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Festival Van Gogh in Zundert

Painters & draughtsmen and women

Van Gogh models, Van Gogh locations, Vincent countryside, Seminar, Masterclasses

20 - 24 May, 2015

Festival Vincent’s Dream in Zundert, Netherlands

Vincent’s Dream


To collaborate with a great many artists was one of Vincent van Gogh’s most cherished dreams.
With his dream in mind, the Festival Vincent’s Dream cordially invites painters and draughtsmen and women to participate in a five-day festival taking place between 20 and 24 May, 2015, in Van Gogh’s birthplace, Zundert.  
For the first time, this year’s edition of the well known Zundert painting festival will incorporate the disciple drawing. Growing up in rural Zundert, Vincent van Gogh was in fact a draughtsman before he became a painter.
We’re looking for painters and draughtsmen and women of autonomous stature, who will be able to contribute work of distinction independently and on site. Quite deliberately, we have avoided using the terms “professional” or “amateur”, not least because by current standards Vincent himself might well be considered an amateur! We are, however, looking for quality, independence and the desire, just as Vincent had it, to collaborate, to share knowledge and experiences and to take pleasure in the fruits such an undertaking.
We will be working with Van Gogh models, in Van Gogh locations and in the surrounding countryside, which can be described quite simply as ‘quintessentially Vincent’. All the work will be fashioned there and then, on site. In addition, Sam Drukker will teach a master class and there will be a seminar about Van Gogh and the province of Brabant (in Dutch).

The criteria:


You feel perfectly happy and at home producing work on site, in response to what’s going on around you, objects, which will be made available, and models. You work swiftly and have your own vision. You have an extensive portfolio and your work has been exhibited in the past. Preferably, you have attended an art academy or been through some such other strong, art-education program. You have your own style and know the difference between copying and creating your own art.
All drawing and painting techniques are welcome and we’re not using the terms “professional” and “amateur” in order to avoid pointless, never-ending debate. You may judge for yourself whether you meet the criteria outlined above. If you decide to apply to participate, please supply two photographs of examples of your work, at least one of which should have been made live (en plein air/in nature).
Costs: 75 euros for the festival, including participation in the art markets on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. There is a surcharge of 20 euros for Sam Drukker’s master class and 10 euros for the seminar.

Prices

There are two prizes to be won, one for each discipline: A one-weekend solo show in the Van Goghkamer at the Van Goghhuis. Exhibitions such as these are usually the reserve of artists who have a link to the municipality of Zundert.
There is a possible over-all prize, too: During the festival, scouts will be on the lookout for participants to be put forward for a period as artist-in-residence at the Van Goghgalerie and studio next door.

Location

Zundert, Van Gogh's birthplace, in the south of the Netherlands, 20 km from Breda and 35 km from Antwerp. We will be working in the garden behind the Van Gogh House, the large hall and terrace of Cultuurcentrum Zundert, the Van Goghkamer and the studio of the Beeldend Centrum Zundert Foundation.

 
 
 
 
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