

We wish to highlight last week’s book launch ‘Letter to a Silk Road ‘by Marjolijn Boterenbrood. Mapping is inherent to a world governance. Marjolijn abstracted

This weekend marks the Uitfeest – the annual opening of the cultural season in our city of residence Utrecht. For the occasion, we will be present alongside

Our partner AFIELD Study will host their third network study program and public workshop titled Let’s Share! this Saturday from 14:00–19:00 in Kassel, Germany. The day gathers a group of

We would like to celebrate the beginning of Organising Social Impact, a new master program at Utrecht University set up by our friends and collaborators

During the annual COOP Summit by Dutch Art Institute, we concluded and celebrated the DAI Co-Op 2021–2022 study group You fed me when I was hungry: Food

Theater makers Espen Hjort and Mees Borgman have been working together since 2021 under the name Landmarks. Based on ecological issues, they create performances in

This letter was sent on July 18, 2022 from the artists, ruangrupa, and the artistic team of documenta fifteen to the members of the documenta

On 1 July, Keti Koti or Dia di Abolishon, we commemorate the abolition of slavery in 1863 in Suriname and the former Antilles and we celebrate

Later Later Academy Awards (happening this Sunday 16:00–18:00 at Casco) is an annual award by No More Later to evaluate the Dutch art academies based on their followers feedback about

On 8 July, we expect many professionals in the field of contemporary art to come to Utrecht for the symposium organized by Mondriaan Fonds: Beeldende

Where are the crossovers between artistic and scientific knowledges? How can humanities scholarship  help to mediate the gap between them? What is scientific knowledge anyway?

Wednesday 11 May, 17:30–19:00Jan van Eyck Auditorium On Wednesday 11 May 2022, writer-in-residence Wim Peumans, collective Travelling Farm Museum of Forgotten Skills and artist duo

Afield Fellowship warmly invites you to participate in their 2022 Afield Study Program titled The Construction of Ableism, which will focus on case studies of

13 May 2022 / AmsterdamLocation: Jungle Amsterdam, Tweede van Swindenstraat 26, 7:30 pm Nieuwe Meent are celebrating their crowdfunding success with a festive event. Come

Stadslab RAUM in collaboration with Pakhuis de Zwijger, Stipo, European Placemaking Network and Casco will organize the first edition of Onze stad, ons canvas on

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Through our AndersUtrecht partners: ”We are excited to share that our final podcast episode is now live on SoundCloud and Spotify! In this episode, we explore the role of

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Our neighbors at FOTODOK are inviting artists related to the province of Utrecht to participate in an exhibition at their new location at De Machinerie,

11–13 March 2022 Location: Goethe-Institut Niederlande, Herengracht 470, Amsterdam  The first SALWA Gathering that will take place at the Goethe Institut centers themes such as

Happy International Women’s Day! Check out the Instagram account of iwdutrecht for an expansive activity today here in Utrecht organized by many fine people in

On 23 February the gathering ‘Slavernijverleden Utrecht: onderzoek, doorwerking en toekomst’ will take place – elaborating on the stories and history of slavery and effects

Every year the Akademie van Kunsten of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen invites a guest to reflect on the state of the arts. ruangrupa

The zine is the result of the The Post Precarity Autumn Camp: How to Survive as an Artist? was organized by the Institute of Network Cultures, Platform

After a short but joyful exhibition period with shows by Family Connection, Ola Hassanain, Sara Sejin Chang (Sara van der Heide) and Mariëlle Videler, we

In this article you can read about the experiences of six participants in the archive trajectory of autumn 2021: Toneelgroep Oostpool (Arnhem), ICK Amsterdam (Amsterdam)

Please note that this weekend is the last occasion to visit Mariëlle Videler’s 365 PLANTS at the Travelling Farm Museum depot (Hof van Bern 33, Leidsche Rijn).

We are looking for a communication intern, focusing on the technical and developing side of the website and its digital archive. Please find the vacancy here and

An impressive interview with Quinsy Gario just launched on Mister Motley. The interview was conducted by Jeanine van Berkel, who was also one of the

WeArePublic is organizing a curator tour for their members to visit our exhibitions on 15 December – hosted by our Staci Bu Shea and Leana

Rewatch Binna Choi’s lecture at CIMAM 2021 – covering the role of museums, artists and society alike in the climate crisis, and how we should re-envision the idea

365 PLANTS has been finely covered in newspaper NRC recently. You can visit the exhibition in Leidsche Rijn until 19 December.

As Sinterklaas weekend is approaching, we would like to highlight 10 years of Kick Out Zwarte Piet (KOZP). Co-initiated by Quinsy Gario – member of

We have been informed that Silke Helfrich has passed away. Helfrich was a long time commons-think and co-author with David Bollier on the book Free,

Ansuya Blom, a dear earlier collaborator and presented artist at Casco during Het is of de stenen spreken (silence is a commons) will do a

Binna Choi, our director of Casco Art Institute will be speaking at the CIMAM 2021 Annual Conference taking place in Poland early November. It’s titled

The AndersUtrecht network, which Casco is a part of, has launched a new podcast series that brings together scholars and grassroots organizations. AndersUtrecht is a

Babi Badalov, a dear artist with whom we have started working closely since our 2019 exhibition program Het is of de stenen spreken (silence is a

Happening at Tent Rotterdam: a lecture performance by Mourning School (Lucie Gottlieb & our former office member and current close collaborator Rosa Paardenkooper) on Thursday, 21 October at

Sites of Memory presents Future for the Past: a journey through time to show “hidden” stories from the colonial past. Artists from South Africa and

Annette Kraus’ Hidden Curriculum is on view now at City of Women Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia – where our long-term project Grand Domestic Revolution did

Casco congratulates and wishes the very best for the documenta fifteen artistic team, its lumbung members and participating artists many of whom we have been

We would like to put to your attention that from now on we are only reachable through our [name]@casco.art email addresses. In the past our

Some of the members of the Travelling Farm Museum are the artists at Ateliers Kersenboomgaard which will have the Open Day and Atelierroute on Saturday

Five COOP study groups are at the heart of the Dutch Art Institute (DAI)’s curriculum: Casco has been a long-term partner of DAI for “curating”

From September 27th until October 1st, the Institute of Network Cultures, Hotel Maria Kapel (Hoorn), and Platform BK organize an autumn camp for young art

This Friday 24 September at 16.00–18.00 two at the heart of our ecosystem – Ying Que and via Zoom Annette Krauss – will give a workshop

Casco Art Institute will close her office and slow down daily operations from 1 to 21 August 2021.  During our summer break, our office remains

During our summer recess, we would like you to get acquainted with our soft-launched new website. As this website – developed by Dietwee featuring our

Reporting from the annual Travelling Farm Museum tours, we bring you snapshots, stories and/or know-hows learned from them by the hosts, members of the Museum

Casco is one of the locations alongside AG, Moira and The Creative Playground / LDD that will host the graduation exhibitions of HKU MA Fine

Endorsement and Solidarity.  Casco Art Institute stands in solidarity with Palestine and urges society and governments to speak up and act against the ongoing war

We are very happy to announce this new digital platform to communicate our activities and projects with you. This website has been developed by Utrecht

Want to learn more about our institutional history and the work we do? Revisit the online talk hosted by the platform Call for Curators on

This week we would like to draw your attention to the crowdfunding campaign of our fellow Arts Collaboratory partner 32° East | Ugandan Arts Trust in Kampala, Uganda. With

Despite the major problems in the first year of corona, cultural institutions actively changed gears to maintain engagement with their audience. This necessary resilience could

The report ‘’Solidarity Not Charity: Arts & Culture Grantmaking in the Solidarity Economy” is now available. This initiative is about the ways that arts and

Casco’s doors are closed for our summer break until 16 August. During this period we will rejuvenate while ruminating over Casco’s future: the coming years

In many places, International Women’s Day has taken on characteristics similar to Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, with women traditionally receiving a rose from their