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Zaterdag 13:00 - 17:00 Zondag 13:00 - 17:00

Kunsthuis SYB

Kunsthuis SYB is an artist residency in Beetsterzwaag, Friesland, that encourages research, experiment and cooperation.

Artists are invited on the basis of a project proposal to work and stay in the house for six weeks.

20/07/2026

Today, hosted the first workshop as part of his Finding Fingers research project and residency at Kunsthuis Syb.

During his residency in Beetsterzwaag, Moe is exploring how local residents use their bodies and hands to communicate through gestures. Participants were invited to invent a personal gesture and share the meaning behind it or give instructions so that someone else could perform it.

15/07/2026

EN// Throwback to the opening of ZOMERSALON - Herinnerd & Gevierd Exhibition last week!

an ode to Syb, Sybren Hellinga was a collector, gallery owner, and mentor. He was someone who loved art and had a gift for bringing artists and people together.

This summer we celebrate his world one more time:, revisiting those gallery openings that always turned into something much warmer and livelier than just an exhibition.

This show looks back at the world Syb created during his gallery years in Beetsterzwaag (1996–2000) His love for art and talent still lives on today at Kunsthuis Syb and in the Sybren Hellinga Kunstprijs.

On the show, there are works by artists who exhibited during Syb’s gallery years, brought together from the collections of friends and fellow collectors.

Featuring work by Sies Bleeker, Ciska Bogman, Boele Bregman, Anook Cléonne, Luuk de Greef, Tjibbe Hooghiemstra, Miriam Hoogendoorn, Ellis Jeurink, Thijs van Kimmenade, Emilio Kruidhof, Emmie Muller, Albert Oost, Alexandra Roozen, Anja Swint & Monique Vogelsang.

🕐 Thursday, Friday, Saturday
13.00–17.00 | 4 July – 1 August 2026

NL// Een terugblik op de opening van de tentoonstelling ZOMERSALON – Herinnerd & Gevierd vorige week!
Een ode aan Syb: Sybren Hellinga was verzamelaar, galeriehouder en mentor. Hij was iemand met een passie voor kunst en had de gave om kunstenaars en mensen bij elkaar te brengen.

Deze zomer vieren we zijn wereld nog één keer: we blikken terug op die galerieopeningen die altijd uitgroeiden tot iets veel warmers en levendigers dan alleen maar een tentoonstelling. Deze tentoonstelling blikt terug op de wereld die Syb creëerde tijdens zijn galeriejaren in Beetsterzwaag (1996–2000).

Zijn liefde voor kunst en jong talent leeft vandaag de dag nog steeds voort in Kunsthuis Syb en in de Sybren Hellinga Kunstprijs. Te zien zijn werken van kunstenaars die tijdens Sybs galeriejaren exposeerden, bijeengebracht uit de collecties van vrienden en medeverzamelaars.

Met werk van Sies Bleeker, Ciska Bogman, Boele Bregman, Anook Cléonne, Luuk de Greef, Tjibbe Hooghiemstra, Miriam Hoogendoorn, Ellis Jeurink, Thijs van Kimmenade, Emilio Kruidhof, Emmie Muller, Albert Oost, Alexandra

03/07/2026

𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 - Kunstweekend Beetsterzwaag 2016

My dearest,
Cherish and embrace me and I’ll be good to you.
Born from shared stories, I carry the history of our region.
Starting today, you’ll make your own most beautiful tale.
Your loving wild treasure.

(love letter translated to english)

In April 2016, artist Wapke Feenstra spent a residency at Syb together with ten residents of Beetsterzwaag each bringing different areas of expertise. Drawing on local histories of peat digging, labour, and the hunt. With the aim of creating a new edition for International Village Shop.

Wild Treasure (Beestige Skat) is a little silver case shaped like a wâldbeantsje, wrapped in a moleskin pouch with a pale pink drawstring. It takes its form from the forest bean once eaten by the poor and now found on the menus of the region’s finer restaurants. Along the surface of the silver case engraved a love letter by Lycklama à Nijeholt.

Reference text: Agnes Winter
Documentation courtesy of the artist, Wapke Veenstra

02/07/2026

NL // 𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐳𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐠 4-5 𝐣𝐮𝐥𝐢 2026

Kunsthuis SYB nodigt je van harte uit voor de groepstentoonstelling ZOMERSALON – Herinnerd en gevierd.

De tentoonstelling is een ode aan Sybren Hellinga (1945–2000), galerist, verzamelaar en inspiratiebron voor generaties kunstenaars, en oprichter van Kunsthuis SYB.

De tentoonstelling brengt werk samen van veertien kunstenaars die een belangrijke rol speelden tijdens zijn vele jaren als galeriehouder in Beetsterzwaag.

Ook vindt de feestelijke presentatie plaats van het boek SYB – Leven en werk van Gitte Brugman.

De tentoonstelling is samengesteld door Albert Oost, georganiseerd door de Stichting Sybren Hellinga en gepresenteerd door Kunsthuis Syb.

Opening Programma 4 juli
13:30 – Inloop
14:00 – Opening door Stina van der Ploeg (Stichting Sybren Hellinga)
Aanbieding van het eerste exemplaar van SYB – leven en werk aan Chris Hellinga
Opening van de tentoonstelling door curator Albert Oost
15:00 – Drankje en hapje
17:00 – Einde

EN // 𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐳𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐠 4-5 𝐣𝐮𝐥𝐢 2026

Kunsthuis Syb is pleased to invite you to the group exhibition ZOMERSALON – Herinnerd en gevierd.

The exhibition is a tribute to Sybren Hellinga (1945–2000), gallerist, collector, and source of inspiration for generations of artists, as well as founder of Kunsthuis Syb.

The exhibition brings together works by fourteen artists who played a significant role during his many years of gallery practice in Beetsterzwaag. It also features the festive launch of the book Syb – Life and Work by Gitte Brugman.

The exhibition is curated by Albert Oost, organised by the Sybren Hellinga Foundation, and presented by Kunsthuis Syb.

Exhibition Opening - Program 4 July
13:30 – Walk-in
14:00 – Opening by Stina van der Ploeg (Sybren Hellinga Foundation)
Presentation of first copy of SYB – life and work to Chris Hellinga
Opening of the exhibition by curator Albert Oost
15:00 – Drinks and snacks
17:00 – End”

Program is in Dutch

26/06/2026

❗️We are closed today and tomorrow❗️

26/06/2026

❗️we are closed today and tomorrow❗️

24/06/2026

Last chance to see ‘We need to speak about living room’ ⛓️

Last opening dates: June 25, 26, 27 (Finissage)
Opening time: 13:00-17:00
📍Hoofdstraat 70, Kunsthuis Syb

The project pairs film and archival research with participatory methods drawn from family constellation therapy, exploring how ideals of collective living take shape and endure, not to forget the tensions and conflicts that surface within them.

Herbstein’s residency at Syb expands beyond the film into a constellation of site-specific works: a film on the Ecokathedraal near Heerenveen, a collective long-term land-art project initiated by Louis Le Roy (1924–2012); sculptural elements drawn from her research on lead, an ancient material still used in construction; and text works and subtle installations on anarchist and cooperative groups, such as the Anarchistische Camping Appelscha.

In all together, the works rethink the living room as a space of both safety and resistance.

05/06/2026

On 13 May 2026, we welcomed the local primary school group for an educational tour of ‘We need to speak about living room’ led by art educator Marileen Oosterveld.

Marileen introduced the VTS(Visual thinking strategies) method, they looked at the works together: what do you see, and what does it mean?

▫️The students then took on a drawing assignment: design a living space for a group, with friends, with animals, or something entirely different▫️

The ideas were wonderful, from a backyard pool with a slide to a life built around one big tree that provides everything

01/06/2026

FY▫️’We Need to Speak About Living Room’ Tentoanstellingsrûnlieding yn it Frysk by Kunsthuis Syb
Kom op 5 juny om 13.00 oere lâns foar in rûnlieding troch de tentoanstelling, jûn yn it Frysk troch keunstner Jurre Huitema. Untdek it wurk fan tichtby en hear de ferhalen dy’t derefter sitte.
📍 Hoofdstraat 70, Beetsterzwaag
🕐 13.00 oere
🗣️ Yn it Frysk
🔗 It tal plakken is beheind, meld dy oan fia de link yn ús bio!

EN▫️’We Need to Speak About Living Room’
This Friday, Exhibition tour in Frisian at Kunsthuis Syb
Join us on 5 June at 1:00 PM for an exhibition tour, given in Frisian by Artist Jurre Huitema. Discover the work up close and hear the stories behind it.
📍 Hoofdstraat 70, Beetsterzwaag
🕐 13:00
🗣️ In Frisian
🔗Spots are limited! sign up via the link in our bio!

20/05/2026

In this conversation, we spoke with Winnie Herbstein about one of the formal methods behind her artistic work: family constellation therapy.

She expands on what it means to spatialize an issue , to take something invisible and give it a body, a place in the room. And what could happen when you bring that into the context of living together.

On 30 May, we invite you to find out for yourself. Join us for a systemic constellation session facilitated by - artist, researcher and curator- inspired by Herbstein’s ongoing exhibition ‘We Need to Speak About Living Room’.

▫️No experience with constellation work is required, and sharing personal matters is never obligatory. You are welcome to participate as actively or observantly as feels right for you.

Lunch is provided for all participants.
🗓 30 May 2026
📍 Kunsthuis Syb, Hoofdstraat 70, Beetsterzwaag
🕚 11:00 – 16:30
The event is bilingual (Dutch and English)
Limited spots, register via the link in bio.

Interviewed by:

Adres

Beetsterzwaag

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