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15.5.2013 Current Call is now closed
The 'Rethinking Public Space' call for proposals is now closed. The Prince Claus Fund welcomed project proposals for cultural initiatives related to the rethinking of public space. As of 15 May 2013, the Prince Claus Fund is no longer accepting applications for this call.
13.5.2013 'Voices of Bam' Screening at the Prince Claus Fund Gallery
The documentary ‘Voices of Bam’ was screened at the Prince Claus Fund Gallery on 13 May as part of the ongoing exhibition 'Out of the Ruins: Bam Photography Rescue Project’. The film follows the residents of Bam, a city in Southern Iran that was devastated by an earthquake in 2003. Director Aliona van der Horst gave a brief introduction to the film and participated in a Q & A...
6.5.2013 Dinh Q. Lê Keynote Lecture at the Stedelijk Museum
Vietnamese visual artist and 2010 Prince Claus Laureate Dinh Q. Lê will give a keynote lecture as part of the stedelijk|forum series on 24 May 2013. Lê will discuss his artistic practice and present selections of his documentary and film work at the Stedelijk Museum.
19.4.2013 2012 Prince Claus Award presented to Hadraawi
Somali poet Maxamed Ibraahim Warsame ‘Hadraawi’ accepted the 2012 Prince Claus Award from HE Ambassador Joost Reintjes on 17 April 2013. The ceremony in Hargeisa was accompanied by the launch of a new translation of the laureate’s poems entitled Hadraawi: The Man and the Poet – Vol. 1.
18.4.2013 'Sweet Dreams' Screenings at My Friend, My Enemy, My Society
The documentary 'Sweet Dreams' will be shown on 25 and 27 April as part of My Friend, My Enemy, My Society, a programme organised by Castrum Peregrini. 'Sweet Dreams' follows Rwanda's first and only all-women drumming group, Ingoma Nshya, as it embarks on a new project: founding Rwanda's first ice cream shop. Ingoma Nshya founder Odile 'Kiki' Gakire Katese will be present for a Q&A.
