Art and Castles

ByKoen van Velzen 29-04-201614-02-2026

4 a June 5 2016 it was time: Kunst en Kastelen (Art and Castles) 2016. And this year I also took part.

Art and Castles is a renowned annual exhibition with works from 20 to 30 sculptors in the garden of Castle Gronsveld near Maastricht. In addition, in September there will also be a selection of sculptures to admire at Castle Nieuwenhoven in Sint Truiden in Belgium.

I've been working hard to put my last finishing touches and to show beautiful new work. I will certainly not be the only one who was still hard at work; nothing like the pressure of a deadline to make you perform…

Where and when?

Castle Gronsveld; Rijksweg 68, 6247 AK Gronsveld (NL)
4 & 5 June 2016, from 12 am to 6 pm.

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