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Academie Minerva is a Dutch

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History

In 1797 six citizens from Groningen took the initiative to found a school in Drawing, Construction and Shipping. The first lessons took place in January 1798 in a building made available by the city. Gerardus de San was hired as the headteacher of the drawing department. In October 1798 the lessons in construction and nautical sciences started. In 1820 the association 'Kunstlievend Genootschap ter aanmoediging en bevordering van teken-, schilder-, graveer-, en beeldhouwkunst' was founded (Art-loving Society for the encouragement and promotion of drawing, painting, engraving, and sculpture). Here artists and art lovers from the city and surrounding area could receive theory and practical lessons. From 1824 they organized drawing and painting competitions. Initially only for citizens from the province of

, but later for all Dutch citizens. In 1838 the organization and school were forced to merge due to financial difficulties. The new name was Minerva. Because Minerva opened for artist from all over the country, there wasn't really a place left for art out of

. For this reason, the Kunstlievend Genootschap Pictura was founded in 1832 to replace the old society, which among other things organized competitions for residents of the province of Groningen. From 1842 artist from all over the country could participate. In 1857 the school moved and

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became the new headmaster. In 1913 the academy was incorporated into a newly formed secondary technical school, with departments of visual and applied arts, architecture and the nautical school, under the name 'Gemeentelijke inrichtingen voor nijverheidsonderwijs' (Municipal institutions for industrial education). The MTS was located in a new school complex, built under the architecture of Jan Wiebenga and Leendert van der Vlugt. The MTS (later HTS) and the Hogere Zeevaartschool (HZS) grew after the second world war, and left little space for the art department. In 1964 the former applied arts school became an independent Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (ABK) (Academy of Visual arts). In the years that followed, lessons were given in various places of the city. In 1984 Academie Minerva moved to a new building, designed by architect Piet Blom.

Departments

Visual arts

Minerva is an independent art academy ever since 1964. Various members of the Groninger Kunstkring De Ploeg (1918) studied at Minerva, among others. The fourth generation of the 'Group of Figurative Abstraction', abbreviated as 'The Group', has emerged from the Minerva Academy.

Awards and stipends

The Academy awards several prizes and stipends every year, including the Coba de Groot Stipendium, George Verberg Stipendium, the Klaas Dijkstra Academy Prize, Academy Minerva Prize for Design and the Menzis grant.

Nautical science

The HTS and the HZS have long been a part of the academy. The HZS has now merged with the Maritime Academy "Abel Tasman" in Delfzijl, the HTS is now part of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences. The Hogere Zeevaartschool Groningen was one of the larger nautical schools for both the Grote Handels Vaart (GHV) and the Kleine Handels Vaart (KHV) and the Maritime Radio Officer training. All basic courses and the so-called "ranks" were taught there. Over 40 students lived in the (municipal) boarding school "Admiraal Van Kinsbergen", located on Noorderstationsstraat, during the two-year basic training. At the Academy Minerva, a sailor uniform was worn by the students of the basic training. This Maritime Academy has produced many merchant navy officers.

Alumni

* Jan Altink (1885–1971), painter *

Wim Crouwel Willem Hendrik "Wim" Crouwel (; 21 November 1928 – 19 September 2019) was a Dutch people, Dutch graphic designer, Type design#Profession, type designer, and Typography, typographer. Early life and education Between 1947 and 1949, he studied ...

(1928), graphic designer *

Otto Eerelman Otto Eerelman (23 March 1839, Groningen - 3 October 1926, Groningen) was a Dutch painter; best known for his depictions of dogs and horses. He was also a court painter and did several portraits of Wilhelmina, as Princess and Queen. Biography ...

(1839–1926), painter *

Pascal van der Graaf Pascal van der Graaf (born 19 March 1979, Dordrecht) is a Dutch artist who lives and works in Taiwan. He is best known for his landscapes, seascapes and still-life paintings painted in a variety of techniques. His work has been exhibited national ...

(1979), painter * Simone Haak (1952), ceramist * (1945), painter *

Derk Holman Derk Holman (August 14, 1916, in Buitenpost – February 27, 1982, in Groningen) was a Dutch sculptor and ceramist. Life and work Holman was the son of an architect. He received his training at the Minerva Academy in Groningen from 1934 to 1937. ...

(1916–1982), ceramist and sculptor *

Tjaša Iris Tjaša Iris is a Slovenian-born artist, known for her digital art, photographs and large paintings painted with bright colors, vivid atmospheres of gardens with lush vegetation and bright light. Color is the main concern in her painting, explor ...

(1968), painter *

Jozef Israëls Jozef Israëls (27 January 1824 – 12 August 1911) was a Dutch painter. He was a leading member of the group of landscape painters referred to as the Hague School and, during his lifetime, "the most respected Dutch artist of the second half o ...

(1824–1911), painter *

Jan van der Kooi Jan van der Kooi (born in Groningen, January 16, 1957) is a Dutch painter and drawer in the style of figurative arts. He is often regarded as the best contemporary Dutch drawer and painter. Education Van der Kooi spent his childhood in Bedum ...

(1957), painter and drawer *

Geesje Mesdag-van Calcar Geesje Mesdag-van Calcar (1850–1936) was a Dutch painter. She is known for her landscape, flower, and genre paintings. Biography Mesdag-van Calcar was born 2 July 1850 in Hoogezand. She attended the Academie Minerva in Groningen She also studi ...

(1850–1936), painter *

Awoiska van der Molen Awoiska van der Molen (born 1972) is a Dutch photographer, living in Amsterdam. She has produced three books of black and white landscape photographs, made in remote places. Van der Molen has been shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography ...

(born 1972), photographer *

Evert Musch Evert Musch ( Groningen, March 16, 1918 - Anloo, December 5, 2007) was a Dutch painter. Early life Musch studied at Academie Minerva (1936–1940) in his hometown Groningen, where he studied under , Kort and C.P. de Wit. From 1947 to 1981, Musc ...

(1918-2007), painter and drawer *

Bert Nienhuis Lambertus (Bert) Nienhuis (14 November 1873 in Groningen – 1960 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch ceramist, designer and jewelry designer. Life and work Nienhuis was born in Groningen as the son of the broker Lambertus Nienhuis (1834–1890) and ...

(1873-1960), ceramist and jewelry designer *

Noor Nuyten Noor Nuyten (born 1986) is a Dutch artist who lives and works in Amsterdam and Brussels Education Nuyten followed a postgraduate program at HISK in Ghent (BE), and studied at Malmö Art Academy (SE) and Art Academy Minerva Groningen (NL). In ...

(1966), multidisciplinary artist * Alida Jantina Pott (1888-1931), painter *

Matthijs Röling Matthijs Nicolaas Röling (born March 31, 1943 in Oostkapelle) is a Dutch painter, active as graphic designer, wall painter, painter, draftsman, lithographer, pen artist, etcher, and academy lecturer. He is considered a kindred spirit of the 3rd ge ...

(1943), painter * Anno Smith (1915-1990), ceramist, painter and sculptor *

Ellen Spijkstra Ellen Spijkstra (born 3 August 1957) is a Dutch ceramic artist and photographer, resident in Curaçao. Biography Ellen Spijkstra was educated at the Academie Minerva in Groningen. In 1980 she moved to Curaçao with her husband, Eric de Brab ...

(born 1957), ceramist and photographer * Uko Post (born 1954), painter * (1936), painter and sculptor * (1917–2001), sculptor

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