Aart van der Maas
Aart van der Maas is a PhD researcher at the University of Antwerp for the Department of Sociology and ARIA (the Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts). His research focuses on the relationship between culture commons and community cultural centers (in Dutch: wijkcultuurhuizen) in Utrecht. Van der Maas studied musicology at the University of Amsterdam. He currently works at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht as education manager for the master in Community Development and as a researcher/coordinator for the focus group on the social impact of art and culture within the Research group Participation and Urban Development. During his career, Aart worked as a musician, composer, director, teacher and chairman for various social, cultural and educational organizations.
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