On 26 september Common Knowledge #1 took place in the Belvedere offices in Maastricht. This first edition in the form of a presentation evening served as introduction to the Common Knowledge series which will go on until June 2014. 

Guest speakers were Patricia Graf and Fabian Seibert from Designmetropole Aachen, young freelancer Guus van Engelshoven, gallerista Sophie Bargmann, writer and poet Amber Helena Reisig, project manager Marie Claire Krell and videographer Tim Rutten. The audience heard six very different, yet familiar stories – stories of career choices, ideas becoming reality and the challenges of young cultural professionals. It was an insightful evening that set out to present people who are dealing with ‘cultural entrepreneurship’ in their day to day work. 

Moderator
Peter Hendrix (theatre producer) 

Presentations
Patricia Graf and Fabian Seibert (designers, Designmetropole Aachen)
Sophie Bargmann (gallerista, House of Ababa) 
Guus van Engelshoven (writer, curator; Studio Guste)
Amber-Helena Reisig (writer, poet; Amber-Helena Reisig)
Marie Claire Krell (artists, curator; Beelden op het Vrijthof)
Tim Rutten (filmmaker; Tim Rutten)

Artwork
Joep Vossebeld

Photo
Etienne Gorissen

Video
Seyoch

Location
Belvédère Maastricht