At the Festival of Independents or Kunstvlaai 2012, a hosting platform for over 70 local and international artist-led initiatives, art schools and nomadic organizations of the contemporary visual arts, DAI does not show case a few selected projects or workshops, but radically moves it's entire DAI-week program, including all lectures & discussions and tutorials, seminars and projects, lunches and dinners, and even our office from Arnhem to Amsterdam, to the (former) Sint Nicolaas Lyceum, in order to share research and findings with friends. 

'Public' Program at Kunstvlaai 2012: 

 WEDNESDAY 28 NOVEMBER

The Contemporary Art Market Between Stasis and Flux by Olav Velthuis / What: lecture curated by Renée Ridgway for DAI's Roaming Academy/ Where: lecture room Kunstvlaai / When: 19:30

THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER

A Room Where We Conspire, Musically by Hong-Kai Wang / What: lecture in the context of DAI's Co-op Academy: Publishing Class lll/ How To Live Together, concept & framework by Casco / Where: main stage Kunstvlaai / When: 15:00

FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER

The Public Uses of Art and its Histories with Charles Esche, Annie Fletcher, Steven the Thije / What: conversation, moderated by Nick Aikens in the context of DAI's Co-op Academy: Useful Art, concept & framework by the Van Abbemuseum / Where: lecture room Kunstvlaai / When: 16:00

SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER

After the Event: Leaving Behind Impotent Violence So We Can Win the War of Position by Mark Fisher / What: lecture curated by Doreen Mende for  Reading for Writing or How to do Things with Theory / Where: lecture room Kunstvlaai / When: 19:30

SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 

The Kitchen, NOT the Restaurant / DAI public lecture-presentations by students / Hanan Benammar, Silvia Ulloa, Sarah Jones, Larraitz Torres, Fraser Stewart, Toeh Meisami, Mercedes Azpilicueta, Yoeri Guepin, David Maroto / Respondents: Mark Fisher and Rossella Biscotti / Where: lecture room Kunstvlaai / When: 11.10-18.20

'Private' program at Kunstvlaai 2012: 

WEDNESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 

10:00-17:00 Curating Academy: plenary sessions with Tanja Baudoin ( If I Can't Dance I Don't want to Be Part Of Your Revolution), Natasha Ginwala and Fleur van Muiswinkel, Laura Preston ( Portikus), Susan Gibb ( Society) Location: A 2-8

10:00-17:00 Roaming Academy: sessions with Renée Ridgway at SM and SMBA On location

THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 

 10.00-12:00 Reading for Writing or How to Do Things with Theory: plenary session Alena Alexandrova. Location: A 2-9

10:00-21:00 Face to face meetings individual students with Tanja Baudoin, Anik Fournier and Cecilia Dino, Renée Ridgway, Simon Ferdinando, Yael Davids,Yolande van der Heide, Hong-Kai Wang, Florian Göttke, Nick Aikens, Annie Fletcher Location: Kunstvlaai, variety of spaces.

FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER 

Friday 10:00-17:00 Co-op Academy: Occupation Evacuation Transmission. Workshop with Tanja Baudoin and Yael Davids. Location: If I Can't Dance, Westerdok

Co-op Academy: Publishing Class III - How to Live Together. Session with Yolande van der Heide, Hong-Kai Wang. Location: A 2-9

Co-op Academy: Useful Art. Session with Nick Aikens, Charles Esche, Annie Fletcher, Steven ten Thije. Location: A 2-8

SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER

Reading for Writing or How to Do Things with Theory 14:00-17:30

Reading group Doreen Mende. Location: A 2-9 14:00-17:30

Reading group Jorinde Seijdel. Location: A 2-8

13:00-14:00 communal lunch (every day)

18:30-19:30 communal dinner (every day)