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The finals are in full swing and that means plenty of great events are happening! Look forward to an exhibition in the capital, an art tour that will take you past the most beautiful works and concerts that will take you on a melodic journey.

Sara van den Brink, Photographer: Olivier Jelle Kriek
Sara van den Brink, Photographer: Olivier Jelle Kriek

Don't miss anything from the most dynamic period of the year at ArtEZ! After reading this news item, you will be completely up to date with everything to do with the finals.

Agenda

If the finals agenda is anything to go by, there will be plenty of beautiful, inspiring and compelling events to visit. 

Final Exam Lucía Guerrero García - Classical Piano Master

For Lucía Guerrero García's latest concert, she performs works by Mozart, Brahms and César Franck, with a special focus on Igor Stravinsky's Piano Sonata. This unique piece rarely appears in the concert repertoire, despite being one of Stravinsky's most important works for piano. Her research this year was on this sonata. Lucía is graduating with her final from the master's course Classical Music.
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Final Exam Igor Herstel - Jazz & Pop Piano

Pianist/keyboardist and bassist Igor Herstel is an enthusiastic, driven and idiosyncratic musician, about to graduate from the bachelor's course Jazz & Pop at the ArtEZ Academy of Music in Zwolle. With roots in Jazz, Fusion, Latin, Soul and R 'n B, he flies into music with great passion.

Come and listen to his finals concert

Mupi-project: art route AKI ArtEZ on display 24 ours in Enschede
The Mupi project is a route in Enschede's public space where the work of all graduates of the AKI ArtEZ Academy of Art & Design can be seen 24 hours a day. A photograph of each graduating student from the Enschede academy has been selected and printed on Mupi format. The overview exhibition with work by all AKI graduates can be seen in and around the academy in Enschede from Friday 5 July to Friday 12 July.

 
Final Exam Ezra Efde - Jazz & Pop Saxophone

Ezra Efdé started playing music and the saxophone at the age of 17. Over the years, his experience ranged from 1930s swing to Indonesian gamelan. On 26 June, he will graduate from the bachelor's course Jazz & Pop at Schouwburg Odeon. Together with other musicians, Ezra plays music by Albert Ayler, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Scott Joplin, among others.

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Unbutton to Refold
Generation #32 of the master's course Critical Fashion Practices invites you to participate in their graduation projects during the exhibition Unbutton to Refold at Plan B in Amsterdam. The exhibited projects question how fashion knowledge and stories are produced, presented and consumed and explore a multitude of fashion systems.
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Final Exam - Sara van den Brink - Classical & Jazz Harp

Discover the impact of polarization and uncover the truth behind appearances. Join harpist Sara van den Brink and visual artist Gus Wolf Wickerhoff as they blend image and sound to explore diverse perspectives. With music by Caroline Lizotte and performances by trumpeter Bram van de Glind and drummer Damian de Muijnck, Sara concludes her four years at the bachelor's course Classical Music, bridging classical, jazz, and improvisation in a quest for connection beyond boundaries.

Explore diverse perspectives with Sara

Reading material 

On the finals website, you will find great reading material in the form of all sorts of inspiring stories about the graduates. Over the next period, you will find a variety of stories to get an idea of what the ArtEZ graduates experience and have to say!

Sailing over metaphorical Borderlands: Meike wants her audience to experience 'The Sublime'
 

"What I aim to present here is experiential music theatre. My intention is to create an immersive and theatrical performance that stimulates the audience's senses and encourages them to deeply feel their emotions", explains Meike Gunneman about her final graduation performance 'Sailing on the Borderland'. She is about to graduate from the bachelor's course in Music Theatre at the ArtEZ Academy of Music in Arnhem.

Read more about Meike and her performance

Instagram takeovers

On the Instagram channel, takeovers take place regularly. Students then take over insta stories to show what exciting things they're up to. Take a look here!

Class of '24

Want to know more from all ArtEZ's graduating students, such as how they experienced their course, their future plans, and their tips for current students? Then take a look at the student pages.

Don't miss out

Keep informed about the finals by following all our social media channels. Stay completely up-to-date on everything happening during this vibrant time of the year, especially with the hashtag #artezfinals!

You won't miss a thing in your inbox either. In the coming period, the finals special of the ArtEZ Monthly newsletter will be sent out weekly. Sign up here.

Are you coming to one of the finals events? See you there!