Art without bounds: a collaboration with Grafisch Atelier
By Hans November — 21 October 2021
As a museum, we are also committed to supporting local artists in difficult times. We joined forces with Grafisch Atelier Den Bosch and invited ten talented Brabant artists to produce a graphic design. The works were presented at the museum in the summer of 2021 and were also for sale online. This article tells you a bit more.
Together, Het Noordbrabants Museum and Grafisch Atelier selected ten talented artists with Brabant roots. They were: Nan Groot Antink, Femke Dekkers, Arjan Janssen, Jeroen de Leijer, Lotte van Lieshout, Saskia de Maree, Dineke van Oosten, Tijs Rooijakkers, Joran van Soest, and Ema Vaneková. A diverse bunch, with very different levels of experience of graphic techniques. Some of these artists have been working for years with screen printing or have experience of etching, while others normally outsource the printing of their work. Consequently, the artists can ask for support from a 'workshop foreman' at Grafisch Atelier.
'I'm looking forward to exploring a new technique. This project makes me feel that what I make really matters.'
— Lotte van Lieshout
Bigger income, wider reach
'This collaboration genuinely boosts the artists' income,' explains Hans November, Head of Collection, Education, and Presentation. 'It also widens their reach, which is tremendously important these days. The Grafisch Atelier workshop offers artists, designers, and creatives plenty of space to work and experiment – with support, if needed.'
For sale
De tien kunstenaars bepaalden zelf de technieken die ze gebruikten, de grootte was voor alle werken gelijk: 60 bij 40 centimeter. De werken zijn in een oplage van tien stuks gedrukt. De eerste druk is aan de collectie van Het Noordbrabants Museum toegevoegd, de overige negen zijn voor de verkoop.
Each of the ten artists independently decided which techniques they would use, but all the works had to be the same size: 60 by 40 centimetres. The works were printed in a run of ten. The first print run was added to the collection of Het Noordbrabants Museum, and the other nine are for sale.
Invest in art
Have you always wanted an artwork by a talented maker on your wall? Then this is your chance! The works are priced from € 350 (unframed) to € 500 (framed). All proceeds go to the artist. Interested? Check out all the artworks in Grafisch Atelier's online graphic store.
Hans November (1978) is Head of Collection, Presentation, and Education at Het Noordbrabants Museum. After an international career in the art and antiques trade, he previously worked as a curator of 20th and 21st-century art. He studied History of Art at KU Leuven university and the University of Leiden, and his areas of interest are modern and contemporary art, architecture, design, and folk art.
