seedbeds | 5-week programme
Katie Ceekay
February 2 – March 2, 2025
NP3 | RE:Search:Gallery (Hofstraat 21)
seedbeds is a five week public programme extending artist Katie Ceekay’s current research on commoning, resource distribution and collective critical discourse. She is looking for ways in which artists and the wider public together can get access to skills and environments that are often either gatekept or can feel intimidating, including both essential skills and essential community. She attempts to ‘common’ the resources she has received through her current funding – Groningen Visual Arts Stipend Land -, such as money, expertise and physical space.
From February 2nd until March 2nd, there will be five seedbed sessions at NP3 | RE:Search:Gallery, totally free to attend, including snacks, tea / coffee and a nice environment to come together in.
The sessions alternate weekly between Sundays and Fridays, including focus on both skills transference (seedbedSkills) and sessions intended as shared working spaces (seedbedWork).
Each session has a limited capacity and sign up is required: send an email to katie.ceekay@gmail.com stating which event(/s) you wish to sign up for, or book a spot for the whole programme. Please include your dietary needs.
seedbed 1 | Sunday 2nd February, 15.15 – 16.45
Basic Admin for Creatives (seedbedSkills)
Workshop host: Zwaan Ipema (business director NP3 and owner Zii)
seedbed 2 | Friday 7th February 15.45 – 17.45
Collective Reading & Discussion on texts from: (seedbedWork)
(1) Art/Commons: Anthropology beyond Capitalism by Massimiliano Mollona, and
(2) Inclusions: Aesthetics of the Capitalocene by Nicolas Bourriaud
(no pre-reading required)
Session hosted by Katie Ceekay
seedbed 3 | Sunday 16th February 10.15 – 12.45
Body Doubling (seedbedWork)
Bring whatever you need to work on and use the space as your Sunday office
Includes (free) breakfast by Katie
Session hosted by Katie Ceekay
seedbed 4 | Friday 21st February 14.00 – 17.00
Open Letter Workshop: Political Change through Art Activism (seedbedSkills)
Guest workshop hosts: Koen Bartijn (director VHDG) & Sepp Eckenhaussen (art researcher & organiser)
seedbed 5 | Sunday 2nd March, time: tba.
Finissage of the current exhibition Political Frequencies by Katie Ceekay and Ra’fat Ali & the final surprise seedbed!
