Before continuing as Stichting Das Spectrum, our foundation was simply known as Das Spectrum. On this page you can find out more about our origins of a group of young artists finding space to experiment and explore in an old worn down publishing house. We’ll tell you about the people behind this Artist Initiative & Studio Building. And how our current incarnation has grown out of it.
Also you will find some documentation about our past events, funding proposals, yearly reports and inspirations behind our program.
This part of our website is still under construction, more
Stefan Starke & Tijmen Lohmeijer, quote from Stranded-FM, during our Stormhoek at The Creative Playground in 2023
Before evolving to our current form, Stichting Das Spectrum was simply known as Das Spectrum. From 2011 onwards a group of freshly graduated artists transformed an old worn down publishing house in Overvecht (situated in the outskirts of Utrecht) into a vibrant studio building. Over the course of seven years alternating artists and art-initiatives initiated a variety exhibitions, lectures, movie screenings, theater performances and hosted a guest studio, for which they invited foreign artists, as well as from other parts of the Netherlands. Bringing in outside perspectives.
In 2017 they had to evacuate the building, which was torn down a year later, making space for student housing. In 2018 Mitchel Breed, Pim Tieland and Jop Vissers Vorstenbosch hosted Das Spectrum’s last events on locations throughout the city. After this our artist initiative fell apart, with all artists developing their practices elsewhere. Each in their own way.
Scroll down below to find out more about the different artists and art-initiatives involved:
The public program and foundation of Das Spectrum was initiated by three art-initiatives:
In 2014 these initiatives took a step back and handed the foundation and public program over to Das Spectrum as an art-initiative in it’s own right. The public program from then onward was initiated and run by various artists renting a studio in the building, inviting and hosting other artists and art-initiatives as we went along!
Artists & Members at Das Spectrum over the years:
Stichting Das Spectrum was founded in 2013, coming out of the public program as it was initiated by the art-initiatives Das Bilt, IMG_SRC & FRAST. After these initiatives disbanded, or relocated, the foundation was passed on to Das Spectrum as an artist initiative in it’s own right. After Das Spectrum was forced out of their studiobuilding the foundation went dormant for a while, untill it was revived by Mitchel Breed who found a new board to re-imagine the foundation towards its current form and incarnation.
Founding Members:
Our yearly program of 2025/2026 is generously supported by:
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