Fluctuations: Accessing the Water as Public and Creative Space
Fluctuations: Accessing the Water as Public and Creative Space
35% of Amsterdam’s urban surface is water - and it's mainly used for commercial shipping. How can we establish more mixed use, making the water accessible as a public and creative space?
Join us at the iconic creative harbor De Ceuvel for a day of inspiring presentations, interactive roundtables and good music. VibeLab and international floating festival Fluctuations host this event and will get you in touch with five projects that change river access in practice - followed by hands-on group activities and a spicy DJ line-up!
During breaks, Café de Ceuvel offers excellent food and drinks on site.
RSVP! Spots are limited - reserve your (free) ticket for the event here.
Featured Projects:
Fluctuations: a festival boat that tours Europe’s rivers
Belouga: how to build your own DIY-ship to enter the water
SAIL:Amsterdam's largest festival on water innovating event sustainability
Drinkable Rivers:Monitoring river health for a world with drinkable (and swimmable!) rivers
Liquid Becomings:a radical artist-led experiment where 32 artists explore four rivers and reimagine the future of Europe
Lastkahn: a floating club that can move locations in an ever-changing city
Vince Fueg(Berlin/Paris)
Dim Browski aka Dr. Madimin(Amsterdam)
Megatronic(London)
Timetable:
13:00 Open Doors
14:00 Presentations of Featured Projects
15:30 Interactive Roundtables: Improving Access to Water as Public and Creative Space
17:00 Group Activities: Measuring Water Quality & Crafting on DIY-Boat Belouga
17:00–22:00 DJs & Dance
Download our Study on Accessing Water as Creative Space:
VibeLab has launched a study in 2024 in partnership with Fluctuations, mapping European waterways from a cultural perspective: Where in Europe can we find cultural boats that transport arts, not goods? How do they organize activities on water? Who are their crews? Which places along rivers and canals do they interact with? And how do they navigate - and reimagine - the regulations of waterways?
Download the study here for free.
De Ceuvel is a city playground for innovation, experimentation and
creativity where we aim to make sustainability tangible, accessible and fun. We enjoy sharing our knowledge and hope that it will grow, spread and multiply. At De Ceuvel there is always something fun and quirky going on and everybody is welcome.
Seventeen refurbished houseboats offer space for different artists, creative entrepreneurs, and events.
If you ever get hungry, visit the iconic Café de Ceuvel. The world food system is the biggest cause of climate change and a range of other social problems. At our café, we're therefore in search of what really constitutes good food and drinks. That goes beyond a label that says ‘organic’.
De Ceuvel is a city playground for innovation, experimentation and
creativity where we aim to make sustainability tangible, accessible and fun. We enjoy sharing our knowledge and hope that it will grow, spread and multiply. At De Ceuvel there is always something fun and quirky going on and everybody is welcome.
Seventeen refurbished houseboats offer space for different artists, creative entrepreneurs, and events.
If you ever get hungry, visit the iconic Café de Ceuvel. The world food system is the biggest cause of climate change and a range of other social problems. At our café, we're therefore in search of what really constitutes good food and drinks. That goes beyond a label that says ‘organic’.
Festival FAQ
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Yes, the Pro Pass grants you access to all ADE official festival events. Even if a festival event is sold out, you can still access the event with your ADE Pro Pass wristband. During ADE there are over 500 festival events and hundreds more cultural and conference events you can enter with the wristband. One thing to keep in mind is that there is a limited capacity that each venue can take into account for ADE Pro wristband holders. This means that, for some of the more crowded events, you have to arrive early to ensure attendance. Once capacity is reached, ADE Pro holders will be let into the event on a one in-one-out basis.
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Please keep in mind: we love being your annual host, therefore, we would like to ask you to enjoy yourself responsibly.
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Check out Unity's 10 tips to Celebrate Safe during ADE:
Prepare ♥ Be at your best
Just say Know ♥ Inform yourself
Pace yourself ♥ Take things slowly
Better safe than sorry ♥ Less is more
Think for yourself ♥ Care about others
Love your body ♥ Take time to recover
Have fun and Celebrate Safe!
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