What has Potgrond done over the past year 2026?
Since February, our monthly geopathetic gatherings have been fully booked!
Besides this we’ve organized 3 sold out workshop dinners in Overvecht.
We’ve also organized workshops for Biophilia, EASLCE 2026 and the Utrecht Botanical Gardens.
Previous Cycles
Exhibitions & Curation
- Laying the Ginkgo to Rest (2025): An interdisciplinary farewell ceremony that welcomed over 2,000 visitors and was extended three times.
- Craft and Heritage (2025): An exploration of material histories, welcoming 2,000+ visitors.
Publications
- Abecedarium of historical crafts (2025): Exhibition catalogue (500 copies sold).
- Laying the Ginkgo to Rest (2025): Exhibition catalogue (200 copies sold).
- A Short Guide to Ways of Seeing Futures and Thinking Pasts (2024): A zine grown in collaboration with Utrecht University, NL.
Media & Recognition
- RTV Drenthe (November 2025): Interview exploring the foundational research of Nina’s Master’s thesis.
- HörMalZu(kunft)!: Awarded second prize at the national German podcasting competition.
Further Workshops & Educational Design
- Becoming in the Bog (April 2026): Workshop guided for the EALSCE conference.
- Slowing Down the Gaze: Noticing the Garden (2025): Workshop hosted for the Minerva Art Academy.
- Alternative Pedagogies and Participatory Methodologies for Sustainability Education (2024): Curriculum design for a three-month course at Utrecht University, still in active use.
- Flower Hammering & Future of Foods in collaboration with Materials4Future.
Academic Presentations (2025)
- Nature’s Narratives – International Literature Festival Utrecht
- Biodiversity and Colonialism – Utrecht Botanical Gardens
- Untangling affective temporalities of a garden – British Society for Phenomenology Symposium, Tilburg University
- Bracing for Impact – Junior Scholars for the Anthropocene Symposium, Network for Environmental Humanities
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