TilburgsAns 

• commissioning and public space

In Tilburg, a typeface has taken over the public space. TilburgsAns was launched ten years ago. It’s free to download and use. It’s not just any font, but a sans-serif font. Below is the printed version of this article, set in this font. It’s a font family whose letters, numbers, and punctuation marks… Read More

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Art and Care

• art and policy

Chair in Art & Care On June 12, Prof. Dr. Tineke Abma delivered her inaugural lecture, “The Art of Healing,” at Erasmus University Rotterdam upon her appointment to the Chair in Art & Care. In her speech, she advocated for a broader view of health, in which art and medical care play a… Read More

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GenAI and Employment in the Cultural Sector 

Commissioned by the Kunstenbond, the research firm Panteia published its findings in late May on the impact of AI on employment in the cultural and creative sector. “Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is playing an increasingly important role in the cultural and creative sector. People are using it to translate texts at lightning speed and… Read More

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Essay: Staying True to Yourself

• podcast

When listening to the episodes of the podcast *Het kan ook anders*, it’s striking that artists sometimes start creating different kinds of work after reaching a turning point: larger works or, conversely, smaller ones; a shift to drawing or painting; or the use of different materials. In the conversations, it is sometimes mentioned—implicitly or explicitly—that such a change arose from the desire to ‘stay closer to oneself’ during the creative process. Read More

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Right of Publicity

• RIGHTS

In rechtReeKs, the Kunstenbond—the union for artists and everyone working in the cultural and creative sectors—examines a legal topic that is essential to artists’ professional practice. Attorney Jet Hootsmans provides insight. This time, the focus is on the depiction of recognizable individuals.  Read More

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New Call for Proposals: Mondriaan Fund Publication

• financing

Deadline: July 30 Are you a visual artist or publisher with plans to produce a publication? For example, one focusing on the work of a visual artist from the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom? Or a monograph in which an artist reflects on their own work? Perhaps… Read More

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Essay: the influence of physical workspace on the creative process

• podcast

In the thirty episodes of the BK podcast *Het kan ook anders* that have been released so far, many themes are explored. One of the recurring topics is the studio—the space itself—and how it influences the work and the act of working. What can be said about this topic? In *Critique of Pure Reason* (1781)… Read More

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Self-employed or salaried

• policy & politics

The House of Representatives has approved a law that makes it easier for hourly rates of 38 euros or lower to state that you are actually employed. The law increases the pressure on clients not to contract structurally below that hourly rate. Those who work below that limit can per... Read More

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Social Safety Monitor

• research

As a support center, Mores provides a safety net for workers and students in the cultural, creative and media sector who are confronted with transgressive behavior and cannot or do not want to turn to a confidential advisor within their own organization. The organization recently presented its first monitor on social safety in the cultural, creative and media sector. The... Read More

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Culture Monitor 2025

• research

The Boekman Foundation publishes an annual update of the Culture Monitor, an instrument that compiles data on developments in cultural life. The 2025 edition shows a sector in full swing: socially engaged and creative, but also structurally vulnerable, according to the Boekman Foundation. The seven most defining developments of... Read More

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