Recap Graduation Show 2025

Six days of Graduation Show have flown by! We enjoyed all 160 students, the many visitors, the eight venues, the valuable conversations and all the new connections that were made. The diplomas are in our pockets and we are proud of all the graduates. We hope you enjoyed it just as much.

Minerva Academy Awards

On 17 June, six graduates were awarded prizes ranging from €500 to €1,500 for their work. The winners of the Minerva Academy Awards are Marouschka Brian, Gijs Hennen, Lila Veloo and Isabela Gay & Magnus König. The Noorderlicht Award was awarded to Viktoria Stefanova with an honourable mention for Iris van Kalsbeek.

Read the article and learn more about their projects

Looking back

This year too, our team of photographers and content creators went out every day to capture the most beautiful photos and videos. Curious? Take a look at our Instagram channel @academieminerva

All pictures

News and media

• Dagblad van het Noorden: Kan de wereld beter en mooier worden? Honderdzestig kunststudenten laten in Groningen zien hoe. Read here
• Metropolis M: Het plezier van onverwachte samenkomsten – Academie Minerva – Graduation Show 2025: Read here
• HanzeMag: Van slow porno tot kinderboek over angst: studenten kunstacademie studeren af. Read and watch here
• Lost Painters: Academie Minerva & Frank Mohr Institute
• OOG TV: Eindexamenexpositie Minerva: Van dildo’s op uiers tot Hondsrugzand op lage gebieden. Read here

The Graduation Show was made possible thanks to our collaborative partners, but above all to all the staff, curators, production team, facilitators and students  who gave their endless efforts to make this edition a success. Many thanks to everyone who was involved with big and small gestures. See you all next year!