Land Art Weekend
The Dutch province of Flevoland is home to a unique collection of land art. During the annual Land Art Weekend, we put the spotlight on the ten land art monuments of the polder. The next Land Art Weekend takes place 3 and 4 June 2023.
During the Land Art Weekend there will be a guide at work of land art who can enthusiastically tell you about the artwork and answer all your questions. In addition, we will organise performances and activities at various locations.
The Land Art Weekend takes place every year in the first weekend of June.
Programme 3 and 4 June
Click here for the full programme of Saturday 3 June
Click here for the full programme of Sunday 4 June
Or download a programme booklet here (pdf, printable on A4, only available in Dutch)
Almere:
- Visit projects by art school students of the Piet Zwart Institute at Polderland Garden of Love and Fire by Daniel Libeskind (on Saturday);
- Move like water during an odaka yoga class by Yoga Centrum Oosterwold in De Groene Kathedraal by Marinus Boezem (both days, consult programme for starting times).
Biddinghuizen, Dronten
- Make your own mini-Riff during Myrthe Mandemakers' workshop at Riff, PD#18245 by Bob Gramsma (both days).
Marknesse, Noordoostpolder
- Learn to make the most of your smartphone camera with Erwin Budding's photography tips at Deltawerk // by RAAAF|Atelier de Lyon (on Sunday).
Kraggenburg, Northeast Polder
- Listen and contribute to a story about the day and the place written by Linda Pijnacker at PIER+HORIZON by Paul de Kort (on Saturday).
Lelystad
- Listen to the story written by Joris van Casteren from the perspective of the squatting man at Exposure by Antony Gormley (both days);
- Listen to song and piano and take a peek inside a piano with musician and piano technician Gijs Murray at Observatory by Robert Morris (both days);
- Release your inner angel with Striktly Live on the Houtribdijk at Engelen/Angels by Moniek Toebosch (both days).
Zeewolde
- Experience M.'s Land Art in VR at Sea Level by Richard Serra (both days);
- Listen to the FlevoEnsemble, view an exhibition, sit at the children's craft table or join one of the other activities in De Verbeelding at Sea Level by Richard Serra (both days);
- Listen to an absurdist theatre text read by Femke Arnouts at Aardzee by Piet Slegers (on Sunday).
Locations
Click here for the addresses of the artworks
The works of land art are spread throughout the province of Flevoland: Noordoostpolder (Marknesse and Kraggenburg), Dronten (Biddinghuizen), Zeewolde, Almere, Lelystad
Our tips for food and drink along the way
You can take a break for a bite to eat and a drink at these local catering establishments during your route.
At Riff, PD#18245 - Beachclub NU (overlooking Veluwemeer)
Near Deltawerk // - pavilion Proeflab //
Near De Groene Kathedraal - Farm Uniek Leven
Near Exposure - The Cantine
Near PIER+HORIZON - Near the artwork you will find the new ZUIDpunt T121, a coffee and tea shop
Near Engelen/Angels (Angel Station) (Trintelhaven car park) - Checkpoint Charlie is open until 3pm both days.
And further: the visitor centre of the Oostvaardersplassen (between Exposure and Aardzee) and Hajé De Lepelaar / De Aalscholver, on both sides along the A6 in the middle of the Flevopolder.
Answers to pressing questions (including accessibility)
Coming by car?
You can find all the addresses of the artworks and the nearest parking spaces here.
Rather cycle?
In the ANWB Eropuit app, you will find two cycling routes: one along the land art in Lelystad, and one along the land art in Zeewolde!
Is land art fun with/for children?
The nice thing about works of art in public spaces is that you can touch them. So come and feel for yourself.
- Together with their parents, children can do assignments at Land Art Flevoland. Using these children's assignments, compiled by Myrthe Mandemakers, children and parents are invited to look, discover and form their own opinions about the artwork. With doing assignments for young children (4+) and thinking assignments for older children (9+). You can pick up the children's assignments from the guides on site [only available in Dutch]
- At Riff, PD#18245 is a (kids') workshop Riff 'em yourself, organised by pilot museum M. Right next to the big artwork, you can make your own little 'riff'.
- And our colleagues at M. have developed a Land Art Family Tour (a webapp) along three works of land art, see also: https://jijbentm.art/events/familietour/
Is land art fun for dogs?
All artworks are in public spaces and accessible to everyone - including dogs. Pro-tips: Sea Level by Richard Serra in Zeewolde is a popular walking spot, and Exposure by Antony Gormley is also a great place for a dog to run. Not all Land Art Weekend programme sections are equally dog-friendly, if in doubt contact info@landartflevoland.nl
Is land art fun if you use a wheelchair or walker?
To our regret, not all artworks are equally accessible. What you can see depends a bit on your situation. Here we try to describe the circumstances as much as possible so you can make your own choices.
Archive
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