At the recent edition of the impressive PICNIC event, held at the Westergasfabriek site in Amsterdam, Virtueel Platform - expertise centre for e-culture - hosted the ‘Hot100′ PICNIC Special. The majority of the one hundred most talented creative media and new media talents were invited to share ideas, learn from professionals and build networks.

My report of this event was published on Virtueel Platform’s website: “The Future According to the Hot100″. Photos are by William Maanders and Anne Helmond.

Report of “Hello Creative World”, 24 April 2008.

The website for “Hello Creative World”, a conference on entrepreneurship in arts and creative education, informed me this event would “show a diversity of interactive tours, challenging climbs, relax cabins, physical training, exciting landscapes, and plenty of opportunities to share your knowledge and experience with a wide variety of Art Schools in Europe”. So, all prepared for an expedition, I arrived at the Dutch Design Center in Utrecht, a former furniture factory. Red and yellow ribbon led me to the Zagerij, where I was invited by the crew into a conference setting, beautifully decorated by artwork hanging from the ceiling. My visitor’s badge, very appropriate, was a Swiss army knife. I was very curious what this day had in store, because my background is not in arts. My drawing has never exceeded that of a ten year-old, and I would not consider myself very creative. I do have an interest in arts and education, and looked forward to hearing different voices and learning new things.
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