Stroom Invest Week 2025

Location: Stroom Den Haag, Hogewal 1-9, The Hague
Date: 8 – 11 September 2025

The PRO Stroom Invest scheme supports young artists in their development and is designed to help recent graduates establish a connection with the city. To give these emerging artists an extra boost, Stroom organises the annual Invest Week programme.

During this week, Dutch and international curators visit the studios of The Hague-based artists. Members of the PRO advisory committee also conduct studio visits as part of the programme. Stroom later builds on these connections to further benefit The Hague’s artists by enhancing their visibility through exhibitions, presentations, and exchanges.

Participating artists
Jana Romanova, Alice West, Jeremi Biziuk, Georgie Brinkman, Marieke Peeters en Robin Whitehouse.

Curators & artists
Julia Geerlings, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, Mark Kremer, Shirin Mirachor, Lotte van den Berg, Viktoria Draganova, Tamás Kaszás en Martina Petrelli.

Julia Geerlings (NL) is Curator of Contemporary Art at Museum Rijswijk. From 2019 to 2024 she was curator and director of A Tale of A Tub, a former bathhouse located in the heart of the monumental Justus van Effen complex in Rotterdam.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum is an artist based in The Hague. Her work draws on mythology, geology, and theories about the nature of the universe.

Mark Kremer (NL) is a curator and writer based in Amsterdam, and recently authored the book Beautiful Madness: Art Writing as Art Curating.

Shirin Mirachor is founder and director of (A)WAKE, a cultural ‘institute in the making’ that develops programmes by and for people connected to the WANA* region (West Asia and North Africa).

Lotte van den Berg (NL) is an artist who uses theatrical form to make relationships visible. She does this not only within the walls of the theatre but also outside them – in the public spaces of cities around the world – to reveal what is already present.

Viktoria Draganova is a curator and founder of Swimming Pool, where she also serves as artistic director. She has initiated several educational programmes and research projects, including The Center for Social Vision.

Tamás Kaszás (Hungary) is an artist based in Budapest and a lecturer at the Intermedia Department of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, where he graduated in 2003.

Martina Petrelli (she/her) is a curator and cultural worker currently based in Norway/Sápmi. She is curator at Atelier Kunstnerforbundet (2022–), housed in one of Scandinavia’s oldest artist-run initiatives in Oslo, where she organises the collective studio programme and artist residencies, as well as solidarity initiatives with and for communities.