Het Wilde Weten

22/09/2025

22/09/2025

Franzi Goralski | Artist in Residence Rotterdam

Franzi Goralski is a transdisciplinary worker:r artist:in and cultural worker:in. Goralski studied art in Dresden and Amsterdam and works in the field of social issues and spatial concepts. At the heart of Goralski's work are narratives about community, q***r lifestyles, low hierarchy spatial design, and making visible underrepresented decisions. Goralski's conceptual approaches are becoming experienced across the media. Since 2016, Goralski has been working together with Adam Erdmann under the name "die blue distance" as an artist:in-house duo at the intersection of visual art, artistic research and performative practices. Goralski and Erdmann have exhibited and collaborated nationally and internationally: among them at Het Hem Amsterdam (NL), the Kunsthalle Osnabrück (DE), Cities of Days Los Angeles (US), the un/titled Galerie Tbilisi (GE), the dgtl fmnsm collective (DE), the stone collective (DE) and the 5020 Galerie Salzburg (AT).

During the residency in Rotterdam, Franzi Goralski examines fragrances in shared rooms. How do they shape these environments and how can they be documented and archived? What artistic approaches are appropriate? On this speculative path, Franzi Goralski wants to, for example, collect fragrances that are associated with communal environments, q***r spaces and collective practices.

Het Wilde Weten

17/07/2025

POSTPONED: WORD a book market for all

Due to private circumstances the book market is postponed until after summer

WORD.
a book market for all

Stay tuned for a new date.

–
–
–
–
–
–
– & friends
– and bites by Keju Kitchen

13/07/2025

WORD is out!

Here’s the line-up for the second edition of our book market for all, WORD ❤️

See you at Het Wilde Weten, Sunday July 20, 1 to 5 pm.
Free entrance.

- KIOSK Rotterdam
- and so on books
- Limestone Books
- Nevill Mitchell
- Short Pieces That Move
- HumDrumPress
- Het Wilde Weten & friends
- and bites by Keju Kitchen

Spread the WORD and see you there!

26/06/2025

Last days to apply for the Work Periods 2025-2026 at our projectspace!

Deadline: 1 July 2025

There are three time slots available:
1 December 2025 – 30 January 2026 (2 months)
1 June 2026 – 31 July 2026 (2 months)
1 December 2026 – 31 January 2027 (2 months)

Het Wilde Weten is an independent, self-organized artist initiative in Rotterdam providing artist studios, a public platform for contemporary art, culture, discussion and debate, and an Artist in Residency program. These activities take place at the projectspace and are initiated by artists based at Het Wilde Weten, artists in residence or guest organizations.
Twice a year, as part of the program of Het Wilde Weten, the projectspace is available for work periods for individual artists. During these work periods, artists can develop a project or new work, concluding with a public presentation. Since a work period at the project space doesn’t offer accommodation, Het Wilde Weten invites artists based in Rotterdam, or region Rotterdam, to apply. For an accommodated work period, please stay tuned for our residency open call.
The projectspace is 6.4 x 11m, approximately 77 m2, ceiling height 3.90m. A kitchen, with an extra fridge, is located next to the space.
The costs of a work period (work only) at the projectspace of Het Wilde Weten are €550,00 per month. Unfortunately Het Wilde Weten does not offer funding for the residency
program. However we can provide a letter of invitation upon request to assist with funding applications with third parties.

How to apply:
Mail [email protected] with a short motivation, artist statement and CV.
Add a brief description of your plans and your preferred period(s) working in the projectspace.

Besides the program of Het Wilde Weten, the projectspace is also available for rent for individual artists or non-commercial organizations. More info and prices: hetwildeweten.nl/projectspace/
In case of rentals, publicly accessible exhibitions/events are only possible in consultation with Het Wilde Weten.

Image: Event ‘Words Fail Me’ by Neva Lukic, 2018

27/05/2025

Politics of Idiocracy

Exhibition by Pendar Nabipour

May 30 - June 15

Opening:
May 30
15:00 – 23:00

Het Wilde Weten
Robert Fruinstraat 35
3021 XB Rotterdam

What happens when political power meets digital culture? When history is recorded not in textbooks but in memes? Politics of Idiocracy, the latest project by Pendar Nabipour (visual artist, educator, and independent curator), transforms iconic political bloopers into paintings, questioning how absurdity, media, and collective memory shape today’s leadership. For the finishing touch, Pendar will then add a personal element from his life into each painting.
Hosted at Het Wilde Weten's project space, this exhibition explores art, journalism, and satire. Politics of Idiocracy invites audiences to contemplate on the fragility of those in power, human vulnerabilities, the viral nature of political moments, and the role of humor in public discourse.

pendarnabipour.com

23/04/2025

Work Period - Projectspace

Applications are open for the Work Periods 2025-2026 at Het Wilde Weten!

Deadline: 1 July 2025

There are three time slots available:
1 December 2025 – 30 January 2026 (2 months)
1 June 2026 – 31 July 2026 (2 months)
1 December 2026 – 31 January 2027 (2 months)

Het Wilde Weten is an independent, self-organized artist initiative in Rotterdam providing artist studios, a public platform for contemporary art, culture, discussion and debate, and an Artist in Residency program. These activities take place at the projectspace and are initiated by artists based at Het Wilde Weten, artists in residence or guest organizations.
Twice a year, as part of the program of Het Wilde Weten, the projectspace is available for work periods for individual artists. During these work periods, artists can develop a project or new work, concluding with a public presentation. Since a work period at the project space doesn’t offer accommodation, Het Wilde Weten invites artists based in Rotterdam, or region Rotterdam, to apply. For an accommodated work period, please stay tuned for our residency open call.

The projectspace is 6.4 x 11m, approximately 77 m2, ceiling height 3.90m. A kitchen, with an extra fridge, is located next to the space.

The costs of a work period (work only) at the projectspace of Het Wilde Weten are €550,00 per month. Unfortunately Het Wilde Weten does not offer funding for the residency
program. However we can provide a letter of invitation upon request to assist with funding
applications with third parties.

How to apply:
Mail [email protected] with a short motivation, artist statement and CV.
Add a brief description of your plans and your preferred period(s) working in the projectspace.

Besides the program of Het Wilde Weten, the projectspace is also available for rent for individual artists or non-commercial organizations. More info and prices: hetwildeweten.nl/projectspace/
In case of rentals, publicly accessible exhibitions/events are only possible in consultation with Het Wilde Weten.

Image: Event ‘Words Fail Me’ by Neva Lukic, 2018

17/04/2025

Spoons Share - Zwaantje Kurpershoek

Opening

April 19
18:00 – 21:00
Choir Performance (Mollenkoor): 19:00

Dear reader,

We are delighted to invite you to the opening of Zwaantje Kurpershoek's solo exhibition, Spoons Share, at Het Wilde Weten in Rotterdam.

During her residency at Het Wilde Weten, she has developed new paintings that explore the concept of delen—the Dutch word for both “sharing” and “dividing.”

As a way of delen there will be a choir performance at 19:00 April 19.

Exhibition details:

April 20, 23, 24 & 25
13.00 – 17.00
& by appointment

@ Het Wilde Weten
Robert Fruinstraat 35
3021 XB Rotterdam

Opening
April 19
18:00 – 21:00
Choir Performance (Mollenkoor): 19:00

Closing
April 27
17:00 – 19:00

zwaantjekurpershoek.com

13/03/2025

OPEN CALL: 2 STUDIOS AVAILABLE AT HET WILDE WETEN FROM MAY 2025

*** APPLICATION DEADLINE MONDAY MARCH 31 2025 9AM (MORNING!) ****

Het Wilde Weten is one of the last and oldest artist-run studio buildings in Rotterdam, housing fifteen studios in a former Franciscan nunnery, the Sint Mariaklooster. We are made up of 15 members, of different age and background, working independently but sharing a common belief in autonomous self-organization and co-operation. In addition to our individual studio practices, we run an artist-in-residency program and a project space that is available for member use, exhibitions and other public events.

Two of our first-floor studios will become available in May:

STUDIO NORTH (image above): northern exposure, 30,3 m2, with doors to private balcony, current rent € 261 month (utilities and internet included), available from May 8, 2025.

STUDIO SOUTH (image below), southern exposure, 28,5 m2, rent € 244,50/month (utilities and internet included), available from May 16, 2025

Studios can be visited by the shortlisted candidates during the day of interviews at Het Wilde Weten on April 14. If you have any other questions, please email us at [email protected]

If you are interested in applying for of these studios, please carefully read and fill in the registration form before the deadline of March 31, 2025.

Application form: https://forms.gle/4tJg4gkNEqsUYjdZ9

23/01/2025

EVERYONE WELCOME!!!

WORD.
a book market for all

Sunday February 2nd
from 1 to 5 pm
Het Wilde Weten
Robert Fruinstraat 35
Rotterdam West

BOOKS – MUSIC – FOOD

Come browse our collection of second-hand & brand new literature, poetry, theory & I told you so, activist & archivist dreams, music, children’s books, classics & fresh- from-the-press zines, all selected for you with the utmost love, care, and devotion ♥️

Participating vendors: Aiko’s Boeken, and so on books, Archival Textures, The Base Bookspace, Kiosk Rotterdam, Nevil Mitchell, Roots to Fruits, and artists & friends from Het Wilde Weten. Bites provided by Keju Kitchen.

Spread the WORD!

Organized by and so on books, The Base Bookspace, and Kiosk Rotterdam, in collaboration with Het Wilde Weten.







info

24/10/2024

The deadline for the Open Call for our 2025 Residency program is approaching fast! You have until October 27th to submit your application. There are three time slots available.

Sharing the Open Call or forwarding it to someone who you think might me interested is greatly appreciated 💛

CALL FOR APPLICATION – ARTIST IN RESIDENCY Applications are open for the 2025 residency program at Het Wilde Weten! Deadline: October 27nd 2024 There are three time slots available: 1 February 2025…

13/10/2024

Our Open Call for a 2025 residency at Het Wilde Weten is online!
https://www.hetwildeweten.nl/open-calls/

Deadline: October 27th 2024

There are three time slots available:
1 February 2025 – 30 April 2025 (3 months),
1 May 2025 – 31 August 2025 (4 months),
1 November 2025 – 31 January 2025 (3 months)

Het Wilde Weten is an independent, self-organized artist initiative in Rotterdam providing artist studios, a public platform for contemporary art, culture, discussion and debate, and an Artist in Residency program.

The residency provides Dutch and International artists the opportunity to develop their practice in a studio-building amongst 16 active artists. With our residency program, we aim to promote cultural exchange connecting practices from diverse backgrounds. Rotterdam has a vibrant art scene with many artist-run initiatives, galleries and exhibition spaces. A residency at Het Wilde Weten is a great way to get in touch with these networks of cultural actors and art institutions. Our studio building is located in the heart of Rotterdam, the main museums and art centres are easily reachable on foot.

Sharing of the Open Call is much appreciated!