BAK is committed to being a base for collective explorations of the art institution as a site of assembly, of being together otherwise. We are working on a solidarity and membership scheme so that BAK’s venue can be used for and by multiple local publics of various kinds of resources. For more information, please contact [email protected]
Screening, Conversation
23 January 2019, 19.30-21.30
The Dutch premiere of the film Yugoslavia, How Ideology Moved Our Collective Body (2013) by artist and filmmaker Marta Popivoda. The event is organized by artTrace foundation and is a part of Eastern Neighbours Film Festival (ENFF) On Tour program.
Gathering
29 December 2018, 10.00-23.00
Cultural event marking the 50th year of the Filipino people’s struggle against imperialism, bureaucrat capitalism and feudalism, organized by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines International Office and the Linangan Art and Culture Network.
Gathering
25 November 2018, 19.30-22.30
Oud-Utrecht presents their yearbook of 2018 (event is in Dutch).
Gathering
24 November 2018, 15.45-19.00
Gathering organized by Mapping Slavery, work group Gepeperde Straten (an initiative of the City Council of Utrecht), BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, and Tori Oso Utrecht.
4 November 2018, 16.00-17.15
Protest in de stad Utrecht tegen de verbreding van de A27 en een oproep voor het kabinet om te investeren in duurzame mobiliteit. De afsluiting met rondetafelgesprek vindt plaats bij BAK, basis voor actuele kunst.
Performance
3 June 2018, 16.30
Concert of cellist Maya Fridman, organized by Gaudeamus on the occassion of Utrecht Centraal on 3 June 2018.
Gathering
19-21 May 2018
The Closing Academy in Utrecht is the final event of the Urban Heat research programme. During the three days artists participating in the platform will present performances developed during the project and see each other’s work. The shows get contextualized by other art work at SPRING.
Book Launch
5 March 2018, 19.00-22.00
Book launch of the Dutch translation of A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf, organized by publisher Uitgeverij Chaos (event is in Dutch).
Congress
12 February 2018
The European Youth Parliament organizes a 5-day conference in Utrecht, with the theme Towards a Sustainable Europe, Embracing Innovation. The last day of the conference takes place at BAK.
