PARK is an art initiative founded by Rob Moonen in cooperation with six other artists living in Tilburg. At this moment the PARK staff consists of Linda Arts, René Korten, Rob Moonen and Lieve van den Bijgaart.
PARK is a platform for contemporary visual arts positioning itself between Kunstpodium T and Museum De Pont. PARK organizes an exhibition program in the former Goretti Chapel at the Wilhelminapark in Tilburg.
PARK focuses on current developments in contemporary art and on artists with extensive experience and proven quality. A platform is offered to regional colleagues but also to nationally and internationally working artists, precisely to make a positive contribution to the debate on contemporary art. The staff aspires the platform to be of national importance, but in each project a substantive link with the city is established. The staff is convinced that cooperation with other parties increases the visibility and functionality of the platform, and also stimulates the field of visual arts in the city and the region.
PARK wishes to contribute to the development of a favorable climate for production of visual arts by incorporating local and regional artists into PARK's national and international network.
Each year, five projects and one summerresidency are realized and if possible, accompanied by a matching program in the form of lectures, artist talks, music and film.
In 2021 PARK launched the project KOMMA. It is the platform for interdisciplinary research with which PARK offers artists outside the visual arts domain an opportunity to respond to the current exhibition or individual works within it from the perspective of their own discipline. Take a look at the KOMMA-page.
In May 2021 PARK received a cheque of € 10,000 on behalf of 12 museum directors in the Netherlands, the organisation The School of Life, the Rembrandt Association and the Museum Association. This is to express appreciation for PARK's efforts and because "young artists and their innovative platforms can use some support in these difficult times".
From 2015 to 2017 PARK realized, in collaboration with Cultural Center Jan van Besouw in Goirle, an exhibition program in the foyer of the cultural center there. Under the name PARKinG (PARK in Goirle) presentations of contemporary professional visual art were organized. These were solo exhibitions of mostly young artists who were also included in the PARK exhibition program.
From the beginning of 2017 until mid 2018, De Nieuwe Vorst theatre in Tilburg and PARK made incidental presentations of visual art under the name PARKVorst. These were exhibitions of artists who are at the boundary of visual art and performing arts. October 2019 PARK and De Nieuwe Vorst organized a performance festival that took place in the area of the venue at Wilhelminapark Tilburg.
Other partners with whom PARK has collaborated or will collaborate include Kunstpodium T, Stichting Fundament, Incubate, Vincent van GoghHuis Zundert, MAKE Eindhoven, DansBrabant, Stichting De Link, Festival Circolo, Fontys Hogeschool voor de kunsten, Academic Forum University of Tilburg, Buro CiST.
Staff member PR and Communication is Astrid Vromans.
You can contact her at com@park013.nl.
The educational program of PARK is about inspiring and informing with an open character. Being stimulated by the exhibition of PARK is central. The education program contributes to the personal identity and knowledge development of the visitor and within the program the intrinsic motivation and discovery will be an important point of attention. Visitors can also be involved through guided tours, workshops and special evenings.
Staff member education is Jet Pronk.
Would you like more information or are you interested in a tour or workshop? Then contact her at educatie@park013.nl.
PARK functions partly because of the involvement of enthusiastic volunteers. They take care of surveillance of the exhibitions during opening hours, and they manage the bar and catering during openings and extra activities. In addition, they provide a helping hand when changing exhibitions and supporting the artists:
Ans de Beer
Gerty Beckers
Tonny Bedaux
Annemarie Boin
Henny van de Borgh
Nadine Cremers
Maria Dielesen
Lambert Elshout
Maria van Ewijk
Jan Franken
Annelies van Gerwen
Martin Hogenhout
Anita Jansen
Adly Lamers
Lieke Luijbregts
Henk Naaijkens
Ans van Rijswijk
Jeske van Rijzewijk
Bo van Rijzewijk
Marja Timmermans
Sonja Vriens
Beatrijs van der Weijden
Marianne Zantkuijl
- Governance Code Cultuur, Fair Practice Code, Code Diversiteit en Inclusie
- Financieel Jaarverslag 2019
- Financieel Jaarverslag 2020
- Activiteitenverslag 2019
- Activiteitenverslag 2020
- Jaarverslag 2021
- Jaarverslag 2022
PARK is member of 'De Kunst van Brabant'
PARK is member of 'De Zaak Nu'
