Stad van Makers
Tilburg is a City of Makers. Tilburg surprises and challenges. Stimulates the imagination. Raw and contrary. This makes Tilburg a breeding ground for creative talent. Also thanks to an excellent production climate, top museums and important venues. Tilburg is increasingly becoming a city where it happens. Here you will find all the information to make it as a maker and as art and culture lover we bring you the best of Tilburg's makers.
#stadvanmakers News
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Kamerata Zuid with Sarah Neutkens on Best Kept Secret
Next week it's already time for Best Kept Secret! For three days, the festival grounds of the Beekse Bergen will be transformed into a Valhalla for music lovers. And this year, the Tilburg-based Kamerata Zuid is adding a special experience!
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Lucho Smit new artistic director of Festival Circolo
From 1 April, Lucho Smit will become the new artistic director of Festival Circolo, the largest festival for contemporary circus in the Netherlands. He will take over from Wendy Moonen.
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Art commission renovated Stadswinkel
Are you an artist? Then the municipality of Tilburg has a great art assignment for you. They are looking for an artist to design and create a work of art for the renovated Stadswinkel on Koningsplein.
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North Brabant Culture Fund invests €60,000 in creative makers
The Prince Bernhard Culture Fund North Brabant is opening a special scheme for new makers. The New Makers scheme aims to offer creative professionals space, time and confidence to fully focus for a continuous period.
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Open Call for arts and heritage projects for young people's mental health
The Cultural Participation Fund is looking for artistic and/or heritage activities at neighbourhood and district level that help promote the mental health of young people (aged 12 to 27). Do you have a good plan? Then read on!
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'Royal embroidery' exhibition offers unique opportunity to admire new curtains residential palace of Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander
This autumn, the new curtains for Huis ten Bosch Palace - the residential palace of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima - are on display at the TextielMuseum in Tilburg.
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Tilburg-based Nayohmé makes poetic debut with book 'Genoeg'
On 2 December, Tilburg-based Nayohmé (MusicAllFactory alumna & working at Factorium) launches her debut poetry collection 'Enough'. In it, she takes you on a poetic quest through pain towards acceptance.
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Enchanting Pianists at the Cenacle : Recital with Japanese Keigo Mukawa
This season, the Cenakel continues its series of special recitals featuring master pianists in the Cenakel's old chapel. On 20 November, we start with the Japanese Keigo Mukawa.
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Makersfonds Application. Deadline first round 2023
The first round of the Makersfonds 2023 will open on Monday 9 January 2023 at noon. The deadline will close on Monday 30 January at 12.00 pm. Applications not submitted through the digital application form or submitted late will not be considered.
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Day of the Artist 2022
In 2004, Canadian artist Chris MacClure was the initiator of International Artist Day. What is the purpose of this day? To achieve that artists are recognised for their contribution to our society.
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Kesha Felipa
In 2004, Canadian artist Chris MacClure was the initiator of International Artist Day. To contribute to this, we entered into talks with several makers at Fontys University of the Arts (FHK).
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Nicole van Hoof
In 2004, Canadian artist Chris MacClure was the initiator of International Artist Day. To contribute to this, we entered into talks with several makers at Fontys University of the Arts (FHK).
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Nina Padmos
In 2004, Canadian artist Chris MacClure was the initiator of International Artist Day. To contribute to this, we entered into talks with several makers at Fontys University of the Arts (FHK).
Makers of Tilburg - Stories of Tilburg's makers
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Lidi makes it in Tilburg
Lidi Toepoel sees Tilburg as the ideal setting for her films. The city offers an inspiring breeding ground with fascinating characters, stories, ideas and a valuable network. This is the story of a filmmaker making it in Tillywood.
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Nikè makes it in Tilburg
Black paint is made with yellow, red and blue. No matter how pitch-black the paint appears, colour can always be found in the darkness. Artist Nikè Marchand knows that darkness inside and out.
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Sidney makes it in Tilburg
Inspiration does not fall from the sky, it is in the street. Those who keep looking can pick it up in an instant and set something in motion. The living proof is Sidney Marte. As a living spark, he moves through Tilburg to light creative fires.
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Melik makes it in Tilburg
When Melik Alphan moved from Turkey to Tilburg eleven years ago for love, he set up his own shoe line: Melik Shoes. His shoes are now sold in the better specialist shops, he has his own clothing line and his own showrooms.
Sounding Bodies make it in Tilburg - Sounding Bodies believes in the power of music as a means to connect. They use music to help people truly reconnect with themselves and others. What happens when you get quiet and just listen?
Atilla makes it in Tilburg - Lives in Tilburg. Works multidisciplinary, he draws, paints, makes sculptures and masks. He views making his art as medicine, one he has become permanently addicted to.
Praktical information - for makers
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Stage for makers
Tilburg is bursting with creative and versatile talent. On this page we give them a platform to shine. Would you like to exhibit your work here? Tag us @stadvanmakers or use #stadvanmakers, so we can share your work here.
Looking for a #maker? Then be sure to check out the makerspodium as well!
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Facilities
Together, the basic facilities form the foundation of the cultural infrastructure; they are the city's cultural "main road network. They are a crucial link in the chain of creation, production, presentation and audience acquisition in the field of art and culture.
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Kunstenaarsinitiatieven
The Kunstenaarsinitiatieven program is for any initiative taken for and by artists. It is therefore not only about artists who produce, but also initiatives that support artists.
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Talent & Education
Tilburg is a vibrant city where cultural talents can thrive and develop. A crucial precondition for this, is broad cultural education accessible to every child.
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Makersfonds
The Tilburg Culture Plan 2021-2024 includes that the City of Tilburg establishes a grant entitled Makersfonds, to provide direct support to makers in arts and culture. This is in line with Tilburg's ambition to be a city of makers. The application period has now expired.
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Culture plan Tilburg
On September 21, 2020, the Culture Plan 2021-2024 was adopted by the Tilburg City Council. In the coming years, Tilburg will focus even more on the social impact and economic value of culture and the contribution of culture to the urban and spatial development of the city.
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Overview venues
From watching arthouse movies in Cinecitta to headbanging to live hard rock music in 013: in Tilburg, we are very flexible. With a huge range of venues, there is something for everyone.
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Ateliers Tilburg
Stichting Ateliers Tilburg (SAT) is a non-profit organization that works with the municipality of Tilburg, among others, to provide (professional) artists and creative entrepreneurs with affordable workspace in Tilburg.
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For makers in Brabant
In Brabant we do things together. Therefore, the Municipality of Tilburg works with its Brabant partners to create a strong art and cultural climate in the province. With the partners of Brabantstad they form a collective with a regional profile and jointly support Brabant cultural institutions and organizations.
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City poet
Tilburg is a City of Makers (Stad van Makers). Our city surprises, challenges and is a breeding ground for creative talent. Also in the field of literature and poetry. Rodgairo Dalnoot is the new city poet of Tilburg. The City Council has appointed him for the period 2021-2023. On August 29 he will be festively installed during the event 'Books around Palace'.
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Professionele Kunsten
With the Professionele Kunsten program, the municipality of Tilburg supports institutions in their multi-year cultural activities. This enables these organizations to develop, produce and present cultural activities on a structural basis, whereby they commit themselves to the Tilburg and Brabant society and the social tasks that are topical.
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MAKERSLOKET
Are you a creator or institution and have an idea for this page? Or do you have interesting content to share? Be sure to let us know!
MAKER OF THE MONTH 2023 - Every month a maker of Tilburg gets a stage on the socials of Stad van Makers
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