An art exhibition that was planned for 2020 but due to the corona pandemic has been moved to this year. Which suits all for the best. The art organisation Open Stal has a 50 years anniversary this year! Both Avantia Damberg and Ailsa Anastatia were invited to exhibit their work.
Avantia went to Leeuwarden, where she was born, to do an artist-in-residence at Lies Keramiek. The collection she makes here is about the April killings from 1942 where Chinese stokers were killed during a strike in the kamps of Suffisant, Curacao.. Avantia illustrates the entire story on Chinese porcelain vases. This story is unknown as it has been silenced by the Dutch authorities at that time. But history is history and Damberg tells the story fitting the Friesland tradition of delft blue ceramics and of the theme of Open Stal: Imagine: Peace, Torlerance and Freedom.
She got granted by the Mondriaan Fonds to do the artist-in-residency.
Visit the exhibition from July 17 to August 15 and you can meet the artist on the festive opening on Saturday July 17th fromn 13.00 to 18.00. The address how to get there is all on the website of Open Stal: www.openstal.nl
Oosterwoldseweg 3, Oldeberkoop. For tickets (3 euro pp) Please go to the website to find the navigation.