Dutch photo competition Association Rembrandt and Natuurmonumenten
The Rembrandt Association in cooperation with Natuurmonumenten is organising a photo contest as part of the theme year 'Ode to the Dutch landscape'. The organisations are challenging people to go into Dutch nature and take a photo of a landscape or landscape motif that recalls a work by a well-known artist.
Better observation
With its dunes, mudflats, forests, heaths and marshes, the Dutch landscape is amazingly varied. Good artists help us observe better and open our eyes to the beauty of nature. Jacob van Ruisdael did so with his imposing cloudscapes, as did Van Gogh with his pollard willows or Mondrian with his dune tops bathed in sunlight.
Looking through the eyes of an artist
To let everyone experience this, the Rembrandt Association and Natuurmonumenten are organising a photo contest. Nature and culture lovers are encouraged to go out, with the aim of recognising and capturing what struck a particular artist. This could be an impressive vista or a characteristic tree, but also a striking light, structure or atmosphere. Some examples can be found on the Rembrandt Association' s action page .
#museumoutside
Participants can share their photo via social media with the hashtag #museumbuiten, or send it to bureau@verenigingrembrandt.nl, stating their name, location and the artwork that inspired them. The two best entries will be rewarded with a walk through the Oude Buisse Heide nature reserve in North Brabant, accompanied by a forester from Natuurmonumenten and an art historian from the Rembrandt Association. The promotion will run until 1 June 2021.
About the Rembrandt Association
The Rembrandt Association is committed to protecting and enriching the Dutch Collection, so that we and generations after us can enjoy art that fascinates and inspires. It can do this thanks to its 16,000 members, www.verenigingrembrandt.nl
About Natuurmonumenten
Natuurmonumenten is the association for people with a heart for nature. We give nature in the Netherlands space. We protect nature reserves, valuable landscapes and cultural heritage. This way, our nature is preserved and we can all continue to enjoy it for centuries to come.