A personal selection of newsletters on performance, books, media, etc, with a bit of focus on Amsterdam (since that's where I live). The aim is that you should be able to combine this with other sources. Event shown here are with explicit approval and they are proofread by me and/or the person who sends the newsletter.
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Ongoing

Pulsie
Today
Sat 11 April – Sun 12 April 2026
Repulsie Exhibition
NL Amsterdam
art, exhibition, gallery,
Ellen de Bruijne Projects
Sat 29 November – Thu 30 April 2026
Pauline Curnier Jardin: Eternal (Kalpa)
TH Phuket
art, exhibition, biennale,
De Appel
Thu 5 March – Sun 3 May 2026
The Remote Archivist #8: Archival Presentation Barbara Bloom
NL Amsterdam
art, presentation, archive,
W139
Sat 7 March – Sun 3 May 2026
Warmoes Biënnale
NL Amsterdam
art, festival, biennale,
Framer Framed
Fri 13 February – Sun 17 May 2026
Exhibition: Between Fires – part of Sonic Acts Biennial 2026
NL Amsterdam
exhibition, colonialism, nuclear,
Framer Framed
Fri 13 February – Sun 17 May 2026
Between Fires: Irradiated Imaginations and Anti-Nuclear Solidarities
NL Amsterdam
art, exhibition, nuclear,
De Appel
Wed 8 April – Mon 1 June 2026
Open Call: Mural de Nieuwe Meent
NL Amsterdam
art, open call, mural,
W139
Tue 24 March – Sun 28 June 2026
flour, water, soil
NL Amsterdam
art, exhibition, food,
W139
Wed 1 April – Tue 30 June 2026
W139 x Prince Claus Fund Exchanges: Martina Manterola and Carmen Serra Residency
NL Amsterdam
food, ecology, artist residency,
Ellen de Bruijne Projects
Sun 15 March – Sun 6 September 2026
Daniele Formica: in dialogue with Joseph BeuysMuseum Schloss Moyland
DE Bedburg-Hau
art, exhibition, museum,
Ellen de Bruijne Projects
Tue 3 March – Sun 13 September 2026
Virages Vierges (Virgin Turns)
FR Paris
exhibition, contemporary art, solo show,
Ellen de Bruijne Projects
Thu 2 April – Sun 13 September 2026
Virages Vierges (Virgin Turns)
FR Paris
exhibition, solo, contemporary art,
Pulsie
Today
Sat 11 April – Sun 12 April 2026
Repulsie Exhibition
NL Amsterdam
art, exhibition, gallery,
Rumiko Hagiwara
Today
Sat 11 April, 16:00–17:30
Go Short 2026 / Film Festival in Nijmegen
NL Nijmegen
short film, film festival,
Pulsie
Tomorrow
Sun 12 April, 15:00–16:30
Self-redial with Emiel Zeno
NL Amsterdam
performance, art event, interactive,
Rozenstraat
Tomorrow
Sun 12 April, 16:00–18:00
Screening by Zachary Formwalt & Rumiko Hagiwara
NL Amsterdam
art, q&a, film screening,
SAC Art Amsterdam
Fri 17 April – Sat 30 May 2026
'A Quiet Presence' Solo Show by Yashwant Deshmukh
NL Amsterdam
painting, solo show, art exhibition,
SAC Art Amsterdam
Fri 17 April, 18:30–20:30
'A Quiet Presence': A Show by Yashwant Deshmukh at SAC Art Amsterdam - Opening Night
NL Amsterdam
art, music, opening night,
SAC Art Amsterdam
Fri 17 April, 19:30–20:30
Classical Guitar Performance by Adi Ganesh
NL Amsterdam
performance, music, classical guitar,
De Appel
Sat 18 April, 16:00–20:00
Exhibition Opening state of us
NL Amsterdam
art, exhibition, opening,
De Appel
Sat 18 April, 16:00–20:00
Bookshop Spring Sale
NL Amsterdam
art, books, sale,
Errant Journal
Sat 18 April, 16:00–18:00
Launch of issue no. 9 Companions
NL Amsterdam
art, literature, launch,
If I Can't Dance
Sat 18 April, 17:00–18:00
Info meeting & site visit: Open call for a mural at de Nieuwe Meent
NL Amsterdam
art, community, architecture,
Ellen de Bruijne Projects
Sat 18 April – Sat 23 May 2026
Pussybilities, Dance Club #2
NL Amsterdam
contemporary art, installation, solo exhibition,
Zone2source
Sun 19 April – Sun 14 June 2026
HOST(ILE) LANDS - Exhibition at het Glazen Huis
NL Amsterdam
art, exhibition, nature,
Zone2source
Sun 19 April, 15:00–17:00
CHORUSING SYMBIONTS - Artwork outside het Glazen Huis
NL Amsterdam
art, nature, soundscape,
GROND Collective
Sun 19 April, 15:00–18:00
EMBODIED CO-CREATION @ GROND
NL Amsterdam
art, performance, workshop,
GROND Collective
Thu 23 April, 20:30–23:00
DWAALGASTEN
NL Amsterdam
performance, music, poetry,
W139
Fri 24 April – Sun 28 June 2026
flour, water, soil
NL Amsterdam
exhibition, food, land,
W139
Fri 24 April, 19:00–22:00
NL Amsterdam
performance, exhibition opening, street food,
GROND Collective
Sat 25 April, 15:00–18:00
Patch from Scratch
NL Amsterdam
conversation, electronic music, modular synthesizer,
W139
Thu 30 April – Sat 23 May 2026
Para-siting: Cripping Warmoesstraat
NL Amsterdam
lab-kitchen, herbalism, crip embodiment,
If I Can't Dance
Fri 8 May, 19:30–20:30
Info meeting & site visit: Open call for a mural at de Nieuwe Meent
NL Amsterdam
art, community, architecture,
The Hmm
Sat 16 May, 13:30–18:00
The New Orality
NL Amsterdam
media, orality, literacy,
De Appel
Sun 17 May, 19:00–21:00
Film Screening: Stop Strip Searching
NL Amsterdam
film, documentary, screening,
De Appel
Sun 31 May, 19:00–21:00
Film Screening: Carceral Jigs & A Sod State
NL Amsterdam
contemporary art, film, screening,
If I Can't Dance
Mon 1 June, 00:00
Application deadline: Open call for a mural at de Nieuwe Meent
NL Amsterdam
art, community, deadline,
De Appel
Tue 2 June, 19:15–21:15
Film Screening: A Missing Can of Film
NL Amsterdam
film, history, screening,
De Appel
Fri 12 June, 19:00–21:00
Performance by Family Connection
NL Amsterdam
art, performance, community,
W139
Sat 13 June
Volkskrant Visual Arts Prize 2026 Opening and Award Announcement
NL Amsterdam
opening, award ceremony, art prize,
If I Can't Dance
Thu 1 October – Sat 31 October 2026
performance-based presentation
NL Amsterdam
art, performance, presentation,