Enjoy a fine selection of dance-related art exhibitions and shows, anywhere and everywhere in the city centre.
Last year’s Art Route centred on ADE’s celebration of 25 years of dance music in the Netherlands. With exhibitions highlighting the work of various Dutch journalists as they catalogued the history of dance music across the country, ADE Playground's art program took a retrospective look at the likes of Awakenings Festival, and the crucial nightclub, RoXY, as the conference discussed their importance on today’s dance culture.
This year's Art Route fixes itself in the here-and-now as it takes a wider look of craftsmanship and design and how they integrates into today’s modern dance music climate. With a wide-ranging selection of varying installations and exhibitions, we take a look at some of the highlights of this year’s Art Route. Here are five things not to miss at ADE Playground Art:
1/ Kicking off on Thursday over at the Mixtup Project, Bitnoir will be presenting Open Draw, an exhibition of sketches taken of and throughout ADE. A selection of visual artists will be out and about depicting the hustle and bustle of daily business throughout the conference. The exhibition will be constantly updated as the festival progresses, acting as a visual document of daily activities.
More program info here.
2/ The School of Life, originally founded in London by Alain de Botton, is a place where to come and engage with a likeminded community and get ideas about how to live. During the course of ADE there will be several lectures with guest DJs and a professor of philosophy. The first class will take on October 17 at 4pm with Lammert Kamphuis at the helm. He will be joined by a soon-to-be-announced member of the electronic music community, taking an introspective look at the holistic realm of our culture.
The School of Life will be holding classes at Herengracht 215 on Oct 17 at 4pm, with more dates to be announced.
3/ Over at Gallery 33, or Kuvva Gallery as it will be known as from September 18th, Stockholm-based designer and illustrator Karl Grandin will be showcasing select prints, objects and murals that form the aesthetic landscape of Omnipollo; a small scale, craft-beer, nomadic brewing project. Expect chromatic, hued landscapes and the very best in fruity, wheat beers. The program is open to the public, while ADE cardholders can gain access to exclusive exhibitions, showcases and in-store events, plus get discount on ADE merchandise. ADE cards can be acquired from any registered ADE licensed outlet for only €10,-
More program info here.
4/ Independent bass-orientated Belgian imprint Tangram, will be hosting a gallery featuring work from some of the label’s artistic endeavours, in addition to having graffiti artist SJEM BAKKUS on hand to showcase some oh his latest work. TANGRAMSTERDAM, at the Gallery Vriend, will also play host to select VJing and other select work from the label’s history.
More program info here.
5/ The Kidspiration Club, a local group that looks to free up artistic expression, by looking at the world through the eyes of a child, will be holding an interactive mini-festival throughout ADE. What should you expect? “No rules. No restrictions.”
More program info here.
About ADE Playground
ADE Playground can be found anywhere and everywhere in the city centre during ADE. It is a unique, dance-related lifestyle program offering five days of Gear, Art, Film, MusicTalks and Pop-up events. Browse the program here.
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Picture taken at Cleo Campert 'After' expo
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