Jacob (Bob) den Uyl was a Dutch writer of mostly short stories. His writing style is mostly ironic and observant. The most prominent theme in his work is the purposelessness and absurdity of existence. His earlier work consists mostly of absurd stories. In his later work, the focus of his writing shifted to more autobiographic stories, mostly concerned with travels in neighbouring countries of The Netherlands. Recurring elements in his work are:
The Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds was founded by Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands in London in 1940 during World War II in order to buy war material for the British and Dutch Governments. It continued after the war as Stichting Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds aiming to rebuild cultural life in the Netherlands.
The P.C. Hooft Award is a Dutch language literary lifetime achievement award named after 17th Century Dutch poet and playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft.
VV ASWH, short for Voetbalvereniging Altijd Sterker Worden Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, is an association football club from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1929. The club won section championships in 1949, 1959, 1961, 1970, 1883, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2005. In 2005 it also won the Dutch Championship of Amateur Soccer and the Dutch Championship of Saturday Soccer. Ascending gradually through the ranks, ASWH played 2019–2022 in the semi-professional Tweede Divisie. In 2022, it returned to the Derde Divisie, the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands.
Wilhelmus Josephus (Woody) van Amen is a Dutch sculptor, painter and collage artist.
The Chabot Museum is a museum dedicated to the Dutch painter and sculptor Hendrik Chabot in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The museum is housed in a monumental villa in the Museumpark, near the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen and the Netherlands Architecture Institute.
Charlotte Köhler Prize is a Dutch incentive award given to young talent in visual arts and theatre.
The Hendrik Chabot Award is an annual award for visual artists presented by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, section South Holland. The prize ceremony is in the city hall of Rotterdam, where the prize is given by The Mayor of Rotterdam and the King's Commissioner in the province. The reward is named after the Rotterdam artist Hendrik Chabot.
Matheus Josephus Lambertus (Mathieu) Ficheroux was a Dutch artist, who worked as sculptor, glass painter, painter, draftsman, wall painter and installation artist. He is considered among the foremost Dutch artist of the second part of the 20th century.
Jacobus "Co" Westerik was a Dutch visual artist.
Hester Knibbe is a Dutch poet.
Hendrikus "Henk" Chabot was a Dutch painter and sculptor.
The Woutertje Pieterse Prijs is an annual Dutch literary award for the best children's book of the preceding year.
Anne Vegter is a Dutch poet, playwright and writer of children's literature. She is the first woman to hold the position of Dichter des Vaderlands.
The C. Buddingh'-prijs is an annual literary award for the best debut poetry collection in Dutch. The award is given by Poetry International and is named after Dutch poet C. Buddingh'. The award was first given in 1988 and the award is given during the Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam. As of 2022, the winner of the prize receives €1,250.
Edward van de Vendel is a Dutch writer of children's literature.
Bernardus Stefanus Henricus (Ben) Zegers is a Dutch visual artist, active as a sculptor and installation artist, and teacher and coordinator at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy.
Alexander van Slobbe is a Dutch fashion designer.
Karel van der Hucht is a Dutch astronomer.
