Brighten up your days

While the sun is showing itself less and less, the wind is getting colder and the days are getting shorter, we are busy preparing for a new exciting, eye-catching autumn exhibition.

'Four artists, four techniques’, is an exhibition in which there is something to be found for everyone. Linocuts, bronze statues, oil paintings and ceramics; everything your heart desires.

Participating artists are: Jaap Hartman, Niqui Kommerkamp, Memo Tunali & Froukje Stam.

The exhibition will be officially opened on November 17 (doors open at 02:00 pm) and the official opening speech will be held around 3.30 pm. During the afternoon we will be serving light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you!

This exhibition will run through December 2019.

Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. (Free entrance)

Invitation

You are cordially invited to join us for the official opening of the exhibition  at ‘Galerie Streetscape’ in Castricum.

The exhibition features paintings, collages, drawings lithos, etchings & sculptures. This is a great opportunity to meet the participating artists in person and engage in conversation while enjoying the art and listening to live music.

The exhibition comprises works by the following artists: Frans Hendriks, Anita Mizrahi, Edo Poland, Niqui Kommerkamp, Peter de Jong  & Marga Klumper.

The official opening will be held on Saturday, July 13 from 5 pm - 7 pm. The Exhibition will be on display from July 13 to August 16, 2019.

Address: Gallery Streetscape, Dorpsstraat 7, 1901 EH Castricum, Netherlands.
Opening hours: Friday - Sunday from 2 to 5 pm or by appointment.

Spring is here - A new fresh art exhibition

Have you already completed your spring cleaning? Maybe it's time for something new to decorate your walls and cabinets with.

The annual group exhibition at Galerie Stam is the best opportunity to purchase something really beautiful to spice up your room. The exhibition will be officially opened on April 14 (doors open at 02:00 pm) and will run through June 2019.

About Galerie Atelier Stam
This gallery is known for the broad range of artists they represent and the wide variety of materials and genres in which they work.

TNT by Niqui Kommerkamp - ceramic box, 11 x 11 x 16 cm

Galerie Atelier Stam
Prinsengracht 356
1016 JA Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. (Free entrance)

The Embroidered portraits of Cayce Zavaglia

Although most of us think of embroidery as a somewhat boring pastime, Cayce Zavaglia has taken this hobby to a higher level; a (reinvented) art form.
Cayce, originally trained as a painter, now makes the most stunning visual art with cotton and silk or wool.

Illusion of paint strokes
She sews threads of different sizes and colors into a complex layering of stitches, which cross in the direction of each other. This not only creates an illusion of depth and volume, but also mimics the brush strokes and tones of classic oil paintings.

And if you think that's amazing, you should take a look at the back of her portraits, where the complexity of stiches with all the loose ends and knots gives you the impression that the soul of her subject is exposed.


Verso from Jesse Brass on Vimeo.

Art against Trump

The inauguration of Trump as president of the United States has left many people shocked and uneasy. Lately artists worldwide are becoming more and more vocal about Trump.
WG Kunst agrees that it’s time for action. They’ve called upon artists to respond to Trump in the form of a work of art.

More than 20 artists have responded and created an artistic statement. It will be a varied exhibition in which various disciplines are showcased. There will be paintings, drawings, cartoons, three-dimensional work, stories, and poems.

Address:
Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 28, 1054 SP Amsterdam.

Opening hours: 
Saturday, February 25 from 01:00 to 05:00 pm
Sunday,   February 26 from 01:00 to 05:00 pm

More about this exhibition in the Dutch newspaper Het Parool > go to article

New Year's Exhibition

Happy new year!

The annual group exhibition at Gallery Stam will be officially opened on Sunday, February 5 at 3:30 pm (doors open 2:00 pm).

Participating artists this year include: Patrick van der Linde, Marije van Wieringen, Cécile ter Borgh, Luurd van der Dussen, Jenny van Gimst, Jan Jaap Stigter, Niqui Kommerkamp, Iša Ondráček, Monica Sandell, Matthijs Stam, Adriana Schuurman and John Stikvoort.

Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. (Free entrance)

Christmas Art Sale

During the weekend of December 17 and 18, a special exhibition will be held at WG Kunst in Amsterdam; more than 100 works of art by more than 100 artists are offered for 100 euros each. Drawings, paintings, graphics, sculptures, jewelry, ceramics, glassware and more. Free entrance.

Address: Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 28 Amsterdam (show on map)
More information: wgkunst@wgkunst.nl | +31 (0)20 6161515


In het weekend van 17 & 18 december 2016 zijn meer dan honderd kunstwerken van ruim honderd kunstenaars voor honderd euro per stuk te koop bij WG Kunst, Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 28 Amsterdam (Wilhelmina Gasthuisterrein).
Kopers kunnen het kunstwerk na betaling meteen meenemen. Op de vrijgekomen plek wordt direct een ander kunstwerk geplaatst. Zo is sprake van een telkens wisselende tentoonstelling.

Meer informatie: wgkunst@wgkunst.nl | www.wgkunst.nl | 020 6161515

Open Ateliers Jordaan - art event

The Jordaan is a district in the center of Amsterdam. Every two years the artists working in this area, organize a ‘open studio event’, the Open Ateliers Jordaan.  This year this event takes place during the Pentecost weekend (May 14 to May 16). You are more than welcome to visit 66 participating  studios, meet the artists and buy their art directly without any intervention from a gallery. 

 

Artist: Patty Schilder.

Artist: Niqui Kommerkamp.

You can start at any studio; download the guide and the map of the studios. Or, if you like, you can even join a guided tour*. There will be daily lectures (in Dutch) and on Sunday afternoon there will be a Jazz concert. 

You can find me and Patty during this event at 'Keramiek Atelier Patty Schilder' at the Lijnbaansgracht 102. All participating studio's are open during this event from 12:00 pm to 06:00 pm.

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*)  Starting point of the Guided Tour: Lijnbaansgracht 102. Only on Sunday, May 15 at 12:30, 02:30 & 04:30 pm.

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Happy New Year!

New Year Exhibition at Gallery Stam

Gallery Stam, located in the center of Amsterdam at the Prinsengracht, is specialized in contemporary realistic art. Within this specialization they exhibit as broad an example as possible of art from the Netherlands and from a few other countries as well.

Participating artists in this particular exhibition include: Marije van Wieringen, Cécile ter Borgh, Luurd van der Dussen, Jenny van Gimst, Jaap Hartman, Niqui Kommerkamp, Iša Ondráček, Monica Sandell, Matthijs Stam and Alison Chambers.

This exhibition will be officially opened on Sunday February 7 at 4:00 pm (doors open 2:00 pm).

Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. (Free entrance)

WG Kunst Sale 2015

During the weekend of December 12 and 13, a special exhibition will be held at WG Kunst in Amsterdam; more than 100 works of art by more than 100 artists are offered for 100 euros each. Drawings, paintings, graphics, sculptures, jewelry, ceramics, glassware and more. Free entrance.

Address: Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 28 Amsterdam (show on map)
More information: wgkunst@wgkunst.nl | +31 (0)20 6161515

In het weekend van 12 & 13 december 2015 zijn meer dan honderd kunstwerken van ruim honderd kunstenaars voor honderd euro per stuk te koop bij WG Kunst, Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 28 Amsterdam (Wilhelmina Gasthuisterrein). Kopers kunnen het kunstwerk na betaling meteen meenemen. Op de vrijgekomen plek wordt direct een ander kunstwerk geplaatst. Zo is sprake van een telkens wisselende tentoonstelling.

Meer informatie: wgkunst@wgkunst.nl | www.wgkunst.nl | 020 6161515

A walk through Amsterdam

It’s pretty much impossible not to enjoy Amsterdam. No other city unites ambiance, history, art and architecture to that extend. This video gives a short impression of the beauty of Amsterdam and looks in at one of Amsterdam's 'gezelligste' art galleries; Galerie Atelier Stam.

Galerie Stam is specialized in contemporary realistic art. Within this specialization they exhibit as broad an example as possible of art from the Netherlands and from a few other countries as well.
But it's not just an art gallery, it's also a studio where various artists work on all sorts of art works. It is always interesting to look over the shoulder of an artist while they're creating a painting or sculpture...

So if you're visiting Amsterdam, enjoy wandering through the streets of the city centre and don't forget to visit the art galleries, which are amongst the best in the world.

Galerie Atelier Stam
Prinsengracht 356
1016 JA Amsterdam
(+31) (0) 6 50975955