Vrije Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Free Academy of Visual Art) was an art school in The Hague, Netherlands. It was founded in 1947 by Livinus van de Bundt.[1] The last remaining part of the school, GEMAK, closed on December 4, 2015, after a 75% cut in its funding from the city of The Hague.[2] The final product of the school was the publication Exit GEMAK: All Art is Political | Kunst = Politiek.[3]

Directors

  • 1947–1964 Livinus van de Bundt
  • 1964–1982 George Lampe
  • 1982–1984 team ad interim: Wil Bouthoorn, Stan Spoorenberg, Dieter Ludwig
  • 1884–1988 Frans Zwartjes
  • 1988–2001 Bob Bonies
  • 2001–2009 Ingrid Rollema
  • 2009–2015 Marie Jeanne de Rooij

Notable Students

  • Hans Citroen
  • Paul Citroen
  • Jan Cremer
  • Max Velthuijs
  • Corneel Verlaan
  • Co Westerik
  • Martin Sjardijn

References

  1. ↑ "GEMAK". gemak.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  2. ↑ "Announcement - GEMAK to close its doors - GEMAK". gemak.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  3. ↑ "Exit GEMAK: all art is political | kunst = politiek". issuu. Retrieved 2017-04-07.

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