Are you curious about other people and cultures? Have you always wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes at a cultural institution? Next September, Extended starts with a new concept!
Sign up for the very first EXTENDED WEEKEND EDITION
Ready to dive headfirst into three days of art, culture, and creativity? This unique weekend brings you together with other young creatives to explore the world of performance, visual arts, and experiment.
What to expect?
• Inspiring workshops led by amazing artists (like performer and dancer Amparo González Sola)
• Guidance from a professional coach
• Teaming up on one collective final project
• Exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Marres & the Jan van Eyck Academie
• A final presentation on Sunday – your time to shine!
Whether you’re already creating or just curious about the art world – this is your chance to make, explore, and express yourself.
Date: September 19–21, 2025
LOcation: Marres & Jan van Eyck Academie – Maastricht
👉 Spots are limited, so don’t miss out – sign up now via the registration form!
What is Extended?
Marres and the Jan van Eyck Academie collaborate on the education program Extended: the youth program of both institutes, where you work on a social art project for four months under professional guidance. At Extended, you research in a team how to make young people use or experience their senses in a different way. How can you make people hear, feel, smell, see or taste something to make them think?
Marres researches the senses in contemporary culture. Extended offers you an unique look behind the scenes through your own project. With the knowledge and assistance of curators, scientists, artists and communication heroes, you’ll discover contemporary culture from different sides.
Customized education programs
Marres develops customized programs for educational institutions, companies and organizations and regularly supervises interns. Curious about the possibilities? Please contact us to discuss the possibilities.
What’s new?
Curious what Marres’ education team is up to? Check out all the projects and read the latest news in the education blog.
Support
Extended introduces teenagers and young adults from different backgrounds to contemporary art and the urgent societal topics on its agenda, such as sustainability and inclusivity. Focusing on one topic or discipline, the young researchers will investigate how they can translate their knowledge to their peers. The programme is carried out twice a year and each time runs for four months.
Thank you to VSBfonds, FONDS21 and Cultuurmakers for the generous support in realising this programme.
Marres and Jan van Eyck Academie work together with different schools and organizations to make this project a success;
– LVO – Stichting Limburg Voortgezet Onderwijs
– Cultuurbegeleiders PABO Sittard
– Stichting SIEN
– Kumulus
– Het Kunstcarroussel
– Maastricht University
– Zuyd Hogeschool
– Bernard Lievegoed College
– United World College