The ART and RESEARCH Programme consists of a collaboration between the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and the University of Amsterdam. Initially developed in 2006 and already in its 12th edition, it aims to combine the most productive aspects and activities of both institutions in a programme that provides art students the opportunity to engage with theory on a deeper level than what is offered by the Gerrit Rietveld Academie’s regular courses, while on the other hand, involving university students in creative processes generally absent from the scope of the curricula at the University of Amsterdam.