Orientation year

The Orientation year is a preparatory study programme. It will introduce you to the way the Gerrit Rietveld Academie works and enables you to gain insight into your own possibilities, so that you can make a well-founded choice to study at an art academy. The Orientation year will give you the opportunity to make a portfolio, which you can use to apply for admission to the Rietveld Academie. In February, students of this course can attend a consultation to discuss their options for further studies. If you pass the Orientation year successfully, you can participate in the entrance examination of the Rietveld Academie.

25 Saturday afternoons  from 12:00 - 17:00    
First class 2017: (probably on) 23 September 2017.
Course fee 2017: € 888.-. 

Admission interviews for 2017-2018:    
- June 7 & 10, 2017.    
Application DEADLINE: May 1st, 2017!

You will attend blocks of classes, each covering a specific area of Fine Arts and Design, such as Drawing/Painting, Mixed Media, Design, and Sculpture. Each block of classes is aimed at developing your own fascinations within an assignment. Except having to attend classes at the academy on Saturday afternoon, you are expected to work on assignments at home for appr. 4 hours each week.

You will be taught by artists and designers who will stimulate, coach and advise you during your work process. You will also have the opportunity to follow a number of workshops and take part in an excursion. Additionally, you can attend a theoretical program of the Rietveld Academie provided by the Studium Generale. For more information see also Studium Generale

Application form for 2017-2018 DEADLINE: 1 May 2017!

Contact
studentoffice@rietveldacademie.nl

Based on the assignments, research and progress discussions, you will learn to reflect on your work and also on visual art and design in general. With help of this course you can find out if studying in art and design would suit you and it is also meant for people who are serious and committed to working with visual media but do not yet have sufficient material for a portfolio. The Orientation year will give you the opportunity to extend your portfolio, to participate in the admission procedure for the bachelor programme of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, or another art academy. Additionally, there is the possibility to attend the 'consultations' for Orientation year students; during which will be assessed if you are a suitable candidate for the entrance examination of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. The Orientation year commences on a Saturday at the end of September and runs until the end of April. There are no classes during school holidays.

The Orientation year is preceded by a selection on the basis of the work you bring along, the outcome of a home assignment, and an interview with a tutor. Your motivation plays an important role here. The work you bring along may consist of sketches, doodles, photographs, videos or three-dimensional work – in short, anything that shows your expressive capacities. The minimum age for participation in the Orientation year is 16.

Students

Aki Kaneda

Alessandra Aldini

Amit Zilberberg

Annelotte Weert

Aram Reijnders

Benjamin van Zanten

Berendine Venemans

Billy Jansen

Blanka Ašcic

Brigitte Rotteveel

Camiel Muiser

Carla Freiwald

Claire Wagner

Corine Smink

Dorien van Alphen

Ester Flinkenflögel

Esther Bleesing

Eva Hoeksma

Evita Kwant

Floor Kuijmans

Flore Hoeneveld

Irene de Gelder

Jeroen Kooistra

Johanna Beuningen

Jordi de Vetten

Justine Wesselo

Karin van der Zwan

Katharina van den Brink

Kilia Robustella

Laura Beunk

Lin Kok

Linda Valenta

Lise Teeuw

Lizzy Jongedijk

Luka Boerrigter

Madelon ter Borg

Mandy Hakker

Marc Mol

Margarita Osipova

Marit Schilling

Marja Lagrand

Marlia de Jonge

Martijntje van Schooten

Max Onink

Moa Johansson Drugge

Monika Nowak

Morgan Ton

Myrthe Veer

Neline Kramer

Niels Oosterbaan

Niki Kleverlaan

Nina Hazenoot

Nine Repelaer van Driel

Olivia Jarvis

Peggy Bussink

Quentin Dehaye

Quincy Inchauste Callahuara

Raven Wesenhagen

Rebecca van Caem

Ren

Roos Dessing

Rosanna Gaddoni

Roselyn Flach

Saba Ahmadi Sartakhti

Sander Rodenhuis

Silver van Sprundel

Sophia Favela

Sterre Troquay

Suzanne de Jager

Tanja van Dam

Xanthe Schepers

Yse Tuynman

Yuliia Petryshena

Zoë Greenaway

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The admission interviews will be on June 7 & 10, 2017.

The Orientation year is a preparatory study programme, with classes on Saturday afternoons. It will introduce you to the way the Gerrit Rietveld Academie works and enables you to gain insight into your own possibilities, so that you can make a well-founded choice to study at an art academy. The Orientation year will give you the opportunity to extend your portfolio, to prepare for a possible admission in a bachelor art program at the Rietveld Academie, or another academy. More info.