KAN

(nl)      

KAN (Kunst Akademie Nazareth) is een collectief artistiek onderzoek naar wat een akademie vandaag de dag kan betekenen en bieden aan een gemeenschap. In de Akademie vervagen de traditionele rollen: iedereen kan docent, leerling, onderzoeker of gastvrouw zijn. We bouwen dit op vanuit een kernteam, bestaande uit vijf kunstenaars, ieder vanuit een eigen achtergrond en kunstdiscipline: Nena Hartog, Olivia Reschofsky, Alice Pons, Gert-Jan Stam en Layla Önlen. KAN is een initiatief van SoAP Maastricht.

KAN is
op het plein
in het buurthuis
in een woonkamer
bij het AZC

KAN is een kunstakademie in wording in de wijk Nazareth in Maastricht ontwikkeld voor en met de bewoners. We organiseren open dagen, vragen om kennis en nieuwsgierigheid, en delen die van ons. We zijn eens per week aanwezig en nemen deel aan lessen Arabisch Schrijven, Website Ontwikkeling en Algemene Nederlandse Kennis. Zo bouwt KAN zichzelf.

The akademie has many entrances without doors
The akademie builds itself on local ground, stories, imagination
The akademie is a walk that connects
The akademie needs a cantine
The akademie is activated when someone is present
The akademie communicates through the buurt newspaper
The akademie asks questions but doesn’t require answers
The akademie works from what is already there
The akademie is ready when it is asked for
The akademie is in search. Of art. Of knowledge. Of each other.
The akademie is blue and read and yellow.

(en)

KAN (Kunst Akademie Nazareth) is a collective artistic inquiry into what an academy can mean and offer to a community today. Within the Academy, traditional roles become fluid: anyone can be a teacher, a student, a researcher, or a host. The project is developed by a core team of five artists, each bringing a distinct background and artistic discipline: Nena Hartog, Olivia Reschofsky, Alice Pons, Gert-Jan Stam, and Layla Önlen. KAN is an initiative of SoAP Maastricht.

KAN is
in the town square
in the community center
in a living room
at the asylum seekers' center (AZC)

KAN is an art academy in the making, located in the Nazareth neighborhood of Maastricht and developed for and with its residents. We host open days, invite people to share their knowledge and curiosity, and share our own in return. We are present once a week, participating in classes on Arabic calligraphy, website development, and general knowledge about the Netherlands. In this way, KAN builds itself.

The akademie has many entrances without doors
The akademie builds itself on local ground, stories, imagination
The akademie is a walk that connects
The akademie needs a cantine
The akademie is activated when someone is present
The akademie communicates through the buurt newspaper
The akademie asks questions but doesn’t require answers
The akademie works from what is already there
The akademie is ready when it is asked for
The akademie is in search. Of art. Of knowledge. Of each other.
The akademie is blue and read and yellow.