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The program line Oefenen Oefenen asks questions about how in artistic (research) practices we rehearse, and what it means to learn to do so. To support and contextualize this research, Ruth Benschop has started an offline reading group to which you are invited.  The second reading group is on April 7th, 2026, 15:00 – 17:00 in Maastricht.  ↗

Organised and moderated by: Ruth Benschop  First meeting: January 13, 2026, 15:00 – 17:00  Location: MERIAN art-science lab, University College Maastricht (UCM) Heksenstraat 8, Maastricht  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 practices such… ↗

Joint PD meeting at Zuyd: inspiring exchange between two domains On November 18, a joint PD meeting took at place at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences. Zuyd participates in the Professional Doctorate pilot with four candidates in two domains: Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality, and Arts + Creative. The four candidates presented their projects, followed by… ↗

At November 17, we are hosting the first joint meeting of the Professional Doctorate Programmes offered by Zuyd UAS in the domains: The Arts and Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality. Location: Hotel Management School Maastricht/ Gastronomy Lab (0.27). The aim of this meeting is twofold: Programme 15.00h                   Informal get-to-know each other 15.30h                   Welcome & Introducing the PD… ↗

We are pleased to announce the call for panels, papers, and artistic research contributions for the 2026 MACCH conference in Maastricht on 19-21 March 2026. This edition of our annual conference focuses on emerging networks of care around contemporary artists’ estates and legacies, and is organized in collaboration with MERIAN (Maastricht Experimental Research in and… ↗

MCICM recently launched the website www.playingthedigital.nl. The website summarizes the insights and reflections of MCICM’s research line ‘Digital technologies in Classical Music’ by researchers dr. Denise Petzold, Jorge Lozano Diaz Granados and prof. dr. Peter Peters. The aim of the research line was to move beyond commonplace understandings of digital technology in classical music as ‘digital… ↗

Het ENCI-gebied als laboratorium voor nieuwe onderzoeksmethoden in de kunsten.Studiejaar 2025–2026 · Periode 3 (9 feb – 20 apr, 10 weken) Hoe onderzoek je een landschap met je zintuigen, je verbeelding en je artistieke praktijk? In de minor Artistic Research in Situ (ARiS) onderzoek je samen met studenten uit verschillende kunstdisciplines én andere vakgebieden hoe… ↗

Rethinking Relevance: Breaking the Classical FrameClassical Music, Communities and Connections MCICM International Symposium — April 15–16, 2026 | Opus 9, MaastrichtUnlearn. Listen differently. Reimagine the future of classical music. Classical music is at a crossroads. Around the world, artists and institutions are reimagining what relevance means in a time of social fragmentation, climate anxiety, and… ↗

Met 30 inzendingen bleek 2025 opnieuw een vruchtbaar jaar te zijn. Niet alleen de hoeveelheid, maar ook de kwaliteit van de ingestuurde scripties lag – opnieuw – hoog. Dat is over de jaren heen een opvallende trend: scripties winnende kunstopleidingen worden steeds verscheidener in vorm en structuur, zonder dat de kwaliteit daaronder lijdt. Integendeel zelfs:… ↗

MERIAN Skills Lab is an innovative learning space, where students and staff of UM, Zuyd and Jan van Eyck Academy collaborate in artistic research projects around societal issues that scream for crossing borders –academically, artistically and institutionally. With the launch of the MERIAN Skills Lab, MERIAN aims to broaden its artistic research program to bachelor… ↗

During upcoming Dutch Design Week (October 18 – October 26), the bachelor progoram iArts, and the research centres What Art Knows and Technology-driven Art (all Academy of Arts Maastricht), present an open artistic research house. With artworks, lectures, workshops, interviews, live performances, and more! Join us at Sectie-C (building nr 6) in Eindhoven. Meet our… ↗

Sina Seifee, professional doctorate candidate for MERIAN, will present video installation at nadine in Brussels during the Relaxing Horror Tales for Children & Adults. The opening is scheduled for 16 October at 18:00 and will be open to the public until 31 October 2025. The exhibition Relaxing Horror Tales for Children & Adults presents a video installation by… ↗

Adrijana Gvozdenović and Sina Seifee, MERIAN professional doctorate candidate, will host a workshop titled Contingent Weirdness at nadine on 24 and 25 October 2026. Contingent Weirdness is a two-day training/hanging-out/sharing practice for artists/researchers focusing on the variational aspects of the genre of horror guided by Adrijana Gvozdenović and Sina Seifee. In this setting, we immerse ourselves in the historical elements of the… ↗

Een interview door Mina Etemad met Ruth Benschop. Ruth Benschop voerde in mei 2025 op Festival Cement open gesprekken met acht programmeurs over hun praktijk. Het ging over thema’s als artistieke vrijheid, verantwoordelijkheid voor makers en transparantie. Nu deze gesprekken afgerond zijn, reflecteert zij op haar ervaringen en eerste bevindingen. Dat doet ze in een… ↗