Netherlands Institute of Media Arts

The Netherlands Institute of Media Art is an international organization that studies and collects media art , which existed in Amsterdam from 1978-2012.

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History

The Netherlands Institute of Media Arts was founded in 1978 in Amsterdam by René Coelho, an artist and media art researcher. Originally called the MonteVideo Institute, it became one of the first exhibition spaces in the Netherlands to experiment on the border of art and new technology.

Rene Coelho organized the first exhibitions in the premises of his house, but in 1983 the MonteVideo Institute moved to a spacious building in North Amsterdam and began an active exhibition activity, working with Dutch and foreign artists: the works of artists such as Marina Abramovich , Bill Viola , Harry were shown Hill , Shelley Silver and others. In parallel, a collection of media art and video art began to take shape.

In 1990, MonteVideo and Time Based Arts, an organization created by the Association of Video Artists, and formerly considered a competitor to MonteVideo, jointly engaged in the development of an art program for one of Amsterdam's television channels. In 1993, these organizations merged to form the Netherlands Institute of Media Arts.

In 2012, due to the cessation of state financing, the Netherlands Institute of Media Arts was closed.

Key Activities

Collecting

The Institute's collection includes about 1000 works of video art and media art by Dutch and foreign artists, as well as an extensive archive of documentation of unique events and projects implemented and presented by the Institute over the years of its existence.

Educational Projects

The Institute was actively engaged in the popularization of media art: at least four exhibitions a year were held in the Institute’s gallery, the media library presented great opportunities for studying the collection.

The Netherlands Institute for Media Arts has developed educational programs for artists, art historians, restorers, as well as for the general public.

Residences for artists

One of the projects of the Netherlands Institute of Media Art aimed at creating a space for interaction between young artists involved in media art was the opportunity for artists to live in the Institute's residence.

Rene Coelho Award

In 2004, the Institute established the Rene Coelho Prize, intended for students of the Dutch Academy of Arts engaged in media art.