Between Borders features many designers from FASHIONCLASH community

Between Borders - Migration, power and boundless imagination
3 June - 22 October 2023

On Friday June 2nd Tussen Grenzen (Between Borders) exhibition was opened at Museum Arnhem. The exhibition features designers that have been part of one or more FASHIONCLASH projects. Branko Popovic, artistic director of FASHIONCLASH team as one of them.

On Sunday June 18th, the Talk | Perspectives on Unions with State of Fashion will take place. During this interactive talk, moderator Branko Popovic explores with Denzel Veerkamp, ​​Loïs Brandsen and Kalkidan Hoex how connection is reflected in their work. How can connecting cultures, backgrounds and perspectives bring about change in fashion? The (fashion) makers will not only speak, but will activate and present their work in a unique way.
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With the exhibition Between Borders, Museum Arnhem offers different perspectives on contemporary migration. The museum invites visitors to delve into personal stories about migration. These are stories by visual artists, designers and the public itself. The experience of migration, recognition and empathy is central to this.

All over the world, people move across borders for all kinds of reasons. In the 21st century, more people than ever migrate for all kinds of political, economic and environmental reasons. At the same time, travelling is increasingly difficult for a great many people. How difficult, or easy, it is, is often determined by your passport. Which countries welcome you and which do not? And when you are in another country, when do you feel at home? In the exhibition Between borders, artists, fashion and jewellery designers, and Arnhemmers alike share their answers to those questions.

Between borders consists of two parts. From 3 June, young fashion and jewellery designers living in the Netherlands will show work about living and working between two worlds. From 15 July, (inter)national artists and Arnhemmers will also share their personal experiences with borders and migration.

Migration and fashion
The first part of Between Borders opens on June 3. It shows body-related design, such as fashion and jewelry, by 19 designers living in the Netherlands with a migration background. Migration has long been a topical subject in the fashion world, especially with young makers such as Armia Yousefi, Lisa Konno and Denzel Veerkamp. Interest in this theme is also increasing in the jewelery industry. This becomes visible in the work of designers such as Luisa Kuschel, Kalkidan Hoex and Fleuri la Belle, who graduated from ArtEZ. The exhibition focuses on the personal stories of the makers and their experiences as designers in the Netherlands. Seven of them made new work especially for Between Borders. In addition, filmmaker Elisabetta Agyeiwaa is making a documentary in which nine participating designers have their say.

The month of June is fashion month in Arnhem. In Arnhem, various partners (State of Fashion, ArtEZ, Fashion + Design Festival Arnhem (FDFA), Rijn IJssel and Museum Arnhem) work together in the field of fashion. Museum Arnhem and FDFA have joined forces to choose eight makers who are affiliated with the city of Arnhem. Their work is shown in Between Borders.

Designers
In Between Borders you can admire work by Armia Yousefi, Branko Popovic, Chequita Nahar, David Paulus, Denzel Veerkamp, ​​Fleuri la Belle, Garcia Bello, Kalkidan Hoex, Karim Adduchi, Lisa Konno, Loïs Brandsen, Luisa Kuschel, Marcos Kueh, Maja Simišić , Mehdi Mashayekhi, Murat Akbas, Xhosa, Yinka Buutfeld, Zyanya Emperor. 

FASHIONCLASH x Balaton Sound

FASHIONCLASH teamed up with Balaton Sound festival, that will take place June 29 - July 2 in Zamárdi - Lake Balaton (Hungary).

Within the context of their fashion show programme Belgian fashion designer Sander Bos will showcase work from his Miss Bos brand.

Especially for FASHIONCLASH community, there is a 15% discount Promo code which can be used until 14 June. Promo code ‘FASHIONCLASH’ is valid for passes and tickets only. Discount code will get you 15 % off your purchase when applied at online checkout and only can be redeemed for 1 pass or 1 ticket at once.

Get your tickets!

Balaton Sound, one of the largest and most colourful open-air electronic beach festivals in Europe, set in the sunny and scenic Lake Balaton in Hungary, is returning for 2022 offering an unrivalled luxury VIP experience featuring some of the biggest global electronic music artists, such as Alesso, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, as well as the award winning Martin Garrix, Marshmello, Fisher, Paul Kalkbrenner, Robin Schulz and many more.

https://balatonsound.com

Miss Bos is the brand and brain child of designer Sander Bos. Sander was born and raised in Hasselt Belgium. After studying Art is high school, he decided to take his love for art and take it to fashion. He completed his Master of fashion design from the Royal academy of fine arts in Antwerp. Swiftly after that he started his own brand which would "become a Belgian fashion house that projects impressions from modern art".
Not much after that Sande Bos entered Making the cut, a tv-program which focuses on a fashion competition, where he landed in the finals. The Miss Bos line is a subline of the Sander Bos brand. Keeping the essence of Sander Bos, the line stays a reflection of modern art, but adding a layer of wearability. The clothing comes from the same inspiration, but a different perspective.

www.missbos.be

FASHIONCLASH doet mee met Anjeractie.

Van 28 mei tot en met 5 juni doet FASHIONCLASH mee aan de jaarlijkse actie van het Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. In totaal collecteren 1182 organisatie in het hele land om geld op te halen voor lokale cultuur en natuur. Samen spelen ze een belangrijke rol om dorpen, buurten en regio’s bruisender te maken.

De collecte is dit jaar voor de tweede keer mobiel, via appjes, mailtjes en social media. De opbrengst van de actie is voor de organisaties die actievoeren.

FASHIONCLASH voert actie om jonge makers te helpen werk te ontwikkelen en te tonen aan breed publiek. En juist nu willen we verder experimenteren met digitalisering en presentatie vormen om het podium te kunnen blijven bieden.

FASHIONCLASH biedt podium en ondersteuning aan jonge ontwerpers en kunstenaars, plaatst mode in maatschappelijke context en draag zo bij aan positieve verandering in de samenleving. Daarnaast zijn de activiteiten van FASHIONCLASH voor een breed publiek.
Het is juist nu gebleken hoe kwetsbaar de jonge makers zijn en het bieden van platform is heel hard nodig. Om door te kunnen gaan als platform en om te innoveren is het noodzakelijk om juist nu te investeren in digitalisering.
Denk aan het maken van opnames, inhuren van techniek en het mogelijk maken van livestream om activiteiten van FASHIONCLASH voor zoveel mogelijk bereikbaar te houden. Het opgehaalde bedrag zal direct en concreet gebruikt worden voor digitalisering van de 13e editie van FASHIONCLASH Festival.

Doneer via de onderstaande QR-code een bedrag naar keuze.

https://cultuurfonds.gift/c/mobiele-collecte-2021?p=44239055

COVID-19: support for entrepreneurs, self-employed & freelancers in The Netherlands

COVID-19 is, first and foremost a global humanitarian challenge and a medical emergency. However, we are well aware of its impact on creative entrepreneurs and freelancers. The ecosystem and sector is hit really hard economically and probably many of you have seen their clients and projects decrease in the last few weeks.

The Dutch cabinet has announced a support package for SME entrepreneurs, self-employed people and freelancers as well as large companies. In short, the measures which are now in place are as follows:

• TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT FOR COMPENSATION FOR WAGE COSTS (MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND EMPLOYMENT)
  An entrepreneur who expects a loss of turnover (at least 20%) can apply to the UWV for a salary contribution for a period of three months (maximum 90% of the wage bill, depending on the loss of turnover). UWV will provide an advance of 80% of the requested contribution. This allows companies to continue to pay their staff. The condition is that no staff may be made redundant for economic reasons during the subsidy period. This Temporary Emergency Measure Bridging for Work Retention (NOW) will be opened as soon as possible and will replace the current working time reduction scheme. No new applications can immediately be submitted for this to SZW. Applications that have already been made but not yet settled will be handled in the new scheme. Entrepreneurs can apply for the allowance for a decrease in turnover from 1 March.

• EXTRA SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT ENTREPRENEURS (MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND EMPLOYMENT AND MUNICIPALITIES)
  The cabinet is introducing a temporary, relaxed arrangement to support independent entrepreneurs, including self-employed persons, so that they can continue their business. The scheme is implemented by the municipalities. Self-employed persons can receive additional income support for subsistence for a period of three months through an accelerated procedure. This supplements the income to the social minimum and does not have to be repaid. There is no asset or partner test in this temporary assistance scheme for self-employed persons. Support under this temporary scheme is also possible in the form of a working capital loan at a reduced interest rate.

• RELAXATION OF DEFERRAL OF PAYMENT OF TAX AND REDUCTION OF FINES (TAX AND CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION)
  Affected entrepreneurs can more easily apply for deferral of tax. The Tax Authorities will then immediately stop the collections. This applies to income, corporate, wage and turnover taxes (VAT). Any default penalties for late payment do not have to be paid. Moreover, it is not necessary to send evidence immediately. The entrepreneur gets longer to do this. The recovery interest that normally starts after the expiry of the payment term is temporarily reduced from 4% to almost 0%. This applies to all tax debts. The rate of the tax interest also temporarily goes to almost 0%. This reduction will apply to all taxes subject to tax interest. The cabinet will adjust the tax rate as soon as possible.

• BROADENING OF THE GUARANTEE FOR ENTREPRENEUR FINANCING (MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS)
  Businesses that experience problems in obtaining bank loans and bank guarantees can use the Guarantee Business Financing scheme (GO). The cabinet proposes to increase the GO's guarantee ceiling from 400 million to 1.5 billion euros. With the GO, EZK helps both SMEs and large companies with a 50% guarantee on bank loans and bank guarantees (minimum 1.5 million - maximum 50 million euros per company). The maximum per company is temporarily increased to 150 million euros. The Cabinet is committed to providing all warranty space that is required.

• INTEREST DISCOUNT SMALL ENTREPRENEURS ON MICROCREDITS QREDITS (MINISTRY OF EZK)
  Microcredit provider Qredits finances and coaches a large group of small and starting entrepreneurs, who often find it difficult to obtain financing through the bank. These include entrepreneurs in the catering, retail, personal care, construction and business services. Qredits opens a temporary crisis measure: for small entrepreneurs affected by the corona issue, a repayment of six months is offered and the interest during this period is automatically reduced to 2%. The Cabinet supports Qredits for this measure with a maximum of 6 million euros.

• COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR (MINISTRY OF EZK)
  The government's health measures have enormous consequences for income in a number of sectors in particular. Such as the (mandatory) closure of food and beverage outlets and cancellations in the travel industry. Moreover, this income is difficult to catch up when the coronavirus is over. The Cabinet is therefore introducing a compensation scheme that also applies to the Arts and Culture sector, and the government proposes to grant companies in these and other such sectors a fixed fee of € 4,000. The conditions for this compensation are not yet known. This is now being worked out and urgently submitted to the European Commission for the assessment of (permissible) state aid.
  
  WHERE CAN ENTREPRENEURS GO?
  Entrepreneurs report to their credit company regarding the loans provided, and for tax measures they can contact the Belastingdienst (Tax Authority) Belastingdienst.nl/coronavirus You can also call the Kamer van Koophandel (Chamber of Commerce) Advice Team on +31 (0)800 2117 on weekdays from 8:30 to 17:00.
  
  Image: Emilie Thirion by Team Peter Stigter during FASHIONCLASH Festival 2016