Building Bridges: Between PD Research and Institutional Practice
Schedule
Fri Jun 19 2026 at 12:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Kunstinstituut Melly | Rotterdam, ZH
About this Event
This year’s symposium aims to nurture the connectivity between cultural organizations and the artistic and creative work within the Professional Doctorate Arts+Creative doctoral program. The event invites cultural organizations into the doctoral program to discuss: how can Professional Doctorate research connect to and compliment research conducted and facilitated by cultural organizations? How can these bridges be built to strengthen the art and design research infrastructure as a whole?
Following a closed morning programme (by invitation), we welcome you to Melly Rotterdam where we start by having lunch together. After a welcome and opening statement by Rosa de Graaf, curator at Kunstinstituut Melly, we will host two rounds of parallel sessions, co-programming with BAK, Jan van Eyck Academie, Metro54 and V2_. The day concludes with a reflection and drinks.
PLEASE SIGN UP FOR TWO SESSIONS ONLY: ONE SESSION FOR ROUND 1 AND ONE SESSION FOR ROUND 2.
For more information go to Professional Doctorate Arts + Creative by PD Arts + Creative
Agenda
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
12:00: Vegetarian Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:10 PM
Welcome speech
🕑: 01:10 PM - 01:30 PM
Opening statement by Rosa de Graaf, curator at Kunstinstituut Melly
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Parallel sessions - Round 1 choose between V2_ and Metro54
🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Coffee break
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM
Parallel sessions - Round 2 choose between Jan van Eyck and BAK
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing conversation with Kristel Baele (Raad voor Cultuur)
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Drinks
Where is it happening?
Kunstinstituut Melly, 50 Witte de Withstraat, Rotterdam, NetherlandsEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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