The SOETERD FESTIVAL aims to transform Texel into a dynamic platform for contemporary art, with culture as a catalyst for change. 

The festival contributes to enhancing Texel's beauty by adding carefully chosen new elements that give the island extra shine, with a focus on the following aspects:

1) PROMOTING NATURE & HERITAGE

2) INITIATING CULTURAL ENRICHMENT

3) PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY

4) EMBRACING YOUTH

1. Cultural Landscapes and Heritage:

The festival is dedicated to promoting and preserving Texel's unique cultural landscape, culture, and monumental heritage, with a special focus on young people to enhance their appreciation for nature and culture. SOETERD also expects that the generated income will play a significant role in supporting the maintenance and preservation of monumental heritage.

2. Economic and Cultural Stimulus:

SOETERD aims to act as a catalyst by attracting organizations, initiatives, and projects, making Texel more resilient for the future. These impulses will create new and innovative economic and cultural opportunities, particularly for young people and young adults.

3. Sustainability and Innovation:

SOETERD focuses on promoting sustainability and innovation on Texel, with a focus on energy solutions, sustainable, healthy, and local food, and sustainable tourist transport. Additionally, the festival aims not to increase the number of island visitors but to shift towards visitors with a greater appreciation for sustainability, culture, and nature.

4. Social Cohesion:

Engagement with the local community, especially young people, is central. SOETERD aims for a Texel with a new vitality, where young people continue to feel connected to the island through cultural, sustainable, and innovative projects and are encouraged to actively contribute. This helps reduce aging on the island and fosters more youthful vitality.

Inspired by the success of renowned art institutions, the SOETERD FESTIVAL aims to achieve similar artistic, social, and economic objectives. Examples of these include: Inhotim Brazil, Benesse Art Site Japan, Biënnale National Pavilions Venice and Art Basel Unlimited.