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Haagse Kunstkring
(in English: The Hague Art Circle)

The Hague Art Circle - the society
The The Hague Art Circle is a society for professional artists of various branches. Four sections form together the cornerstones of the Art Circle:
1. visual arts
2. design and architecture
3. literature, theatre, film
4. music.

The artists of various branches meet their fellows as well as other companions in arts. Also many inhabitants of The Hague city not being artists themselves but cherishing a warm cultural interest have become so called non-acting art-loving member of the The Hague Art Circle. This explains the large number of more than 500 members. Two-third part of this number is artist (painter, sculptor, architect, designer, actor, author, musician, filmmaker). The rest is art-loving non-acting member.

All activities are organized by the members. In the exhibition spaces visual artists are able to realize their ideas for exhibitions. Designers, authors, musicians and other acting artists can express their inspiration whenever possible together with representatives of other art sections.

The Hague Art Circle - the building
The The Hague Art Circle is located at Denneweg 64 in the inner town of The Hague.
Artists and art lovers have the opportunity to meet in an open, easy atmosphere. Here are organized exhibitions as well as lectures, workshops and concerts.
The main gallery is situated on the ground floor, and consists of two larger exhibition spaces. One of which has a view towards the street. Here exhibitions are held with both artworks by artist members, as art and design of current interest.
On the first floor is the Albert Vogel audience-chamber, which is used for concerts and lectures, and also as a third exhibition space.

The Hague Art Circle - the history
The The Hague Art Circle dates back to 1891. The members list over the years shows names of well-known visual artists like Co Westerik, Han van Meegeren, the architect H.P. Berlage, authors like J.C. Bloem, Hella Haasse , Pierre Dubois, Martinus Nijhoff, actors like Louis Bouwmeester and Albert Vogel, a musician like Willem Noske and a cabaret artist like Paul van Vliet.
In1892, the year after the foundation, the The Hague Art Circle was the very first to organize a retrospective show with the "complete" works of Vincent van Gogh in The Netherlands. In that time Van Gogh was still unknown to the larger public, or at best known as a controversial artist. The well known Dutch artist Jan Toorop was the one who introduced Van Gogh to The Hague.
For over more than a century now the The Hague Art Circle takes prominent rank in the cultural climate of The Hague.
The Hague Art Circle - funding
The The Hague Art Circle is an artist-run non-commercial organization. In the recent past the The Hague Art Circle received funding for different kind of activities by sponsors, cultural funding organisations and the local government.