During Lets Gro (7–9 November), Nienke Maat presents her series ‘Rauw Vermogen’ at Forum Groningen.
At the Noorderlicht Gallery, ‘Rauw Vermogen’ can now be seen in its entirety. The exhibition is open by appointment until 21 December.
📍 Lets Gro – Forum Groningen
📍 By appointment: Noorderlicht Gallery – Akerkhof 12, Groningen
📆 WinterWelvaart 13–15 / 19–21 December
👉 Would you like to visit the exhibition? Book an appointment via info@noorderlicht.com
📷: Nienke Maat, Marleen Annema
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND – EXTENDED!
Great news: our exhibitions What Have We Done? (in collaboration with World Press Photo) and Rauw Vermogen will remain open until Sunday 26 October. This is your final chance!
Making plans for the weekend? 👀 Visit Niemeyer in Groningen and discover two powerful photography exhibitions in one visit!
‘What Have We Done?’ looks back on seven decades of iconic World Press Photo images.
‘Rauw Vermogen’ shows what’s happening in the North right now.
Join one of the free guided tours for extra insight:
🕝 Friday at 14:30
🕝 Saturday at 14:30
📅 On view until 19 October 2025
📍 Niemeyer, Groningen
📷: Tim van der Kuip
What is the future of photojournalism?
🎬 In Digital Mirror’s mini-series Reflections, we ask artists about their work, story and motivation. In the fourth episode, we talk to Cristina de Middel, photographer and curator of the World Press Photo anniversary exhibition What Have We Done?
Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvZmzIX-5c&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fnoorderlicht.com%2F
🥳 Last Saturday the exhibition ‘Van Ons, Voor Morgen’ opened at Fraeylemaborg!
The exhibition bridges past and future: while the borg reflects on the history of Slochteren, the Koetshuis presents today’s stories and the possibilities of tomorrow.
📍 Fraeylemaborg, Slochteren
🕒 Opening hours:
Tue – Fri → 10:00 – 17:00
Sat & Sun → 13:00 – 17:00
👉 Plan your visit and experience the stories of Slochteren.
📷: Sabina Theijs
👀 WORKSHOP VISUAL THINKING — SEE WHAT I SEE?
📍 Niemeyer-fabriek
🗓 Zaterdag 4 oktober, 14.30 uur
In today’s fast-paced media world, we scroll past countless images. This VTS workshop by Anita Huynh (World Press Photo) invites you to slow down and explore photographs from What Have We Done? together. Through shared observation and dialogue, you’ll gain new perspectives.
⚠️ In English | Free with entrance fee | Register: educatie@noorderlicht.com
📷: Tim van der Kuip
👀 Educatieprogramma World Press Photo: Train je nieuwsblik
Hoe kijk jij naar nieuwsbeelden? Zie je wat er écht gebeurt, of wat iemand jou wil laten zien?
Tot en met 19 oktober biedt 70 jaar World Press Photo: What Have We Done? een speciaal educatieprogramma voor bovenbouw PO, VO en MBO.
👉 Bekijk het aanbod: noorderlicht.com/updates/what-have-we-done-educatie
Wie moet dit écht zien? Tag een docent hieronder!
📷: Tim van der Kuip
On 27 September, ‘Van Ons, Voor Morgen’ opens at Fraeylemaborg.
📅 Opening program:
15:30 – Doors open
16:00 – Official opening by Roosje Klap (Director of Noorderlicht) and Carien Kremer (Curator of Fraeylemaborg) in the Coach House, accompanied by a drink
16:20 – Opportunity to view the exhibition together with residents and photographers
📍 Fraeylemaborg, Slochteren
📧 Register: rsvp@noorderlicht.com
👉 Will we see you there?
📷: Sebastiaan Rodenhuis
🎬 In the miniseries Reflections, part of Digital Mirror, we ask artists about their work, story, and motivation. In the third episode, we talk with artist Thomas Nolf about his piece As Real As It Gets.
As Real As It Gets was on view at the Niemeyer during Machine Entanglements, the 30th Noorderlicht Biennale. In this work, Thomas Nolf explores the human need for escape through aviation culture. ✈️
https://noorderlicht.com/en/updates/reflections-thomas-nolf ✨
📹: Sixteenbynine
New Exhibition: Rauw Vermogen, New Visual Stories on Economy, Work, Land and Life
Rauw Vermogen looks at Groningen today and in the future. Seven emerging photographers from the North use fresh and optimistic imagery to portray the work, people, and places that shape the regional economy.
📅 September 19, 2025 – October 19, 2025
📍 Niemeyer, Paterswoldseweg 43, Groningen
The exhibition is an initiative of Noorderlicht in collaboration with Groningen Merkpartners.
Don't miss out!
On 5 & 6 September, Future Fragments joins the Noorderlicht Biennale Machine Entanglements at the Niemeyerfabriek, Groningen. Supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
Check our website for the full program:
https://noorderlicht.com/zien-en-doen/noorderlicht-bi%C3%ABnnale-machine-entanglements/future-fragments-collective-minds-shared-worlds
🎬 In the miniseries Reflections, part of Digital Mirror, we ask artists about their work, story, and motivation. In the second episode, we talk with artist Michael Najjar about his piece Arctic Elegy.
Arctic Elegy is one of four works by Najjar featured in Machine Entanglements. You can see it at Museum Belvédère until September 7. 🧊
Watch the episode via this link: https://noorderlicht.com/en/updates/reflections-michael-najjar
📹: Sixteenbynine
🔎 What stories do images really tell us?
The 70-year anniversary exhibition What Have We Done?, curated by Cristina de Middel, looks back at seven decades of World Press Photo.
👀 A first look at photographs that will be on display:
Klaas Jan van der Weij, The Netherlands, 01 January 1994 – World Press Photo of the Year 1995
🗓️ Soon on view at Noorderlicht: 19 September – 19 October 2025
On 5 & 6 September, Future Fragments joins the Noorderlicht Biennale Machine Entanglements at the Niemeyerfabriek, Groningen. Supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
Check our website for the full program:
https://noorderlicht.com/en/whats-on/noorderlicht-bi%C3%ABnnale-machine-entanglements/future-fragments-collective-minds-shared-worlds
📍 Niemeyer, Paterswoldseweg 43, Groningen
🔔 Don’t miss it – it’s the very last weekend of the biennale!
Have you checked out the Noorderlicht shop yet?
In our webshop you’ll now find:
👉 Edition Prints by Sophie Gerrard, Emilia Martin and Ioana Cîrlig
👉 The Biennale catalogue
👉 Publications by various artists
👉 Machine Entanglements posters
👉 Noorderlicht merchandise
A great chance to take a piece of Noorderlicht home with you, to hang on your wall, add to your bookshelf, or wear yourself!
https://noorderlicht-platform-voor-fotografie.myshopify.com/
📷: Tim van der Kuip
📡 Radioscapes Symposium – Sunday 31 August
Every day, we move through a sea of radio signals: wifi, bluetooth, satellites, and cell towers. They shape how we communicate, travel, and live together – yet we never see them.
On August 31, the Radioscapes Symposium invites artists and researchers to explore this invisible landscape together.
📍 Organized by: Noorderlicht, Critical Infrastructure Lab & Kunstpunt Groningen
🌐 More info: criticalinfralab.net
📷 : Sebastiaan Rodenhuis
✨ Speciale rondleiding ✨
Wil je de tentoonstelling beleven mét extra context?
Aanstaande zondag om 14:00 uur geeft directeur Roosje Klap een exclusieve rondleiding door de Niemeyer.
Een unieke kans om de kunstwerken te ontdekken door de ogen van de curator zelf 👀
📅 Datum: zondag 24 augustus
🕑 Tijd: 14:00 uur
📍 Locatie: Niemeyer, Paterswoldseweg 43, Groningen
Wat blijft er hangen na een bezoek aan Machine Entanglements?
In Opium ging Brecht van Hulten in gesprek met Roosje Klap (directeur van Noorderlicht) over de Biënnale. Brecht vertelde hoe het werk van Nicolas Gourault haar raakte tijdens haar bezoek aan de Niemeyer.
👉 Terugluisteren kan hier: https://www.npoklassiek.nl/fragmenten/opium/0198a872-9ff5-711d-9556-69249ae7bd30/2025-08-19-het-gesprek-roosje-klap
Machine Entanglements is nog te zien t/m 7 september – mis het niet!
Foto: Tim van der Kuip
What Have We Done? 🔴
In 2025, World Press Photo marks its 70th anniversary with an exhibition titled 'What Have We Done? Unpacking Seven Decades of World Press Photo', curated by Cristina de Middel and hosted by Noorderlicht:
🎬In de miniserie Reflections van Digital Mirror vragen we kunstenaars naar hun werk, verhaal en motivatie. In de eerste aflevering praten we met Nina van Tuikwerd, kunstenaar en grafisch ontwerper over haar werk Ecologies of Memories.
https://noorderlicht.com/updates/reflections-nina-van-tuikwerd