Update

ArtBase Terneuzen is part of the national ArtBase pilot. The goal is to examine the feasibility of a focused and recognizable regional program for contemporary visual arts. The pilot seeks an ideal formula for the ArtBase approach in the future. What works and what doesn't? At the end of 2027, the balance will be drawn up for a possible national rollout of more ArtBase regional locations.

Three museum institutions are participating in this pilot, each located in a different type of 'region' with their own specific needs and possibilities: SCHUNCK in Heerlen, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam and a newly developed museum platform in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen: ArtBase Terneuzen. Each with their own – but coordinated – approach to give their region more attention, platform and audience through contemporary art and artists. And in this way also strengthen the cultural and additional economic significance for the region.

The pilot project runs until 2027; the pilot is inspired by the FRAC model existing in France (Les Fonds Régional d'Art Contemporain) with 25 regional art institutions spread across France