Professional Doctorate in Arts + Creative is an educational pilot program in The Netherlands for an advanced degree in universities of applied sciences. The PD program at an university of applied sciences is developed to train an investigative professional. PD Arts + Creative is a unique Professional Doctorate program that focuses on the role of arts + creative research: not as a solitary endeavor, but as a collective and relational practice that inspires change and bridges disciplines.
This portal is a platform for publishing artistic research generated by the PD candidates. Within the Professional Doctorate Arts + Creative programme, this portal will also be used as an internal tool for documentation.
Latest Expositions
D.E.A.D.LINE (2025)
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Experimental article for the Performance Philosophy journal Vol. 9 No. 2 (2024): With the Dead: Performance Philosophy, Dying, and Grief.
The Resonance of Vocalising (2025)
Sophia Bardoutsou
The aim of this PD project is to bring artists and citizens together with each other and their environment, and collectively explore how the wordless voice can be a means of communication.
Candidates & Research Projects
Click here for more information about the candidates & their research projects
PD Arts + Creative regularly organises public gatherings, presentations, and dialogic events where candidates, supervisors, and partners meet and engage with broader audiences. These moments reflect the relational and reflective ethos of the programme.
Upcoming Events
18 November 2025, Utrecht | National PD Day
Reimagining Urban Futures – Intervening through Practice-based Research for Liveable Cities
This cross-domain gathering will bring together PD candidates from the different PD domains across the Netherlands to share knowledge, methods and ambitions. About this day (in Dutch only): https://www.vereniginghogescholen.nl/actueel/bijeenkomsten/pd-dag-2025-reimagining-urban-futures
More info will follow after the summer.
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If you have questions regarding Professional Doctorate Arts + Creative and the Research Catalogue, please email us at pd-arts-creative@avans.nl
PD Arts + Creative is a joint effort by Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU), Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (AHK), Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of the Arts The Hague, Hogeschool Rotterdam, Codarts Rotterdam, Hanze UAS, Avans Hogeschool, Buas Breda Universit of Applied Science, Fontys Academy of the Arts, Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE), Zuyd Maastricht Institute of Arts, Artez University of the Arts and Hogeschool InHolland.