Platform for Arts Research in Collaboration (PARC)

𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝒲𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝑀𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑜𝒹𝓈 𝒟𝑜 2026. Join us online on Tuesday 24 March for a full day of presentations, conversations and reflection on the role of methods in artistic research. 𝒲𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝑀𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑜𝒹𝓈 𝒟𝑜 2026 brings together artist-researchers, scholars and respondents from a wide range of practices and disciplines: @studioteratope Barbara Lüneburg @amandapinah @athisownpace Raviv Ganchrow Bettina Malcomess @jonathanevenzohar Carlo Diaz @jeremyjwoodruff @micheleblgn Annette Krauss Rosa te Velde @ivfx_victorine_van_alphen @krft.id Inge Loes ten Kate Miha Turšič @juliamorandeira @francesco.ragazzi @michelvandartel @gabriel_paiuk 📅 Tuesday 24 March 2026 🕘 9:45–18:15 CET 💻 Online via livestream Register via the link in bio. #WhatMethodsDo #ArtisticResearch #ResearchInTheArts #Symposium #Livestream #OnlineParticipation #ACPA #BAKBasecamp

This Thursday: Pavlos Kountouriotis and Mariella Greil — On the boundaries between the algorithm and human expression > In the Making nr. 14 The first session of 2026 will focus on the work of artist and KABK deputy chair Pavlos Kountouriotis (photo 1) , in which he will present his performance-as-research work that spirals into absurdity: Two Bobs and a Steve. In this work, he will explore resonance within the inanimate, probing the boundaries between the algorithm and human expression. Artist Mariella Greil (photo 2 by Victor Laschke) will respond to Pavlos presentation by explaining her perspective of Embodied Research as a Cosmopoietic Œkology. She will elaborate on the interconnections between choreography and materiality, ethics and œcology. A particular emphasis will be drawn onto processes of emergence, relation, and transformation that move beyond the static or representational and instead linger in the terrain of becoming. After the two presentations, a panel discussion will unfold, including media artist Lindsey Housden (KABK) and research lector Paul Craenen (KC) and a Q&A with the audience. ‘In the Making’ is a public program and a collaboration between the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) at Leiden University and Art Institute West Den Haag. - We hope to see you there. Thursday 22 January West Den Haag, Lange Voorhout 102 FREE - Link for rsvp in bio Program: 
18.30 Welcome with free soup
19.00 Start session 
21.00 After talk and access to the exhibitions 22.00 Closing of the evening Sound: Minji Kim, In The Making #4
Video: Documentation from previous In The Making sessions @pavloskountouriotis @paulcraenen Lindsey Housden @westdenhaag @universiteitleiden @leidenhumanities   @leidenuniversitythehague   @royalacademyofart.thehague @gabriel_paiuk #artisticresearch #arts #research #acpa #acpa_leiden #acpaleiden #leidenuniversity #universiteitleiden #publicevent #thehague #museumkwartierdenhaag

24 March 2026 | BAK Basecamp Utrecht — What Methods Do is an international symposium dedicated to the nature of methods in artistic research and their role in the production of knowledge and the agency of art in a societal context. — @acpa_leiden and NWA Route Kunst join forces again — See more info /view/4070037/4070038 (link in bio). — @researchplatform.art @michelvandartel @koninklijkconservatorium @royalacademyofart.thehague @leidenhumanities @universiteitleiden @bakbasecamp

In the Making 2026 – Public Sessions on Arts and Research — @acpa_leiden is pleased to announce the third season of In the Making (ITM), consisting of four public sessions taking place monthly between January and April 2026. This public series dedicated to the practice of research in the arts is developed in close collaboration with @westdenhaag — See link in bio for dates and programmes. — @researchplatform.art @koninklijkconservatorium @royalacademyofart.thehague @universiteitleiden @leidenhumanities

Full house! Thank you very much for your visits to ‘Bridging the Thesis’ and the Design Lectorate book launch ‘A Fray if Messays’. It’s wonderful to celebrate research outcomes in KABK Library 🙌 Thank you Lucy Bink, Nadia Abadjieva and Braidon Hobzek for your dedicated and inspired talks about thesis research. And thank you Alice Twemlow and the Deep Futures Research Group for telling us about the ‘messays’ and for reading from the book. And Alice, thank you for the connections you have made at KABK over the past few years. Between teachers and staff from different departments and disciplines, between many topics, between a variety of methods, and between diverse perspectives. Very valuable! And last but not least thanks to Roosmarijn Hompe for the smooth and flexible collaboration. #jointresearchday2025 #bridgingthethesis #kabklibrary @researchplatform.art

✨ The Joint Research Day 2025 kicks off tomorrow at the @kabklibrary ! ✨ 🎪 Joint Research Day 2025 📅 Thursday 13 November ⏱️ 16:00–20:30 📍 KABK Library, @royalacademyofart.thehague 📖 16:00–18:00 — Bridging the Thesis Join a conversation with recent KABK graduates Lucy Bink (BA Photography) and Nadia Abadjieva (BA Interactive Media Design), moderated by Braidon Hobzek (BA I/M/D). They’ll share how their thesis research connects to their artistic practices, from exploring the visual legacy of hysteria in medical photography to reflecting on identity through personal storytelling. Organised by the KABK Library and tutors Anna Arov and Ingrid Grootes, the session is accompanied by a showcase of theses by the 2025 graduates across all departments. 📚 18:00–19:00 — Special Launch Event for A Fray of Messays: Unraveling Research Toward the Deep Future. Presented by the KABK Deep Futures Research Group, with Jasper Coppes, Carl Johan Högberg, Katrin Korfmann, Victoria Meniakina and Alice Twemlow. They’ll read and discuss excerpts from their new publication, A Fray of Messays: Unraveling Research Toward the Deep Future, and share insights into its collaborative making process. The event features a specially created soundscape by Femke Dekker, and guests can take home a free copy of the book (designed by Bart de Baets, with a limited edition insert by Angèle Jaspers). 🥂 19:00–20:30 — Drinks Reception Stay for a drink and celebrate the start of #jrd25 together! Info and registration (only open until the end of today) via #linkinbio or researchplatform.art 📷 (1) Briding the Thesis during the JRD24 (photo credits: Alex Schröder), (2) Design by Angèle Jaspers, (3) JRD25 identity by Angel San Juan

🌀 What happens when making and essaying intertwine? Join us for 𝓜𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓪𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰: 𝓐 𝓜𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓭-𝓜𝓸𝓭𝓮 𝓲𝓷 𝓒𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓟𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓱 — a session that delves into the experimental ‘messay’ format developed by the Deep Futures Research Group at @royalacademyofart.thehague . This hybrid of making and writing explores creative practice as a form of knowledge production and invites readers and makers alike to think with, not just about, research. This session continues the conversation sparked by 𝘈 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴: 𝘜𝘯𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, the recently launched publication by the KABK Design Lectorate and @metropolism_mag Books, edited by lector Alice Twemlow and the Deep Futures Research Group. 🎪 Joint Research Day 2025 📆 Friday 14 November ⏱️ 11:00–11:45 📍 Conservatoire Hall (4th floor Amare) at @koninklijkconservatorium 🎤 @jasper.coppes , @hashtagvictoria , @katrin_korfmann , @carljohanhogberg & @alicetwemlow 🧶 Don’t miss the book launch on Thursday 13 November (18:00–19:00 at KABK Library) to get your free copy of 𝘈 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴! 🔗 Info & registration via #linkinbio or researchplatform.art 📷 (1-5) Spreads from 𝘈 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 (designed by Bart de Baets)

Join the session 𝓖𝓪𝔃𝓲𝓷𝓰: 𝓐𝓷 𝓐𝓬𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓓𝓮𝓯𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 during the JRD25 on 14 November, where @shadman.shahid (PhDArts @acpa_leiden candidate and head of MA @photographyandsociety at KABK) presents his artistic research on colonial-era photographic archives from British Raj Bengal. Using photographic fiction, he re-examines and re-contextualises biased archival images, challenging established narratives and visualising sublated perspectives. The presentation will be introduced and followed by a Q&A moderated by @dafni.melidou . 🎪 Joint Research Day 2025 📆 14 November ⏱️ 17:30 – 18:00 📍 Conservatoire Hall (4th floor Amare) at @koninklijkconservatorium Info and registration via #linkinbio or researchplatform.art 📷 (1) Shadman Shahid, (2) JRD25 identity by Angel San Juan #jrd25 #artisticresearch #phdarts #photographyandsociety #kabk

Join us for 𝐵𝓇𝒾𝒹𝑔𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓈𝒾𝓈, a conversation between alumni @lucy_bink (BA Photography) and Nadia Abadjieva (BA I/M/D), moderated by fourth-year I/M/D student Braidon Hobzek @princebray_ . Lucy Bink’s thesis Performing Hysteria explores how women diagnosed with hysteria have been portrayed and how these images continue to shape perceptions of femininity today. Reframing hysteria as a patriarchal construct, she examines its impact through visual language, medical narratives, and cultural framing. Nadia Abadjieva creates work that blends fiction and autobiography, forming a layered collection of stories about the people, objects, and experiences that shape her identity. Her practice reflects on how relationships and everyday choices construct who we are, offering a poetic exploration of memory, presence, and selfhood. The @kabklibrary will also showcase a selection of 2025 graduate theses. 🎪 Joint Research Day 2025 📆 13 November ⏱️ 16:00 – 18:00 📍 KABK Library at @royalacademyofart.thehague Info and registration via #linkinbio or researchplatform.art 📷 (1) Bridging the Thesis at JRD24 (photo credit: Alex Schröder), (2) Lucy Bink, (3) Nadia Abadjieva, (4) JRD25 identity by Angel San Juan #jrd25 #kabk #alumnitalk #thesisresearch #photography #interactivemediadesign

We will close JRD25 in the New Music Lab of the @koninklijkconservatorium by welcoming Palestinian pianist and sound artist @dirarkalash (MA Sonology 2016). Kalash works across free jazz, avant‑garde, electro-acoustic improvisation, interdisciplinary research, and live audiovisual performance, often led by political urgency. He has recently performed at @le_guess_who in Utrecht, @worm_rotterdam , and Zaal 100 in Amsterdam. Kalash will speak with @r.barrett2025 (@acpa_leiden / Institute of Sonology), followed by a live performance from the Sonology Electroacoustic Ensemble (SEE) in this lineup: Niccolò Angioni – trombone Richard Barrett – electronics Karólina Einarsdóttir – electronics Dirar Kalash – piano Nicolás Kliwadenko – electronics Martin Kosorín – electric guitar / electronics Cláudio Pereira – saxophone Jun Ryu – electric guitar / electronics Milana Zarić – electric harp / electronics 🎪 Joint Research Day 2025 📆 14 November 🕗 20:00–20:30 📍 Conservatoire Hall, @koninklijkconservatorium Info and registration via #linkinbio or researchplatform.art #jrd25 #acpa #royalconservatoire #sonology 📷 (1) Dirar Kalash (photo credit: Petra Cvelbar ), (2) Richard Barrett, (3) Sonology Electroacoustic Ensemble (SEE)

𝑶𝒏 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 How does the framing of a performance shape what an audience perceives? In this session, musician and sound artist @_caeso (Carlos Eduardo Soares) reflects on how context and presentation can transform the audience’s experience of a sound-based artwork, revealing both the poetic potential and the limitations of different framings. The talk will be introduced and followed by a Q&A moderated by @kevintoksozfairbairn 🎪 Joint Research Day 2025 🗓 Friday 14 November ⏰ 14:00–14:30 📍 Conservatoire Hall, @koninklijkconservatorium Info and registration via #linkinbio or researchplatform.art #jrd25 #artisticresearch #acpa #docARTES #soundstudies 📷 (1) photo credit: Seye Cadmus, (2) JRD25 identity by Angel San Juan