The wood workshop pairs traditional techniques with modern-day technological developments. Equipped with power machines for all practices that occur in woodworking, the Wood workshop offers mounting tables, (electric) hand tools, air pressure tools, laser cutters, and a CNC milling machine. There are also opportunities for plastic cutting.
Roger Cremers
Seamus Cater
Monique de Wilt (CNC, lasercutter)
| Description | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Horizontal belt sanding machine with oscillating round sander | 1000 x 200mm |
| Wall saw | 3050 x 1850 x 40mm |
| Spindle moulder | 6 cm2 in one go |
| Planer thicknesser | 400 wide, 210 high |
| Mitre saw | 85 x 300mm |
| Table saw | until 90mm height |
| saw machine | 350mm |
| Wood lathe with manual copying device | 1500 x 440mm |
| Drill press | 30mm, MK3 |
| Mortising machine | |
| Mitre punch, adjustable angle | |
| C02 laser cutting and engraving machine for wood, leather, textiles and plastics | 1500 x 900mm |
| 3-axis CNC milling machine | 2500 x 1700 x 210mm |
The Rijksakademie is a two-year residency programme that annually offers 50 artists space for research, experimentation and for the production of new work.
Residents are supported with a studio, a work budget and a stipend and can seek advice from leading art professionals from a wide variety of cultural and creative backgrounds. In addition there is a rich research and production infrastructure, consisting of various technical workshops operated by specialists, a library and a historical and contemporary art collection.
Within the interdisciplinary environment of the Rijksakademie there is complete freedom in research and working methods.