The solo exhibition STILL LIFE BABEL by Imogen Stidworthy (1963, London) is currently on view. On Sunday 30 November at 4.30 pm, Stidworthy will be in conversation with artist Wendelien van Oldenborgh for an Artist Talk.   During the artist talk, Stidworthy and Van Oldenborgh will explore the themes of the exhibition and their wider

In Curaçao’s Karnaval, King Momo, a corpulent figure of collective catharsis, embodies cyclical truth: temporary structures recur, endings contain beginnings. Death is transition; ancestors remain active participants. Past and present interpenetrate. For Kevin Osepa, the Belly of Momo is both subject and strategy. A porous philosophy mirroring Buro Stedelijk itself. Both are interiors of becoming:

The symposium Refresh #3: Imagine the Future explores the dynamic relationship between past, present, and future. Rather than attempting to predict what Amsterdam will look like in years to come, the symposium creates space for reflection and speculation. Through three conversations with contemporary artists featured in the exhibition, we invite participants to embrace uncertainty and

The VU ART SCIENCE gallery is delighted to invite you to the opening of ON LIMITS on November 18 November 4.30 pm.  During the opening, Lotte Werkema will execute a performance, that will be part of her exhibition presentation.   On Limits, explores the experience of limitations and the (im)possibillity of breaking through them. Societies seek safety and

Enseoul is pleased to present Fly, from the days I considered leaving, a solo exhibition of recent paintings by Hyeonkyeong You. This marks the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition brings together a new body of work produced in 2025, reflecting You’s ongoing interest in the subtleties of introspection and transitional moments.

Opening: Friday 7 November, 18:00–19:00 Annet Gelink Gallery is pleased to present Fig Leaves, a solo presentation by Ai Ozaki, on view in the gallery’s project space, The Bakery. Ai Ozaki is a visual artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans video, sculpture, text, drawing, and installation. Her work explores the body, everyday life, and the ways

Annet Gelink Gallery is pleased to invite you on Friday 7 November between 18:00 and 20:00 to the opening of Paintings and Polaroids – A Chair, A Clock, A Shirt, A Car, a group exhibition in the gallery’s main space that takes its departure from a group of Polaroids made by Robby Müller in Los

Opening: Thursday 13 November, 19:00–21:00, click here for free tickets JumpsArt proudly presents JumpIn3, the third edition of its ongoing exhibition series in collaboration with Stichting Amsterdam Art, opening in November at the iconic Capital C in Amsterdam. This group exhibition features recent works by nine artists affiliated with the JumpsArt platform. JumpIn3 offers a fresh perspective on the contemporary practice

Strange characters in mystifying landscapes are here to brighten the descent into fall, as ISO’s The Live Art Series returns! For the 9th iteration of the series, we’ve invited Gui B.B to our performance space, delighting us with the opportunity to experience her spellbinding queer cosmos on Saturday 1st of November! A half-human, half-amphibian faces the loss of its swamp. Memories return as

AKINCI is proud to announce the upcoming solo exhibition STILL LIFE BABEL by Imogen Stidworthy (1963, London). We will host an Artist Talk with Imogen Stidworthy in conversation with curator Ine Gevers on Saturday November 1st, at 3:30 pm.  Stidworthy presents a new body of work including the installation STILL LIFE BABEL (2025) composed of video,

Bradwolff & Partners wamly invites you to “Between Seeing and Saying”, where two ways of looking come together: the quiet systematics of Marc Nagtzaam alongside the exploratory gaze of Marike Schuurman. Pencil and camera. Two distinct media, one question: how do images acquire meaning, and what remains beyond view? Marc Nagtzaam creates drawings in which

Enari Gallery invites In-Between Gallery to share our space and present two separate exhibitions, opening on 31 October, between 5 and 8 pm. Both exhibitions will be on display at the Enari Gallery until Sunday, December 21. Enari invites you to the opening of CLICK CLICK CLICK, a group exhibition featuring Camille Theodet, Anja Rausch and Jingyan Ding.

Dion Rosina and Phantom Wizard transform Buro Stedelijk’s Central Space into a site where worlds converge. As part of Manifestation #52: To Be Determined, the artists bring together their practices of sampling, layering, and remixing. Working with images, sounds, and forms that carry previous lives. Through drawing that reshapes architecture and sonic interventions that treat cultural material as living

New exhibition by artists Hee-Seung Choi and Emily Kocken is opening on November 23rd at Bradwolff Projects! Opening: Sunday, 23rd November | 16:00 – 19:00 Resonance is a duo exhibition of Hee-Seung Choi and Emily Kocken, interdisciplinary artists who are also classically trained musicians. Featuring installations and drawings that stem from their observations and experiences of

You are warmly invited to the launch of Ferals and Ruderals: History through the Cracks, a year-long project by Milena Bonilla, developed within If I Can’t Dance’s current field of inquiry, Body as Memory. Over the coming months, the artist will conjure a series of workshops, mappings, and speculations exploring the historical significance of the

One by One An audience must be won over, one by one. This edition of Prelude, titled One by One, combines moving image, live performance and performance documentation, and considers the question of how the body is seen, heard, defined and restricted. Dutch performance and video art pioneer Lydia Schouten enters into dialogue with artist

Tijdens dit speciale avondprogramma over de solotentoonstelling The Collateral Kin van Raquel van Haver gaat moderator Ama van Dantzig, omringd door de monumentale schilderijen, in gesprek met enkele van de geportretteerden. De tentoonstelling maakt deel uit van Refresh Amsterdam #3: Imagine the Future. In zes nieuwe werken brengt Van Haver een eerbetoon aan hedendaagse Amsterdamse denkers, makers en

CaccHho CucchhA will be activated through children’s free play and a series of artist-led playshops. These sessions are facilitated by Mercedes Azpilicueta herself, Antonella Fittipaldi, Anna Klas, Lina Bravo Mora, Raoni Muzho Saleh, Gļeb(s) Maiboroda and Vere van der Veen, and will explore the exhibition through storytelling, dwelling-making, weaving, sound-making, and planting. Since this is a

CaccHho CucchhA will be activated through children’s free play and a series of artist-led playshops. These sessions are facilitated by Mercedes Azpilicueta herself, Antonella Fittipaldi, Anna Klas, Lina Bravo Mora, Raoni Muzho Saleh, Gļeb(s) Maiboroda and Vere van der Veen, and will explore the exhibition through storytelling, dwelling-making, weaving, sound-making, and planting. Since this is a

Building as Destroying, Destroying as Building is constructed around two imaginaries: the imaginary of the museum as a “coloniser”, and the imaginary of the land as a source of incessant knowledge that resists its demise and appropriation. Using the vertical section of a typical Palestinian peasant house as a starting point, Innab’s talk reveals multiple layers

On 16 October, we proudly celebrate the festive opening of the exhibition .tiff 2025! Together with the artists and the curator, we will raise our glasses. In collaboration with FOMU, the Fotomuseum Antwerp, we present .tiff 2025 — a recurring exhibition that highlights photographers with a Belgian connection. The works on display reflect the diversity and artistic dynamism that define

Opening Times: Saturday & Sunday, 14.00 – 18.00 and also by appointment. Opening Event: 9 October, 17.30 – 21.00 Part of the puntWG Open Call Series Buildings (and rooms) are at the heart of the ticking of time. Always existing in relation to passing clouds, rotations of days, seasons, social and political reality, or aesthetic fancies.

Join the conversation on Friday 17 October from 3:00 p.m. onwards during the ART SCIENCE dialogue with artist duo Huniti Goldox, Dr Younes Saramifar, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Arts and Culture, History, Antiquity, and Heidi Mendoza, PhD candidate with the Water and Climate Risk Group at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM). No

Join us on Tuesday, October 14 from 4 PM for the The ART SCIENCE dialogue with artist Valerie van Leersum, Hans Alma, professor at the School of Religion and Theology, and Marit van Oostende, research associate specialising in Earth observation and aquatic remote sensing. Registration is not necessary to join the event. How can we

Minute by minute what will happen during this hour, has already happened in the hour before. All of today is replaced by yesterday, yesterday by the day before. – script excerpt Premiere of Imaginary Magnitudes by Zhana IvanovaOctober 17 & 18 at 8 pm. (duration approximately 45 min.)Click here to buy a ticket An image at a swimming pool on the

As part of the exhibition Shapeshifters: On Wounds, Wonders and Transformation, Framer Framed is organising a symposium on Friday 17 October 2025, from 11:00 to 19:00. The programme brings together participating artists, researchers, museum directors, and cultural practitioners to reflect on the themes addressed in Shapeshifters. The discussions will focus on the ethical and cultural implications of collections

TMH Talk (NL/EN) + Finissage: Friday 28 November, 18:00-20:00, with artists Ruth Meijer and Leo Vroegindeweij, and writer Aloys van den Berk The Merchant House (TMH) is pleased to open its new season, dedicated to artistic collaborations, with an exhibition featuring longtime partners in life: leading Dutch sculptor Leo Vroegindeweij and painter Ruth Meijer. Vroegindeweij’s art—that

Through the screening of this documentary, we seek to shed light on the student demonstrations concerning the genocide in Palestine and the University of Amsterdam’s connections with Israel. By opening up a conversation about the student protests at the university, the program aims to reflect on the current conflict, considering its impact on those involved,

On the occasion of 80 years of freedom, artist duo Sander Breure & Witte van Hulzen present the exhibition “Friede auf Erden”: Art and War in Huis Willet-Holthuysen. In this exhibition, the artists bring the hidden wartime history of Huis Willet-Holthuysen to life with a new video installation, complemented by photographs, drawings and paintings. Curious about the story behind

On the occasion of 80 years of freedom, artist duo Sander Breure & Witte van Hulzen present the exhibition “Friede auf Erden”: Art and War at Huis Willet-Holthuysen. In this exhibition, the artists bring the house’s hidden wartime past to life through a new video installation, complemented by photographs, drawings and paintings. Curious about the story behind “Friede auf Erden”?

opening 02.10.2025 We are pleased to invite you to the opening of the inaugural exhibition In the Fold at Working Title, a new contemporary art gallery located at Van Ostadestraat 43A, in Amsterdam. The exhibition opens on Thursday, 2 October, from 18:00 to 21:00. You are warmly invited to the festive opening and to join us for a

Join us on Tuesday 30 September for the ART SCIENCE dialogue with artist Suzette Bousema and scientist Mirja Schroderer. Can our destructive relationship with water and the life it harbours be reversed? In this ART SCIENCE dialogue, Suzette Bousema’s work provides the foundation for a conversation about how human life has impacted water quality and marine ecosystems, and how we might find

Opening Saturday, September 20, 2025 Galerie Ron Mandos is proud to present Four Photographers Unseen, a group exhibition featuring new works by Mayte Breed, Gilleam Trapenberg, Kevin Osepa, and Scarlett Hooft Graafland. Each of these artists uses photography to explore identity, memory, ritual, and the relationship between people and their environments. From intimate reflections on urban

Opening Saturday, September 20, 2025 Galerie Ron Mandos proudly presents Point Nemo, a major solo exhibition by Jacco Olivier. Long celebrated for his distinctive fusion of painting and animation, Olivier returns with one of his most ambitious presentations to date. The exhibition takes its title from Point Nemo: the most remote location on Earth, farthest from

In the second of this year’s dialogue sessions, we welcome filmmakers Carol Mansour and Muna Khalidi for a conversation with artisan and entrepreneur Belinda Idriss on embroidery, textile tradition, and embodied knowledge transmission. Carol, Muna, and Belinda will be joined in conversation by curator and researcher Amal Alhaag. This session follows a Thursday night screening

This year’s series of dialogue sessions opens with a conversation between novelist, poet and playwright Ahmed Masoud and visual artist Isshaq Albarbary (joining online), which explores connections across literature, theater, cinema, and the visual arts. Starting from Ahmed’s questions, “Where is cultural resistance now? Where was it before?”, the discussion offers a reassessment of the

Along with the playshops and activities, de Appel will host a series of talks to accompany the exhibition CaccHho CucchhA. This symposium is geared towards an adult public, but children will also be welcome to be present and play in the exhibition space during the symposium. Play is not a rehearsal for culture, it is its

Artist and Rijksakademie alum Janis Rafa will introduce her practice in art and film and reflect on her recent exhibitions We Betrayed The Horses’(EMΣΤ| Museum of Contemporary Art Αthens, 2025) and Feed me. Cheat me. Eat me. (Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, 2023). The talk will be followed by a screening of her film Lacerate that was

Site specific live performance by BSS in morning concert series Silence. An album created especially for the Oude Kerk, where classical minimalism and spiritual ambient converge. For this concert, the Amsterdam-based electronic musician BSS presents both newly reinterpreted works inspired by composers such as Arvo Pärt, as well as his own compositions and arrangements. The

Low Jack presents Lacrimosa performed by the Ensemble vocal Voix des Outre-mer. The Parisian composer Low Jack wrote a contemporary requiem in eight parts that follows the journey of a day, from sunrise to sunset. The Ensemble Voix des Outre-Mer, made up of opera singers from the French overseas territories, sing of loss, sorrow and

Morning concert in de Oude Kerk with sound artist Jasmine Guffond. Composer and sound artist Jasmine Guffond operates at the intersection of sound, technology and political structures. In this morning concert she performs work from Muzak for the Encouragement of Unproductivity (2025). Expect layered electronics, deep bass frequencies, and a tension between almost imperceptible details

Celebrate the official anniversary of Amsterdam with a birthday breakfast in the Oude Kerk. As the city’s oldest building, it remains the last witness to Amsterdam’s earliest beginnings, when it was still a small settlement on the Amstel. In the run-up to this anniversary, the Oude Kerk is auctioning the very first vase by artist

We are thoroughly pleased to invite you to the Opening of the Academic Year of the 2025/2026 programme of the Graduate School of Humanities on Monday September 15 at 3 PM. All are Welcome! The opening consists of a guided tour through the exhibition ‘WATER VIEWS’ and a performance by participating artist Jana Romanova.  Jana Romanova’s performance will invite the

The Oude Kerk and Minimal Collective present an evening-long music programme. Five young electronic musicians will perform live and DJ sets in dialogue with the unique acoustics of the Oude Kerk. A special sound system has been developed for the concert by Kantarion Sound. The programme brings together leading artists working at the intersection of

On 18 September at 17:30 we will celebrate the festive opening of a new exhibition at Capital C by Mattijs Werner. Admission is free, but please register via the ticket link. In 2023, artist Mattijs Werner was diagnosed with a rare genetic eye disease. Within just three months he became almost completely blind. Today, Mattijs can

Festive OpeningSaturday 12 September, 17.00 – 21.00Exhibition Opening TimesSaturday 13 & Sunday 14 September, 14.00 – 18.00Friday 19 & Saturday 20 September, 14.00 – 18.00 Part of the airWG series  One in a series of proposed adaptations of the unfinished Kafka play ‘Der Gruftwächter’ (The Warden of the Tomb). ‘Gamesters’ catalogues nocturnal misdeeds, nightshifts, unearthings,

Artist and Rijksakademie alum and advisor Meiro Koizumi will share insights into his practice and current exhibition, exploring urgent questions around art, technology, and the politics of memory. Meiro Koizumi’s video installations probe repressed histories, collective memory, and the psychological dimensions of nationalism, trauma, and war. During his visit to the Rijksakademie, the artist will

CELEBRATE THE NEW CULTURAL SEASON WITH US! BANKET is back! On Friday September 19th, we invite you once again to discover the new Brakke Grond cultural season with us. The program includes a spectacular dance performance, work in progress of one of our residents and of course a banquet full of edible delicacies. Central to BANKET

On September 12, we are opening the first exhibition in our new permanent gallery space with an exhibition of three artists who draw on their unique personal histories: Fiona Lutjenhuis, Mai van Oers and Alexxx. All three use a highly individual, almost hallucinatory visual language.  The work of Fiona Lutjenhuis (NL, 1991) revolves around depicting

De Ateliers invites you to a festive unveiling on Friday 26 September between 17:00 and 20:00, of the renovated courtyard behind their location for neighbours, art lovers, and artists. We’ll raise a glass with our neighbours, there will be snacks, drinks, and performances. You’re also cordially invited to visit the new exhibition at Woonhuis, Formula

W139 invites you to a drag performance on Thursday 30 October, starting at 19:00. Step into a night of gruesome extravagance at Temper Tantrum Bonehouse’s Monster Ball, where you’re invited to transform into your biggest fear. With drag performers from the House of Løstbois, Ainhoa Hernández Escudero, Lady Bag, and DJ Gigi, expect creaturely activations,

W139 invites you to A Nightmare on Warmoes Street, taking place during ADE on Sunday 26 October. is a triple bill performance night with artists Mette Sterre, Diane Mahín and G at W139. Presented inside the immersive group exhibition Temper Tantrum Bonehouse, these three solo performances explore the beyond-human body and its limitless potential. G-string

W139 invites you to a roundtable conversation on Saturday 11 October from 16:00 to 18:00. In this roundtable conversation with Dr. Bert Derkx and Mette Sterre, you are invited to reflect on and dissect the Temper Tantrum Bonehouse experience. Together with the audience, we’ll explore what it means to return to the body and step

W139 invites you to a three-day workshop on 6, 13 and 20 October. Monster Mash is a three-day workshop series where Mette Sterre, Lady Bag, and Ainhoa Hernández Escudero join forces to create a tour de force full of fun. Together, they invite you to explore your inner monster and give place and face to

W139 invites you to a scary storytelling night on Thursday 18 September between 18:30 and 21:00, presented in collaboration with Mezrab, and hosted by Sahand Sahebdivani. Come listen as a group of storytellers bring the Temper Tantrum Bonehouse to life—sending shivers down your spine and perhaps even awakening a few ghosts along the way. At

Festive opening SOLUBLE MEAT Annet Gelink Gallery is pleased to present Soluble Meat (2025), the latest video work by Meiro Koizumi, on view in the gallery’s project space, The Bakery. Following his major exhibition at Museum De Pont earlier this year, Koizumi brings to Amsterdam a new piece that probes the shifting boundaries between human

Enseoul is pleased to present What remains, a duo exhibition of new works by Bohyeon Hwang and Sanghyuk Kim. The exhibition will be opened during the festive Gallery Night on Friday 5 September from 17:00 to 20:00. This exhibition examines the beauty of incompleteness and asks whether wholeness, as we imagine it, exists at all.

On Thursday 2 October, Kimsooja returns to Amsterdam for an exclusive artist talk with curator Fatoş Üstek at the Oude Kerk. In an in-depth conversation, she will discuss her work and the ideas behind her exhibition To Breathe – Mokum. Following the talk, the exhibition will be open to visitors until 22:00. The conversation will

Bradwolff & Partners presents the exhibition Inspiration – Expiration for the opening of the season, which will be officially opened during Gallery Night on Friday 5 September between 17:00 and 20:00. Inspiration – Expiration explores breath as movement, force, and the measure of time. Two artists from different generations, each with their own visual language,

andriesse – eyck presents the exhibition Sea Legs for the opening of the new gallery season. The official opening of the exhibition takes place during the Opening of the Season weekend, on Friday 5 September (17:00 — 20:00). The exhibition brings together works from various stages of Antonietta Peeters’ practice. From early crochet works to

W139 opens its mouth and swallows you whole in Temper Tantrum Bonehouse (Chilling Incisions Calling Things That Have No Name), an exhibition initiated by Mette Sterre. Featuring works by Lolly Adams, Özgür Atlagan, Monster Chetwynd, Diane Mahín, Aimée Philips & Nina Läuger, and Mette Sterre, this immersive group show explores the limitless potential of the body—turning W139

Kersgallery presents: ONGEKEND – Young Masters @ Auction. The auction will take place on Saturday 6 September at 16:00. In collaboration with Adams Amsterdam Auctions, Kersgallery is organising a unique art auction featuring recently graduated artists under the age of 35. Discover thirty promising names in contemporary art – fresh from the academy and ready

Day for Night Annet Gelink Gallery is proud to present Minne Kersten’s second solo show at the gallery. The exhibition will officially open on Friday 5 September from 17:00 to 20:00, during the opening weekend of the new art season. Minne Kersten is an artist based in Paris and Amsterdam, working with video, installation and paintings.

Oude Kerk invites you to an interactive workshop for young and old based on Kimsooja’s exhibition on Sunday 7 September starting at 14:00. What do you take with you and what do you leave behind? In this workshop, you will explore the ideas behind Kimsooja’s exhibition and her working method. Together, you will investigate how

Slewe Gallery is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition Folds with new works by British sculptor Lesley Foxcroft. The exhibition will open during the opening of the season weekend on Friday 5 September and Saturday 6 September and will be on view until October 4, 2025. Foxcroft is known for her works created in MDF. But she also uses

Oude Kerk invites you to an inspiring workshop on Saturday 30 August at 13:00: Textile dyeing: colour your clothes with a story. Do you have a garment you’d love to give a new lease of life? Perhaps it reminds you of someone, a place, a moment? In this workshop, guided by designer Igor Ilanga, you’ll

Oude Kerk invites you to a textile dyeing workshop on Saturday 16 August: colour your clothes with a story. Do you have a garment you’d love to give a new lease of life? Perhaps it reminds you of someone, a place, a moment? In this workshop, guided by designer Igor Ilanga, you’ll be working with natural

GRIMM is pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings by Anthony Cudahy, on view at the Amsterdam gallery from August 29 to October 18, 2025. Anthony Cudahy weaves imagery culled from photo archives, art history, film stills, hagiographic icons and personal photographs to explore themes of queer identity and tenderness. His evocative figurative paintings

Oude Kerk invites you to a dreamy morning concert featuring contemplative music for guitar, cello, and voice on Friday 5 September at 8:00. Guitarist and composer Jonny Nash and multi-instrumentalist Tomo Katsurada share a love for organic, contemplative music. During this joint concert, they will perform pieces from Katsurada’s solo album Dream of the Egg

As part of the group exhibition “JOOST VANDEBRUG, ADAM JEPPESEN, INKA & NICLAS – Nature, perception, and materiality in contemporary lens-based art,” opening on Friday 5 September, there will be an artist talk on Saturday 6 September at 14:00, with the Swedish-Finnish duo Inka & Niclas. The duo, collaborating since 2007, is known for their striking work at

Bildhalle is proud to present an inspiring group exhibition on nature. The exhibition will festively be opened during the season openings weekend, on Friday 5 September from 17:00 to 20:00. Inka & Niclas, Adam Jeppesen and Joost Vandebrug approach nature not as a static subject but as a dynamic collaborator – fragile, ever-changing and ephemeral.

puntWG presents the exhibition Beyond. This exhibition forms part of the atelierWG series and will be open to visit from Saturday 26 July. The opening will take place on Friday 25 July from 17:00 to 19:00. Beyond brings together works by Rody Luton—an artist based at atelierWG—and two invited Ukrainian artists, Hanna Hrabarska and Anna Kakhiana.

Oude Kerk presents a special Pride edition of the morning concert series Silence, featuring composer Ariadne Randall and performer Nyx Ferrand on Friday 8 August at 8:00. For this edition of Silence, composer Ariadne Randall and performer Nyx Ferrand present a new piece for voice, modular synthesizer, and the organs of the Oude Kerk. Known

Enseoul presents Belonging among belongings, Daeyou Kim’s debut solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition runs from Friday 11 July until Thursday 14 August. Kim’s paintings traverse the porous boundaries of ownership, memory, and desire, forming visual inventories drawn from both lived and imagined realms. Across canvases, domestic objects, historical fragments, and anonymous faces recur—not

Best of Graduates 2025 is the annual summer exhibition at Galerie Ron Mandos, highlighting some of the most promising young artists from Dutch art academies. The exhibition opening will take place on Friday, 25 July, from 17:00 to 20:00. At 18:00, Barbara Bos, Head of Exhibitions at Museum Voorlinden, will announce the winner of the

Open daily 14-18 h, closed on ThursdaysWednesday 13 August, 19:30 – Artist Talk with the artistsSaturday 16 August, 17:00–17:30 – Guided relaxation for body, mind and heart puntWG presents the exhibition Roots and flowers of existential feelings. This exhibition forms part of the atelierWG series and will be open to visit from Saturday 9 August. Since living systems came

Extended due to popular demand: October 11 – 25 | October 16 – 18, 1 – 5 PM | October 23 – 25 by appointment Bradwolff Projects proudly presents Es gibt keine Sahne, es gibt Krieg, a new project by photographer and visual artist Annaleen Louwes. Opening Sunday 7 September | 16:00 – 18:00 Performance:

Before the Summer break, Josilda da Conceição Gallery is pleased to present what grows unseen, a duo show by Lisette de Greeuw and Aysen Kaptanoglu, both alumni of the Rijksacademie. They would like you to join them for the preview at the gallery on Saturday 12 July, from 16:00 till 19:00. In what grows unseen, the two artists investigate the hidden influences

CBK Zuidoost invites you to the workshop Creating Henna Stories. The workshop will be led by Anima Jhagroe-Ruissen on Saturday 5 July, from 13:00 to 17:00. During the session, Anima will explore with participants how stories can be told through the art of henna. Participants will express their own henna stories on hands, canvas, paper,

Enari Gallery is happy to invite you to the opening of Jumeler, a gallery swap project between Enari Gallery and Antwerp-based DMW Gallery. Join the gallery on Friday, July 11, between 5 and 9 pm, as they celebrate the Amsterdam chapter of Jumeler. The collaborative initiative will remain on display at the gallery through Sunday, July

The Luther Museum Amsterdam cordially invites you to the opening of our two summer exhibitions. The opening is on Thursday 26 June from 17:00 to 19:00. You don’t need to worry about registration. This summer is dedicated to “500 years of Lutherans in the 750th anniversary of Amsterdam,” with activities at numerous Lutheran locations throughout

Upstream Gallery is proud to present The Sweet Escape, a group exhibition on the concept of escapism. The official opening will be held on Saturday, 5 July, between 17:00 and 19:30 and the exhibition will run until Saturday 2 August. If I could escape…The concept of escapism is full of contradictions and yet, because of

22 June – 26 July 2025 | Bradwolff Projects, Amsterdam East Bradwolff Projects presents “Woven Stories,” an exhibition examining the intricate history of the Indonesian-Dutch community. The exhibition will officially open on Sunday, June 22, from 16:00 to 18:00. Through contemporary art—including film, photography, batik, installation, and language-based works—six artists explore themes of identity, migration,

On Sunday June 22, from 15:00 to 18:00, Galerie Fleur & Wouter close their annual(!) joint exhibition, together with housemate GoMulan: the Van Ostade Biennale VI: Positions. This also marks the very last chance to visit the shared space as it is. Afterwards they will close for the summer to do renovations and create two permanent

Bildhalle Amsterdam is pleased to invite you to a guided tour on Saturday 5 July from 14:00 to 15:00. The director of Bildhalle Amsterdam will guide you through the exhibition PREMIERES, with a special focus on a selection of works.Discover the stories behind the artworks, the visions of the artists, and the curatorial choices that shape

Annet Gelink Gallery is pleased to invite you on Thursday 3 July between 17:00 and 20:00 to the opening of The Eye of Amsterdam, in celebration of the gallery’s 25th anniversary and the 750th anniversary of the city of Amsterdam. With work by Ed van der Elsken, Bertien van Manen, Robby Müller, Johannes Schwartz, and

On Saturday 28 June, from 11:00 to 19:00, de Appel and Cinetol host Oceans, Pluriverses, and Rights of Nature, a one-day gathering that explores artistic experimentation and radical environmental politics. Panels feature Sylvia Kay, Carsten Pedersen and Fiona Dove (TNI), Rosa Jijón and Francesco Martone (A4C), Harpo ‘t Hart (Embassy of the North Sea) and Roberta

Bildhalle invites you to join an Artist Talk on Saturday 28 June from 14:00 to 16:00 with Margaret Lansink. Margaret Lansink is known for her poetic and intuitively composed photography. With a distinctive visual language that combines minimalism with deep introspection, her work has received international acclaim — including the Grand Prize of the Hariban

As part of the exhibition What Cannot Be Held, Vlaams Cultuurhuis De Brakke Grond invites you to the workshop Writing About Art on Friday 13 and 20 June. This art criticism workshop is organised in collaboration with Mister Motley. Whether you’re an emerging writer, already writing about art, or completely new to it – together

de Appel in collaboration with the New Directions in Critical Theory series at the University of Amsterdam invites you to a public presentation and discussion on Thursday 17 June from 19:00 to 21:00 with T.J. Demos. Demos examines the intersection of technolibertarianism, settler-colonial Zionism, and the ongoing genocide/ecocide in Gaza. The talk will be in English and

The World As You Know It Curated by Titus Nouwens“For millennia humans used stories to transform their surroundings according to their needs. Alongside evolving bodies and technologies, stories evolved at an ever-faster pace, to a point where each new day required a new narrative, a new mouth, and a new technology to tell it.” –

Oude Kerk is pleased to invite you on Friday June 7 at 20:00, for Monuments #16, a concert born from a collaboration of several artists. In a unique collaboration, Parisian avant-garde organist Hampus Lindwall, Berlin-based text artist Hanne Lippard, and Swedish composer and sound artist Ellen Arkbro explore the relationship between music and spoken word

Oude Kerk would like to invite you to a live concert on Friday, 13 June at 22:00: Windows #1. Young musicians open up new perspectives in Windows, a new series of site-specific live concerts in the Oude Kerk. The young Angolan-Amsterdam-based DJ and producer Nazar kicks off the series with a live performance of his

The Oude Kerk presents Step Inside, a series of workshops that create connections between the current exhibition, the church building, yourself, and others. These workshops focus on the exhibition by the Korean artist Kimsooja, currently on display at the Oude Kerk. Be inspired by the themes of her work and her creative approach. Together, we

Oude Kerk is proud to present Silence #60 on Friday 6 June from 8:00 to 9:00, a spatial live set by electronic composer, pianist, and vocalist Loradeniz on the transept organ of the Oude Kerk. Her music moves between ambient, experimental electronics, and minimalist structures, weaving together pulsating percussion and layered organ sounds. About LoradenizLoradeniz

On Saturday 24 May, artist Joseph Thabang Palframan will lead a special tour of his solo exhibition Everybody Wants to be a Rolling Stone at Upstream Gallery. During the tour, Palframan will share personal insights into his artistic process and discuss the themes, influences and contexts that shape his work. Joseph Thabang Palframan (1997, Namibia) was raised

17:00 – 20:00 remember the space in between?it came to the forenearly touching the windows Marwan cordially invites you to the street party celebrating ‘THERE ARE (MANY) PARTS TO THIS – 4’, the fourth of four performances and installations featuring artist, natural death investigator, babysitter, and raver, G. Including: a video installation, drawings, water puddles

The first 100 VIP guests to present their VIP Pass at the Marie-Stella-Maris store on Van Baerlestraat (South) will receive a special gift. A perfect stop before or after visiting Buro Stedelijk or the Stedelijk Museum. Marie-Stella-Maris is a Dutch social enterprise offering natural body care and refined home fragrances, with every purchase supporting global

We are delighted to welcome you to a day of Artist Talks as part of the Amsterdam Art Week VIP programme. Throughout the week, artists will share insights into their work, creative processes, and the themes that drive them. From intimate conversations to lively panel discussions, these talks offer the opportunity to engage directly with

We are delighted to welcome you to a day of Artist Talks as part of the Amsterdam Art Week VIP programme. Throughout the week, artists will share insights into their work, creative processes, and the themes that drive them. From intimate conversations to lively panel discussions, these talks offer the opportunity to engage directly with

We are delighted to welcome you to a day of Artist Talks as part of the Amsterdam Art Week VIP programme. Throughout the week, artists will share insights into their work, creative processes, and the themes that drive them. From intimate conversations to lively panel discussions, these talks offer the opportunity to engage directly with

We are delighted to welcome you to a day of Artist Talks as part of the Amsterdam Art Week VIP programme. Throughout the week, artists will share insights into their work, creative processes, and the themes that drive them. From intimate conversations to lively panel discussions, these talks offer the opportunity to engage directly with

We are delighted to welcome you to a day of Artist Talks as part of the Amsterdam Art Week VIP programme. Throughout the week, artists will share insights into their work, creative processes, and the themes that drive them. From intimate conversations to lively panel discussions, these talks offer the opportunity to engage directly with

12:00 – 15:00 Eight of the participating galleries in the Center & South of Amsterdam will open their doors for a Curated Brunch Tour on Friday 23 May between 12:00 and 15:00. You will be warmly welcomed at each location with a snack or drink inspired by the exhibition. You will start at Enari Gallery,

17:00 – 21:00 All galleries will festively open their doors on Thursday 22 May evening. Discover a mix of established names and emerging talent, meet inspiring artists, and explore exciting new works. Whether you’re a seasoned art enthusiast or visiting galleries for the first time, this is the perfect moment to experience the city’s vibrant gallery scene,

11:00 – 18:00 Sunday 25 May is Family Sunday during Amsterdam Art Week 2025!Join us for a day full of art, tours, and workshops for the whole family – there’s something for everyone, young and old, to explore. For our youngest art enthusiasts, there’s also the chance to make a first art purchase for a small

Join us for an exclusive studio visit with Toon Verhoef, offering a glimpse into his distinctive visual language and creative process. Toon Verhoef (b. 1946, Voorburg, Netherlands) is a renowned Dutch painter whose abstract compositions are full of contradictions. His works feature floating or clashing forms that resist spatial depth, held together by a tension

Join us for a rejuvenating yoga morning with Claire, the inspiring founder of Noco, held on the stunning Diamond Rooftop Dome of Capital C. With a background in the hospitality industry, Claire has always been passionate about creating meaningful and memorable experiences. Over the past two years, she has deepened her personal wellness journey by

The closing programme of Every Act of Struggle is co-curated by School of Intrusions and the participating artists. The sessions are intended to be an extension of the group’s research, opening it up to a wider audience. The sessions are open research exchanges with artists and researchers who are connected to the project or whose texts and

20:30 – 22:30 Eye Filmmuseum is delighted to invite you to a special Amsterdam Art Week film screening, where Genealogy of Violence will be screened alongside a selection of earlier works by artist Mohamed Bourouissa. The events includes an introduction by Beatrix Ruf, Director of Hartwig Art Foundation and a conversation between Humie Pourseyf (Programmer

After the closing drinks, we invite you to continue the celebration! Capital Kitchen is opening its doors, especially for this occasion, offering a festive three-course Amsterdam Art Week menu (€45) curated by chef Dave Wijnschenk.Located at Capital C, a proud supporter of Amsterdam Art Week since 2019, the evening promises good food, great company, and

16:00 – 22:00 (20, 21 & 22 May) After ‘WORK WORK WORK’ (2024), Dries Verhoeven returns to the Amsterdam Art Week with a performative installation. ‘Everything Must Go’ explores the moral frictions of late capitalism. In a replica of an Albert Heijn supermarket aisle, a performer gives voice to the paradoxical thoughts of contemporary shoplifters: a “stream of

16:00 – 18:00 On Saturday, 24 May, during Amsterdam Art Week, a powerful performance film will be presented at Het Salon, exploring the fragility of our ecosystems and the balance between nature and humans. Music and nature are about diversity, harmony, and balance – but under too much pressure, everything risks falling apart. In this performance film,

Bradwolff & Partners warmly invites you to an Art Talk with artist Katrin Korfmann and Ranti Tjan, Head of Collections and Exhibitions at the Noordbrabants Museum, on Saturday 3 May. Doors will open at 15:30, and the conversation will begin at 16:00. Together, they will explore Korfmann’s visual language, her methods of observation and creation,

Join us as we wrap up Amsterdam Art Week 2025 with a celebratory evening at Capital C. Co-hosted by Artlogic, the closing drinks offer a relaxed and inspiring moment to connect with fellow art professionals, partners, and VIPs, and to reflect on a vibrant week full of exhibitions, events, and encounters. During the evening, guests

We invite you to an exclusive studio visit with Aimée Zito Lema, offering a rare and intimate insight into her artistic process and creative journey. Aimée Zito Lema (b. 1982 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch-Argentine visual artist, born in Amsterdam and raised in Buenos Aires. Her work seamlessly blends research with intuition, drawing from

Join us in the beautiful Pulitzer Garden for the Amsterdam Art Week Long Table Lunch, where art professionals, collectors, and enthusiasts come together to celebrate contemporary art in Amsterdam. As you enjoy an intimate lunch, you will have the opportunity to connect with key figures in the art world and engage in inspiring conversations that

Discover the vibrant home of art enthusiasts Tako Postma and Gerrit Beldman during an exclusive Private Collection Visit. Although they do not consider themselves collectors, their home is a remarkable showcase of mainly Dutch artists. The collection features works by over 60 artists, including Koen Delaere, Ricardo van Eyk, Koen Taselaar, Krijn Kroes, Sander Breure

We are pleased to invite you to a private curator-led tour of the exhibition Ophelia’s Awakening by Selma Selman (winner of the ABN AMRO Art Prize 2024) at the ABN AMRO Kunstruimte, hosted by Danila Cahen, the curator of the ABN AMRO Art Collection. In this exhibition, Selma Selman explores women’s empowerment through a new

We are delighted to invite you to a special Amsterdam Art Week film screening at Eye Filmmuseum, where Genealogy of Violence will be screened alongside a selection of earlier works by artist Mohamed Bourouissa. The events includes an introduction by Beatrix Ruf, Director of Hartwig Art Foundation and a conversation between Humie Pourseyf (Programmer of

Discover the artistic vision and creative processes of Arturo Kameya and Claudia Martínez Garay during this intimate studio visit. Both artists will be participating in Art Basel this June, represented by GRIMM. This unique opportunity will offer a glimpse into their practice, providing a deeper understanding of their artistic journeys. Arturo Kameya (b. 1984 in

Enjoy an exclusive visit to the private collection of our Amsterdam Art Ambassador Ad de Hond. This special opportunity offers a chance to explore his carefully curated selection of contemporary art, as well as his beautifully designed penthouse overlooking the city. With over 25 years of experience in creative direction and design, Ad specialises in

Enjoy an exclusive visit to the private collection of our Amsterdam Art Ambassador Ad de Hond. This special opportunity offers a chance to explore his carefully curated selection of contemporary art, as well as his beautifully designed penthouse overlooking the city. With over 25 years of experience in creative direction and design, Ad specialises in

The official annual opening of Amsterdam Art Week and the Rijksakademie Open Studios. On behalf of the residents, we warmly welcome you to explore their studios following the official opening programme. Since the founding of Amsterdam Art Week, we have celebrated the festive opening of Amsterdam Art Week in conjunction with the Rijksakademie Open Studios,

An exclusive curator-led tour of the group exhibition I Must Still Grow in the Dark at Buro Stedelijk’s Central Space. This thought-provoking exhibition, curated by Stéphanie Noach and Rita Ouédraogo, brings together works by renowned artists including Belkis Ayón, Ana María Gómez López, Jessica Mitrani, Paulo Nazareth, Andrés Pereira Paz, René Peña, and José Antonio

Join us for the Artist Brunch at Gallery Vriend van Bavink, offered by Kometen Brood & Chateau Amsterdam — a relaxed afternoon of art, good food, and inspiring conversations with artist Aldo van den Broek. Gallery Vriend van Bavink, recently opened the doors to its new space in Amsterdam — a vibrant setting that continues

We are pleased to offer an exclusive opportunity to attend a curatorial breakfast with Kimsooja, one of the foremost artists of our time, alongside the curator of the exhibition and artistic director of the Oude Kerk, Mariette Dölle. During the breakfast, Kimsooja and Mariette Dölle will introduce the exhibition and guide guests through Kimsooja’s installations.

Exclusive first look: During the Gallery Previews, all participating galleries open their doors exclusively for Amsterdam Art Week VIPs, offering early access to the newest exhibitions before they open to the public. Check out our website to see which galleries are participating in AAW2025

Explore the Friede auf Erden project during a special visit to the exhibition, including an Artist Talk with Sander Breure & Witte van Hulzen. For this exhibition, the multi-award-winning Amsterdam-based artist duo was commissioned to create a new work. Drawing inspiration from Weihnachtslegende, a play written in hiding in Amsterdam in 1943 by German writer

We are delighted to invite you to a special lunch session of Semester9 at projectspace 38/40, with artists Folkert de Jong and Tild Greene, and curator Pim Lamme. projectspace 38/40 is an exhibition space in Amsterdam dedicated to contemporary visual art. The space provides a platform for both emerging and established artists to present their

We are delighted to invite you to the opening of THE ROOM IS OURS, a special pop-up exhibition by Patta Academy alumni, featuring the works of Boris Tönis, Frederique Pinas, Juanita Mendicuti Ortega and Lenny Pharrell. THE ROOM IS OURS marks the official West Night opening as part of Amsterdam Art Week 2025. During this opening, this immersive

Saturday 22:00 – 05:00 You’re invited to the official afterparty of Amsterdam Art Week 2025 On Saturday 24 May, ISO Amsterdam sets the stage for GOODNIGHT — This dynamic evening will feature open studios, and performances, culminating in an afterparty that continues into the early hours, capturing ISO’s signature late-night atmosphere. As part of the GOODNIGHT programme,

Explore the remarkable collection of Maria Rus Bojan during this private collection visit. In a special presentation for Amsterdam Art Week, the collection will be on display alongside works by Thomas Raat, Elspeth Diederix, and Andrei Nițu, in collaboration with Stigter van Doesburg. Born in Transylvania into a family with artistic roots spanning several generations,

We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive VIP tour led by Edson Sabajo, the co-founder of the internationally renowned streetwear brand, Patta. This vibrant experience will guide guests through four participating galleries across Amsterdam, offering unique insights into the city’s creative landscape through Edson’s personal perspective. We start at projectspace W139 and end

We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive studio visit with Amsterdam Art Ambassador Antonis Pittas, where you can explore his unique approach to art and contemporary issues. Based in Amsterdam, Antonis Pittas (b. 1973 in Athens, Greece) addresses contemporary social and political issues through his work, which is deeply rooted in historical context.

Friday 23:00 – 04:00 Step into an exclusive collaborative evening between Eerste Communie and Nxt Museum, where sound and visuals seamlessly collide. Three Amsterdam-based DJs will be paired with three emerging artists, creating a one-of-a-kind immersive experience. Throughout this special evening, Nxt Museum will be transformed into a portal where art, music, and visuals converge,

No Man’s Art Gallery is honoured to invite you to a VIP walk-in brunch to start the West Day of Amsterdam Art Week. This will be an opportunity to discover Intsomi, Buhlebezwe Siwani’s third solo exhibition with the gallery. An ode to rituals of resistance, Intsomi will arrive as a multi-dimensional installative exhibition, where past

We are pleased to invite you to the exclusive opening of Kimsooja’s new site-specific installation at Oude Kerk, To Breathe – Mokum. Kimsooja transforms the sunlight in the Oude Kerk into a mesmerising sea of rainbow colours, filling the space with shifting light. Alongside this, she presents her bottari—Korean textile bundles symbolising travel and transition—created

Join the exclusive VIP tour with Billy Burgess, Amsterdam Art board member and international brand developer. Through Billy’s unique perspective, you will explore the Jordaan’s vibrant gallery scene, sparking engaging and thought-provoking conversations. Billy has lived and worked in various cities across Europe and the USA. Now that he is based in Amsterdam, he is

Join Nadia Abdelkaui, modern art curator at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, on an exclusive VIP tour. During this VIP tour by bike, Nadia will guide you through a carefully curated selection of project spaces and galleries around the city, sharing her unique insights into contemporary art. Nadia Abdelkaui is responsible for research, acquisitions, and exhibitions

Join independent curator and researcher Jelmer Wijnstroom for an exclusive VIP tour. During this tour, Jelmer will guide you through a carefully curated selection of galleries and project spaces in the city centre and Amsterdam Noord, offering unique insights into the city’s contemporary art scene. This VIP tour will focus on Amsterdam Noord, visiting Vriend

Take part in a morning breakfast discussion with artists Finn Maätita and Jerrold Saija, alongside guest curator Zippora Elders Tahalele. This Artist Talk at the FOAM 3h exhibition Tones of the Ecotone, will explore ecosystems and their Moluccan roots, while emphasising collectivism and ecological reconnection. The Artist Talk will focus on the experience of the

Step into the vibrant and thought-provoking world of Eniwaye Oluwaseyi with an exclusive studio visit at the Rijksakademie, where you will have an intimate insight into his creative process and artistic vision. Eniwaye Oluwaseyi (b. in 1994 in Kwara, Nigeria) was one of the three winners of the Royal Prize for Modern Painting in 2025.

Friday 22:00 – 02:00 Join us for an exclusive VIP afterparty at Soho House, where art, culture, and great music come together. Soho House, a global community for creatives, provides a welcoming space where art, design, and culture converge. It’s the perfect setting to connect with fellow art professionals and VIPs as we celebrate a

We are delighted to invite you to the symposium What Do We Bring to the Table? organised by ArtTable and Amsterdam Art. The art world can be seen as an interconnected ecosystem, emphasising the importance of collaboration and flexibility in response to changing social, political, and economic circumstances. Recognising that our vulnerabilities are largely driven

We are pleased to invite you to the Amsterdam Art Week preview and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Opening of the solo exhibition Liquid Body by Pamela Rosenkranz. Known for her conceptually rigorous and immersive installations, Rosenkranz (b. 1979 in Altdorf, Switzerland) transforms the museum into a dynamic sensory environment where distinctions between material, perception, and consciousness

14:00 – 15:00 Step into a world of colours, shapes, and sound! Join us for a special Family Tour at Gelderlandplein, where children and grown-ups alike can explore the artworks from the Art Audio Tour through playful activities and curious questions. Expect surprising sculptures, interactive moments, and a fun way to experience art together. This tour

11:00 – 12:30 For many, the Apollo House on Apollolaan is an iconic building in Amsterdam. What some may not yet know is that it also houses a remarkable art collection. Employees at A&O Shearman are inspired by the artworks on a daily basis and are excited to share this with the public during Amsterdam Art

16:00 – 18:00 Friday 23 May Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with this gallery tour through the Center. Location: Center The tour will be held on Friday 23 May between 16:00 and 18:00 and will start at Enari Gallery. Then the tour will resume to Upstream Gallery – No Limits! Art Castle, and end at Galerie

12:00 – 14:00 Saturday 24 May Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with this gallery tour through West. Location: West The tour will take place on Saturday 24 May from 12:00 to 14:00 and will start at tegenboschvanvreden. Then the tour will resume to Galerie Fons Welters – Annet Gelink Gallery, and end at No Man’s Art

16:00 – 18:00 Saturday 24 May Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with this gallery tour through West. Location: West The tour will take place on Saturday 24 May from 16:00 to 18:00 and will start at Galerie Onrust. Then the tour will resume to KERSGALLERY – andriesse ~ eyck gallery, and end at LANG. Please note:

17:00 – 19:00 Saturday 24 May Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with this gallery tour during West Night. Location: West The tour will take place on Saturday 24 May from 17:00 to 19:00 and will start at puntWG. Then the tour will resume to Enseoul – No Man’s Art Gallery, and end at Patta Academy x

17.00 – 19.00 Friday 23 May Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with this gallery tour through the Nieuwmarkt and Noord.  Location: Nieuwmarkt & Noord  The tour will be held on Friday 23 May from 17:00 to 19:00 and will start at Newhouse Gallery. Then the tour will resume to Rutger Brandt Gallery, Gallery Vriend van

17:00 – 19:00, Thursday 22 May Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with this gallery tour through de Pijp & center Location: de Pijp The tour will take place on Thursday 22 May from 17:00 to 19:00 and will start at Josilda da Conceição. Then the tour will resume to Galerie Fleur & Wouter / GoMulan

18:00 – 19:00 Shen Wei will perform Knee Touching Knee. For Shen Wei it is the first time he is presenting works at the gallery. He is showing worksfrom his most recent series of photographic works A Season Particular. In A SeasonParticular, Shen Wei invites us into a world where intimacy and spontaneity collide, yielding

14:00 – 15:30 Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with the family on this gallery tour for kids! 5 families per tour. One ticket admits one family. Location: Jordaan The English tour will take place on Sunday 25 May from 14:00 to 15:30 and will start at Galerie Bart. Then the tour proceeds to Galerie Martin

12:00 – 13:30 Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with the family on this gallery tour for kids! 5 families per tour. One ticket admits one family. Location: Centre The Dutch tour will take place on Sunday 25 May from 12:00 to 13:30 and will start at m.simons. Then the tour proceeds to AKINCI and ends

12:00 – 14:00 Sunday 25 May Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with this gallery tour through the Centre. Location: Centre The tour will take place on Sunday 25 May from 12:00 to 14:00 and will start at GRIMM. Then the tour will resume to The Merchant House – Galerie Ron Mandos, and end at Madé van

18:00 – 20:00 Thursday 22 May Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with this gallery tour through the Jordaan. Location: Jordaan The tour will take place on Thursday 22 May from 18:00 to 20:00 and will start at Galerie Martin van Zomeren. Then the tour will resume to galerie dudokdegroot – Galerie Fontana, and end at Stigter

19:00 – 21:00 Thursday 22 May Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with this gallery tour through the city centre. Location: Centre The tour will take place on Thursday 22 May from 19:00 to 21:00 and will start at m.simons. Then the tour will resume to Lumen Travo Gallery – AKINCI, and end at Bradwolff & Partners.

12:00 – 17:00 During Family Sunday on 25 May, children will have the unique opportunity to buy their first work of art! At Kids Buy Art, various institutions offer specially selected works of art for an accessible amount of up to €50. This gives young art lovers an accessible way to get acquainted with the

11:00 – 18:00 Sunday 25 May is Family Sunday during Amsterdam Art Week 2025!Join us for a day full of art, tours, and workshops for the whole family – there’s something for everyone, young and old, to explore. Kids GamesAll participating locations will feature kids games, specially designed for Amsterdam Art Week, that introduce children

15.00 – 05.00 During Amsterdam Art Week, one special day is dedicated to highlighting a specific district in the city. This year, the spotlight is on Amsterdam West — with a vibrant programme of exhibitions, performances and parties during West Day & Night on Saturday 24 May. Throughout the entire day to late-night dancing, West

13:00 – 16:00 Visit CBK Zuidoost’s artist-in-residence Nseabasi Akpan during this special studio visit on Friday 23 May. The location is at BijlmAIR residency. In his studio at Heesterveld, he is working on an art project to connect the Nigerian community in the Bijlmer with Nigerians who have returned to Nigera after living abroad. With

12:00 – 15:00 Eight of the participating galleries in the Center & South of Amsterdam will open their doors for a Curated Brunch Tour on Friday 23 May between 12:00 and 15:00. You will be warmly welcomed at each location with a snack or drink inspired by the exhibition. You will start at Enari Gallery,

14:00 – 16:00 On Saturday, 24 May,  during the Amsterdam Art Week, from 14:00 to 16:00 the Thami Mnyele Foundation is happy to invite you to our open studio for an artist talk with our fellow Nella Ngingo and our current resident Rossel Chaslie. They will share more about their practices and present their work

19:00 – 21:00 You are warmly invited to the festive opening of the group exhibition BEDROCK, organised by Young Collectors Circle and Amsterdam Art, in collaboration with the participating galleries. Let’s raise a glass together to mark the kick-off of Amsterdam Art Week and celebrate the arts! At the foundation of every thriving ecosystem lies the bedrock – the solid ground upon which

Join W139 for a drink to celebrate the end of the exhibition together with the Rainbow Soulclub members in an informal gathering followed by a sonic activation by The Social Music Club on Thursday 24 April at 20:00. The Social Music Club is a participatory music session for musicians, non-musicians, amateurs, and professionals alike hosted by Aimée Theriot

Saturday 24 May 22:00 – 05:00 As the night falls on West Night, ISO Amsterdam transforms into the stage for the official Amsterdam Art Week 2025 Afterparty. From 22:00 onwards, the energy builds with a live audiovisual performance by Sondi, immersing the space in sound and visuals. The night continues with a DJ set by

17:00 – 22:00 As part of Amsterdam Art Week 2025, ISO Amsterdam opens its doors during West Night for GOODNIGHT, featuring the site-specific installation Inevitably Blue by Sophia Bulgakova. Between 17:00 and 22:00, visitors are invited to explore open studios and immerse themselves in Bulgakova’s ephemeral environment, where light, movement, and spatial interventions create a

14:00 – 16:00 During Family Sunday of the Amsterdam Art Week 2025, children from 9 to 12 can take part in a special workshop inspired by artist Helen Verhoeven. Helen Verhoeven often represents groups of people in ceremonial or everyday contexts. Inspired by her work, each child will contribute to a large collaborative scene by

14:00 – 20:00 (Saturday 24 May11:00 – 16:30 (Sunday 25 May) On Saturday and Sunday , during the Amsterdam Art Week 2025, join Framer Framed for the vibrant finissage of Past Disquiet. Throughout the day, they offer a rich programme of workshops, cultural exchanges, and critical conversations reflecting the themes of resistance, solidarity, and creativity.

10:30 – 12:00 As part of What Cannot Be Held on 25 May, a tour of the exhibition will take place, especially for deaf, hard of hearing and hearing visitors of all ages. This guided tour is provided by Museums in Gestures, a platform that makes art and culture accessible in sign language for deaf

15:00 – 20:00 (22 & 23 May)12:00 – 17:00 (24 & 25 May) Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond invites you to the performances by Edith Dekyndt on various moments during Amsterdam Art Week. The work will be on view exclusively during this week, from May 20 to 25, as part of What Cannot Be Held, an

17:00 – 21:00 Rutger Brandt Gallery is thrilled to host the solo exhibition of internationally acclaimed artist Radenko Milak as part of Amsterdam Art Week 2025. Join them for an exclusive exhibition opening, taking place on Thursday May 22 during the Gallery Night of the Amsterdam Art Week 2025, from 17:00 to 21:00, that will feature an engaging artist

18:00 – 19.00 During Amsterdam Art Week, No Limits! Art Castle will host daily artist talks exploring the intersections of sex, counterculture, and art. These discussions take place in the context of our SEXSHOP ARTSHOW—an art exhibition that mimics a sex shop but exclusively features works by an incredibly diverse range of artists, from local

17:00 – 21:00 During Amsterdam Art Week, Semester 9 proudly presents the new duo exhibition WHAT REMAINS by Tild Green and Folkert de Jong. The festive opening will take place on Friday 23 May from 17:00 in Projectspace 38/40. WHAT REMAINS explores how everyday objects – the things we use, forget or pass on –

19:30 –  22:00 During Amsterdam Art Week, on Friday 23 May the Amsterdam Museum welcomes you for the special evening opening ‘AM Late – Women of Amsterdam’. This evening focuses on the theme of intergenerational storytelling. Surprise and inspire yourself by a broad program full of different elements such as guided tours, performances, workshops and

19.30 – 22.00 As part of the exhibition Women of Amsterdam – an ode, young makers from Amsterdam are exploring different perspectives on gender, identity, and feminism. Their work will be periodically shown as pop-up exhibitions under the title Girls On Top on Studio Panorama. In doing this, Amsterdam Museum provides a platform for the

23:00 – 04:00 On Friday 23 May during the Amsterdam Art Week, Nxt Museum x Eerste Communie presents: Welcome to the Future of Nightlife! Step into the future of nightlife: Eerste Communie joins forces with Nxt Museum for a night where sound and visuals collide. Three Amsterdam based DJs will be paired with three up

13:00 – 13:30  As part of the Amsterdam Art Week, Vlaams Cultuurhuis De Brakke Grond presents Virgy’s Boutique, a performance by Angyvir Padilla. The performance is part of What Cannot Be Held, a collection presentation curated by Suzanne Wallinga, featuring works from the Mu.ZEE collection in Ostend. During this intimate performance the fragmentary nature of

17.30 – 21.00 During Amsterdam Art Week, Foam will present the first retrospective in the Netherlands dedicated to the work of Augusta Curiel (Suriname, 1873-1937). The exhibition will open on  Thursday 22 May. With her sister Anna (Suriname, 1875-1958) as assistant, she ran a successful photography studio in Paramaribo, making Curiel one of Suriname’s most

18:00 – 19:00 During Amsterdam Art Week, No Limits! Art Castle will host daily artist talks exploring the intersections of sex, counterculture, and art. These discussions take place in the context of our SEXSHOP ARTSHOW—an art exhibition that mimics a sex shop but exclusively features works by an incredibly diverse range of artists, from local

17:00 – 19:00 Luther Museum Amsterdam presents the new exhibition APPLE TREE  in collaboration with m.simons artists represented by m.simons, which will be opened on Friday 23 May, during Amsterdam Art Week 2025. The exhibition APPLE TREE presents a dialogue between myth, architecture and transformation. During the Amsterdam Art Week the museum will open the

19:00 – 22:00 Celebrate the PPP’s festive launch at W139 during Amsterdam Art Week on Friday 23 May! PPP—a Political Party for Potatoes and other beings, is initiated by the Sunflower Soup collective. For the opening, expect live performances, meet the participating collectives and get an introduction to the full workshop programme. Sunflower Soup was

18:00 – 19.00 During Amsterdam Art Week, No Limits! Art Castle will host daily artist talks exploring the intersections of sex, counterculture, and art. These discussions take place in the context of our SEXSHOP ARTSHOW—an art exhibition that mimics a sex shop but exclusively features works by an incredibly diverse range of artists, from local

14:00 – 15:00 As part of Amsterdam Art Week 2025, Adriana Bogdanova will give a short, informal tour of her exhibition “Zarafa, le bel animal du roi” on Saturday, May 24. She shares insights about her artistic process and the themes in her work, reconstructing the journey of Zarafa, the giraffe gifted to France in

13:00 – 16:00 On Saturday 24 May, during Amsterdam Art Week, Mirthe Berentsen will stop with the covered wagon at the Amsterdam Museum for an inspiring textile workshop as part of the Beyond the Nuclear Family project.  Starting in summer 2025, writer and artist Mirthe Berentsen will travel across the Netherlands to break open entrenched

13:00 – 14:00 Discover Janet Vollebregt‘s thought processes on Sunday 25 May between 13:00 and 14:00 during a short meditation and talk in the Iona Stichting’s garden room. Janet Vollebregt’s work offers environments of peace and connection. From her background in architecture and her years of studying Eastern and Western philosophies and therapies, she explores

13:00 – 14:30 On Sunday 25 March Luther Museum Amsterdam in collaboration with m.simons is organising a family-friendly tour of the sculpture exhibition APPLE TREE in the museum’s beautiful walled garden on Nieuwe Keizersgracht. The tour will be given by curators of the exhibition, artists Hadrien Gérenton and Tim Mathijsen. A unique opportunity to see

13:00 – 15:00 As part of Amsterdam Art Week 2025, on Sunday 25 May, Galerie Bart presents a unique live performance by Marleen Sleeuwits, offering a glimpse into her creative process. Visitors are invited to witness how raw material transforms into art in an intimate, open-air setting. How do you turn tin into a work

16:00 – 17:00 andriesse ~ eyck gallery is pleased to invite you to an engaging conversation between artist Mik Bakker and her friend and collaborating craftsman Robert Reijnders during Amsterdam Art Week 2025. Join them on Saturday 24 May at the gallery for an in-depth conversation on craftsmanship, materials, and artistic collaboration. For this talk,

20:00 – 21:30 (22 & 24 May) As part of the exhibition She Keeps Them Warm With Her Skirt at ROZENSTRAAT – a rose is a rose is a rose, AnnaMaria Pinaka (1983, Thessaloniki) will perform twice with her (fictional) band Baby’s Breath at Het Salon during Amsterdam Art Week. The performance will take place

18:00 – 19:00 During Amsterdam Art Week, No Limits! Art Castle will host daily artist talks exploring the intersections of sex, counterculture, and art. These discussions take place in the context of our SEXSHOP ARTSHOW—an art exhibition that mimics a sex shop but exclusively features works by an incredibly diverse range of artists, from local

16:00 – 17:00  De Brakke Grond invites visitors to discover the What Cannot be Held exhibition. During the Amsterdam Art Week, curator Suzanne Wallinga will offer a guided tour through the exhibition she curated using the collection of Mu.ZEE Ostend. From over 8.000 artworks, Wallinga selected eleven artists whose work reflects on the precarious position

14:00 – 15:00 As part of Amsterdam Art Week 2025, Galerie Fons Welters presents a special event celebrating its 40-year legacy with the launch of a publication on Sunday 25 May! During the 1985-2025 exhibition, the publication Galerie Fons Welters will be presented, shedding light on the history of the gallery. The book offers an

17:00 – 21:00 On Friday 23 May, during Amsterdam Art Week 2025, Galerie de Schans, together with No Limits! Art Castle will host a duo programme around the project BAND SHIRTS, on view at both locations. The artist collective The Bandshirts celebrates their love of drawing and music with a group exhibition about fandom and

18:00 – 19.00 During Amsterdam Art Week, No Limits! Art Castle will host daily artist talks exploring the intersections of sex, counterculture, and art. These discussions take place in the context of our SEXSHOP ARTSHOW—an art exhibition that mimics a sex shop but exclusively features works by an incredibly diverse range of artists, from local

15:00 – 18:00 Join W139 for a workshop the P(r)otato Propaganda Production workshop and unleash your creativity together with Sunflower Soup-collective during Family Sunday from the Amsterdam Art Week!  Whether you’re a seasoned potato or a curious new sprout – everyone is welcome, and no experience is required. Make Playful P(r)otato Propaganda with Sunflower Soup!

13:00 – 14:30 As part of Amsterdam Art Week 2025, CBK Zuidoost organises a special family workshop model drawing with artist (city artist) Rossel Chaslie on Sunday 25 May. Do you like to draw? In this workshop, you will recreate a live model with, for example, charcoal, pencil or marker. Materials will be provided –

16:30 – 23:00 Artists: Kaixin Chen & Sankrit Kulmanochawong, Aitana Cordero, Kike García & Jesús Bravo, María Jerez & Élan D´Orphium, Phantom Wizard Curated by: Alec Mateo and Lorenzo García-Andrade For Amsterdam Art Week’s West Night, please join If I Can’t Dance on Saturday 24 May in welcoming ‘Voice as Landscape,’ a two-part gathering around the

19:30 – 21:30 Buro Stedelijk presents Manifestation #53: I Must Still Grow in the Dark, which will officially open on Thursday 22 May during the Amsterdam Art Week. I Must Still Grow in the Dark is a darkening group exhibition curated by Stéphanie Noach and Rita Ouédraogo in which darkness operates as a vital matter

16:00 – 17:00 On Friday 23 May AKINCI invites you to a guided tour by melanie bonajo through the exhibition, followed by a Q&A session. This is a unique opportunity to explore the work and ideas behind it. The exhibition Thinking through Touch brings together video works with scenography by Théo Demans, rooted in queer,

17:00 – 19:00(doors open 16:00 – 21:00) With: Frédérique Bergholtz, Anna Buyvid, Anik Fournier, Nada Gambier, Sara Giannini, Patrick Freriksen, Agnese Krivade, Bel McLaughlin, Snejanka Mihaylova, Lisa Montan, Javier Rodriguez Perez, Alva Roselius, Hannah van der Schaaf, Agnese Spolverini, Mia Tamme During Amsterdam Art Week 2025, If I Can’t Dance’s COOP Study Group at the Dutch Art Institute ‘The Word

12:00 – 13:00 During this studio visit, we will take a look at the work of our ambassador Gilleam Trapenberg (1991), a visual artist born and raised in Curaçao and living in Amsterdam. His photography explores the social reality of his native island and questions the clichés and tropes that often characterise the Caribbean in

13:00 – 18:30 On Tuesday 20 May, ArtTable and Amsterdam Art are joining forces to present the symposium What do we bring to the table? Calls from within the cultural sector emphasize the need to increase our resilience and flexibility to better adapt to the constant changes we face. More and more, we realize that

16:30 – 17:30 During Amsterdam Art Week 2025, De Nederlandsche Bank will open its doors on Friday, 23 May, for a unique art tour. Make sure to reserve your spot via the link, there are only 30 spots available! De Nederlandsche Bank collects contemporary art that offers new perspectives on the world. Over time, the

12:00 – 18:00 Volkshotel curates unique events that creatively showcase the hotel, including the Arts & Craft Market on 25 May during Amsterdam Art Week 2025. This market highlights a variety of craftsmanship. Unlike other markets at Volkshotel, this event offers a chance to shine a light on lesser-known crafts. Expect to see goldsmiths, clothing makers, woodworkers,

16:00 – 19:00 CBK Zuidoost invites you on Friday 23rd May between 16:00 and 19:00, during Amsterdam Art Week, to an inspiring afternoon about the power of the invisible – in dreams, birth, and care at BijlmAIR. Artist and writer Mirthe Berentsen moderates the day and opens with a poem. In a performance-lecture, artist Daniel

11:00 – 12:00 On the occasion of Bernice Nauta’s solo exhibition, m.simons presents an artist talk between curator Berber Meindertsma and Bernice Nauta. The talk will take place on Saturday 24 May at 11:00 Sign up at m@michielsimons.com.  Bernice Nauta draws, makes films, paints, creates installations, objects and and stories. In her own words, the

16:00 – 20:00 On Saturday 24 May from 16:00 to 20:00, NewHouse Gallery hosts a vibrant Artist Night featuring live art and collective expression. Throughout the evening, artists from Liminal Nature – Where Boundaries Dissolve will be present, offering a chance to connect, exchange ideas, and experience their work in an immersive setting. This event

13:00 – 17:00 On Saturday 24 May, Annet Gelink Gallery invites visitors to explore a curated selection of books, special editions, and rare finds at their in-gallery book market. Annet Gelink Gallery offers a unique opportunity to browse through an exclusive collection of art books, limited editions, and rare publications. This special event brings together

15:30 – 16:30 Dive into the world of Sandra Keja Planken at NewHouse Gallery on Thursday 22 May at 15:30. The gallery will host a special artist talk with Sandra Keja Planken, offering a unique opportunity to gain insight into her captivating works and artistic process. Through a compelling fusion of textiles and glass, her

Following the success of last year’s event, we are pleased to invite you once again to a Private Collection visit in the home of Henriette Daniels. Henriette, the former creative director and co-founder of the acclaimed Dutch fashion brand Sandwich, will personally introduce guests to her remarkable art collection. Henriette began collecting contemporary art at

16:00 – 17:00 Josilda da Conceição is pleased to announce an artist talk with both Christos Mavrodis and Quintus Glerum on Saturday 24 May between 16:00 and 17:00. This talk will focus on their intricate collaborative process, which has played a central role in the creation of their current exhibition. The conversation will focus on

13:00 – 16:00 On Saturday 24 May from 13:00 to 16:00, Gallery Fanny van Freytag will host a hands-on workshop in which you and your children will make masks or dolls representing one of your own ‘versions’. Using a variety of materials, from paint and paper to textiles and other art materials, you can create

19:00 – 22:00 Gallery van Fanny Freytag hosts on Friday 23 May between 19:00 and 22:00 a Slumberparty Movie Night. Step inside a cosy, artistic atmosphere where film and relaxation come together. Join Gallery by Fanny Freytag for a relaxing evening with popcorn and cushions: the perfect setting to watch three carefully selected short films.

Artist Talk 14:00 – 15:00Book Signing 15:00 – 15:30 Join Galerie Ron Mandos on Sunday 25 May between 14:00 and 15:30 for an artist talk in the presence of both artists and a book signing by Shen Wei directly after the talk! Artist TalkJoin the gallery for an artist talk with Anthony Goicolea and Shen

15:00 – 16:00 On Friday 23 May,  Galerie Fleur & Wouter will launch French artist Natacha Mankowski’s new book: Ritsona at 15:00. The book gives an insight into her research into remote marble quarries. This time, she focuses on a twin quarry north of Athens: the Ritsona quarry.

 After researching the quarry and its surroundings,

12:00 – 14:00 On Friday 23 May at 12:00, galerie dudokdegroot hosts the book launch of Ilona Plaum, accompanied by a signing session and an artist talk about her work and exhibitions. The artist will be interviewed and will tell about her work, her solo exhibition Presence at Huis Marseille, her book, and the current

18:00 – 21:00 Enseoul invites you to a party on Saturday 24 May, during West Day & Night. Continue the evening after their artist talk event or start the evening with this exclusive party, where art, music, and conversation come together in a relaxed and inspiring setting. Join them for an evening with curated DJ

16:00 – 17:00 On Saturday 24 May, Enseoul invites you to an artist talk with Nayul Kim, Marc Oosting and Daniel Hofstede, in which they discuss their working methods and ideas.  Nayul Kim explores the relationship between painting and virtual reality. In VR, she models objects and spaces from memory, inspired by craft designs and

14:00 – 14:45 On Saturday 24 May, Enari Gallery hosts an intimate conversation with Johanna Bath, offering a deeper look into her artistic process and the emotions behind her work. Her soft, blurred oil paintings of hands, plants, and fragmented portraits explore memory, time, and emotion—creating quiet spaces for reflection. Inspired by personal experiences, Bath’s

16:00 – 17:00 On Saturday 24 May at 16:00, Bradwolff & Partners presents an exclusive art talk with Jaehun Park, where digital art and 3D sculptures converge in a fascinating dialogue. In this engaging Q&A session, Jaehun Park takes you into the captivating world where digital art and 3D sculptures merge. He reveals how these

15:00 – 16:00 On Friday 23 May at 15:00, Bildhalle will host an artist talk featuring renowned artist Joost Vandebrug as part of the Premieres exhibition. Known for his unique artistic approach, Vandebrug embraces the philosophy that one can never step into the same river twice—everything is in constant flux and motion. Join the talk

10:30 – 11:30 Reenergize on Saturday 24 May at 10:30 with a refreshing morning run during the Amsterdam Art Week, followed by a nice breakfast at the gallery, hosted by Galerie Fons Welters. As part of the special events hosted by Galerie Fons Welters, they invite you to the Gallery Breakfast Run. Before opening hours,

14:30 (Doors open)15:00 – 16:00 On Saturday 24 May, during Amsterdam Art Week 2025, Arturo Kameya and Valentijn Byvanck, Director of Marres, House for Contemporary Culture in Maastricht, will engage in a conversation about the themes central to Kameya’s work. The conversation will be in English. RSVP via Fenna Albrecht (fenna@grimmgallery.com) About Arturo KameyaArturo Kameya’s

10:30 – 11:30 Katarzyna Baldgya opens the door to her studio on Saturday 24 May, inviting you into her world of painting. This is a rare opportunity to step inside the artist’s creative space, where her works take shape and evolve before they meet the outside world. Sign up via Galerie Ron Mandos! Location: Louwesweg

17:00 – 23:00 Join us on May 24th for an evening that celebrates food, local artists, and the power of shared spaces. As part of Amsterdam Art Week’s focus on Nieuw-West, we’re opening our doors for a diverse program of exhibitions, screenings, and a live radio show by Big Toilet Radio. The evening will feature

12:00 – 17:00 On Family Sunday children are warmly invited to visit LANG, Galerie Martin van Zomeren, and Stigter van Doesburg on Hazenstraat for a creative experience that allows them to get hands-on with art. On Sunday 25 May, young visitors will have the opportunity to colour in specially designed colouring sheets created by artists

15:00 – 21:00 On Saturday 24 May, from 15:00 to 21:00, THE ROOM IS OURS marks the official West Day & Night opening at Naritaweg 12, Amsterdam-West, as part of Amsterdam Art Week 2025. This event invites you to explore a bold, self-created world shaped by four Patta Academy alumni – Boris Tönis, Frederique Pinas, Juanita Mendicuti Ortega, and Lenny Pharrel. Expect an evening filled

16:00 – 17:00 On Saturday 24 May between 16:00 and 17:00 you are invited to explore the ideas and themes behind Michal Helfman’s new exhibition Prey for Me in an engaging Walk & Talk with the artist and special guests, Sanne Luteijn and Nathanja van Dijk, at tegenboschvanvreden! Nathanja van Dijk (Director, TextielMuseum, Tilburg) and

16:00 – 17:00 Especially for Amsterdam Art Week 2025, the sculpture The Portal by artist Germaine Kruip can be experienced in Iona Stichting’s light court. On Friday 23 May, during an Artist Talk, Germaine Kruip will reflect on her work of the past decade, in which time, light and perception are not only themes but

Sunday 25 May, 15:00 – 17:00Free walk-in at any point. No need to RSVP. End your AAW Sunday with us: Share your views on collecting, supporting, and loving art! The special exhibition Collecting I: Bridges at The Merchant House—assembled with collector Christopher Springham—explores the transformative nature of art collecting as an open-ended conversation among collectors, artists,

17:00 – 21:00 All galleries will festively open their doors on Thursday 22 May evening. Discover a mix of established names and emerging talent, meet inspiring artists, and explore exciting new works. Whether you’re a seasoned art enthusiast or visiting galleries for the first time, this is the perfect moment to experience the city’s vibrant

On Saturday 19 April at 16:00, art historian Robert van Altena joins Jaap van den Ende for an Artist Talk at AKINCI. Van Altena presents the radio programme Springvossen, which will host Jaap van den Ende on 29 April. They will discuss Van den Ende’s current solo exhibition Active Landscapes and delve into the recently published monograph tegenstelling en samenhang (contradiction

de Appel warmly invites you to the new exhibition Every Act of Struggle: Intrusion and Assembly. On Thursday 24 April the exhibition kicks off with an extensive public programme, which includes a sharing of research and discussion by the participating artists and curators (Noor Abed, Simnikiwe Buhlungu, Chad Cordeiro, Iswanto Hartono, Lara Khaldi, and Pieter

Virtual Reality at Eye presents work by artists and filmmakers such as Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Laurie Anderson, Marina Abramović and Tsai Ming-liang, who make the VR experience the starting point for a different, stimulating view of the world. Their virtual stories, image finds and provoked experiences touch our emotions and make us think. Don’t miss

On Saturday 7 June at 15:00, the Luther Museum, in collaboration with Tlön Projects, is organising a Guided Tour of the exhibition ‘I Wish This Was A Song‘. ‘I Wish This Was A Song’ runs parallel to the ‘Zing!’ exhibition at the Luther Museum at 570 Nieuwe Keizersgracht. Eleven contemporary artworks have been installed in

Enari Gallery is delighted to invite you to the opening of After Dark, a solo exhibition by Madison Skriver. Join them at the gallery on Friday April 11, between 17:00 and 20:00, as they celebrate the festive opening of the exhibition. After Dark will be on view at the gallery through Sunday 18 May. They

Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 12:00 – 19:00Friday open from 12:00 – 21:00 The Rijksakademie will once again open its doors this spring for the annual Open Studios. The event kicks off during Amsterdam Art Week and runs from 22nd to 25th May. 50 national and international artists, alongside five tech fellows, will share their artistic

15:00 – 17:00 On Sunday 25 May during Family Sunday of the Amstedam Art Week 2025, de Appel will host the book launch of Life with Fifi, a book for all ages written by writer and curator Kris Dittel and artist and designer Angelica Fakeling. In the presence of Fifi the dog, Kris and Angelica

puntWG will host a series of four performances. The opening will take place on 30 March with a performance at 16:00 and the official exhibition opening between 17:00 and 19:00. Part of the Open Call series Each week in April, Maria Zandvliet, Lyckle de Jong, Kim David Bots and G.C. Heemskerk will create and perform

W139 warmly invites you to a documentary film combined with a lecture on ancient African principles on 19 April. A wasi in JawJaw (2008) is a short documentary film recorded during a trip to the interior of Suriname. Rainbow Soulclub members Ebby Addo and Roy Telgt (a.k.a. Totty) are given a ritual washing and treatment against

Join us on Saturday, April 12, to meet Rainbow Soulclub members during an informal afternoon featuring various activities, including live painting at the drawing table with Ebby, Abdi, and David, spiritual education in the tent with Mimosa, an informal group discussion on homelessness and housing in Amsterdam with Malika Amghar, a vegan spring roll workshop

Foam 3h presents Tones of the Ecotone, a collaborative exhibition by Finn Maätita and Jerrold Saija, curated by guest curator Zippora Elders Tahalele. The exhibition will be opened on Thurday 20 March between 17:30 and 21:00. The exhibition offers an immersive, playful and pluriform audiovisual landscape. Combining ancient wisdom, photography, assemblage, and media technologies, they

tegenboschvanvreden is happy to announce a special intermezzo in their programming! In the fall of 2025, Hamza Halloubi (1982, Tangier, Morocco) will have a solo presentation at the De Pont museum in Tilburg. To festively highlight his work, Hamza has put together a special ON DEMAND program with five of his video works, during the weekend of March

De Appel warmly invites you on March 22 between 18:00 and 19:30 for this final reading during the show, where the collective will unfold the book one last time. As the three-month exhibition comes to a close, we will engage in one more reading of the book, exploring aspects of the narrative that have been

16:00 – 18:00 VU ART SCIENCE gallery invites you to an ART SCIENCE dialogue on Wednesday 21 May from 16:00 to 18:00, as part of Amsterdam Art Week. This dialogue accompanies the exhibition Water Views. Through the exhibition and ART SCIENCE dialogues, artists and scientists—together with the public—explore diverse perspectives on water: from colonial trade

Utopia Now! Following her success at the Venice Biennale, Annet Gelink Gallery is proud to celebrate over 20 years of collaboration with artist Yael Bartana with her seventh solo exhibition at the gallery. Utopia Now! brings together a recent body of work, continuing Bartana’s exploration of collective identity and the possibilities of imagining communities beyond fixed

Galerie Ron Mandos presents Gravity by Koen van den Broek and Babylon Fading by Anselm Reyle, two solo exhibitions exploring movement, materiality, and experimentation. Running through May 11, 2025, these exhibitions bring together distinct perspectives through a dynamic interplay of materials and forms. Van den Broek transforms roads into paintings and sculptures, distilling the fleeting nature of travel into

Enseoul is delighted to present Liminal, a duo exhibition featuring Koen Kievits (b. 1996, NL) and Nara Kim (b. 1998, KR) opening on Friday 14 March between 5 – 8 pm. Through distinct yet complementary practices, both artists explore the shifting boundaries of memory, materiality, and perception. The title, Liminal, refers to a state of transition—where the real and imagined

Bradwolff & Partners is proud to present “Augenblick”, a solo exhibition by Katrin Korfmann, where new and existing works come together. Korfmann delves into the boundaries of photography, playing with the illusion of reality. A photograph serves as a representation of a space and time that no longer exists—or perhaps never existed. Through this exhibition,

20:00 – 21:00 On Thursday May 22, Arti et Amicitiae invites you to an Artist Talk with Peter Vink and Irina Birger, who will introduce the works in the exhibition Monuments of Memory and share insights into their practices. They will also talk about how this collaboration came to be. Many years ago, these two

Saturday 15 March, 20:00Sunday 16 March, 16:00Tickets must be purchased online. Limited seats.  The concert series Of Sound & Song by pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama continues with a solo performance. In an intimate concert in TMH’s stijlkamer, we invite you to celebrate the onset of spring with us. For the first time, Tomoko will be playing John Cage’s Four Walls (1944), an intriguing piece originally written for

Dear Reader, I’m very excited to invite you to the opening of Juicy Fruits at Galerie Martin van Zomeren, an exhibition about fertility and my experience of fatherhood with a touch of science fiction. Juicy Fruits is my first solo exhibition in a Dutch gallery. I will be displaying the works that I produced during my residency at

As part of the public program for Foreign Land the VU ART SCIENCE gallery and 3D invite artists and researchers to explore the concept of migration. They invite you on March 18 at 16:00 for the ART SCIENCE dialogues. In a series of ART SCIENCE dialogues we hope to develop a better understanding of migration and its

Opening: Thursday 13 March 18:00-20:00 Woonhuis is pleased to present New Works, a solo exhibition by Nina Beier. Invited by the participants of De Ateliers, Beier takes this opportunity to create a new body of works. Drawing inspiration from the distinctive structure and ethos of the artists’ institute, New Works takes off from a spirit

Known for her luminous application of color, Heisch composes paintings of repeated motifs, curving forms, and delicate, gestural lines. Drawing inspiration from organic bodies, patterns in nature, and the cosmos, Heisch’s paintings are infused with waves of energy and tension, capturing triumphant yet fleeting moments of balance and stillness. Heisch paints carefully in multi-layered applications

Oude Kerk invites you to an adventurous live set by Torus on April 4 from 8:00-9:00 a.m. Torus, the alias of multidisciplinary artist Joeri Woudstra from The Hague, uses dance music as a means to critically reflect on the aesthetics and politics of pop culture. With his adventurous approach, he plays with the structures and

Oude Kerk presents an enchanting morning concert by Natasha Pirard on March 7 from 8:00-9:00 am. Natasha Pirard is a musicologist and composer from Ghent. She is fascinated by the impact of sound on the human body, its political significance, and sound pollution. Using synthesizers, tape recorders, and acoustic instruments, she creates electroacoustic music that

On Friday, March 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. Folkert de Jong will go into conversation with Steven van Teeseling, director of the Luther Museum. A unique opportunity to hear more about the background and meaning of the intriguing work Gods Army – on display at the Luther Museum until Sunday, March 16. A conversation

Josilda da Conceição is pleased to present ‘Moderate tear, refurbished to be heard’, a duo exhibition where recent works by Johann Arens and Nadim Choufi are brought together. Both artists share a commitment to a poetic rendition of everyday materials that reinserts autonomy and agency. They each find tenderness in found language  – ranging from furnishing and signages

Woonhuis welcomes you to a performance by Bob Kil, the current fellow. They push their chins outThey stare into a blank space ahead Kil walks a fine line between commanding mastery and minimising theatrics with her work. In Tech, Kil integrates cultural norms, found actions, and their seductiveness into the performance. The subtle synchronised movements are

The Indictment – Les Citoyens Actifs / Le Colloque  In Edgelanders: Amsterdam On Trial, artists Ehsan Fardjadniya and Raul Balai work on an indictment of the municipality of Amsterdam. They demand that the city fulfil its ethical and legal obligations towards undocumented migrants. The project, which leads to a public trial in late October 2025

Annet Gelink Gallery is pleased to invite you to the opening of Anya Gallaccio: Blind Date on Saturday 15 February at 17:00, with an introduction by Jannet de Goede, Head of Exhibitions at the Kröller-Müller Museum, in conversation with the artist. On the occasion of the gallery’s 25th anniversary, they celebrate transformation, renewal and rebirth.

Curated by: Nina Harra, Julia Dahee Hong, Susan Kooi, Lily Lanfermeijer & Smári Róbertsson Opening event: 14 February, 17:00 at puntWGExhibition opening times: 15, 16 + 22, 23 February I promise to devote my heart to you and my art, for both are my life’s passion. In each stroke of my brush, you shall find me. –

AKINCI invites you for the finissage of One Meter Under on Saturday 15 February from 16:00 until 18:00. On this special occasion, AKINCI will host an artist talk by Stéphanie Saadé and Inge Meijer. They will be in conversation about their respective creative processes and the sources of inspiration for their work. The talk will

As part of the public program for Foreign Land the VU ART SCIENCE gallery and 3D invite artists and researchers to explore the concept of migration. The 2nd ART SCIENCE dialogue for Foreign Land will focus on artist Anthony Ngoya and his artworks in the exhibition. Other guests include political scientist Marije Luitjens,  historian Wim Manuhutu

With 2025 marking the 20th anniversary of the collective, Rainbow Soulclub is returning to W139, where they first exhibited in 2007, to celebrate and situate this moment in time. This exhibition brings together works that have been created over years of collaboration, while simultaneously making visible that which forms between the making of work, together, over so

Enari Gallery warmly invites you to the vernissage of Dimitris Tampakis’ solo exhibition FERAL NOM, on Friday, February 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. In the exhibition, Tampakis explores the hybrid human experience in our numbed society, navigating discomfort and seeking existential awakening. His work reflects moments of tension and vulnerability, where profound change arises

On 27 February 2025, Buro Stedelijk debuts Manifestation #54: Shifting / Spirit / Time, an ambitious new multi-screen film installation by acclaimed poet, artist, and filmmaker Julianknxx. Known for his extensive research and commitment to (re)visiting places and people for collaboration, this latest work builds on the artist’s performance Chorus in Flight presented in May

“Amaryllis Switch – What if bacteria will construct a new habitat of our plastic waste” Ronald van der Meijs at Bradwolff Projects, Amsterdam Oost Special Event: Sound performance on February 22, 16:00 After the successful opening on January 19, Ronald van der Meijs’ solo exhibition at Bradwolff Projects made an immediate impression. The exhibition, on

With each burial comes the promise that someone else will discover it and give it new use. Returning to that specific place, uncovering what has been protected, and reconnecting with what was left behind. How does one preserve (revolutionary) secrets? Is the archive a place to hide and shelter, or is it a place of

For this performative reading, the collective To See the Inability to See will explore new threads and possibilities for a collective reading of the publication, placing emphasis on different aspects and particular stories. These elements could complement and enrich the audience’s understanding and interpretation of the show. About My Garden’s Boundaries Are the HorizonTo See the

For the exhibition Foreign Land, VU ART SCIENCE gallery and dialogue stage 3D invite artists and researchers to explore the concept of migration. In a series of ART SCIENCE dialogues we hope to develop a better understanding of migration and its different motivators, history, religion, economic changes, war and colonialism. The first dialogue will focus

Festive storage of artist Navid Nuur’s 100 Amsterdam vases at the IJzeren Kapel. On Saturday 8 February, 100 Amsterdammers will bring artist Navid Nuur’s 100 city vases to the IJzeren Kapel during a festive programme. Program10 a.m.: first vase by district council chair Amélie Strens and director Lotte Terwel11 a.m. – 4 p.m.: music by

Stigter van Doesburg warmly invites you to the exhibition opening of Carts before horses on January 18, starting at 5 pm. The groupshow Carts before horses showcases works inspired by the fourth bolgia of the eighth circle of hell described in the twentieth chapter of Dante’s Inferno. During this chapter, Dante encounters the sinners who earned

For this event, De Appel invited Constanza Mendoza and Giles Bailey, who have been following the process around the exhibition My Garden’s Boundaries Are the Horizon closely, for a performative reading and conversation on January 24, 18:00–19:30. They are going to read the publication My Garden’s Boundaries Are the Horizon: A Porous Reader to Unguard the Garden and transform

andriesse ~ eyck welcomes you for a toast to the start of the new year and to the finissage of Dania Scherer’s exhibition Apical in which a beautiful series of new works will be on view for just one more day. The artist will be present. Diana Scherer (DE, 1971) is internationally regarded as a

On the occasion of the special year 2025, Annet Gelink cordially invites you to a festive New Year’s reception. Besides a last chance to see the exhibition of Steffani Jemison: Way in the Middle of the Air, we’d like to festively open the 25th anniversary year of Annet Gelink Gallery with you. The year is dedicated to celebrating

Galerie Fontana is delighted with the success of the first solo exhibition by Jacquie Maria Wessels at the gallery, titled Exploring the Fields. The premiere of Dubious Appeal was shown alongside previous works by the artist from her series Garage Stills, Fringe Nature, and Memory Master. Diverse in their thematic foundations, Jacquie Maria Wessels’ analogue photography is both poetic and sinister.

On 19 January 2025 at 14:00, Framer Framed invites you to join a free tour of the exhibition The Anarchist Citizenship: People Made of Stories. The exhibition explores how storytelling, visual culture, architecture and the social structures in Somaliland, the Somali region and the diaspora shape citizenship. The project was initiated by Amal Alhaag and

Thami Mnyele is excited to open the doors for an open studio and the opportunity to meet with their current resident Nella Ngingo. Stop by on the 18th of January during the open studio hours from 15:00 to 17:00 to meet with this inspiring artist! Nella Ngingo is a Burundian-born, Amsterdam-based photographer with an extensive

Just a simple movement, a few millimeters of space on the laptop screen. The “S” at the beginning of “show” moves to the end of “groups” overturning the meaning of the sentence. From an affirmation, a question arises: HOW? It seems fitting—after all, it’s the beginning of the year: a new chapter is opening, and

On Saturday, January 18th, the VU ART SCIENCE gallery will open its doors for the launch of the new art season. The curators of the exhibition Foreign Land will offer a special guided tour. Tours will start at 13:00 and 16:00. The exhibition Foreign Land explores the complex subject of migration through the eyes of artists with

It is a feast to be an Amsterdammer, a feast to celebrate! On the occasion of the captial’s 750th anniversary, Arti et Amicitiae is hosting the exhibition Amsterdam built on photographs, where images from the capital over the past fifty years, from 1975 to 2025, can be seen. The exhibition offers a great flashback of

Enari Gallery is delighted to welcome 2025 with Resonances, a duo exhibition featuring the work of Hiva Alizadeh and Sophie Ullrich. The exhibition explores themes of identity, abstraction, and storytelling. Luuk Hoogewerf, the exhibition’s curator, shares his vision:“Resonances invites viewers to explore the interplay between Alizadeh’s tactile, conceptually rich creations and Ullrich’s narrative-driven, abstract compositions. Together, their

On Saturday, 18 January, Slewe Gallery will celebrate the new year between 15:00 and 18:00 amidst the current exhibition But the Energy Continues by the recently deceased Dutch artist Jan van Munster (1939–2024). This exhibition will be extended by two weeks until February 1. Van Munster is renowned for his impressive oeuvre of minimalist geometric sculptures that visualise

You are warmly invited to the finissage of Make Me See at Enari Gallery. A group exhibition exploring the vast potential of light, featuring works by Dabin Ahn, Emma Beatrez, Fiona Finnegan, Lisa Liljeström, Lindsay Merrill, and Dimitris Tampakis. Sunday, 12 January, from 12:00 to 17:00 at Enari Gallery.

León Krempel (1966) is an art historian specialising in Dutch Baroque art. He has curated more than 50 exhibitions, mainly in the field of contemporary art, including artists such as Marlene Dumas, Rosilene Ludovico, Stan Douglas, and John Gerrard. Since 2014, he has served as Director of the Kunsthalle Darmstadt. León Krempel is curating and

GRIMM is pleased to announce a new exhibition by Tjebbe Beekman, on view from 17 January to 8 March 2025 in Amsterdam. This will be the artist’s fifth solo presentation at the gallery. On the 18 January there will be a meet & greet with the artist. Tjebbe Beekman’s Symbiosis series explores the painters who have most inspired

The Wind Blows Where It Wants invites us to explore ideas of escape both as a mindset and a method, re-imagining actions and desires as acts of fugue. This is an invitation to awaken our minds and rethink reality through fresh, unexpected perspectives. A proposal by Pau Masclans, realized with the support of the participating artists

During this reading and conversation, members of dash(-)collective will activate the publication My Garden’s Boundaries Are the Horizon: A Porous Reader to Unguard the Garden by the collective To See the Inability To See by weaving their own narratives into those of the book/object, using various media. Some members will be present in the space, while others

On 19 January 2025, Bradwolff Projects will present the solo exhibition of Ronald van der Meijs. Introduction by Sanneke Huisman, arthistorian and writer. Van der Meijs installation, “Amaryllis Switch – What if bacteria could construct a new habitat from our plastic waste”, poetically explores how microorganisms might transform plastic waste into a new ecosystem. Inspired by the

On 10th January, B&P opens its doors for the exhibition Sammelsurium, a presentation of artworks from a special private collection that the collector has dedicated many years to, with great passion. Releasing this collection is both an emotional and exciting process for the collector. The interplay of carefully gathered works from artists of various periods and

Bradwolff & Partners warmly invite you to a special conversation with artist Ruta Butkute on Friday, 13 December. Known for her intriguing sculptures, Ruta will provide insights into her latest work during this session. She will delve into themes such as movement, perception, and transformation, while reflecting on the interaction between her artworks and the audience. This talk offers a

The performance will take place on the 12th of December 17:00 at Woonhuis de Ateliers and is part of the public programme in Woonhuis for the show Big Fortune. Lou and Cam met on a date a few hours after C first landed in Amsterdam. That was in the sunniest summer the city had ever

Starting Saturday, 7 December, Sarah Mei Herman presents Julian & Jonathan, focusing on the relationship between her father and half-brother. This exhibition is part of the atelierWG series. “Julian & Jonathan is my most extensive project, exploring the relationship between my father and half-brother since 2005. Jonathan is 20 years younger than me, and my childhood memories

prologue absence of acting and dramajust the polisthe soil we inhabit without gods and without sinjust the space that the mist hides The SINS AND CAPITALS, or a certain mist for empty spaces traveling curatorial program, consists of six exhibitions in international spaces, film screenings and an editorial project, initiated in Portugal It is based

Join us on Friday, December 6, from 16:30 to 17:30, for a powerful conversation with a diverse panel—artist Kevin Osepa, curator Rita Ouédraogo (Buro Stedelijk), and curator Aude Christel Mgba (Museum de Fundatie)—moderated by Magali Elali. This free event invites you to share your perspectives and help shape the MANIFESTO into a continuously evolving dialogue.

You are warmly welcomed to the exhibition opening of My Garden’s Boundaries Are the Horizon on Friday 6 December, between 5-8pm! To See the Inability to See — a collective that formed at de Appel’s Archive in 2019 — is known for their collectively written texts and their performative readings of a series of temporarily made triangular

On 6 December, Make Me See opens at Enari Gallery, a group exhibition featuring works by Dabin Ahn, Emma Beatrez, Fiona Finnegan, Lisa Liljeström, Lindsay Merrill, and Dimitris Tampakis. You are warmly invited to attend the opening from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Make Me See is both an invitation and a command. It highlights

From 30 November, galerie dudokdegroot invites you to the solo exhibition SPECTER of Vincent Uilenbroek. The opening will take place on 30 November from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The exhibition runs until 19 January 2025. Vincent Uilenbroek (NL 1980) has a remarkable passion for screen-printing techniques. He delves into the process of screen-printing itself,

Annet Gelink Gallery is delighted to welcome you to the opening of Way in the Middle of the Air, the second solo exhibition by Steffani Jemison, on Thursday, 28 November, from 6–8 PM. Steffani Jemison is renowned for her multidisciplinary approach to language, storytelling, African-American cultural histories, and embodied forms of knowledge. Her work is included

We are happy to announce that Joppe Venema will present his new video installation, Negative Autoscopy, at WILLIE creative space, Schellingweg 15 in Zaandam. The festive opening will take place on Friday, November 29, from 7:00 PM until late. After the opening, the exhibition will be open by appointment until December 8. Negative Autoscopy (2024)

On Saturday, November 9th, Alicia Framis married the AI hologram Ailex at Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, wearing a wedding dress by Dutch couturier Jan Taminiau. For those who missed the ceremony, there is a chance to still congratulate the bride and admire her wedding dress. On 15 November from 16.00 to 18.00, Upstream Gallery will open a special

W139 warmly invites you to the opening of Taking Root Among the Stars! on the 22nd of November, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The evening will feature a special opening ritual by Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti, multimedia artist, healer, spiritual activist, and femme defender. Through her sonic and performative work, Ibelisse will weave together the multiple worlds

For the second exhibition in the Encounters series, Bernice Nauta presents multipe videos along with a couple of drawings, framed in recycled parts of scanners. The presentation will be on view this week during regular opening hours. Furthermore, on Thursday evening, the artist will be present from 18.00 until 20.00. The  short films are part

Annet Gelink Gallery and The Mondrian Initiative are proud to present a talk between artist Giorgio Andreotta Calò and philosopher Emanuele Coccia, moderated by curator Aveline de Bruin on Saturday, 9th of November starting at 4PM. Andreotta Calò’s solo exhibition When it’s almost dark is currently on view. The artist will enter into a dialogue with Coccia, current recipient of The Mondrian Prize, about

Bradwolff & Partners is proud to present Flux, an exhibition featuring the works of Ruta Butkute and Norman Dilworth. Opening: 1 November, 17:00 – 19:00Exhibition runs until 21 December 2024 A Dialogue between the ArtistsThe Flux exhibition brings together the works of Ruta Butkute and Norman Dilworth in a dialogue on the evolution of sculpture, focusing

On October 31st and November 1st multidisciplinary artist Stef Van Looveren will bring their brand new performance CONFESSIONS to Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond in Amsterdam. In CONFESSIONS Van Looveren questions and explores all the different layers of identity construction. “Glass is a metaphor. If you heat it up, it becomes very malleable. When it cools down, it becomes fragile. This

Josilda da Conceição is pleased to present It was late, it was very late, but was it too late. For this duo exhibition, Vincent Verhoef invited fellow artist Jerrold Saija to present a selection of sculptural works alongside some of his own recent paintings. This exhibition will be on view from October 26th until November 30, 2024. *

On the occasion of the finissage of Rini Hurkmans’ solo exhibition Pietà, Millefleurs, Lumen Travo Gallery is organising a conversation on 26 October between the artist Rini Hurkmans and Sarah van Binsbergen, a journalist, critic, and editor who writes about contemporary visual art for various publications, including de Volkskrant. With a background in cultural politics and anthropology,

On 25 October, Luminous Floating, the new solo exhibition by Raffael Bader, opens at Enari Gallery. You are warmly invited to attend the opening from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Bader’s new series of works marks a new step in his exploration of light, its fleeting qualities, and its relationship with nature and human perception. The

Bradwolff Projects invites you to the opening of Traversing, an exhibition by Japanese artists Mayumi Nakazaki and Miku Sato, on 20 October from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Bradwolff Projects. The exhibition runs until 3 November 2024. In this collaboration, Mayumi Nakazaki and Miku Sato explore themes of memory, identity, and war through site-specific video

Chia-Wei Hsu receives the Eye Art & Film Prize for artists working at the intersection between art and film. To mark this celebratory tenth edition of the prize he will talk to the first ever winner, German artist Hito Steyerl. The Eye Art & Film Prize goes to Chia-Wei Hsu for the highly original way

Ammodo invites you to the festive premiere of four brand new short documentary films about pioneers in art and science. Join us for a thought-provoking and inspiration-packed evening with cast and crew. The four films, part of the ongoing documentary series Ammodo Docs, provide a unique peek into the worlds of four renowned figures at the

On Saturday, October 12 at 17:00, the new creative space WILLIE will host the festive opening of the group exhibition ‘The Verge, A Vessel, The Veil’. This unique exhibition features four innovative visual artists, each redefining their mediums and artistic roles, pushing the boundaries of form and perception. The exhibition can be visited by appointment until Sunday 27 October. The

Date Line is a week-long showcase of recent works by Gvantsa Jgushia & Samuel Mackiewicz. Thinking about works and practices developed in close proximity, both artists’ sceptical awareness of the practicalities of duo-ship has led them to question the tested modes of mentioned affair and what is there not to gain. Following their completion of De

In collaboration with ADE Arts & Culture, Nxt Museum presents ‘Hunger To Create,’ a unique audiovisual showcase featuring live electronic experimentation and immersive visuals. This multi-performance event will take place on Friday, 18th October, from 20:30 to 01:00 at Nxt Museum in Amsterdam Noord. Dasha Rush Debuts A/V ShowAs part of ADE 2024, ‘Hunger To

On Saturday, 12 October, from 16.00-18.00 hrs, Upstream Gallery is happy to present Marc Bijl’s new publication Marc Bijl The Works 1984 – 2084 (recently published by Jap Sam books) alongside a selection of his work in the gallery’s private viewing space. The artist will be present to sign your copy and play some music. Come by to

In Our People are Our Mountains (quoting from Amílcar Cabral’s words on the Guinea-Bissau’s liberation movement), artists and collectives in Palestine and elsewhere who work on questions around land from different perspectives, collaborate with majelis (assembly) Jakarta by sending instructions remotely. Utilizing instructions, rather than physically transferring works or facilitating travel, stems from ethical, political, and environmental

In Our People are Our Mountains (quoting from Amílcar Cabral’s words on the Guinea-Bissau’s liberation movement), artists and collectives in Palestine and elsewhere who work on questions around land from different perspectives, collaborate with majelis (assembly) Jakarta by sending instructions remotely. Utilizing instructions, rather than physically transferring works or facilitating travel, stems from ethical, political, and environmental

In Our People are Our Mountains (quoting from Amílcar Cabral’s words on the Guinea-Bissau’s liberation movement), artists and collectives in Palestine and elsewhere who work on questions around land from different perspectives, collaborate with majelis (assembly) Jakarta by sending instructions remotely. Utilizing instructions, rather than physically transferring works or facilitating travel, stems from ethical, political, and environmental

In Our People are Our Mountains (quoting from Amílcar Cabral’s words on the Guinea-Bissau’s liberation movement), artists and collectives in Palestine and elsewhere who work on questions around land from different perspectives, collaborate with majelis (assembly) Jakarta by sending instructions remotely. Utilizing instructions, rather than physically transferring works or facilitating travel, stems from ethical, political, and environmental

In Our People are Our Mountains (quoting from Amílcar Cabral’s words on the Guinea-Bissau’s liberation movement), artists and collectives in Palestine and elsewhere who work on questions around land from different perspectives, collaborate with majelis (assembly) Jakarta by sending instructions remotely. Utilizing instructions, rather than physically transferring works or facilitating travel, stems from ethical, political, and environmental

In Our People are Our Mountains (quoting from Amílcar Cabral’s words on the Guinea-Bissau’s liberation movement), artists and collectives in Palestine and elsewhere who work on questions around land from different perspectives, collaborate with majelis (assembly) Jakarta by sending instructions remotely. Utilizing instructions, rather than physically transferring works or facilitating travel, stems from ethical, political, and environmental

In Our People are Our Mountains (quoting from Amílcar Cabral’s words on the Guinea-Bissau’s liberation movement), artists and collectives in Palestine and elsewhere who work on questions around land from different perspectives, collaborate with majelis (assembly) Jakarta by sending instructions remotely. Utilizing instructions, rather than physically transferring works or facilitating travel, stems from ethical, political, and environmental

40th Anniversary Celebration of the WG-terrain Amsterdam in September – October 2024. For forty years, the WG-terrain has been a green oasis for the arts in the heart of Amsterdam, home to studios, residences, small businesses, organisations, and associations. WG40 in 2024 Open Studios – 28 – 29 September 202412 – 5 PM To mark

We are thrilled to invite you this Saturday, September 28th, to the opening of What the River Says, the latest exhibition by Remy Jungerman, along with the launch of his new book, Tracing the Lines, at Galerie Ron Mandos. Event Program: Location:Galerie Ron Mandos, Prinsengracht 282, Amsterdam Tracing the Lines delves into the influence of Surinamese Maroon cultural

On the occasion of Unseen, ISO hosts the third iteration of their homemade performance programme “The Live Art Series”, with a presentation of Infusion by Octave Rimbert-Rivière. This new production of the sculptor and ISO resident unfolds as an audiovisual symphony, where psychedelic tableware morph into sprawling landscapes and living creatures. For one night, Rimbert-Rivière’s

Exhibition and Book presentation from 20th of September until the 2nd of November, 2024 at The Green Room. The Green Room is ready to PLAY! With pig-like noses, straw-like hair, and chicken fingers, Anne Verhoijsen uses her bold and honest style to capture the lively imagination of a child. Her drawings, featured in her new

On Sunday 29 September, Simultaneity, Conference invites an audience to an open and live setting that challenges the conventional distinction between on-screen and off-screen, onstage and backstage, process and outcome, theory and practice, and various roles and genres within an artwork. Across three acts, questions and answers about the collaboration will unfold, and the audience, too, will

On 13th September 2024, Garlands by Jason Hendrik Hansma will have its festive opening at Marwan from 5pm to 8pm. The exhibition is curated by Dee Hehewerth, Tim Mathijsen, and Tirza Kater. Garlands is an art exhibition featuring works by Jason Hendrik Hansma and marks the culmination of a years-long process in which Jason and

Opening Friday 13th of September 17:00 till 21:00 Ioanna Limniou’s solo exhibition, Bedtime Stories, presents a dreamlike world immersed in shades of blue. In this ethereal new series, Limniou explores the complex and ever-changing relationship between humans and nature. Each piece offers a poetic reflection on the symbiosis of the elements—air, water, and earth. The

Josilda da Conceição is delighted to announce the start of a new gallery season with the opening of the group exhibition Synonyms for Cardboard. The preview will begin on Friday, 6th September, with the official opening taking place on Saturday, 7th September. Curated by Ruben Raven, this exhibition features collaboration with fellow artists Nathan Joshua

Newhouse gallery presents a curation contemporary art and collectible design, with a focus on women artists. Mick Nieuwenhuis started as an agent for women artists in 2021 to take part in bridging the gap between men and women in the art scene.  After attending a number of fairs from Amsterdam to Basel and Shanghai, she

Pietà, Millefleurs: a solo exhibition by Rini Hurkmans from 13th September to 26th October 2024. Join us at the gallery for the festive opening on Friday, 13th September, from 5pm to 9pm. The solo exhibition Pietà, Millefleurs by Rini Hurkmans at Lumen Travo Gallery explores contemporary ethical issues through art, focusing on themes such as

Ioanna Limniou’s Bedtime Stories marks the gallery’s season opening, with the festive event taking place on Friday, 13th September from 5pm to 9pm. Ioanna Limniou’s solo exhibition, Bedtime Stories, is a dreamscape woven from shades of blue. In this ethereal new body of work, Limniou explores the intricate and ever-evolving relationship between nature and humanity. Each piece is a poetic

Part of the airWG series A man stops and closes his eyes. He covers his ears with the index fingers of both hands. He tilts his head upward and makes a sharp, muffled sound. His body simultaneously contracts, and he lifts his right foot. The gesture resembles the beginning of a ritual, but it doesn’t

Initiated by EMIRHAKIN, Remarkable Meetings with Disgusting Men reflects on (self-)censorship as a highly tangible experience, ████ proposing ways for maneuvering through fear. ██████ ████ █ ███, ████. In this exhibition, the strategies of oppressive regimes and their bodily implications are explored, subverted, ██████ and reappropriated through a careful spatial choreography. How does political coercion permeate the

Haevan Lee ’Battleground’Opening Saturday, 7 September 2024Doors open from 1:00 PMOfficial opening from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PMThe exhibition runs until 5 October 2024 On Saturday September 7, the exhibition “Battleground” by Haevan Lee opens at Bradwolff Projects in Amsterdam East. This installation of paintings explores the psychological landscape of war. During 24 Hours East,

Bradwolff & Partners opens the new season with the solo exhibition “Recordings” by Iva Gueorguieva. The title refers to Gueorguieva’s process of rubbing, scratching and staining the canvas and gauze allowing the surface and the images to intertwine. “Recordings” is a conceptual commitment to the peripheral, the accidental, and the transient. Iva Gueorguieva (b. 1974,

Join us for the finissage of Cutting Silk, a solo exhibition by South African painter and sculptor Mia Chaplin, with summer cocktails and a walkabout with gallery director and curator Lih-Lan Wong, as part of the official opening of the gallery season. Cutting Silk highlights feminine identities that, amidst the ongoing patriarchal need to conquer

The festive opening of the photo exhibition .tiff 2024 will take place on September 6th. Together with FOMU, Fotomuseum Antwerpen, de Brakke Grond presents a selection of emerging artists who live or work in Belgium. This year’s .tiff selection travels from Antwerp to Amsterdam and will be on display at de Brakke Grond from 7

Van Zijll Langhout / Contemporary Art is proud to announce the solo exhibition ‘Little rock’ by the stone sculptor Ton Kalle at Brouwersgracht 161 in Amsterdam.His huge minimalist stone sculptures are in many places around the world (often in public spaces) permanently placed. Especially for the exhibition in the gallery Kalle has created small sculptures.The

In August, Van Zijll Langhout Gallery is hosting ‘Tsubomi Collection’, a program by Tokyo Zokei University from Japan. This program supports young Japanese artists who have recently graduated from the university. Sakura Tokiyama, a selected artist for this year, is currently residing in the gallery and will present her artworks on Saturday, August 31st. The gallery will be open from

On the final weekend of the exhibition, Basma al-Sharif will engage in discussion with Alina Lupu, Isshaq Albarbary and Amal Alhaag who will reflect on her work in relation to three issues raised in the exhibition and exacerbated by the present moment; The destruction of material and immaterial heritage in Palestine (Gaza in particular, as

The Art Institution of Tomorrow, Reinventing the Model, by curator and writer Fatoş Üstek, is a unique manifesto for raising the standard of institutional practices of art organisations across the world. To celebrate the book’s launch, de Appel will be hosting a presentation of the book by Üstek followed by a roundtable with de Appel

The talk by Binna Choi is followed by a conversation between Binna Choi, Gabi Ngcobo and Yazan Khalili and its is co-presented with Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons. Aloha will animate world intelligence because it speaks truth in ways that encourage growth and healing. This form of intelligence will be challenging for institutions

By Helena Sanders & Michael Petri Part of the puntWG Open Call Series A color, a mineral, and a myth – Kobold on the Unemployment Line; an exhibition in three  installments is a collaboration between artists Helena Sanders (US/NL) and Michael Petri (Vienna, AT) opening August 17th until September 8th. The exhibition imagines the limits, transformations and

Annet Gelink Gallery is proud to announce When it’s almost dark, Giorgio Andreotta Calò’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. Opening 13 September – 17:00 – 21:00 The exhibition presents the project ΙΚΑΡΟΣ (ICARUS), originally developed during Andreotta Calò’s participation in Into Nature (Emmen, 2020). The project began as a medium-length film and evolved into a broader constellation of works,

After a series of successful performances during Amsterdam Art Week 2024, ICK Dans Amsterdam and Nxt Museum will revive the live dance performance ‘Breath in a Physical Resolution’ on 28 August. This performance, which engages in dialogue with the exhibition ‘Life in a Different Resolution’ by Random International, curated by Bogomir Doringer, will take place

After a series of successful performances during Amsterdam Art Week 2024, ICK Dans Amsterdam and Nxt Museum will revive the live dance performance ‘Breath in a Physical Resolution’ on 28 August. This performance, which engages in dialogue with the exhibition ‘Life in a Different Resolution’ by Random International, curated by Bogomir Doringer, will take place

On the occasion of Magali Reus´ large solo exhibition at Museum Kurhaus Kleve, the museum hosts an artist talk with the artist Magali Reus and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam director Rein Wolfs taking place on August 21 at 7:30 PM. For the talk a bus to Kleve will be available leaving Amsterdam at 5 PM, the

This Saturday, 7 September, from 2 to 7 PM, we are hosting the festive opening of the group exhibition Infini. Artists Tim Breukers, Niko Riedinger, and Tom Volkaert are busy setting up a massive installation in the gallery and transforming our project space into a game room complete with a genuine beer table! Will you

On Friday, 13 September, we will gather one last time at the base of the pipe to bid it farewell. Feel free to drop by for a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy this temporary work. The artist and Marianna van der Zwaag, initiator and curator of Welcome Stranger, will be present for a

On Saturday, 14 September, we will come together to bid farewell to ‘Keep up the good work!’ by Sarah van Sonsbeeck. For this final meet-up, we warmly invite you for a cup of tea or coffee and a conversation. We will meet on the bridge at the beginning of Spinozastraat, where it meets Wibautstraat. Sarah

Saturday August 31th we will have a last conversation and screening of ‘Het Hoogt en het Laagt’, a film by Kristina Benjocki and Stijn Verhoeff. You are warmly invited to join us. Especially for this last edition there will be guest speakers. More about that soon! The meet-up & screening will take place in the

Three meetings will be organised on the occasion of a film made about Plan van Gool called ‘Het Hoogt en Het Laagt'(The High and the Low) by artist Kristina Benjocki andfilmmaker Stijn Verhoeff, both fellow residents of Plan van Gool in Amsterdam North. They made a short film about their neighborhood based on conversations with

GRIMM presents an exhibition featuring new artworks by Anders Davidsen (1987, Mariagerfjord, DK) at the gallery in Amsterdam, on view from September 13 to October 12, 2024. Davidsen lives and works in Knebel (DK), and studied at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen (DK) from 2017 to 2023. His distinctive paintings trace the passage of

Solo Exhibition Jehoshua Rozenman | THE INITIATOR Galerie Fontana is very pleased to invite you to the Artist Talk of Jehoshua Rozenman about his current solo exhibition The Initiator. This exhibition can be seen as a preview of or teaser for his upcoming exhibition at Escher in Het Paleis | Kunstmuseum Den Haag June 2025. Saturday 29 June 15.30   Hope

Group exhibition with:Marc Bijl, Marinus Boezem, Alicia Framis, Sarah Friend, David Haines, Entropy8Zuper! (Auriea Harvey & Michaël Samyn), Marijke De Roover and Rafaël Rozendaal Upstream Gallery is proud to present the group exhibition Alone Together, featuring works by artists exploring themes of intimacy and desire, from the 1970s to the present. Over these five decades, our methods of communication have changed dramatically. Contemporary social relationships –

Expedition to the green heart of Amsterdam with Fanja Bouts and PJ Roggeband, featuring tasty stories, activities, and attention to the ‘real’ underworld of Amsterdam. Duration: 1.5 hours. Departure point: Arti, maximum of 15 people. Register via pjroggeband@online.nl.

17:00 – 19:00

15:00 A Conversation about friendship with books.

 15:00 A Conversation about having friendship(s) with your garment

17:00—18:00 With Jan Dietvorst, Lucette ter Borg interviews Marieke J.R. Coppens and Florian Thalhover (pre-recorded).

15:00 You might need to give a hand or two for the finishing touches in the show.

14:00—16:00 Join us for a panel talk and the finissage of our 25th-anniversary exhibition, from 14:00 to 15:00. The panel will feature artists Katinka Lampe, Jacco Olivier, Hadassah Emmerich, and Levi van Veluw, and is moderated by Arno van Roosmalen, a distinguished art historian who officially opened the gallery 25 years ago. The talk will

10:30—11:00 As part of a new initiative at the gallery, we organize the first gallery breakfast run. Before opening hours we will host a 30 minute slow pace run (5.30/6.00 min/km). The run will start at the Bloemstraat 140, we will do a small lap moving towards the north of the city and come back in the gallery. There coffee,

16:30—17:30 On Friday 31 May at 16:30 we will have the book launch of Magali Reus her two new publications ‘Dearest’ (published by JRP|Ringier and designed by Irma Boom) and ‘Red Roses’ (published by Nai010 and designed by Wolfe Hall). Curator Fernanda Brenner will talk with Reus about these two new publications, how they came

Family Sunday AAW 2024 We are happy to welcome you for a very special event during the Amsterdam Art Week. On occasion of the exhibition Un Cuerpo al que Volver / A Body to Come Back to at tegenboschvanvreden, Aimée Zito Lima together with her friend and colleague Elisa van Joolen will take you to

Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with the family on this gallery tour for kids! 5 families per tour. One ticket admits one family. Location: Jordaan The English tour will start on Sunday 2 June 14:00–15:30 and will start at Galerie Fontana. Then the tour will resume to Annet Gelink Gallery and end at Stigter Van Doesburg. Please note: this

Dive into Amsterdam’s art world with the family on this gallery tour for kids! 5 families per tour. One ticket admits one family. Location: Jordaan The Dutch tour will start at Lumen Travo Gallery on Sunday 2 June 12:00–13:30. The tour will then resume to AKINCI and end at m.simons.  Please note: this tour is on foot.

To accompany the exhibition Edgelanders at de Appel, visual artist and human rights activist Elke Uitentuis will conduct a workshop for parents and children. This creative workshop will introduce topics such as human rights, activism and solidarity through writing, coloring and drawing. The workshop ties in with the exhibition in which artists Ehsan Fardjadniya and Raul Balai

During Amsterdam Art Week, Galerie Ron Mandos is providing children with the unique opportunity to purchase their very first artwork! Details: Jacco Olivier,  Canaries, 2024, Fine Art Print, 21 x 15 cm (unframed), Edition of 50, € 25,- (incl. VAT & excl. frame). Interested? Please email Richard Goudsbloem (richard@ronmandos.nl) for more information. About the artist

During Amsterdam Art Week, you will have the unique opportunity to buy a special work of art at Galerie Ron Mandos. This unique artwork is by the artist Jacco Olivier. Details: Jacco Olivier The Drop, 2024 Fine Art Print 70 x 40 cm (unframed) Edition of 50 € 950,- (incl. VAT & incl. frame) Interested?

15:00—16:15 This tour is for free, please sign up via this link. Explore art in a unique way: take part in the encounter between viewer, creator and artwork during an interactive tour through Hotel Arena. What impact does art have on you? Discover the depth of art with an interactive tour and artist talk by

17:00—18:00 Josilda da Conceição Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition Lacunae opening on Friday, May 30th at 17:00. During this event, the artists Geraldo Dos Santos and Emre Özakat will host an artist talk. During the talk, they will briefly reveal their mutual interest in hauntology, and the role that their backgrounds and different investigations lead

As part of her solo exhibition ‘Tokyo Encore’, Jannie Regnerus will lead a reading and drawing session on her short story for children MAAN and IK (Korenmaat, 2021), a small text that begins with her son’s first day of school and ends with the construction of a mirror.The book will be read by the author

Join us at KERSGALLERY for a special Family Sunday event where art and creativity come alive for the whole family! Celebrated artists Marc Mulders, Lotte Wieringa, Ema Vanekova, and Sam Hersbach have each created unique coloring pages, inspired by their artworks. These coloring sheets will be available for children to pick up at the gallery

Once or twice a year, the education space at Framer Framed is set up as a Children’s Atelierfocusing on various topics in line with the programming of Framer Framed. In collaborationwith the foundation Toeval Gezocht, the Children’s Atelier is set up on this occasion with thetheme: Nature under the magnifying glass. Here, children can investigate

20:00 – late On Thursday, 30 May, when the Festive Gallery Night opening comes to an end, No Man’s Art Gallery invites you to an afterparty. The event will be hosted at their main location, at Bos en Lommerweg 88, from 20:00 till late. There will be music, DJ sets, enough space in the back

16:30 – 17:30 Join in for a guided tour through the exhibitions at Galerie Fons Welters.

18:00 – 20:00 Performative installation by Jef van GestelJef van Gestel is an actor, director, and visual artist. He was born and raised in Antwerp and has been living in Amsterdam since 2021. Jef van Gestel’s theater work is like a mental playground where the viewer is set free in their associations. His performances are

14:00—15:30. See with your hands and ears! A very special guided tour for children with and without a visual disability, by artist Hannes Wallrafen. Participation is free, registration required. 1 houseeholed is 1 participant. About the workshop: During this edition of Amsterdam Art Week, CBK Zuidoost cordially invites you to view the exhibition by Kevin

13:00—17:00 Marieke Zwart lives and works in Amsterdam Southeast. She is working on her project Care in the Bijlmer, in which she documents – in different ways – the days of a few indispensable (health) care workers. At the Open Space at Heesterveld (35A) the audience can see her progress and discuss it with her.

13:00—17:00 During her residency as part of BijlmAIR, artist Mirjam Linschooten is researching the value and authenticity of art in Heesterveld. She talks to residents of Amsterdam Southeast about a group of wooden sculptures from West Africa – dismissed by experts as copies – about how they relate to the works. How to Exit and

19:00—21:30 You are warmly invited to the celebratory opening of the brand-new Young Collectors Circle exhibition marking the start of Amsterdam Art Week. Female artists earn less than their male counterparts. They are also less visible and are less frequently acquired by museums. This is revealed by research conducted by the Boekman Foundation on behalf

16:00 – 18:00 At Keti Koti Westerpark.

15:00 – 16:00 A conversation between Oude Kerk’s Marianna van der Zwaag, curator of ‘A Veil as a Glaze’(25 May – 25 Aug 2024), artist Ana Navas and Mariette Dölle about ways to redefine the dialogue between cultural heritage and contemporary art as a dialogue to make a difference, to draw attention to the inclusions

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12:00—14:00 This tour is by foot. The tour will start at Ron Mandos at the Prinsengracht 282, here you can see the following exhibition: 25 Years of Galerie Ron Mandos featuring all the artists from the gallery The tour will resume to BorzoGallery at the Keizersgracht 321, here you can see the following exhibition: ultramarine

17:00—18:00 Join in for the Hazenstraat drinks and bites hosted by the three neighbours on the Hazenstraat: Stigter Van Doesburg, Galerie Caroline O’Breen, Martin van Zomeren and LANGart.

16:00—18:00 This tour is by bike. The tour will start at No Man’s Art Gallery at the Bos en Lommerweg 88-90, here you can see the following exhibition: dandelions milk by Afra Eisma The tour will resume to galerie dudokdegroot at the Tweede Laurierdwarsstraat 1-3, here you can see the following exhibition: layered base by

12:00—14:00 This tour is by bike. The tour will start at Josilda da Conceição Gallery at the Pieter Aertszstraat 70, here you can see the following exhibition: Lacunae Geraldo Dos Santos by Emre Özakat The tour will resume to Galerie Fleur & Wouter + GoMulan Gallery at the Van Ostadestraat 43A, here you can see

The Rijksakademie opens its doors again this spring for the annual Open Studios. The event kicks off during Amsterdam Art Week, and runs from 30 May to 2 June. Artists in residence will share what has emerged from a period of experimenting, researching and producing new work. For a long weekend, all corridors and spaces in

18:00—20:00 This tour is by foot. The tour will start at Kersgallery at the Lindengracht 148, here you can see the following exhibition: ANGEL’S EGG by Sam Hersbach , Ema Vanekova, Marc Mulders, Lotte Wieringa & Brigitte Louter The tour will resume to tegenboschvanvreden at the Bloemgracht 57, here you can see the following exhibition: Un Cuerpo al

17:00—19:00 This tour will be by foot. Deze tour is te voet. The tour will start at Upstream Gallery at the Kloveniersburgwal 95, here you can see the following exhibition: Wanderer by Daichi Takagi The tour will resume to Enari Gallery at the Utrechtsestraat 44 BG, here you can see the following exhibition: Meet the

16:00 – 18:00 The tour will start at Galerie Onrust at the Planciusstraat 7, here you can see the following exhibition: Toon Verhoef The tour will resume to Van Zijll Langhout at the Brouwersgracht 161, here you can see the following exhibition: Strange Glow by James Beckett The tour will resume to andriesse eyck at

14:00—15:00 Keeley Haftner and Sabine Käppler make a large-scale drawing, outside, on the sidewalk in front of Arti en Amicitiae. The ” colored pencils ” they use for this are made from waste material from their artistic practice. Haftner and Käppler think big!

13:00—14:00 Sangiorgio Blonk & Mariken Overdijk invite you to a conversation. A one-on-one meeting around a Chair, a Table and a roll of Paper to share a page of your life. It’s folding, shaping and manipulating paper, sit down, stand up and sit down again….P.S.: You can bring a mystery guest. So can we.

14:30—15:30 Artist Duo Talks with Richtje Reinsma and Emily Kocken. Three artist duos in conversation about working together: what happened, did the collaboration come to fruition, did a work of art emerge? Did you let go of your ego, did resistance grow? Never together again or forever?

17:30—18:30 How to use your voice more, differently and together. An encounter with your voice. Making a sound – 1 and 1 is 1, under the inspiring guidance of Yinske Silva.

15:00—16:00 Dog afternoon, to thank them for using their tongue for the title. Also a conversation about friendship with non-human animals. Can also be followed outside via a large screen (for dogs).

14:00—16:00 The artist will organise a guided tour and a workshop about her research on archival materials.

12:00—13:00 Join in for an engaging artist talk with Claudy Jongstra!

14:00—15:00 We welcome you to join artist, natural death researcher, babysitter, and raver, G in a conversation about mourning and transformation. For the occasion, G will be joined by artist Dagmar Bosma, who is presenting a solo show on the griefs of gatekeeping in trans* healthcare at Manifold Books, between 12/05/’24 and 15/06/’24, as part

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13:00—14:00 Artist Ulrike Rehm has her studio in the gallery building. She invites visitors into the studio where her wooden works are.

14:00—15:00 Lonneke van der Palen will present her first book during Amsterdam Art Week. This can be seen as an exhibition concept within a publication form. It consists of loose pages that can be used to make endless combinations and invites you to create an exhibition at home.

14:00—15:00 Or drop by on Sunday between 14:00 – 15:00.

12:00—13:00 Come join the artist talk at Kersgallery.

12:00—13:00 Come enjoy music and mimosas at Madé van Krimpen.

13:00—14:00 Nanda Hagenaars is a photographer who aims to translate her feelings and emotions into images.Her work can be described as poetical, intuitive, and emotional. The concept of time and timelessness provoked Nanda to photograph in black and white.

14:00—15:00 Sold out! Come join the artist talk with Joost Krijnen and Michiel Romeyn.

13:00—14:00  On Saturday, June 1st, Peter Cvik will host an artist talk and guided tour of his solo show “You are the axis of time” at Rutger Brandt Gallery. Cvik will take the audience through his work, discussing his process and inspiration behind his paintings and the show. This event will give the audience a

13:00—14:00 Come join the artist talk with Steven Aalders and Robert van Altena. Image credits: Steven Aalders, Mirror (Green), 2023, oil on linen, 30 x 30 cm (photography: Peter Cox)

16:00—17:00 Come join the artist talk with Melissa Gordon, Dina Danish, Peggy Franck & Erika Peucelle.

15:00—16:00 Come join the interactive tour with Aimée Zito Lema through her exhibition at the gallery.

13:00—14:00 Come join the artist tour through the exhibition with Frank Ammerlaan.

15:00—19:00 During Amsterdam Art Week on Thursday, 30 May , Friday 31 May, and Saturday 1 June, Sophie Steengracht will transform one of the walls at Gomulan Gallery in a mural from 15:00 – 19:00. Thematically she starts from early spring to summer bloom from You can drop by and witness the shapes changing and

14:00—16:00 How art comes about.The extraordinary collaborative process of Jonas Ohlsson and Maartje Jaquet. An interactive performance, with music and you get to draw along, you become part of an artwork and perhaps part of the exhibition. Maartje Jaquet and Jonas Ohlsson show in a live performance how they work together for the project 1and1is1.

14:00—15:30 On Friday afternoon artistic director Lara Khaldi and artists Ehsan Fardjadniya and Raul Balai welcome you for an introduction and guided tour through the exhibition ‘Edgelanders: Amsterdam on Trial / Part III: The Witnesses’.  In Edgelanders, the artists build a case for a tribunal against the city of Amsterdam to hold it to its

17:00—18:00 Artists Margit Lukács and Persijn Broersen will discuss their exhibition and eponymous latest video work I Wan’na Be Like You with Nat Muller. Dr. Nat Muller is an independent curator, writer, and researcher. She is an expert in contemporary art from the Middle East and science fiction. She has curated projects across Europe and the Middle

15:00—16:00 We cordially invite you to the gallery. Join us for a conversation between the director of Maison des arts Georges et Claude Pompidou, Cajarc (FR), Thomas Delamarre and the artist Charlotte Dumas about her recent work! This event is of limited capacity, please secure your spot here. Starting June 30, Charlotte Dumas’ solo “La Compagnie des Animaux”

15:00—16:00 Frottage has been a cornerstone of Josse Pyl’s creative process in many of his works since his residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten (NL). Through hands-on demonstrations and guidance, young art enthusiasts will learn to explore texture, form, and structure by rubbing a pencil or crayon over a textured surface placed beneath a

20:30—04:00 Especially for the Amsterdam Art Week, ISO is happy to announce the launch of the new performance programme “The Live Art Series”, a momentous occasion marking the debut of their new event space. This festivity promises to be an extraordinary experience, featuring A Strange Night made of music and performances by Stina Fors. During

16:00—17:00 Join the artist talk on Friday, where Charlotte Caspers enters into a conversation with Colin Huizing and places her new exhibition within the development of her oeuvre. Charlotte Caspers (Ghent, 1979) is a Flemish-Dutch artist. She studied art history and restoration of paintings. In addition to her free work, she made reconstructions of paintings for

12:00—13:00 Join in for an engaging artist talk with Saskia Noor van Imhoff. Saskia Noor van Imhoff creates installations, sculptures and photographic works which question the idea of the singular or original artwork. She conceives of her process as marking a moment in time, a temporary combination of materials and circumstance which will inevitably undergo

15:00—16:00 Enari Gallery is thrilled to present the premiere screening of ‘EL DIABLO & The Painter,’ a short film by Douglas Cantor. In this piece, Cantor delves into his artistic journey, offering viewers an intimate glimpse into his life, background, and profound connection with Sophie Vallance Cantor. Prior to the screening, join us for a

19:00—21:00 On Friday, 31 May the last screening of the day will be followed by a conversation between the artist and curator Kate Strain, of Kunstverein Aughrim.  This moment will be celebrated with a serving of a potato kombucha in special ceramics made by O’Mahony and a potato-tulip ice cream by artists Honey Jones Hughes

11:00—12:00 Enari Gallery is thrilled to offer the second screening of Douglas Cantor’s engaging short film, ‘EL DIABLO & The Painter.’ Join us for an encore event and revisit Cantor’s captivating story.To conclude this edition of Amsterdam Art, we’re holding a Sunday brunch in the gallery immediately following the screening. It’s a casual way to

16:00—17:00 On the occasion of the exhibition “On Longing” that brings together the works of artists Mandy Franca and Anthony Nagoya freelance curator Mirelva Berghout provides insight into the artistic practices of both artists and the ways in which they explore memory and even more so nostalgia through their respective artistic practices. In this presentation,

16:00—17:00 Nomin Zezegmaa has invited Yesun, a Mongolian throat singer and horse head violin player. He will be performing during the opening of her solo exhibition ᠴᠢᠨᠠᠳᠤ ᠰᠠᠯᠬ (The Wind on the Other Side). This event is part of Amsterdam Art Week 2024. Yesun (Yesun-Erdene Bat) was born in 1988 in Selenge Yruu, a place on the

14:00—16:00 RSVP via sheila@ronmandos.nl Subject RSVP 2 June You’re Invited: Join us on 2 June for two special celebrations at Galerie Ron Mandos, as we honor our 25th Anniversary during Amsterdam Art Week. 14:00 – 15:00 Our day begins with a Special RM Sunday Session; engage in meaningful dialogues with artists and curators as they share

19:00—20:00 Artist Annelies Kamen to Hold an Artist Talk with Curator Jelmer Wijnstroom in Gallery van Fanny Freytag. Artist Annelies Kamen will host an artist talk with curator Jelmer Wijnstroom on June 1 from 19:00 to 20:00. This event is part of the Saturday Noord Night Programme, a highlight of the Amsterdam Art Week. Guests

14:00—17:00 Book signing of the artist’s new monograph. More information here: – A special edition artwork, accompanied by the publication, will also be available for sale. Details on the editions below: Michael Raedecker day at night 2023 laser printer pigment transfer, dispersion, acrylic and thread on canvas 33 x 43.2 cm | 13×17 in Unique

16:00—17:00 You are cordially invited for a private tour through the exhibition of Olga Chernysheva“Unpacking Things” at LANGart gallery with Anna Kutznetsova, lawyer, art historian,orientalist, art collector and ambassador of Amsterdam Art Week and Ron Lang, art historian and founder of LANGart. Ron Lang first started to work with Olga Chernysheva when she was at

17:00—20:00 Santiago Pani born in Mexico City, lives and works in Leiden, The Netherlands. He grew up in Tequisquiapan, a small village two hours away from Mexico City.Since very early in his career Santiago had a clear idea of what he wanted to accomplish; Transcending and being recognised has always been in his mind, also

16:00—18:00 29 may – 2 june at 16:00 for 25 people per day open studio in a monumental empty building around the corner from Multatulli sculpture at Singel (Bergstraat 1 Amsterdam), Merijn Bolink, Lin de Mol and Vendel & de Wolf open their studio’s for you. Merijn Bolink and Lin de Mol are artist of LANGart.

17:00—18:00 On the openings day on Thursday 30 May, 17:00—18:00, Laurens Otto will interview Toon Verhoef in his exhibition ‘Lost and Found’ in Galerie Onrust, Amsterdam, Laurens Otto is a curator, art critic and editor. He has made solo exhibitions for Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens (Belgium) with Mark Manders (2023), Magali Reus (2022), Manon de Boer (2022),

13:00—20:30 Welcome to the alluring CASTLE MINI ART FAIR, in collaboration with No Limits! Art Castle, where we take over the entire sexyland_world premises and terrace with a heavy dose of artistic allure. Discover a melting pot of creative geniuses exhibiting and selling their works – this is the place to be. So put on

12:00—13:30 You are very welcome to join us for a personal meet and greet with artist Sarah van Sonsbeeck in the street in front of her house. She was invited by Welcome Stranger to make a new temporary artwork for on, above, or with her own home. In doing so, she works in the often

11:00—12:30 Sign-up for this event via the button on the left! For many, the Apollo House on the Apollolaan is an iconic building in Amsterdam. What many may not know is that the building also houses a beautiful art collection. A&O Shearman employees are inspired by the artworks on a daily basis and want to

20:30—00:00 Culture is — Togetherness in Time In collaboration with the EYE Filmmuseum, the Prince Claus Fund is excited to present a short films programme followed by a discussion during Amsterdam Art Week. Join us on June 1, 8.30 pm at the EYE Filmmuseum Cinema 1 — the evening will be kicked off by the

14:00—15:00 Join in for a live glass blowing session with Eva van der Zand. Graphic design: Agathe Gabrielle 

16:00—17:00 Join in for a a guided tour through the exhibition Canopy with the curator Tirza Kater! Graphic design: Agathe Gabrielle 

13:00—17:00 With performances of Aernoudt Jacobs, Maria Komarova, Suzan Peeters en Amos Peled. On Sunday 2 June, FIBER Festival, STUK and the Brakke Grond present a day filled with sound art from the Netherlands and Belgium under the title Neighbouring Frequencies. The programme – consisting of installations, performances, and lectures – is the final day

17:00—21:00 W139 invites you to the Experimental Pizza Club, a collective dining experience during Amsterdam Art Week.  Loosely, this is how it works: each pizza-lover brings three toppings to the table: something that tingles their taste buds, something they think will be delicious, something they think will be challenging. The toppings are all spread out,

15:00—16:00 Do you wonder what happens behind the scenes of producing a group exhibition? How did the artist’s ideas emerge from thought to canvas to beyond? Visit Each Other’s Mind invites visitors to meet the artists of Outside the Soup. During these encounters, you will discover the work and inner thoughts of these makers, and

20:30—21:30 ‘Breath in a Physical Resolution’ Dance Performance at Nxt Museum Experience the coming together of the moving human body and machine intelligence premiering during Amsterdam Art Week. ICK Dans Amsterdam and Nxt Museum partner for a dance intervention in the exhibition ‘Life In A Different Resolution’. Celebrating the power of human intuition amidst the

18:30—19:30 Breath in a Physical Resolution’ Dance Performance at Nxt Museum Experience the coming together of the moving human body and machine intelligence premiering during Amsterdam Art Week. ICK Dans Amsterdam and Nxt Museum partner for a dance intervention in the exhibition ‘Life In A Different Resolution’. Celebrating the power of human intuition amidst the

20:00—21:00 Breath in a Physical Resolution’ Dance Performance at Nxt Museum Experience the coming together of the moving human body and machine intelligence premiering during Amsterdam Art Week. ICK Dans Amsterdam and Nxt Museum partner for a dance intervention in the exhibition ‘Life In A Different Resolution’. Celebrating the power of human intuition amidst the

19:00—21:00 On May 30 (at Stadsarchief Amsterdam) we had an OSCAM Speak Session, as part of our exhibition OSCAM x Café de Duivel x Edson Sabajo.  OSCAM is thrilled to announce a collaboration with Stadsarchief Amsterdam. As an extension of our exhibition OSCAM x Café de Duivel/Edson Sabajo, our upcoming Speak Sessions delves deeper into

14:00—15:00 On 2 June, at 14:00, we invite you to a special event featuring our former resident Kim Darbouze. As part of Amsterdam Art Week, Kim will present a brief poetry and dance performance, followed by a Q&A session with refreshments. Kim Darbouze is an artist and scholar (KITLV) who conducts research from a psychosocial

20:30—22:30 Join us for Billy Bultheel’s captivating performance “The Thief’s Journal: Songs of Decreation,” which marks the beginning of the Time Crystals performance program—a year-long international initiative curated by Suzanne Wallinga in collaboration with Peter van den Hoogen. Through a curated series of performances, the artists in the Time Crystals program highlight various aspects of

12:00—13:45 In this talk Marguerite explores the representation of women and aging in visual culture and art, examining its impact on our perceptions of these groups. Additionally, we delve into the influence of visual art and address the potential gaps in the narratives within the art profession and broader society due to these universal biases.

17:00—late Explore Amsterdam Noord’s vibrant and alternative art scene on Saturday night during Amsterdam Art Week 2024! A full evening programme at venues including Gallery van Fanny Freytag, Semester 9 at Projectspace 38/40, SEXYLAND World, Welcome Stranger, Eye Filmmuseum and Nxt Museum. Immerse yourself in Amsterdam North’s contemporary art scene and meet artists and art

17:00—20:00 All galleries will festively open their doors. Explore a mix of established and emerging talent, meet inspiring artists and discover new works. Whether you are a seasoned art lover or visiting galleries for the first time, this is the ideal time to explore the city’s vibrant gallery scene, mingle, and enjoy refreshments on a

20:30—22:30 Join us for Billy Bultheel’s captivating performance The Thief’s Journal: Songs of Decreation, which marks the beginning of the Time Crystals performance program — a year-long international initiative curated by Suzanne Wallinga in collaboration with Peter van den Hoogen. Through a curated series of performances, the artists in the Time Crystals program highlight various

17:00—18:00 On Saturday June 1st, collectors Maaike Muis (podcastmaker/moderator) & Chris Adriaan (architect/artist) welcome us into their self-built home in Amsterdam Noord for a visit to their diverse collection of contemporary art. The collection of Maaike & Chris can be described as abstract, geometrical and tactile. They started collecting in 2013 at the UNSEEN photo-fair with a work of Lonneke de Groot.

For all creative artists in all fields we offer breakthrough possibilities. Come for a chat when you are stuck, insecure, or proud and get tested. Test your ideas, your jokes, performance, or nearly finished masterpiece at Art Bar Sexyland. Every week a seasoned artist will give you terrible beers but great ideas. Find your biggest

Fullhouse takeover with Eye Filmmuseum, Nxt Museum, Fanny Freytag, Projectspace 38/40 & No Limits! Art Castle, Welcome Stranger and SEXYLAND World. The collective strength of all participating institutions is harnessed tonight on the Noordside of Amsterdam. Expect a clustering of artistic momentum and festive dancing. The full programme is yet to be revealed.

20:00—03:00 Celebrating International Sex Workers Rights day. The ROYAL HOOKERS BALL: WHORE POWER will be a sex worker-centered fundraiser commemorating International Sex Workers Rights day, which occurs annually on June 2. All ticket sales will contribute towards HXSSY’s upcoming series of queer, sex worker matinee performances at the infamous Red Light erotic theatre, Casa Rosso–where

19:00—22:00 A new hot play date at SEXYLAND with an arty twist. Let’s bring out the chessboard and have ourselves a legendary tournament.  Bring a fab outfit and prepare yourself for serious tension matches on the terrace. Spicy margaritas as motivators, I think we can handle this. The Bimbo Chess ClubTM for the pros and

17:00—18:00 HET HOOGT EN HET LAAGT (THE HIGH AND THE LOW) You are welcome to join us for a late afternoon with artist Kristina Benjocki and Stijn Verhoeff starting at Forum: Meeting Point, a 1970s public space artwork by Shinkichi Tajiri.  Tajiri envisaged that on his 25x15m artwork, children would play and adults would meet

18:00—20:00 Aysen Kaptanoglu & Jacqueline de Jong| Emily Stevenhagen & Moritz Ebinger| Tara Eva Kuijpers Wentink & Jeroen Henneman Talk show and exhibition with emerging and established artists led by Gisbert Van Baalen, podcast creator and art entrepreneur. Last Thursday, April 4, the exhibition “Kringplank” opened at culture club De Kring. Under this heading, three young female artists developed new work especially for

A solo show by Judith Westerveld In the solo exhibition, The Crow Messengers, Judith Westerveld presents a new body of work based on narratives told in the Southern African San languages |xam and !xun that form part of the Bleek and Lloyd Archive that was compiled in the 1870s and 1880s in Cape Town, South

Friday 18 October, 20:00Saturday 19 October, 16:00Tickets must be purchased online. Limited seats.  The Of Sound & Song concert series by pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama continues with Canadian-American violinist Shannon Lee. The program includes a seldom-played Sonata for Violin and Piano by Galina Ustvolskaya, dubbed “the lady with the hammer.” Shannon Lee has been praised for her “remarkable fire, impeccable intonation, and big,

Site-specifieke muziekperformance van DJ Upsammy. For the 51 edition of Silence, DJ Upsammy is developing a site-specific music performance for the Oude Kerk. About UpsammyUpsammy, (Thessa Torsing), is a versatile Dutch artist and DJ from Amsterdam. She creates music that exudes both comfort and desolation, with a keen sense of melodic and rhythmic elements. Her

Join us on Saturday 24 February, during the opening weekend of Foam Talent 2024-2025, as we invite you to dive deeper into the exhibition together with this year’s Talents. Through a dynamic two-part programme with personal presentations, Q&As, and interactive guided tours we will learn more about the Talents and their work. The event will kick

Come and celebrate the opening of Foam Talent 2024-2025 and explore the works of 20 artists from across the world who are shaping the future of photography. Join us on Thursday 22 February in the presence of the artists. You are welcome from 18.30 until 21.00 hrs for this celebratory opening with music by Jerrau, drinks by Brouwerij ‘t

Join us on Saturday 2 March for the finissage of Anne Wenzel’s solo exhibition House of Fools. On this special occasion, AKINCI will host an artist talk with Anne Wenzel and investigative journalist and writer Lucette ter Borg, moderated by art historian and writer Laura Korvinus. They will be in conversation about Anne Wenzel’s newest

On 29 February from 17:00 we invite you to join on of our two monthly Amsterdam Art Tours! Come together and get to know some of our participating art spaces. The first tour will begin at m.simons at 17:00. Together with our tour guide you will continue to AKINCI and Bradwolff & Partners. The tour

On 29 February from 17:00 we invite you to join on of our two monthly Amsterdam Art Tours! Come together and get to know some of our participating art spaces. The second tour of the night will begin at W139 at 17:00 and will continue to Rutger Brandt Gallery. The tour will end at Upstream

The young artist Gegee Ayurzana has just finished her two-year artist residency at De Ateliers in Amsterdam. Currently she is working mainly on paintings unhinged from their traditional frames, paintings on (semi) transparent veils that seem free floating and boundless, reorienting our experience of real and imaginary spaces. The motives on these colorful, ghostlike appearances

Join Framer Framed for the official launch of the Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes publication! Editors Radha D’Souza, Jonas Staal and contributor Muhammad Al-Kashef will be present to discuss the larger project and issue a call to action against climate crimes. Order the book online here, or purchase it during the launch event! The Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes (CICC),

Join us for the festive opening of Fabricated Love on Saturday the 27th from 16:00 to 19:00. Enari Gallery is pleased to present Fabricated Love, a group exhibition featuring works by Emre Özakat, Andrei Nițu, and Tom Solty. The exhibition serves as a seminal platform, facilitating an erudite exploration of the intricate interplay between conventional artistic practices

This weekend marks the very last weekend of Sam Andrea’s solo exhibition, FECUND GROUND, in our gallery. As part of the Amsterdam Art Open Gallery Weekend, we invite you to join us for a wonderful evening on Friday, January 19, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Anticipate a friendly atmosphere filled with art, music, and

From 16 December, Rumiko Hagiwara’s light show ‘Ten square metres of shadow’ can be seen at VZL Contemporary Art. With QR code on the windows 24/7, this work, accompanied by her recent small artworks can be seen during the dark days.Friday evening 19 January and Saturday afternoon 20 January will celebrate the new year with

New Year drinks Saturday 20 January 17 – 19 hrs. Let’s raise a glass together to a year brimming with promise and creativity- – with all the galleries on Lijnbaansgracht. Welcome!

Join us for an afternoon gallery tour through four different Amsterdam Galleries! Route: The tour starts at 13:00 and ends at 15:00 with some festive drinks. The tour is on foot!

Join us for a gallery night tour through four different Amsterdam Galleries! Route: The tour starts at 18:00 and ends at 20:00 with some festive drinks. The tour is on foot!

On January 27th from 3 to 5pm, members of the Rainbow Soulclub will give a tour of their exhibition in a cosy, relaxed session where visitors can get to know the collective and their work. This is the vernissage of the exhibition. Come hear about the eighteen year old history of the collective, their composition

On January 20th from 3 to 5pm, members of the Rainbow Soulclub will give a tour of their exhibition in a cosy, relaxed session where visitors can get to know the collective and their work. Come hear about the eighteen year old history of the collective, their composition and ways of working, and the meaning

On January 13 from 3 to 5pm, members of the Rainbow Soulclub will give a tour of their exhibition in a cosy, relaxed session where visitors can get to know the collective and their work over a cup of Glühwein or tea. Come hear about the eighteen year old history of the collective, their composition

On December 16th from 3 to 5pm, members of the Rainbow Soulclub will give a tour of their exhibition in a cosy, relaxed session where visitors can get to know the collective and their work. Come hear about the eighteen year old history of the collective, their composition and ways of working, and the meaning

Meet the artist: Amanda Means is here from New York! Beauty, complexity, and incomparable skill shine through in the gelatin silver prints of Amanda Means—currently on view at TMH in Light in Its Own Language. Please join us for a special roundtable on the technique behind the works: 19:00 – Doors open19:15 – Roundtable with Amanda Means20:15 – Happy Holidays at

We cordially invite you to the gallery on December 9, 2023, 4:00 p.m. With every exhibition in our gallery, we organize a conversation with the exhibiting artist. This time, curator, art critic and art educator Rieke Vos will talk with the artist duo Sylvie Zijlmans and Hewald Jongenelis about their recent practice and paintings on

Opening reception:Friday, 12 January 2024Join us and the artists for opening drinks17.00 – 19.00Free entry GRIMM is pleased to announce a solo exhibition with new works by Tommy Harrison (b. 1996, Stockport, UK). This will be the second solo exhibition of the artist with the gallery, following Tone Cluster at GRIMM, New York, NY (US)

Enari Gallery invites you to the festive opening of Moons, a group exhibition featuring works by Johanna Bath, Amy Beager, Maya Fuji, Ariane Heloise Hughes, Minyoung Kim and Ioanna Limniou. The Moon has long been a potent symbol of femininity and the female presence in art, with its soft, luminous glow serving as a muse

Opening: Saturday 25 Novemeber, 17:00-19:00 Slewe Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Roos Theuws’ exhibition Unequal Times. It is her third solo exhibition at Slewe Gallery.

Amsterdam Art Tour Thursday 30 November 17:00-17:15 Walk-in17:15-19:00 Tour 19:00-20:00 Closing drinks at No Man’s Art Gallery The tour starts 17:00 at puntWG (WG Plein t/o nr 80) and continues to Thami Mnyele Foundation and Diez Gallery. We will end the evening at No Man’s Art Gallery with drinks, snacks and good company.

Every Friday, the weekly how-to workshop programme explores alternative modes of economic self-sufficiency within the arts field and beyond, in collaboration with various Amsterdam creators and experts.  €15 per workshop including lunch—max. 15 personsThe workshops will be held in Dutch.  A hands-on workshop on defining your ambitions and making them realistic by looking at your

Every Friday, the weekly how-to workshop programme explores alternative modes of economic self-sufficiency within the arts field and beyond, in collaboration with various Amsterdam creators and experts.  €15 per workshop including lunch—max. 15 personsThe workshops will be held in Dutch.  We will map different art practices, untangle ideas about time and money and outline alternative,

Every Friday, the weekly how-to workshop programme explores alternative modes of economic self-sufficiency within the arts field and beyond, in collaboration with various Amsterdam creators and experts.  €15 per workshop including lunch—max. 15 personsThe workshops will be held in Dutch.  We will map different art practices, untangle ideas about time and money and outline alternative,

Every Friday, the weekly how-to workshop programme explores alternative modes of economic self-sufficiency within the arts field and beyond, in collaboration with various Amsterdam creators and experts. €15 per workshop including lunch—max. 15 personsThe workshops will be held in Dutch. 

As part of People’s Forum, W139 is organising two Art Markets in the weekends of 25 & 26 November and 2 & 3 December, freely accessible. Forget Black Friday and discover gems by Amsterdam makers. More than thirty vendors will be selling unexpected treasures, self-published magazines, vinyl records, clothing, art works, homemade food, craft products, and much more. The Art

As part of People’s Forum, W139 is organising two Art Markets in the weekends of 25 & 26 November and 2 & 3 December, freely accessible. Forget Black Friday and discover gems by Amsterdam makers. More than thirty vendors will be selling unexpected treasures, self-published magazines, vinyl records, clothing, art works, homemade food, craft products, and much more. The Art

Annet Gelink Gallery is proud to announce Hidden in Another World, Bertien van Manen’s second solo exhibition at the gallery.  The exhibition consists of a selection of photographs taken from Van Manen’s publication Vrouwen te gast (1979), representing women who had come to the Netherlands from the Mediterranean in the 1970s, either to reunite with their husbands, who

On Wednesday 22 November, NMAG hosts a fundraiser evening curated by Huda Abdel Rahman and the Palestinian Film Festival Amsterdam at No Man’s Art Gallery at Bos en Lommerweg 88. In Carol Mansour’s film Stitching Palestine, twelve Palestinian women sit before us and talk of their life before the Diaspora, of their memories, of their lives and of their

Save the date! The grand opening of Farida Sedoc’s exhibition People’s Forum on 17 November. Starting 19:00 at W139, the night will feature a thrilling performance by Strangie, drinks and sounds by Farida.⁠⁠Join us on this evening to kick off People’s Forum, which next to a new series of works by Sedoc, brings together a

As we approach the end of 2023, Lumen Travo Gallery would like to invite you to the opening of the group exhibition titled “What to Expect: Our Glimpse into 2024”. This show features the works of four artists of the gallery: Matea Bakula, Thierry Oussou , Daniel de Paula, and Judith Westerveld. Although they come

by Jae Pil Eun and Tao Yang Part of the puntWG Open Call Series Opening: 18 November, 14:00-19:00Open 18, 19, 25, 26 November For the series of performances Moving Shadows, Jae Pil Eun and Tao Yang propose a miniature landscape within the walls of PuntWG. The piece is inspired by a traditional form of Chinese outdoor theater,

Don’t miss the spectacular closing event of W139 hosts… on Friday 27 October. During this evening, we will celebrate the 7 weeks of artistic experimentation, and the makers, participants and visitors that we welcomed in our space. Starting at W139 from 19:00, the closing event will feature an exciting performance from the static yet dynamic duo echo+seashell, performing a live set

People’s Forum, Farida Sedoc’s first solo exhibition, explores the conditions for art as livelihood and as a vehicle for change. Sedoc starts from her own precarious experience as an artist to address new forms of collectivity. Amplifying past and current voices of diasporic and transnational communities, the exhibition reports on resistance and civil disobedience, and

With our second edition of W139 hosts… we are excited to open up the W139 exhibition space for a dynamic seven-week long programme providing 55 makers and initiatives with the opportunity to present new projects or works-in-progress. During W139 hosts… a new constellation of makers and collectives moves into the exhibition space every week—creating a

by Sara Bjarland, Pausenclown, Roosmarijn Schoonewelle, Nienke Sybrandy Part of the atelierWG series Exhibition opening times: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 12.00-17.00 The exhibition To Move Slowly, Especially As a Result of Outside Forces, brings together five makers in an intuitive way. They focus on reuse and giving new meaning to overlooked or discarded materials. They take the time to attach themselves to

With our second edition of W139 hosts… we are excited to open up the W139 exhibition space for a dynamic seven-week long programme providing 55 makers and initiatives with the opportunity to present new projects or works-in-progress. During W139 hosts… a new constellation of makers and collectives moves into the exhibition space every week—creating a

Amsterdam Art Tour Thursday 26 October 17:00-17:15 Walk-in17:15-19:00 Tour 19:00-20:00 Closing drinks at Galerie Bart The tour starts 17:15 at GRIMM (Keizersgracht 241) and vcontinues to Annet Gelink Gallery and Galerie Caroline O’Breen. We will end the evening at Galerie Bart with festive drinks, snacks and good company.

Wim Legrand: While you were sleeping Wim Legrand will lead a guided walkthrough of his upcoming exhibition, While you were sleeping. Legrand combines painting with drawing, cartoons, and pop culture with aesthetic references to North European history painting and Surrealist traditions. The post-modern world overlaid onto the art historical atmosphere in which he was raised.

Join us on 18 October for the opening of the solo exhibition of Margret Wibmer in Capital C. Wibmer, an Amsterdam based international artist with Austrian roots, works in various media such as photography, performance art, sculpture and video. She explores relationships between bodies, objects and spaces, using ambiguity and the principle of chance as a method to deconstruct processes,

by Dominique Panhuysen and Danielle van Vree Part of the atelierWG Series For their film installation, Dominique Panhuysen and Danielle van Vree interviewed both their mothers: wondering how their mothers’ experiences and memories impact their own lives, they looked for common grounds and cross-pollination. In The lines along which we walk they give a voice to their mothers’ generation –

TICKETS ONLINE ONLY Fri 6 Oct, at 19:45 & 21:45Sat 7 Oct, at 19:45Sun 8 Oct, at 19:45 ‘I’m surrounded on all sides. How can I defend myself?’ A man, haunted by the war, brings the war to his home. Paranoia is the very first stage adaptation of Willem Frederik Hermans’s 1948 novella. How do we live

by Bernke Klein Zandvoort Part of the puntWG Open Call Series Opening 6 October, 18:00-21:00 at puntWG Open Wednesdays-Sundays, 14:00-18:00 Bernke Klein Zandvoort is interested in the paramateriality of the gaze. Our gaze belongs to us like a limb does, but when we try to touch it, our hand moves right through – like a magician

by Erica van Loon Part of the aterlierWG series Opening: Saturday 9 Sep 2023,  5-7pm Opening hours: Sat + Sun, 1-6pm and by appointment: hello@ericavanloon.nl Come lay down your brain and focus on gut feelings. Erica van Loon presents the soft launch of her project The Second the Water Wets Your Face, Reflexes of Your Aquatic Ancestors Kick In,

In BLOCKBUSTER, the solo exhibition by Marcel van Eeden, the artist is devoting attention to the painter and graphic artist from Baden, Hans Thoma (1839 – 1924) and his little-known journey in 1898 through the Netherlands. Van Eeden illustrates and tracks this journey through a series of drawings, monumental canvases and photographs. Van Eeden’s focus

A solo show by Atousa Bandeh For her new exhibition at Lumen Travo Gallery, Iranian artist Atousa Bandeh embarks on a reflective journey inspired by the story of Rudabeh and Zal – a remarkable narrative of love between a fearless Kabul king’s daughter and an ethereal Persian prince.   Through an engaging fusion of mediums—paintings,

Discover what the Center has to offer with this Gallery Tour on foot. The tour starts at Enari Gallery and continues to m.simons, Lumen Travo and Akinci. Tickets are required and can be purchased through this link or the link on the side bar. NOTE: The tour is in ENGLISH The exhibition at Enari Gallery

Discover what the Jordaan has to offer with this Gallery Tour on foot. The tour starts at Annet Gelink Gallery and continues to galerie dudokdegroot, Galerie Caroline O’Breen and Galerie Martin van Zomeren. Tickets are required and can be purchased through this link or the link on the side bar. NOTE: The tour is in

Kid-friendly gallery tour offered on Saturday. The tour will stop at three of our participating galleries, with an exciting array of artists and artwork on display. The tour starts at Galerie Bart and will continue to GRIMM and Madé van Krimpen gallery. The tour is open to all ages. Get your ticket via this link

No Man’s Art Gallery will welcome Sam Samiee for an artist talk pertaining to his first solo exhibition When Hell Breaks Loose I’ll Tell You Your Legs Were Always On My Mind, moderated by Nathanja van Dijk (Head of Museum Affairs Textile Museum and former director of Kunsthal Rotterdam).Sam Samiee (b. 1988, IR) is a painter, essayist, and

We cordially invite you to the finissage weekend of our current exhibition Best of Graduates 2023, during the opening of the new gallery season on September 8, 9 and 10. On September 8, between 5.00 and 9.00 PM, we will celebrate our Best of Graduates 2023 exhibition. This weekend is the last chance to view

Galerie Bart proudly presents “The feelings the butterflies gave me”, a storytelling garden exhibition by Esmay Groot Koerkamp (1993, NL). Ceramic objects and a hand-made booklet take visitors on a journey in which they discover the complexity of human relationships. Esmay’s visual language is filled with a strong narrative and humorous details, while her words

We are proud to present Got So Much To Tell You, the second solo exhibition opening at Galerie Bart featuring works by Sanne Maloe Slecht (1987, NL). While her first solo exhibition in 2021, Play Doh’s Cave, presented both sculptural work and paintings, the focus is now entirely on her practice of painting. Although her

Galerie Bart is proud to present Under The Resting Clouds, a solo exhibition by the artist Bas Kosters. Bas worked as an artist in residence at the European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC) at the end of 2022. There, he expanded his knowledge of materials and created a series of works in ceramic. This series is

Mongezi Ncaphayi Enari is pleased to announce Mongezi Ncaphayi’s solo show, Liminality In Space, for the gallery season opening in September. Ncaphayi’s art gracefully confronts the world, delving into intricate societal matters such as politics, power dynamics, and systemic injustices. Despite exploring these charged realms, his creations retain their identity as exquisite abstract compositions. These pieces don’t always

No Man’s Art Gallery is happy to invite you to the final weekend of our current exhibition, Atari. On Thursday, August 24th we will host a tour of the exhibition guided by the curator and several of the participating artists. The tour will start at the No Man’s Art Gallery KIOSK (Willem de Zwijgerlaan 327),

GRIMM welcomes you for the opening reception of the solo exhibition of new artworks by Matthew Day Jackson, in the presence of the artist.

Célio Braga & Juliette de Graaf The distinct creative approaches in the work of Juliette de Graaf and Célio Braga converge in a captivating dance of opposites. Braga’s method reveals meticulous precision and profound thoughtfulness, while De Graaf’s work exudes an almost aggressive rawness, concealing and transforming the narrative. In their first exhibition together an

Annet Gelink Gallery is proud to announce Good Machine Bad Machine, Meiro Koizumi’s sixth solo exhibition in the gallery. You are welcome to join us to the festive opening of the gallery season on September 8 from 5 to 9 pm. Named after its prominent video installation, the show raises questions around hypnosis, authority, consciousness,

AtariFriday July 21st, 3 – 8pmNo Man’s Art Gallery KIOSK (Willem de Zwijgerlaan 327)No Man’s Art Gallery & de bar (Bos en Lommerweg 88-90) Anna van der Ploeg, Anico Mostert, Cihad Caner, Esther van der Heijden & Nosh Neneh, Donglai Meng, Kelvin Dijk, Merijn Kavelaars, Safira Taylor, Sam Samiee, Sisse Holst Pedersen, Tommy Smits. No

TIME OUT – a participative performance by Margret Wibmer at Oude Kerk Amsterdam 18 July, 10 am – 6 pm (ongoing throughout the day).  Margret Wibmer is an Austrian conceptual artist based in Amsterdam. In her participative performances she uses wearable props and choreographic elements to create transient ‘realities’ that explore new strategies for connecting us with the world. With her performance Time Out she invites

Opening – Lena Brazin Enari gallery is pleased to present ‘Dual Core’, a solo exhibition showcasing the works of Lena Brazin (1985, Slovak). ‘Dual Core’ reflects on the inner alliances and imbalances between our heart and brain, between our emotional desires and logical reasoning. Filled with these thoughts, our minds may be pushed and pulled

by Polina Doroshenko & Stefaniia Dobrianska Part of the airWG Series Opening event: 16 June 5-7pm at puntWG Open 17-25 June, every day except Tuesday & Thursday, 2-6 pm In this exhibition Ukrainian WG artist-in-residence Polina Doroshenko presents drawings and texts reflecting her personal journey after leaving her home in Kyiv with her young daughter Stefaniia.

Come and explore the vibrant contemporary art scene in Amsterdam during the Amsterdam Art Week! Our newest Amsterdam Art ambassador, Sophie Schade, invites you to join her on a VIP Gallery Preview tour, where she will personally guide you through four galleries that she handpicked. These galleries offer a diverse range of artists, from Jan

On Sunday 4 June, from 12:00 – 17:00, Annet Gelink Gallery will host the Family Sunday with work by Ryan Gander. Designed for children, Ryan Gander’s work ’’The Happy Prince’’ (2010) is a t-shirt with a special print. It comes in sizes for children and young adults from 6 – 18 years.

Can you imagine a new, maybe a bit strange, city? Do you have an idea of an invention that would help us in our everyday lives, or do you want to create a new building? These are some of the questions posed for our youngest visitors on Sunday, 4 of June. Together with Jakup Ferri,

Galerie Bart organises a family-friendly event where you can explore the sculptures in the garden together with the artist Cindy Bakker and create you own topiary art. The idea is just as Matisse did his cutouts, kids can add their own things to their tree sculpture. Paint, foam, stamps, crepe paper, birds or butterflies. This

On the occasion of Amsterdam Art Week, Friend of Bavink is organising an ‘artist talk’ with the artist, Aldo van den Broek, amid his latest work at the gallery on Sunday 4 June. The ‘artist talk’ will be accompanied by Jelle Brandt Cortius with whom Aldo van den Broek travelled through Siberia.

Artist talk with Femi Dawkins at Capital C Femi Dawkins takes you on a walk through his thoughts and inspiration and gives a tour of the exhibition Neo-expressionism: Amsterdam Chronicles. He will tell you more about his artistic practice and this artist talk will give you the opportunity to get to know the artist.

There will be two child-friendly gallery tours on offer on Sunday with two different time slots. The tours stop at three of our participating galleries, with an exciting range of artists and artworks on show. The participating galleries include andriesse~eyck, Galerie Bart, tegenboschvanvreden and Annet Gelink Gallery. Both tours are accessible for all ages. Tour

There will be two child-friendly gallery tours on offer on Sunday with two different time slots. The tours stop at three of our participating galleries, with an exciting range of artists and artworks on show. The participating galleries include andriesse~eyck, Galerie Bart, tegenboschvanvreden and Annet Gelink Gallery. The tours are open to children from 4

Even if you are not of nobility, you can still feel like a king or queen! In this workshop you will make a drawing of yourself as someone of royal blood, under the guidance of artist Kenneth Aidoo. Crowns, cloaks, necklaces, wigs – anything goes.Kenneth Aidoo participates in the exhibition Knights in Shining Armour (reappropiating

Amsterdam Art teams up with Eye Filmmuseum in organising a film program on the big screen, featuring the best new moving image based works Amsterdam’s art scene has to offer.  Immerse yourself in the films and video works of artists from the residencies and galleries. The selection was made by Karen Archey, curator of contemporary art Stedelijk

Amsterdam Art teams up with Eye Filmmuseum in organising a film program on the big screen, featuring the best new moving image based works Amsterdam’s art scene has to offer.  Immerse yourself in a double program with a selection of the film and video works by artists from the post-academic residencies and galleries affiliated with Amsterdam Art.

Please note: For this tour you need a bike!  During Amsterdam Art Week, we dive deep into the female gaze in Amsterdam. From gallerists to artists, the spotlight is on women in Amsterdam’s contemporary art scene. To be prepared: can you name five women artists?  We will start with visiting the exhibition ‘Friction’ by Margaret

Please note: For this tour you need a bike!  During Amsterdam Art Week, we dive deep into the female gaze in Amsterdam. From gallerists to artists, the spotlight is on women in Amsterdam’s contemporary art scene. To be prepared: can you name five women artists? We start the Tour at Galerie Onrust with Boudi Eskens

Come and explore the vibrant contemporary art scene in Amsterdam during the Amsterdam Art Week! Our newest Amsterdam Art ambassador, Ron Simpson, invites you to join him on a Gallery Preview tour, where he will personally guide you through the exhibitions at four galleries. These galleries offer a diverse range of artists, from Francesca Mollett

Meet Sevilay and Micaela in the chapel of Hotel Arena, as part of Amsterdam Art week. The conversation will be hosted by Dymphie Braun. There will be plenty of time to meet and greet. Reserve your spot via: https://hotelarena.nl/expositie/de-kracht-van-verbeelding/ We live in a world of many challenges. Most of them overwhelming at times. It’s never been

During this panel discussion, you will learn all about collecting video art and explore how the worlds of film, theatre and visual art come together in exciting crossovers. The occasion is artist Julian Rosefeldt’s spectacular film installation presented during the Holland Festival. During the talk, Young Collectors Circle will talk to a collector, artist and

Can you collect art if you don’t have a fat bank account? Is it bad if you have no knowledge of art history? How does the art market work and how are prices determined? Using concrete examples, you will get a crash course in buying art for beginners. During this master class by Young Collectors

On Saturday 3 June, Jeanne van Heeswijk will talk to Isshaq Albarbary about the cross-fertilisation between a social artist practice, ‘community assembly’ and practice research. Albarbary is one of the central participants in the collective project It’s OK… in the Oude Kerk. Initiated by artist Jeanne van Heeswijk, more than a hundred local and international

Basse Stittgen, Kaspar De Jong, Katja Novitskova, Octave Rimbert-Rivière, Natacha Mankowski and Camille Rousseau have their studios open as part of the Goodnight at ISO. iso is a collaborative working arena (broedplaats) that combines a public programme with exhibitions, workshops, screenings, lectures, performance and music events. An ever-evolving stage for the (inter)national cultural community. During the studio-visits

Join us for the finnisage of this exhibition! Free entry, wheelchair-accessible Our relationship with energy is a theme that is as old and mythical as it is strategic. In this exhibition, the artist collective On-Trade-Off follows the trail of lithium. Their starting point is Manono in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the

Join in for an exhibition tour and a movie screening at De Appel with the artist Inas Halabi on Thursday 1 June, from 11:30 until 13:00

During Amsterdam Art Week, the catalog Interlace with an overview of the work of Teresiña Talarico will be presented in the gallery on Sunday 4 June between 3 and 4 pm. The book is beautifully designed by Walter Nikkels and has been published by Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König in Cologne in 2021. Art critic

Artist Circo Duclos opens up his studio during Amsterdam Art Week. Ciro will show you around his studio and tell you more about his work. The address: Swalmstraat 2A, 1079 ZG Ciro Duclos (NL, 1991) graduated from the Royal Academy of Visual Arts in 2015 and lives and works in Amsterdam. Duclos’ practice is based on formal

SPECIAL EVENT – Saturday 3 June On the occasion of Amsterdam Art Week 2023, the artist will present her new publication ‘Cuentos mestizos’, a book that focuses on the evolution of her artistic practice, bringing together works from 2011-2021. Sjoerd Kloosterhuis, curator of the exhibition at Lumen Travo, will also participate in the conversation.

Join GoMulan Gallery on Sunday, June 4 from 4:00 pm for an artist talk with Sam Hersbach! In this artist talk, Sam Hersbach will discuss his work with Luuk Hoogewerf junior specialist Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s Amsterdam. Sam Hersbach (1995), a graduate of Hogeschool van de Kunsten Utrecht in 2017 and Ateliers in

Filmmaker and writer Peter Delpeut will interview Petra Noordkamp on Sunday 4 June at 11:00 at the gallery. Don’t miss it!

Internal Encounters Enari Gallery is pleased to host an artist(s) panel talk with Raffael Bader and Thomas Mau as a postlude to the opening Internal Encounters. The artists both explore strong narratives surrounding storytelling, abstraction, and figuration. Their oeuvre can be summarized as a dialogue between the isolation and beauty mirrored in the landscape of an artist’s life.

Screening of the film Once an Alien

During Amsterdam Art Week, Galerie Fleur & Wouter is showing a solo exhibition with Natacha Mankowski (Paris, 1986). Galerie Fleur and Wouter invites you to a conversation with the artist on Saturday, 3 June 14:00. Don’t miss it!