Mini exhibition in art showcase City Hall
In the Town Hall Forum there is an art display case next to the main entrance on the Engelandlaan . Every 3 months a guest curator can set up a small temporary exhibition. The exhibitions are free to visit during the opening hours of the Town Hall Forum.
Become a guest curator
Do you have an idea for an exhibition about a Zoetermeer subject in the showcase? For example, about a specific artist, theme or technique? You can then register as a guest curator. As a guest curator you are responsible for organizing the exhibition:
- You make the plan for the exhibition.
- You are in contact with artists, designers, or other persons whose artwork is being exhibited.
- You set up the exhibition.
- You arrange all other matters relating to the exhibition, such as transport, text boards and, if you wish, publicity.
- You are the first and only point of contact for the municipality.
What may be exhibited
The guest curator can show artworks or design by professional visual artists, designers or art photographers in the art showcase. Sometimes students from an art academy or another art education can also exhibit their work. The work must have something to do with Zoetermeer, for example because:
- the artist comes from Zoetermeer or works in a studio in Zoetermeer;
- there is work by the artist in public places in Zoetermeer;
- the artist in the public eye is in Zoetermeer. For example, the artist exhibits somewhere else in the city at the same time, has made a much-discussed work of art at home or abroad or has won an important art prize.
The art showcase can also exhibit (local) cultural heritage, design or photography and art from the municipal collection. The art showcase is not intended to sell work. You can provide contact information of the makers, but you may not place price tags in the art showcase.
How it works
If you want to become a guest curator, you can fill in the registration form. The municipality will assess within 2 weeks (not including holidays) whether the idea is suitable for the art showcase. You will then further develop the exhibition in an exhibition plan. After that, you will sign an agreement with the municipality about the arrangements for the exhibition. When your exhibition is up, you will be given access to the showcase and you will set up the exhibition. The exhibition can be seen for 3 months by visitors to the City Hall. After that, you will clear out the showcase and return it empty, clean and undamaged.
Good to know
- Please allow a preparation time of several weeks.
- The municipality advises you not to incur any costs until an agreement has been concluded and you are certain that your exhibition can go ahead.
- Before you can enter the art showcase, you must identify yourself once.
To register
Submit your idea for an exhibition via the registration form.
Register guest curator art showcase
To ask
Do you have any questions? Please send an email to kunstprojecten@zoetermeer.nl .
