De Ateliers (formerly Ateliers '63) is an independent art school in located in
Amsterdam
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. It was founded in
Haarlem
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in 1963, among others by Ger Lataster, Mari Andriessen, Nic Jonk, Theo Mulder and Wessel Couzijn. This "group of established artists... agreed that the formative process of fine artists should be more individually directed than the learning of a trade or the studying of a science."
De Ateliers offers a postgraduate program, where young artists can work in their own workshops with accompanied by renowned artists and critics. Students are called 'participants'. They are regularly visited in their studios by the tutors and guests from The Netherlands and abroad for individual feedbacks.
After many years located in Haarlem, the institute moved to Amsterdam to the former building of the
Rijksakademie
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at the Stadhouderskade in the Amsterdam city center.
Among the accompanying have been:
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Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...
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Stanley Brouwn
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Constant Nieuwenhuys
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Jan Dibbets
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Edgar Fernhout
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Carel Visser
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Ger van Elk
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and
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.
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Jaap Berghuis
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Keren Cytter
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Marlene Dumas
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Thomas Houseago
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Joep van Lieshout
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Nina Canell
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