"I found my voice in the saxophone" Camilo Bastidas represents ArtEZ at the Conservatory Talent Awards The tenor saxophone "When I first noticed the sound of the saxophone, I was immediately hooked. For a long time, I sang...
Artisteducators connect art and society Strong mission "It all started four years ago," says Bart with gleaming eyes. "In addition to my teaching at ArtEZ, I work...
Jada makes her voice heard Jada’s sound "I have never been able to place a certain feeling. Why were certain questions directed at me and not...
Mijke Ambaum archives and celebrates women's voices On a big screen we see a seated Mijke Ambaum doing embroidery with her mother, sister, best friend, grandma and her grandma's...
"I need to be distracted to be creative." A suited employee is sitting behind his desk when he gets a tap on the knee from a colleague who has just crawled out of...
SPOTTED: Product Design alumna Juyoung Jung tells Metropolis M about her ceramic family of sculptures The ceramic family of sculptures that Juyoung Jung presents under the title 0D to 4D finds its origins in a very different...
Irem Biter's quest for inclusive interiors A vague household scene slowly moves across white model buildings. They are high up on stilts and are illuminated by overlapping...
Vera Wolsink's raw work shows growing up in fits and starts A resigned, somewhat older figure with closed eyes lifts up a howling dog. Its pointed snout eloquently expresses its sorrow....
A vacuum-packed birch and other brusque imagery In the drizzle, a vacuum-packed birch tree, eight metres tall, sways surrounded by scaffolding. The leaves are still gasping...
What if non-humans, such as insects, birds and plants, were to create a garden? When I meet them, Puck Verras (2001) invites me to sit down in an enormous flower, where we face each other on either side...
Friendship plays a central role in Sofiia Dubyna's imaginative work At first glance, you might think that Sofiia Dubyna (born 2000) has used watercolour and charcoal for her paintings. But,...
The Tongue Truth Over the past year, Lesse Melijn van der Veer has been visiting people at home to catalogue their tongues for her graduation...
Securing space to experiment with architects Jens Wind and Veerle Elshof Veerle's finals project entails designs for a new living and working space inspired by her grandparents' old farm, an important...
"Embrace your individuality" Repetition, repetition, repetition When it comes to Alma's artwork, she prefers creating large installations that transcend...
The versatile Tim van Buitenen wants to perform, teach, and coach: "Then the circle is complete" He remembers it well. At the age of sixteen, Tim took to the stage with a friend to perform for their classmates at their...
Yuliya Globa: "We can do away with the term 'target group' altogether. We are a group and we do it together" She has a turbulent past behind her. Yuliya Globa was born in the Ukraine and emigrated to Germany at the age of eight. Because...
Vera Wolsink explores the theme of 'Growing Up' in her final project Throughout her studies, Vera has grown not only in terms of mastering new techniques and materials but also on a personal...
Why finals student Tjerk van Heck never stops learning: "Sky is the limit" He was 15 years old when he discovered the guitar, which Tjerk van Heck considers quite late. "I thought: if you play that,...
The self and digital connections Emily’s graduation work Emily's latest creation is a visually stunning video displayed within a meticulously staged...
A sound funeral for the turtle dove Finding her place True to her hopes, she indeed found her place in the course, particularly through her involvement in various...
Exploring fragility and design aesthetics The power of design: balancing fragility and aesthetic appeal Rik’s work has a designer-oriented, polished look...
Solution to housing shortage as final project The greatest moment in her education, Ichelle believes, is graduation itself. From very many investigative design studies...
Unglossing fashion through care and community Diverse backgrounds, diverse perspectives When asked to define themselves, every member of the graduating class of 2023...
A new harmonious living world between humans, nature and technology An inquisitive person, Luca puts the process first in his graduate project. He shows not one specific final object, but multiple...
Helena Hesselink: "At ArtEZ, I found the support and guidance I needed." You might know them, those little paint guns that allow you to apply paint, with the help of a compressor, very detailed...
Interior architecture transforms one's perspective of the world The Interior Architecture program has profoundly influenced Lotte's worldview, she attests. She places great importance on...
First the narrative, then the form Creating a safe environment, communicating in way that the other person finds comfortable and intuiting how they feel –...
The role of songwriting in accepting visual impairments Music has inherent qualities which can reflect the social values of societies. Music therapist have the skilled training...
Hanne creates collection to improve sleep quality Impact on creativity She wondered if that was bad. "We all sleep, but actually know so little about it..." In search of...
The playful side of technology As a child, Bart Hassink was already fascinated by video games and the internet. "I loved seeing how virtual worlds were...
Using comic design to touch hearts “This course really changes you as a person. Not only do I have more knowledge, but I also improved the way to express...
Thinking with your hands Choosing the part-time Visual Arts in Education course was the fulfilment of a wish Laeta had long cherished. She had wanted...
"For people with PTSD, the theater can be a very unsafe place" Brechtje enjoys working with young people and prefers to see herself as an Artisteducator who collaboratively creates something...
Creating a world out of nothing: Niek shares his story in animations “In this course I learned to look at myself very carefully. What do I feel about this? Why am I doing this? Because...
Student Eleni Christofi from Cyprus found her passion in Enschede She loves making music, but the life of a musician is not for her. She wants to help people, to use her talent for others....
The dance artist as a sceptic: Sofia Norman has learned to question everything Dual focus Sofia, originally from Sweden, felt a natural click with the course from the beginning because of its unique...
Nino Reijerkerk moved from The Hague to Zwolle: 'Best decision ever' Because Nino Reijerkerk simply wanted to make music without knowing which instrument to choose, his musical career began...
Write what you would like to read “It’s a magic realist story. I’m reading a lot of Indonesian literature, like Marion Bloem, but I used...
Experiencing the feeling of dance without dancing A blessing in disguise When Ferdinand got injured in his first year, his love for dance initially waned: "The pain hindered...
Noa is a beacon of hope on stage “This is it. This is Noa. I want to sing, I want to perform and I’m going to be depressed if I don’t do...
Mylène & Rosanne, two musical stars on becoming music theatre makers “Is it not hypocritical to present ourselves as a duo and then also want people to see us as individuals? Can people...
The in-between space of multiple belongings While pursuing her bachelor's degree in Architecture in Turkey, Irem realized that the traditional educational approach did...
Hearing colours, feeling sounds, tasting shapes. Sarah-Jane also thinks she has some degree of synesthesia. "For example, when I look at a picture, I immediately take it...
Elisabeth wants to transform conflicts with humour and silliness Elisabeth's focus is on conflict transformation, and she is currently preparing her final graduation project at the site-specific...
Finals student Bente Hof had the time of her life in Ghana: 'I really wouldn't have wanted to miss it.' Despite her strong attachment to Twente, Bente Hof actually wanted nothing more than to go abroad for music. "Music is universal,"...
Graduating with a contract in hand As a child, Naomi Schouten couldn’t sit still very well. "My mother tells me that I always started dancing, as soon...
“Music is a pill for everything” For his finals research, Mustafa delved into different rhythms employed in Muqam music, a musical tradition deeply rooted...
Student Thalisa Jagt about her internship: 'Icelanders cold and distant? They're just honest.' It's actually quite remarkable. In addition to composition assignments for, for example, the Budapest Scoring Orchestra and...
The allure and annoyance of opera How does one approach an opera like La Voix Humane, in this day and age, as a woman? A work about a woman who calls her ex-lover,...
Ana makes classical piano education accessible for everyone Ana loves composing for fun, and transmits this joy to her students. “That’s something I brought to my teaching...
“Labels kill your creativity” “The most significant thing for me from my Jazz & Pop studies is actually nothing related to singing. It’s...
A toolbox full of dance Back in high school, Fintan O'Hara was a bit rebellious. He usually found the classes quite boring and the teachers unapproachable....
Visualising the voice in no man's land The voice in a synthetic lanscape of sounds and images Ermis, with a background as a chemist, approaches things from...
Music up on the silver screen: Sophie brings her compositions to life in a multimedia project Sophie began composing her own music at age 11. “I would compose all day long, day in and day out.” She initially...
Fashion Design: Olivia Lottersberger embraces her Austrian heritage Tradition meets raw expressionism Olivia, described by her teachers as an open-minded mix of “light-hearted Austrian...
Paloma Jet's exploration of forgotten things Eggnostic Shellshock “What do eggs have to offer, other than food?” Paloma Jet wonders. “I am trying...
"I want to keep doing what I'm doing now, but on a bigger scale: Pinkpop, Lowlands, everything." He is not afraid to make difficult choices. Ruben Verkerke from Limburg studied guitar at Academiy of Pop Music in Enschede...
Isan Vos: "I notice that after four years, I really have something to say." He is the only one in his class who is not creating his own graduation performance. As a Music Theater student at ArtEZ Conservatory...
'Music is a profession, a job, and fortunately, people from Zwolle are increasingly recognising that' When he does something, he does it well. He has always been a controller, Bouke says. Combining this with his love for music,...
Robin Beers shows that architecture is more than just a building Robin says that this master’s is very broad, which allows you to have a lot of freedom in the way you work and learn....
MIKA can be found at festivals, pop stages and in the pub “This week, we’re playing the performance we made in the third year, in a café”, says Mika Bisschop....
"Claudia Patacca was the deciding factor to study Classical Music" During the course, Sarah discovered her musical identity and her own sound. This led to a graduation performance in which...
'The show must go on!' - A healthy mindset? Proprioception, what is that? For her final work, Ina wrote a thesis about proprioception: your awareness of the position...
The perfect combination “A classical art academy seemed too straight-forward. Still, I did not want to just study programming or coding either....
Treating trauma with VR “When I started Graphic Design four years ago, I would have never though my graduation project would be a VR-recreation...
What belongs to me? “Art does not have to be practical or useful. For this reason, I chose to study BEAR Fine Art, instead of a course...
How do the polar bears benefit from me flipping my light switch? As a child, my parents told me to turn off the light whenever I left a room, because I should think of the polar bears. However,...
Learning to live with water instead of fighting it "Water is a big topic in the Netherlands. We try to hold back rivers and the sea, and that endless fight against water has...
Tell the world what hasn’t been told before During her time at Moving Image, Arianna learned what she wanted to create and why. “You discover what you want to...
The plural possibilities of sexuality A utopian picture in six costumes The plural possibilities of sexuality is an important topic for Vulvaverbond. But what...
A failed performance? The finals for the Creative Writing programme consist of a book, which is often self-published afterwards, an exhibition...
Nature and humanity as a whole Imagined tools operated by nature freaks It all started with the plants Minka collected. In the Ooij, a nature reserve close...
Swenn Mohn, a creative mind with many talents A man of many artistic talents Swenn Mohn’s beginnings with music were not in composition, but rather with the violin....
finals MediaMusic: from first-year student to polymath composer For his finals, he used different projects he worked on during this course. He wants to show himself as a composer and a...
Ference, music teacher, wants to help people avoid hearing damage Ference's final work consists of multiple elements: a poster with information about how you can prevent hearing damage during...
No beginning, middle part, nor an ending “My final performance is a performance art installation that is inspired by the rhizome. A rhizome symbolizes the thought...
Finals Jazz & Pop: "You won’t get me down anymore" Rick says that ArtEZ helped him to be creative and to consistently keep writing. “When you write a song you need a...
Rula Barghouthi, music therapy pioneer Rula followed the entire pre-Master's and Master's programme from her home country Jordan. From qanun to accounting...
Finals Academy of Pop Music: Shining outside the spotlights Bart’s finals work is a release show of an hour and a half. He wrote a string arrangement for this show, and together...
Finals Tailor-Made BA Music in Education: Music skills we forget Jeroen developed a tool with which you can clearly assess students and evaluate learning processes. It allows students and...
Finding inner peace in a hectic world thanks to interior architecture “The fact that you helped make something, have been dead for thousands of years while that building is still there...
Riccardo is making sound from silence Before he started this study, Riccardo visited ArtEZ in Enschede to have a look. It was a place where a lot of people from...
Recreating memories to help us heal For her finals, Rojin uses architectural objects as metaphors. She explains: “For inspiration, I look at objects like...
Finals Music Theatre: feel the anxiety trans people experience “There’s a law in Germany that’s problematic. With my performance, I want to show why it’s problematic.”...
Finals Classical Music: Israel and Palestine in harmony In the video, we see Jareach creating music with a Palestinian musician. “The conservatoire has given us the chance...
Finals Music in Education: dare to sing and to be vulnerable In the course, Femke learned how to coordinate shows, something she would never have been able to do before. She also learned...
Ting Yang, an architect with an open soul Ting: “I felt like I wanted to try something new and challenge myself. Interior architecture is a subject I’ve...
“During the course I discovered that above all, I am a visual artist” “I already had an educational programme successfully completely and wanted to keep discovering myself, ideally in a...
Tienerrrkunstbende ('The Teen Art Gang'): working with kid curators “I got off to a flying start as an independent artist. I even had an exchange programme with China in the works, which...
Sharon travelled to the future and graduated in 'Synatrology' Sharon has known since she was sixteen years old and finished secondary school that she wanted to go to art school. But figuring...
Haite Schootstra: The big band composer who connects with classical Going outside the lines Haite has had piano lessons from an early age. “When I was 16, I wanted to try new things....
One student’s contribution to diversity and inclusivity through interior design “All of the classes I took helped me in my development,” Erik continues. “In the beginning, we started...
Long live the naked revolution! Visual artists, including graphic designers, are responsible for a great deal of the images we come into contact with every...
Getting to know yourself through others In the video below, we see a suitcase from the Dutch East Indies. It’s filled with old pictures of Demi’s grandmother,...
The power of one trombone Can we get young people to be interested again in classical music? Master's student Classical Music Román Sanchéz...
Andrea is uncrafting worth, one knitting stitch at a time Master's student Performance Pracitces Andrea van der Kuil she wants to bring craft into the public space. “I want...
Finals Comic Design: the taboos surrounding pregnancy Anastasia did the four-year higher professional course in Comic Design at the ArtEZ Academy of Art & Design in Zwolle....
Robin Keus proves the power of music therapy in hospitals For her finals, Robin implemented music therapy in a hospital that didn’t have that at all. She researched a target...
Finals Jazz & Pop: making your unique sound heard Maja says that she experienced a lot of freedom during the course. In the beginning, she struggled. But now she thinks that...
How humans shape nature Her series show what nature is according to her and how people treat it. But it also contains plenty of abstract images that...
