Board

Arda van Tiggelen (they/them) – Chair
Arda van Tiggelen (1987) is a freelance curator, project manager, and fundraiser. After studying Art History at the University of Amsterdam, they worked in Amsterdam at institutions such as De Nieuwe Kerk/Hermitage, Arti et Amicitiae, W139, and Documenta 14 (2017). At the art initiative VHDG in Leeuwarden, they were involved as a curator and fundraiser (2017-2023) and as an initiator of international collaborations in Poland and Hungary (2019-2021). Currently, they work as an independent curator, as a fundraiser on behalf of cultural organizations and visual artists, and as an external reviewer at the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts. Additionally, they serve as an advisor for the European subsidy program Culture Moves Europe.

Dennis Elzinga (he/him) – treasurer

Dennis Elzinga is the new treasurer of Nieuwe Vide! He studied law and art history and in his daily life he works at Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen. He now lives in Amsterdam with his partner, but he he lived in Haarlem long enough to still consider himself a bit of a ‘mug‘. With his knowledge and experience, he likes to help out on a business and organizational level in the cultural sector. Therefore his new position on the board of the Nieuwe Vide fits him like a glove. He is fond of art, design, fashion and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. He is looking forward to meeting the whole Nieuwe Vide family!

Loulou Sjerps (she/her) – general board member

Loulou Sjerps is artistic director at CC Amstel: a theater and clubhouse in Amsterdam. She has a background in performance studies, social work and the Haarlem squatters movement. Her work always expresses itself in creative projects with social impact. In this way, youth projects, queer events, circus theatre, community art and neighborhood dinners come together at CC Amstel. In addition, Loulou works as a fundraiser and business dramaturg for (self-taught) theater makers who work from an intrinsic necessity.

Marianne Hamersma (she/her) – general board member

Marianne Hotske Hamersma works as an artist and art/heritage educator in Haarlem. She studied at the AKI Artez (Enschede, Bachelor Sculpting) and at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent, Master Installation Art). She makes installations in which she brings prints and sculptures together. She derives tactility of materials, scale and aesthetics from fashion, urban objects, product packaging, pop culture and (animation) series. Marianne is founder and coordinator of the youth program ARTCORE, a leisure program full of art and design for 14-19 year olds from Haarlem and the surrounding area. See Marianne’s website for more information.

Ward Janssen (he/him) – Secretary 

Ward Janssen works as a freelance curator on exhibitions and projects in visual art and design. His curatorial projects often revolve around technology and future thinking as explored through visual art and design, and the digital side of contemporary visual culture. He was a curator at MOTI Museum, head of digital culture and MediaLab at Cinekid, and has since developed exhibitions and projects on topics such as hybrid nature and technology combinations and dystopia-inclined artistic explorations. He is the artistic director of the ALLUMINOUS Light Art Festival in Almere and works as a curator, fundraiser, and advisor for various cultural organizations, as well as with an international group of artists on their own projects and careers. He serves on various boards and committees to create talent development possibilities for young artists.

See Ward‘s website for more information. (wardjanssen.com)