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Piet Zwart Institute Master Fine Art presents: 'Leisure Management'—a graduation show

Szilvia Bolla, Giulia Crivellaro, João de Castro, Erin Donnelly, Sam Janssen, Chryso Amaya Michailidis, Ambrose O'Meagher, Raziel Perin, Micha Prinsen, Noah van de Wetering

Opening Friday, June 19, 18:00–20:30, free admission. TENT and the Piet Zwart Institute Master Fine Art invite you to the graduation exhibition of the 2026 MFA cohort. Be among the first to be introduced to the… Read more

Jaasir Linger winner 2026

Dolf Henkes Price 2026

an edition dedicated to social art practices

The 2026 edition is dedicated to social art practices and the ways in which artists actively engage with the city. The nominees are: Jaasir Linger, WORKNOT! (Golnar Abassi and Arvand Pourabassi), and Snackbar Frieda. The… Read more

TENT Welcomes: Conversas

Ten Wednesday evenings full of stories, ideas and meetings at the Coolhaven.

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Coolhaven 32

TENT × STORE Design Club Special

During the TENT × STORE Design Club Special, young people from Rotterdam collaborated with Studio LoopLoop and Merijn Haenen on a light installation that is a permanent part of the forecourt of TENT. This project took place on… Read more

Primary school

Look with your nose, feel with your ears

The art expedition for young researchers. During this interactive tour, pupils from the middle years of primary education are introduced to artists who show work that stimulates our senses and cracks our brains. If… Read more

Long readPodcastUp Close

Up Close #3: the sublime

In this edition, we speak with Rawad Baaklini, the curator of our current exhibition at TENT. The exhibition revolves around sunsets, romance, and the unspoken, twilight zones and transitions. Between the conversation with Rawad Baaklini and host Pelumi Adejumo, you'll hear fragments of a short story between two lovers and a poster across the street written by Ciska Meister.

Pelumi: If we imagine the end of the world, would that final light be our last sight of the sun? Welcome, this is Up Close a series of intimate sound experiences…

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Sense and Sensitivity

Rossella Biscotti (IT), Susanne Kriemann (DE), Toine Klaassen (NL), Axel Reusch (DE), Boris van Hoof (NL), Lizan Freijsen (NL)

Sense and Sensitivity introduces a number of Rotterdam artists whose work is characterised by great sensitivity, attention to artistic research, and an aesthetic perspective. Read more