China-The Netherlands

For some years now, the Netherlands has invested in strengthening cultural relations with China. SICA aligns ambitions and possibilities of programmes that combine several cultural disciplines.

In 2011, SICA will develop the following activities:

• In collaboration with the Dutch Foundation for Literature, SICA will organise a fringe programme at the Beijing International Book Fair. The Netherlands will be focus country at the 2011 edition of this Fair, which will be held from 31 August – 4 September.
• SICA supports a project by OCT (Chinese real estate developments), the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB) and the Mondriaan Foundation, which will the visibility of Dutch visual arts in China. This project originated at the Dutch Culture Centre at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
• SICA is developing the digital platform Cultural Exchange China – the Netherlands, which went online in the spring of 2011.

China and SICA in 2011 Fact sheet

These activities build on expertise and experiences of the Netherlands China Arts Foundation and the Dutch Culture Centre, the temporary cultural exchange venue in Shanghai around the World Expo 2010, which were both produced by SICA.

More information
On 14 October 2010, the Netherlands China Arts Foundation and SICA organised an expert meeting about cultural exchange with China for all organisations who have been involved in the activities of the Netherlands China Arts Foundation, including the Dutch Culture Centre in Shanghai. Download the report here.

Arts Without Borders, Cultural exchanges between The Netherlands and China (pdf, 17 pages), as published by the Dutch embassy in Beijing