New committee members in 2021
25 February 2021
To replace the advisers whose maximum term had expired, 20 new committee members were appointed last month in the areas of design, architecture and digital culture. In late October 2020, the Creative Industries Fund NL publicly circulated a vacancy for advisers holding a position of maker, architect, designer, researcher, critic or other expertise within the creative industries. The new advisers will reinforce the various advisory committees with their expertise for the next two years.
advisory committeeTo replace the advisers whose maximum term had expired, 20 new committee members were appointed last month in the areas of design, architecture and digital culture. In late October 2020, the Creative Industries Fund NL publicly circulated a vacancy for advisers holding a position of maker, architect, designer, researcher, critic or other expertise within the creative industries. The new advisers will reinforce the various advisory committees with their expertise for the next two years.
The members of the Creative Industries Fund NL's advisory committees are experts from the field. Each committee consists of a chair and a pool of advisers who work as makers, architects, designers, researchers or critics, or in another relevant discipline within the creative industries. They advise on the content-related and qualitative value of the submitted applications in the light of the Fund's grant schemes and objectives. This advice is offered to the Board, which then takes the decisions on whether to award a subsidy. New advisers are recruited each year.
selection
The independent external selection committee consisted of Arzu Ayikgezmez (chair), Ben Schouten and Valentijn Bijvanck. A record number of 174 candidates were presented to the selection committee. When composing the various advisory committees and filling the requested profiles, consideration was given to expertise, diversity, complementarity and specific specialisms within the committee.
diversity advisory committees
The advisory committees are an important link in the aim to achieve a more diverse and inclusive Fund. Not only do the committees evaluate the applications on the basis of the schemes and codes, they also represent the Fund to the outside world. Applicants must have confidence in committees and be able to identify with them to a certain extent. In the endeavour to broaden the scope of the Fund to include more diverse groups of applicants, it is therefore important that diversity is also encouraged in the committees. For this reason, the Fund, in parallel with its own search, entered into a partnership with Ocullus Consultancy. In close consultation with the relevant coordinators, Ocullus looked for candidates outside the direct sphere of the Fund. In addition to providing many insights, this has so far resulted in the nomination of at least four new advisers.
new advisers
As of 1 January 2021, the following advisers have been appointed to the various schemes:
Design: Miriam van der Lubbe (chair), Serana Angelista, Wasco/Henk van der Spoel, Saskia de Bodt, Niek Hilkmann, Anouk van Klaveren, Giorgio Toppin, Rachid Naas, Frank Verkade, Aisha Madu and Chris Mouw
Architecture: Joan Almekinders, Femke Bijlsma, Wouter Pocornie and Mathieu Schouten
Digital culture: Isaura Sanwirjatmo, Ard Bonewald, Katayoun Arian
Talent development: Paul Amoksi and Aiman Hassani
We thank all the outgoing chairs and committee members for their dedication and commitment during the past years. In addition, we would like to thank all the applicants for their interest and effort.
overview
An overview of all advisory committee members, the working method of (advisory) committees and ancillary positions is available here.
Photo's: Roel van Tour
