Quartair Artist-run Space

🤩 This SUNDAY 10th of May: LAST CONCERT OF YARETA + TALK with Tom Swart 📍Sun 10 May | 16:00 Quartair Toussaintkade 55, The Hague Live concert + site-specific installation at Quartair, Den Haag 🍹After the concert, we invite you to join us for a drink and to take part in a Q&A session with Germaine and Tom Swart Limited capacity. BOOK YOUR SPOT (link in bio) Germaine Sijstermans's new work, Yareta, is a site-specific concert-installation , on view for three weeks in April and May in The Hague. Yareta is composed as an open score, making each of the quartet’s three live performances a unique experience. Central to the music is timbre, sound textures, and a continuous interplay with perception itself, for both musicians and listeners.  🎯 Get your tickets via the link in our bio. Limited capacity. Book your spot! This project was co-commissioned by Gerliene and Sven Karssenberg-Schlijper (@thelovewormscommission ) and is supported by @fondspodiumkunsten , Gemeente Den Haag, @intro_in_situ

YARETA | LIVE CONCERT Saturday 2nd of May Come and experience this beautiful site-specific installation with live music composed by @germaine.sijstermans In a world overflowing with stimuli and information, this work offers an oasis where one can enjoy time, space and attentive listening. 📍Yareta Sat 2 May | 20:30 Quartair Toussaintkade 55 The Hague, Netherlands 🎯 Get your tickets via the link in our bio. If you are member of @wearepublic (Den Haag) or @quartair you get a 100% discount. 🤩 Limited capacity. Book your spot! → Performers: Germaine Sijstermans (clarinet) Elliot Simpson (guitar) Santiago Lascurain (guitar) Guy Vandromme (Indian harmonium) Leslee Smucker (light performer) This project was co-commissioned by Gerliene and Sven Karssenberg-Schlijper (@thelovewormscommission ) and is supported by @fondspodiumkunsten , Gemeente Den Haag, @intro_in_situ See you there! video: @florareznik #experimentalmusic #contemporarymusic #openscore #minimalism #installation #liveconcert

We asked Germaine Sijstermans what the audience will enjoy from her piece Yareta, and this was her reply. Join us for the premiere of YARETA this Friday, 24 April at 8.30 pm at Quartair. Free entrance! Book your place and we’ll treat you to a drink. Yareta, is a site-specific concert-installation , on view for three weeks in April and May in The Hague. Yareta is composed as an open score, making each of the quartet’s three live performances a unique experience. Central to the music is timbre, sound textures, and a continuous interplay with perception itself, for both musicians and listeners. This project was co-commissioned by Gerliene and Sven Karssenberg-Schlijper and is supported by FPK, Gemeente Den Haag, Intro in Situ. #experimentalmusic #contemporarymusic #visualarts #installation #openscore

🎯 YARETA by Germaine Sijstermans LIVE CONCERT + INSTALLATION Fri 24 April | 20:30 (premiere) Sat 2 May | 20:30 Sun 10 May | 16:00 Location: @quartair Typical of Sijstermans’s installations are the simple materials that, through careful positioning, fill a space and coexist with it without concealing anything. Just as the installation forms an environment without a single focal point, the music is both spatially and structurally without a centre. The instruments sound from the four corners of the space. Together, the quartet is able to involve the specific acoustics of the room in such a way that the space itself can almost be regarded as a fifth musician. >> Tickets are available through the link in our bio. ☝ → Performers: Germaine Sijstermans (clarinet) Elliot Simpson (guitar) Santiago Lascurain (guitar) Guy Vandromme (Indian harmonium) Leslee Smucker (light performer) → Supported by Yareta is co-commissioned by Gerliene and Sven Karssenberg-Schlijper (@thelovewormscommission ) This project is further supported by @fondspodiumkunsten , Gemeente Den Haag, and @intro_in_situ 🎥 @flora_reznik_videography #experimentalmusic #contemporarymusic #installation #liveconcert #sound #music

Helemaal tot rust komen door oneindig ronddraaiende brommen.🌀 We spraken met Mariska de Groot, die op @rewirefestival in Den Haag haar geluidsinstallatie BROM tentoonstelt. Een werk dat geïnspireerd is door de bromtol en nu bijdraagt aan een meditatieve staat van zijn voor de bezoeker en dus de luisteraar.🧘

✨Mariska de Groot – “BROM” 📍 Quartair Inspired by a vintage spinning top, BROM transforms a childhood toy into a hypnotic sound installation. Motorised, rotating instruments hang from the ceiling, each tuned differently to create shifting harmonies and rhythmic vibrations. Step inside a humming choir of spinning sound. 🌀 🗓️ 9 - 12 April Proximity Music: The Ongoing Hum from @instrumentinventors and @rewirefestival . It seeks to connect sound, architecture, and technology through intimate sensory experiences. Free entry! With thanks: @stimuleringsfonds @stroom_den_haag @gemeentedenhaag

🎬 Aftermovie – Common Grounds: Global Music Lab 📍 Quartair Contemporary Art Initiatives — The Hague 🎶 Part of Culture Unlimited Festival 2026 We look back at a beautiful evening of music, poetry, and artistic exchange during Common Grounds – Global Music Lab, presented in collaboration with Sela Foundation and the Arab Film Festival Rotterdam. Musicians from different cultural backgrounds came together in The Hague for a collaborative laboratory of improvisation and creation. Over several days they worked together, exploring new musical dialogues and artistic ideas. The evening culminated in a live performance where music, spoken word, and visual art met in one shared space. A special highlight of the night was the presence of Syrian poet Lukman Derky, founder of the legendary Damascus cultural salon “Bayt Al-Qasid (بيت القصيد)”, where poets and musicians once gathered to share poetry and music in more than thirty languages. For one evening in The Hague, the spirit of Bayt Al-Qasid returned — bringing poetry and music into a living conversation. Watch the aftermovie and relive this special moment from Culture Unlimited Festival 2026. 🔗 Event page /events/common-grounds-global-music-lab/ #CultureUnlimitedFestival #CUF2026 #GlobalMusicLab #CommonGrounds #LukmanDerky BaytAlQasid Quartair DenHaag LiveMusic Poetry CulturalDialogue

Tekenen = Spelen Quartair is excited to host the @nederlandsekringvantekenaars for the new exhibition exploring the playfulness of drawing. Tekenen = Spelen (“Drawing = Playing”) is an invitation not only to observe freedom, but also to experience it as a visitor, as a creator, as a human being. From 13 to 29 March 2026 
 Opening: this Friday, March 13, 5:00–7:00 PM during @hoogtijdenhaag ✨ Exhibition hours: Thursday through Sunday, 1:00-5:00 PM
 Finisage & artist talk: Sunday, March 29, 2:00–4:00 PM 
Participating artists: Hanna de Haan, Yvonne van de Griendt, Inez Ishizaki, Ben van der Wel, Lisanne Sloots, Natascha Waeyen, Selma Dronkers, Nanou Jacobs, Anna Rudolf, Zela Odessa Palmer, Laurens Heidendael, Yvonne van den Herik, Marijke Vijfhuizen, Tom Heerschop, Anne Verhoijsen, Emma van Drongelen, Liesje van den Berk, Sandra Mackus, Wilma Laarakker, Herman Fontein, Egbarta Veenhuizen, Janneke Tangelder, Ingeborg Oderwald, Bernadette Beunk, Georg Bohle, Matthijs van Zessen, Thérèse Zoekende. See you at Quartair! #tekenen #spelen #drawing #exhibition

Volgende week/ Next weekend: During 'From Damascus to The Hague' we are organizing a three-day workshop with Syrian artists and participants with a Syrian background. Visual art, video art, music, and painting will come together in a collaborative creative process. Over these three days, the participants will collaborate on a single collective installation around the theme of just transition. The work will be informed by poetry, short films, and group discussions. These moments of exchange and reflection will inspire the installation’s artistic development. The workshop offers a space for encounters, imagination, and shared stories. Art will be used as a means to share experiences, ask questions, and reflect together on the future, memory, and justice. The collaborative installation will be presented to the public on March 8th. After the iftar, at 7:00 PM, we will open the exhibition with live music and performances. The result is a moment of togetherness, where art, culture, and dialogue converge. *** Tijdens 'Van Damascus naar Den Haag' organiseren we een driedaagse workshop met Syrische kunstenaars en deelnemers met een Syrische achtergrond. Beeldende kunst, video art, muziek en schilderkunst komen samen in een gezamenlijk creatieproces. Gedurende drie dagen werken de deelnemers samen aan één collectieve installatie rond het thema rechtvaardige transitie. Het werk wordt gevoed door poëzie, korte films en groepsgesprekken. Deze momenten van uitwisseling en reflectie vormen de inspiratiebron voor de artistieke ontwikkeling van de installatie. De workshop biedt ruimte voor ontmoeting, verbeelding en gedeelde verhalen. Kunst wordt hier gebruikt als middel om ervaringen te delen, vragen te stellen en samen na te denken over toekomst, herinnering en rechtvaardigheid. Op 8 maart wordt de gezamenlijke installatie gepresenteerd aan het publiek. Na de iftar, om 19.00 uur, openen we de expositie met live muziek en optredens. Het resultaat is een moment van samenzijn, waarin kunst, cultuur en dialoog samenkomen. @rotterdamarabfilmfestival @cultureunlimitedfestival

Last day today from 13:00-17:00! Crossing Currents - Korean Contemporary Art in a Shifting World. Photos from artist presentations by @danalamonda

HOOGTIJ Contemporary Art Tour The Hague #84 💥✨☀️ Fri. 13 March 2026 From 7-11PM Startlocation 6:30-7:00 PM 📍Nest (De Constantrebequeplein 20B) Including participants such as: 1)Namuso @namusogallery “A gust of wind gives voice to the trees” With work by: Lee Chae, Maja Klaassens, Paul Beumer and Willem Hussem, in collaboration with Dürst Britt & Mayhew. (@durstbrittmayhew ) 2) Baracca @baracca.denhaag “Confession of a Getaway Driver” With work by: Saskia Laurant, Yusuf Engelenburg and Tanja Smit 3) Speechless Artspace @speechless_artspace “TROUBLEZONE” With work by Frans van Hoek and Anka Hashin. A shooting gallery like one at a fair, but now in an art space. The target: stars arranged in the colors of the flags of all countries currently experiencing a large scale conflict, as defined by ACLED. 4) Quartair @quartair “Drawing = Playing”/“Tekenen = Spelen” Dutch association of Draftsmen (NKvT). The projectspace Quartair transforms into a free playground for drawing, (freedom) and research. More info: #arttourthehague #hoogtij84 #contemporaryart #thehagueart

Some photos from the opening of Crossing Currents on Sunday February 22. Thanks everyone for coming! 🥂✨🔥 The exhibition will be open next Thursday, Friday and Saturday (February 26-28) 13:00-17:00. Photos by @danalamonda