Looking Back: New Year's Reception Creative Industries Fund NL & Nieuwe Instituut

We look back on a successful New Year's reception of the Creative Industries Fund NL and the Nieuwe Instituut, which took place on Thursday, January 9th.

With nearly 500 guests, 2025 was festively launched. During a live performance, illustrator Steef Offerhaus, accompanied by DJ Dey.Rey, visualised how ideas naturally blossom, in line with the Nieuwe Instituut exhibition Garden Futures. Did you miss the performance? View the drawing here.

Director Creative Industries Fund NL Syb Groeneveld (left) with Nieuwe Instituut Director Aric Chen (right) | Illustrator Steef Offerhaus | Photography Floor Besuijen

After the performance, director Syb Groeneveld of the Creative Industries Fund NL reflected on the changes the fund anticipates in the 2025-2028 policy period, after which Aric Chen (director of Nieuwe Instituut) welcomed the guests and initiated the reception.

We look forward to all the innovative projects that will undoubtedly emerge this year, and wish everyone a creative and happy 2025!

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