Surroundings | About le(u)ven
From 20 September to 15 November 2026, you can discover five temporary artworks in Het Hogeland, inspired by the stories of the landscape and its inhabitants.
For the three-year art programme ‘Surroundings’, five artists will collaborate with residents of Het Hogeland each year between 2026 and 2028. By engaging in conversation with local people, they discover the stories that live on here. These stories form the inspiration for temporary artworks in the landscape and at special locations, such as a centuries-old church and a historic wierde.
About le(u)ven
In 2026, Surroundings will focus on faith. Or, as they say in Groningen: ‘leuven’.
Five artists each explore, from their own perspective, what faith can mean. Their artworks deal with religion and spirituality, but also with ancient stories, rituals, coming to terms with death, and what gives people direction or a sense of security.
The art trail takes you past Tina…
For the three-year art programme ‘Surroundings’, five artists will collaborate with residents of Het Hogeland each year between 2026 and 2028. By engaging in conversation with local people, they discover the stories that live on here. These stories form the inspiration for temporary artworks in the landscape and at special locations, such as a centuries-old church and a historic wierde.
About le(u)ven
In 2026, Surroundings will focus on faith. Or, as they say in Groningen: ‘leuven’.
Five artists each explore, from their own perspective, what faith can mean. Their artworks deal with religion and spirituality, but also with ancient stories, rituals, coming to terms with death, and what gives people direction or a sense of security.
The art trail takes you past Tinallinge, Winsum and Bedum. Along the way, you’ll discover works by Anjet van Linge, Beth Wong, Chris Schoonenberg-D’Cruz, Leonard Witte and Susanne Luurs. The artworks can be viewed daily from sunrise to sunset from 20 September to 15 November 2026.
Here’s what you’ll see
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Artwork ‘Surroundings’: Touching the Ground
Savanneboerderij Verbaarum & De WoldtuinWolddijk 52
Bedum
Artwork ‘Surroundings’: The fading myth of clay dwellers and ‘Zeewiefkes’
In the garden at B&B BatenborgSchouwerzijlsterweg 13
Winsum
Artwork ‘Surroundings’: Altar for the Present
Junction of the Pieterpad and SchouwerzijlsterwegSchouwerzijlsterweg 13
Winsum
Artwork: ‘Surroundings: What remains’
Op MaarhuizenMaarhuizen 3
Winsum
Artwork ‘Surroundings’: the faith of the village
Our Lady’s ChurchKerkpad 6
Tinallinge
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