Welcome. Aether is an event featuring the work and outlooks of artists and musicians. The format for the event is somewhere between a magazine and a radio show.

Each event shall feature performances as well as presentations by invited guests. An informal evening of tones and talks.

We hope you enjoy the atmosphere and the work of the artists we invite.

For the first event, Aether proudly presents...

The 21st Century (Hidde van Schie) – Nocturnal Telurian

The 21st century is the musical brainchild of Hidde van Schie. The first musical incarnation of this project is the stunning album Nocturnal Telurian. A mellow combination of etherial field recordings sitting comfortably with adroit guitar ambience. Hidde shall talk about his new album and be performing a selection of his favourite tracks.

More info:
www.myspace.com/hiddevanschie

Five Records That Matter: Roland Groneboom

Our esteemed guest for the first 5RTM is Roland Groenenboom, renowned curator and music enthusiast. His selection is a tour de force set against a back drop of affiliations and friendships. He extended our original invite to select 5 records that matter to a network of friend and associates including Lee Renaldo, Lydia Lunch and Peter Fengler. The result is “a sort of map with links between my choices and the choices of the other contributors, and between those of the other contributors as well. Where do we agree and which are the extremes in the choices of this group of people?” We can't wait!

More info:
http://sensationalfix.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sensationalfix

Machinist (Zeno van de Broek)

Our third guest in tonight’s inaugural event is the architecturally invoking sound of Machinist. Machinist is Zeno van den Broek. An architect by profession he draws inspiration from modern art and the contemporary city. Since 2005 Machinist has created abstract landscapes of sound that are focused on the spatial experience of the auditor. Machinist melts sounds, art and space to create a truly sonic architecture. His performance will feature work from his new album 'Viens Avec Moi Dans Le Vide' Featuring five tracks, this record touches on ambient and drones, besides subtle melodic patterns that are more prominent than with previous Machinist releases.

Together with Mendel Kaelen, Machinist won the 2009 round of X-Vektor, the Dutch contest for finding underground talent. Machinists election as the best act of 2009 was awarded with a performance on the State-X New Forms Festival and the release of The Unfolded Pigeon Response on 10 inch vinyl.

More Info:
www.myspace.com/machinistdrone
www.machinistdrone.com

Er is iets aan de hand Op Zuid! In een bijzonder proces hebben zich in de afgelopen 4 jaar meer dan 150 kunstenaars uit binnen- en buitenland genesteld in een en hetzelfde gebied waar als gevolg daarvan vele kunstinitiatieven zijn ontstaan. Een proces dat wordt aangestuurd door de nauwe betrokkenheid van deze kunstenaars bij de stedelijke ontwikkelingen op Zuid en door de samenwerking met andere organisaties en instanties.

Zo zijn er collectieve werkplaatsen, expositieruimten en projectorganisaties ontstaan, maar ook een nachtclub, een café, gezamenlijke binnenterreinen, taalcursussen, een cultureel reisbureau, zelfbeheerstichtingen, cultuurfondsen, publieke werken, workshopprogramma’s en meer. Op zaterdagavond kun je een tocht maken naar Rotterdam Zuid en een bezoek brengen aan een aantal van deze ateliers, plekken en initiatieven. De ontvangst vindt plaats in de centrale hal van het kunstenaarsinitiatief B.a.d dat intrek heeft genomen in een voormalige schoolgebouw. Een ateliercomplex dat in 2010 op een bijzondere manier zal worden herontwikkeld om nog 40 jaar dienst te doen als artistieke broedplaats.

As part of the side-kick program of ArtRotterdam, the artists in Charlois organise an 'Open House'. From the central hall of the artists' initiative foundation B.a.d short trips are possible to other artistic places, with presentations, exhibitions and performances. A definite program and time schedule follows at the beginning of January 2010*

On Saturday evening you can go on a trip to the South of Rotterdam and visit several of these places and initiatives. The reception is held at the central hall of the artists' initiative foundation B.a.d that has occupied a former school complex. A studio complex that will be redeveloped in a special manner in 2010 as to maintain its function as an artistic generator for another 40 years.

The opening starts at 19:30, the tour will start at 8 sharp!

There are 13 Tours you can choose from. A number of them are within the building, the others are to the various satellite locations in Charlois. From B.a.d, 6 buses will bring you to those satellite locations, all within 2 minutes from B.a.d (you're free to visit them by bike or on foot). After approx. 30 minutes the bus will bring you back to B.a.d to see one of the performances.

19:30 Opening at foundation B.a.d
20:00 1st Tour (6 buses leave for one of the satellite locations)
20:30 End of 1st tour (buses return to B.a.d) - Performance by Singer/Songwriter Hidde van Schie
21:00 2nd Tour (buses leave again for satellite locations) + Dead Darlings Art Auction at B.a.d (your choice)
21:30 Return to B.a.d - Performance by Coburn + Mediatoop
22:00 3rd Tour
22:30 Closing Event - Performances by Der Einzelgängers, Nina Boas & Docter Schnitt

Food and drinks available! Bonfire in the garden!

Download programme as PDF here

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The Green House
an open space for programs and activities

presentation NAC (New Studios Charlois)

The Green House was built as part of a temporary landscape designed for the building site at Bakkerstraat. The semi-public space offers the artists from the housing block ‘t O-tje and their neigbors the possibility to program the building site. The temporary landscape was made possible by the artists, NAC foundation, Vestia Feijenoord and the district council of Charlois.

‘t O-tje: Verboomstraat, Nieuwenhoornstraat, Bakkerstraat - http://www.stichting-nac.nl

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XX Multiple Gallery

exhibition and presentation
publication Fluxus in Holland

open Thu./Sun. 13:00-18:00 and by appointment

Kromme Zandweg 110, 3084 ND Rotterdam - http://www.xxmultiplegalerie.nl

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Artists’ initiative foundation B.a.d
presentations, performances & events

group show B.a.d artists & B.a.d guests
with: Karin Arink, Ties Ten Bosch, Frank Bruggeman, Jason Coburn, Marco Douma, Laurien Dumbar, Roderick Hietbrink, Aletta de Jong, Jeroen Jongeleen, Hidde van Schie, Janine Schrijver, Helmut Smits, Niki van Strien, Kamiel Verschuren & guests: Dario D'Aronco (I),
Ina Smits (NL), Michiel Huijben (NL), and Pascal Schwaighofer (CH)

Dead Darlings - THE MASTERPIECE (www.deaddarlings.nl )
anonymous art auction with over a 100 artworks -
PAYMENTS ON THE SPOT, CASH ONLY!

Performances by
Hidde van Schie (20:30) - Nina Boas (21:30) -
Der Einzelgängers (22:30) -Doktor Schnitt (23:30) -
DJ Dagmar - and Mediatoop

The artists in B.a.d run an independent studio complex, with individual studios, guest studios, guest residencies, a B.a.d-hotel room, project spaces a central hall as a collective work and project space, and a semi-public inner garden. Besides their individual practises the artists of B.a.d also work together as a collective; addressing issues such as hospitality and common space as artistic platforms.

Talingstraat 5, 3082 MG Rotterdam - http://www.foundationbad.nl

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Gallery 182a
concept based gallery, by Abner Preis

Shaved or Natural: all female show with works of over 30 international artists

Gallery 182a is located in the housing block
‘t O-tje, which consists of 33 artists studios or appartments for (young) artists, an inner garden and 2 collective project spaces at Struitenweg. At the building site at Bakkerstraat a temporary landscape design has been realized to program the space.

In ‘t O-tje: Sabrina Basten, Gordan Savicic, Samuli Schilke, Walter Langelaar, Laura Lappi, Rik Eijkmans, Elco Verschoof, John Colenbrander, Sigrun Gudmundottoir, Ximena Davalos Aray, Thijs Kelder (Dstruct), Ricki van der Tas, Abner Preis, Emmelie Mijs, Svetlana Prigoditch, Daphne Bom, Hendrik Jan Hunneman, Marcel van den Berg, Anne Schiffer, Thijs Ewalts, Annemarie Piscaer, Rikke Korswagen, Lisa Overmann, Jitka Andréa, Gert Rietveld, Suzy-Ann van den Berg, Martijn in ’t Veld, Giuseppe Licari, David Stamp, Machyta Giebels, Christina Ampatzidou, Martha Atienza, Erik van den Akker, Marc Chia, Marta Moreno Munoz and Niki van Strien.

Verboomstraat 182a, 3082 JV Rotterdam

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CK12
Artist in Residence

open studios
Fabrizio Bianchini (I), Stefano Calligari (I)
and Teresa Iannotta (I)

Charloisse Kerksingel 12, 3082 DA Rotterdam - http://www.hommes.nl/en/aboutus.php

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Hommes
exhibition space for contemporary art

BACK SPACE, installation by Giuseppe Licari (I)

with mini concerts around
± 20:00, 21:00 and 22:00 by Anna Schenk (violin) and Lisa ten Brug (cello), sonates for cello en violin from Pepusch (1667-1752).

Charloisse Kerksingel 14, 3082 DA Rotterdam - http://www.hommes.nl

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W Lf_rt project spaces

group show and performance event artists from Wolphaertstraat

Art Plaats
platform for workshops

Open Platform Light Street Wolphaertstraat
1st setting February 2010
Outspoken Wall by Ana A. Fernandez
displaying texts from various Dutch and international participants

As part of the project Face of Wolphaert several light boxes are permanently placed on the façade along the houses and studios provided by NAC foundation. In the coming years different artists are offered the possibility to curate the light boxes. Face of Wolphaert is produced by NAC foundation and supported by housing corporation Woonstad and the district council Charlois. The association of W Lf_rt provides and organizes a cultural program in 2 project spaces (one in use by BART Store), has a collective inner-garden and kitchen.

Wolphaertstraat 23c-25c, 3082 BK Rotterdam - http://www.wolfart.nl

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A-Locatie
studio's, projectspace for visual art

SiLS, Soot and Spit, works by Sunah Choi (ROK) and Rumiko Hagiwara (JP)

open studios
Driessens & Van den Baar WANDSCHAPPEN, Boris Pas and Yu Kuramoto (JP)

Half Juni

Sils is a project space that wants to bring international artists to the local scene.
For its first show Sils invited two artists whose approach to the space is quite peculiar.
Half Juni is a dynamic meeting place to stimulate the exchange of ideas.
An important part of the space is the presence of art publications and other relevant printed matter.
A-Location is made possible by Kunst-
implantaat foundation, and is supported by the OBR and Pact op Zuid.

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Studio Pompstraat
studio, workshop & guest studios

open studios
Thijs Ewalts, Annemarie Piscaer, Jasper Niens and Kamiel Verschuren

artists’ call center
hosted by Gerben Willers: contact the artists of Studio Pompstraat while they are working abroad

Pompstraat 44c, 3082 RT Rotterdam - http://www.studiopompstraat.nl

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WANDSCHAPPEN

open studio
Nicole Driessens &
Ivo van den Baar

Frans Bekkerstraat 15, 3082 TE Rotterdam- http://www.wandschappen.nl