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  • BERMUDA OPEN 2024: Explore Contemporary Art in The Hague

    Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 9–10 November 2024 Time: 11:00–18:00 The Bermuda Open, an annual open studio event, returns to The Hague this November. Now in its fourth edition, the event will showcase over 115 artist studios across 27 locations throughout the city, including the Maakhaven atelier building. This is a unique opportunity to experience contemporary…

  • New Sculpture by Badriah Hamelink at BIG ART Amsterdam

    Badriah Hamelink will debut one of her latest creations at this year’s BIG ART in Amsterdam, held in the iconic Slotervaart building this year. BIG ART is a pop-up platform for XL artworks and huge design objects, brought to you by a blend of established galleries, artists and designers as well as upcoming talents. Every…

  • Gorinchem Sculpture Legacy Grows with STRAND LINKS Contribution

    Gorinchem, a city renowned for its dedication to monumental sculpture, continues to build on its artistic heritage with the introduction of the Strand Links collection. This collection features contemporary concrete works by 51 emerging artists under the age of 40, carrying forward the city’s tradition of abstract minimalism. The collection, closely associated with the Gorcums…

  • EMBRACING CHAOS: Badriah Hamelink’s Sculptural Evolution

    Badriah Hamelink’s latest sculptural series is the focus of the recent article Chaos as Ordering Principle. This piece delves into her creative journey, from working with stone and bronze to embracing clay, and explores how she has evolved from seeking form to finding it through an intuitive process. Influenced by her cultural heritage and mentorship…

  • Residency at EKWC

    Badriah Hamelink will be submerging herself in the world of ceramics at the European Ceramics Centre, an international artist-in-residence and centre-of-excellence for ceramics. For over 50 years, artists, designers and architects from all over the world have worked here to experiment with clay. The experiments result in both special works of art and technical innovations.…

  • CULTUURFONDS supports development new sculpture series

    The Cultuurfonds has generously supported Badriah’s artistic endeavours by funding the development and research of her current series of works. Over the course of 2024 Badriah will be exploring different means to enlarge sculptures while making use of new technology.

  • Concept design for Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    During the course of 2023, Badriah has been working on a concept design for a monumental sculpture commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from The Netherlands.

  • Abstract Industrialism – EST art foundation Leiden

    Participating artists: AKMAR (NL), Badriah Hamelink (NL), Erris Huigens (NL), Johannes Langkamp (NL), Christine Liebich (DE), Eric Martijn (NL) and Art van Triest (NL) Opening Tanja Elstgeest, director Museum De Lakenhal ABOUT THE EXHIBITION This exhibition consists of mainly sculptural work. Abstract Industrialism reflects on the relationship between men and technology and then, how the technical human…

  • Commission permanent collection LITERATUUR MUSEUM The Hague

    For their permanent collection, the Literatuurmuseum (Museum of Dutch Literature) has given Badriah Hamelink the commission to create a work in which she reflects on the life and work of the poet Jacques Hamelink. From the perspective of being his daughter, Badriah will create this commission as an extension of their ongoing dialogue. The piece…

  • Municipality of The Hague invests in development of new body of work

    As part of the ‘Subsidieregeling investeren in Cultuur’, the municipality of the Hague has awarded Badriah Hamelink the financial means to realize a new series of sculptures. This new body of work will be realized over the course of 2023 and encompasses the production of both small and large scale pieces. Subscribe to the mailing…