A research programme supporting critical reflection, collaboration, and societal engagement in the arts + creative field.

PD A+C Symposium 2025 Reflection by Ingrid van Engelshoven
PD candidate s†ëf/\n sch/\efer wearing a mountain costume by Carly Everaert
Someone is drawing on a sheet of paper while holding it against the side of another persons head. Others are doing the same thing in the background and are smiling.

Artistic Research

In artistic research, one's own art or creative practice is the reason for doing research. This research takes place in, and through, artistic and creative practices. The results of the research are therefore partly artistic practices and products: performances, compositions, shows, installations, sculptures.

Design Research

Design research involves the use of artistic and/or design methods to achieve an intervention in another social practice or in a curatorial or pedagogical practice. Within this type of research, artists, heritage professionals and designers work on socially relevant innovations, together with all possible parties in the field in question.

Digital Sketch for the Quadratic Voting (QV) Tool
'Mediatized Encounters' work session at PD A+C Symposium 2025 (picture by Barbara Medo)
It Happened Tomorrow - video still 2 by Carlo De Gaetano
Performing Working by Philippine Hoegen (picture by Karolina Maruszak)
Workshare Embodied Knowledge for AHK Theatre of Academy and Dance (June 24, 2025)
PD A+C Symposium 2025 worksession Embodied Knowledge
Resonant Cycles event - April 2025 at Buitenplaats Brienenoord (cropped)
Co-creatieve werksessie ziekte als Werk.
Moving with Mountains by Stefan Shafer
RISING TIDES, SHIFTING IMAGINARIES: Envisioning Climate Futures