About PROTO

PROTO is STRP's community space in Eindhoven. It is a physical space for experiment, process, and discovery. Our prototype philosophy: creating, testing, failing, trying again, sharing new insights, glitches and unexpected discoveries. It is a place that functions as a meeting place, incubator, workspace and stage.

At PROTO, the unpolished is embraced. Searching is not a weakness here, but part of the process. PROTO's philosophy revolves around creating an open space to build, test, fail, share and start again. We explore the future by creating, testing and talking, from cutting-edge tech to old-school tools and everything in between.

PROTO is for young creatives who want to develop their practice and connect with others, from makers and designers to artists, technicians and organisers. PROTO combines different functions. It is an accessible workplace where ideas become real, a stage where work in progress is shared with the public and a living lab where disciplines meet, and new collaborations emerge.

PROTO is not a destination, but a stop along the way. A third space between school, work, home, the bar and the stage. A playground for first ideas.

Programme

PROTO Sessions

Would you like to learn a new skill or develop yourself professionally as a creator? During PROTO Sessions you’ll work hands-on. Together with professional artists and other creative community platforms, we organise workshops and training sessions where you’ll learn techniques and ideas and apply them directly to your own work.

These include creative coding, lighting design, zine making, urban foraging, DIY synth building, project mapping, and co-creation sessions. You will learn by doing, together with others, and build your own practice.

Community events

PROTO is defined by the people who are part of it. That is why we invite creators, collectives and initiators to organise themselves within PROTO. In Eindhoven, there is little space for creative experimentation, even though there are many ideas that deserve a place. PROTO provides that space. The space is an accessible and inclusive environment where experimentation, encounters, and dialogue are central.

PROTO offers the space free of charge for initiatives, including basic technical equipment and light production support where necessary. As an organiser, you are responsible for the concept, realisation, promotion, and build-up and dismantling.

Through these events, PROTO is building a place that is supported by the community. A place where ideas don't just stay in your head, but are given the space to emerge and grow.

Want to organise something yourself?

Would you like to organise an event, set up an exhibition with your collective, test or present your graduation project, come and work in the space, or do you have another good idea for PROTO?

Send us an email with your proposal to proto@strp.nl and tell us what you want to do!