KunstTour
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The KunstTour is a yearly art
festival
in Maastricht
, the Netherlands.
During the weekend of the festival, which is usually in spring, a lot of galleries and workshops open their doors to the public for free. Artists then get the chance to expose their work, and the visitors can see the workplaces of the artists. Visitors can be brought to different locations on a free bus.
, the organisations Ateliers Maastricht and the businesslife.
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
festival
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
in Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
, the Netherlands.
During the weekend of the festival, which is usually in spring, a lot of galleries and workshops open their doors to the public for free. Artists then get the chance to expose their work, and the visitors can see the workplaces of the artists. Visitors can be brought to different locations on a free bus.
2006
In 2006 the KunstTour took place from Friday the 19th until Sunday the 21st of May. The main location was the Statenkwartier (part of the centre of Maastricht), with the filmhouse Lumière as the central point. The theme was Urban Myths.2005
The year 2005 was a controversial edition for the KunstTour. The main location that year was a squatter's house. The official opening took place here on the Friday night, with people in high places in the local and provincial government, when a party started. At 3 o'clock in the morning, the party was stopped by police because they didn't have proper permission for the property.Financing
The KunstTour is organized by the Organisation Art2Connect, with financial support from the gemeente Maastricht, the province Limburg (Netherlands)Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
, the organisations Ateliers Maastricht and the businesslife.