Dear <<First Name>>,

What if artists' main aim would be to serve society? What if artistic practice would consist of contributing to existing social initiative, rather than creating art from scratch? What would that look like in practice?

On 9 June, from 20:00 to 21:30, artist Alina Lupu and Helen van der Bilt from Helen's Free Food Market will give us real life context to think about these questions.

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The Artist as Public Servant, Discarded Food as Commons
An initiative of Alina Lupu and Helen van der Bilt (Helen’s Free Food Market)

Helen’s Free Food Market (HFFM), is a project that is anti-food waste and simultaneously supports people with a lower income in Amsterdam North. It is initiated by Helen van der Bilt, numbers a rotating pool of around 40 volunteers, helps 80 families, and saves an average of 800kg of food per week.

Alina Lupu has for almost two years been volunteering on and off for Helen’s initiative, working, researching, and writing on the role of the artist as a ‘public servant’. This event will be a culmination of her reflections on her position as an artist directing her efforts in supporting another initiative, as well as an intimate deep dive into the impact such initiatives serve as a social practice within the urban ecosystem.

To better expand on the function of social practice art, the event will include a presentation by Elke Uitentuis, current social practice workshop leader at the Rijksacademie, Amsterdam, and a contribution by senior scientist at the University of Utrecht Carla Kolner, alongside Helen’s intro into the initiative and Lupu’s reflections.

General details:
Date: 9th of June
Time: 20:00 – 21:30

Location:
De Verbroederij, Amsterdam Noord, aims to connect residents of Amsterdam-North with each other. It organizes accessible cultural, creative, educational and social activities for and by various local residents.

Johan van Hasseltweg 21
1021 KN Amsterdam
Next to the ferry landing Oostveer

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