Your registration is complete, welcome to Art Office! On this page we will guide you through the website and tell you what Art Office can do for you.
The Garden of Banes (My Body is a Plant) (2023), Elisa Strinna
Artist Page
Start by creating your own artist page on our website. Here you can show a selection of your work (Portfolio), share upcoming exhibitions and/or any relevant events (Activities) and you will find an overview of your awards, if received (Awards). The awards will automatically appear on your artist page, you fill in the rest of the information yourself. Select the work areas that are related to your artistic practice and fill in relevant links to social media and/or your website.
Brother (2017 – present), Florian Braakman
Finally, make sure you set a profile picture. This doesn't have to be a passport photo, you can also upload a photo of your work. This will make your page visible on the website and you will be findable in the overview of all registered artists. This overview is regularly used (internally and externally) when searching for artists for assignments. CBK Rotterdam has a broad network and can act as an intermediary between artists and other parties. We have done this in the past in collaboration with, among others, citizenM, the South Holland Provincial House and the Fleur Groenendijk Foundation. The more complete your artist page, the better you will be found.
We regularly update the website to keep it as current as possible. For you as an artist, this means that if you have not updated your artists page for over a year, it will be deactivated, and it no longer be visible on the website. Are you moving outside of Rotterdam? Let us know and we will make sure your profile is removed.
Applications
Art Office offers three schemes that registered artists can apply to: the Practical Contribution, Impulse & Deepening (I&V) en CBK Rotterdam x Fonds KwadraatRead more about all schemes and additional terms and conditions here . When you apply for one of our schemes, your artist page will be used in the assessment of your artistic practice, and to see where you are in your career at the time of application. If you page is not up-to-date, your application will not be considered.
Farm (2023), Cindy Bakker © Bas Czerwinski
Tips & Calls
The Tips & Calls page works as a digital bulletin board, used by both Art Office and registered Rotterdam artists. Here you will find an overview of notices for practical matters relating to professional practice, for example, temporarily renting out a studio space, information about how to use certain materials, offering materials for sale, calls for collaboration, etc. You can post a tip or call for everyone to see, via your account.
Exhibitions and events
You can display these on your artist page under "Activities." These won't appear under Tips & Calls.
Newsletter & Social media
Stay up to date with our activities through our monthly newsletter (you'll receive it automatically after signing up) and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo en LinkedIn for the latest news. Would you like to sign up for the newsletter of BKOR (Visual Arts & Public Space), Sculpture International Rotterdam or TENT? You can here.
Welcome gift
As a newly registered artist with Art Office, you'll receive BK information for a year for a fee of €2,50. BK information is a national trade journal for visual artists, published eight times a year. It includes information on funding, cultural policy, residencies, and exhibitions throughout the country. Interested in this offer? The confirmation email you receive after registering includes a code you can use to redeem this offer.
Questions
Would you like more information or do have any other questions? We'd love to help. Contact us at artoffice@cbkrotterdam.nl of +31 10 43 60 288 (Monday to Thursday from 9:30 AM to 17:00)