Groepsfoto leden van Driver's Seat, geposeerd in een wit meubel.

Driver's Seat 2017-2018

Driver's Seat* 2017-2018 was the 5th batch of Driver's Seat*. An anniversary edition!   

The adventure for these youngsters consisted of three parts. The frameworks were set, but they were allowed to decide the exact content.

Jongeren staan in de centrale hal van SCHUNCK en praten met elkaar.

You've been SCHUNCKED

After a brief introduction to SCHUNCK as a cultural institution, the youngsters immediately assisted at the opening of Lisa Wolters' new exhibition, 'Now is a different back then'. Of course, this included a sneak peak before the exhibition officially opened. That's one of the advantages of being a member of Driver's Seat*!

In the exhibition, Lisa Wolters worked with photography, video and installations. To learn more about this too, the youngsters attended a number of workshops: 'How do you make your social media interesting for your followers?', 'How do you take good photos with your smartphone?' and 'What does a good vlog look like?'.

Every week = Museumweek

What do you actually see in an exhibition, and in a museum?
And does everyone see the same thing, or is art actually very personal?
Driver's Seat* actively participated in the exhibition 'New Arrivals II', an exhibition of new acquisitions from the municipal collection of SCHUNCK and the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam. After attending a master class on Writing about Art, in which they were given tips by a professional, everyone was allowed to put their opinions / ideas / thoughts / feelings about this work of art on paper. And not just any paper. From all the descriptions a real room folder was made for the SCHUNCK museum audience. This showed that art really is for everyone! 

Besides writing a room folder, Driver's Seat* also gave guided tours of the exhibition during Museum Week. Of course, they were first taught by a professional tour guide and practised communication skills, knowledge and didactics.

There was also time to 'look next door'. Together with SCHUNCK staff, Driver's Seat* visited the exhibition 'Basquiat Boom For Real' in Frankfurt. An impressive exhibition as a foretaste of the big Basquiat exhibition that would be shown at SCHUNCK in 2019.

Schaduw en silhouette van een vrouw op een projectie van water op een muur.

Now you're the expert...

The third part of this Driver's Seat* trajectory involved contacting artist Marieke Coppens. She was artist in residence in the SCHUNCK studio for a year and showed the youngsters a different side of art; art can sometimes be a bit funny too... And that art is not always rigid either was discovered during an hour of yoga in the museum.

To conclude this busy Driver's Seat* year, a big party was organised for all Driver's Seat* alumni and all SCHUNCK staff who support Driver's Seat*.