lectoraat What Art Knows
Het lectoraat What Art Knows stimuleert de ontwikkeling en toepassing van artistiek onderzoek in de kunstopleidingen van Zuyd en daarbuiten. Ons artistiek onderzoek is interdisciplinair, geëngageerd en genereus – kwaliteiten die jonge kunstenaars nodig hebben om zich te positioneren en om hun werk waardevol te maken in onze samenleving.
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Marlies Vermeulen is first MERIAN PhD to defend her artistic researchMay 19, 2026
Marlies Vermeulen is the first MERIAN candidate to defend her PhD on the 15th of June 2026 at 12:45. Her PhD research is called: The Panoramic View of Cartopology: A journey on how to become a cartopologist. Marlies is an artistic researcher in the research centre What Art Knows (at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences),…
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Writing Bodies Evening program
An experimental evening at the MERIAN art-science lab about engaging the body in writing Wednesday 27 MayLocation: MERIAN art-science lab, Heksenstraat 8Time: walk-in 18.45; start 19.00; end 21.00 hrs. Drinks and light snacks will be served. Organised in the context of the Writing Bodies Schrijfdriedaagse, this event welcomes Schrijfdriedaagse participants and all others interested in…
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The WRITING BODIES schrijfdriedaagse
On May 26-28, we present the What Art Knows “Schrijfdriedaagse”: a three-day writing program that allows you to dive into your own writing, while stimulating your writing practice and challenging your assumptions of what writing is and how it is (best) done. This year, we specifically focus on writing as an embodied practice: how do the materialities…
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Summit Night: a PhD Celebration
Celebrate the successful completion of Marlies Vermeulen’s PhD together with friends, colleagues and family during an inspring afternoon and evening gathering at Berghut Halverweg in Vaals. https://merianmaastricht.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/invitation_Summit-Night.pdf
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Third Reading Group Oefenen Oefenen [ˈufənə(n) ˈufənə(n)]
Organised and moderated by: Ruth Benschop Second meeting: June 18th, 2026, 15:00 – 17:00 Location: MERIAN art-science lab, University College Maastricht (UCM) Heksenstraat 8, Maastricht. Sign up by emailing: ruth.benschop@zuyd.nl The program line Oefenen Oefenen (pronounced as: [ˈufənə(n) ˈufənə(n)] asks questions about how in artistic (research) practices we rehearse, and what it means to learn to do so. Oefenen Oefenen is interested in a large variety of rehearsal…
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Maastricht strengthens position as hotspot for artistic research
MERIAN receives €85,000 boost for artistic research With a joint learning environment for art and research in Maastricht, artistic research network MERIAN is taking the next step in the development of the art sector. In this learning environment, students, lecturers, and researchers from Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Maastricht University, and the Jan van Eyck…
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Lees verder: MCICM hosts symposium Rethinking Relevance: Breaking the Classical FrameMCICM hosts symposium Rethinking Relevance: Breaking the Classical Frame
The Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music (MCICM)…
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Lees verder: Inauguratie Ties van de Werff over “De Goede Kunstenaar”Inauguratie Ties van de Werff over “De Goede Kunstenaar”
Ties hield op vrijdag 16 mei zijn lectorale rede als…
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Voor jou: artistiek onderzoek als genereuze praktijk
lees meer: Voor jou: artistiek onderzoek als genereuze praktijkHet thema waar het lectoraat zich de komende jaren op richt is generositeit. Als je genereus bent, dan geef je iets, dan ben je er voor iemand. Generositeit is voor ons kenmerkend voor de Maastrichtse stijl van artistiek onderzoek: de artistiek onderzoeker wil open staan naar datgene wat ze onderzoekt; ze ontwikkelt haar eigen innovatieve, relevante en gevoelige onderzoeksmethoden in het maakproces, en beweegt daarmee mee met het onderwerp van onderzoek. Dat vereist een bepaalde houding, een houding die je genereus zou kunnen noemen. Maar hoe doe je dat dan, als onderzoeker genereus zijn? En hoe zorg je ervoor, dat je…
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Maastricht Experimental Research In and through the Arts Network (MERIAN)
lees meer: Maastricht Experimental Research In and through the Arts Network (MERIAN)MERIAN invites established artists and academics to engage in collaborative research in between making and thinking. Mobilizing the powers and fragilities of artistic and scientific practices, selected candidates engage in research that is problem-based, methodologically innovative, and focuses on interdisciplinary topics that can fruitfully be explored across the arts and academia. MERIAN is an institutional space for the development of new norms and forms of embodied knowledge. MERIAN renegotiates relationships between existing cultural and knowledge institutions and addresses urgent matters of societal concern. Instead of positioning the program within academia or claiming it principally for the arts, MERIAN is collaboratory: a shared…




