Joel's Newsletters

A personal selection of newsletters on performance, books, media, etc, with a bit of focus on Amsterdam (since that's where I live). Events shown here are with explicit approval and they are proofread by me and/or the person who sends the newsletter. Read more

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Ongoing

Thu 16 April – Mon 20 April 2026

Mirror Mirror by Robert Pauwels

exhibition, sculpture, palace of justice,

Ellen de Bruijne Projects

Sat 29 November – Thu 30 April 2026

Pauline Curnier Jardin: Eternal (Kalpa)

art, exhibition, biennale,

Thu 5 March – Sun 3 May 2026

The Remote Archivist #8: Archival Presentation Barbara Bloom

art, presentation, archive,

Sat 7 March – Sun 3 May 2026

Warmoes Biënnale

art, festival, biennale,

Tue 14 April – Sat 9 May 2026

contemporary art, gallery, art exhibition,

Fri 13 February – Sun 17 May 2026

Exhibition: Between Fires – part of Sonic Acts Biennial 2026

exhibition, colonialism, nuclear,

Fri 13 February – Sun 17 May 2026

Between Fires: Irradiated Imaginations and Anti-Nuclear Solidarities

art, exhibition, nuclear,

Wed 8 April – Mon 1 June 2026

Open Call: Mural de Nieuwe Meent

art, open call, mural,

Tue 24 March – Sun 28 June 2026

flour, water, soil

art, exhibition, food,

Wed 1 April – Tue 30 June 2026

W139 x Prince Claus Fund Exchanges: Martina Manterola and Carmen Serra Residency

food, ecology, artist residency,

Thu 16 April – Tue 30 June 2026

Gallop Along by afra eisma

art, exhibition, palace of justice,

Ellen de Bruijne Projects

Sun 15 March – Sun 6 September 2026

Daniele Formica: in dialogue with Joseph BeuysMuseum Schloss Moyland

art, exhibition, museum,

Ellen de Bruijne Projects

Tue 3 March – Sun 13 September 2026

Virages Vierges (Virgin Turns)

exhibition, contemporary art, solo show,

Ellen de Bruijne Projects

Thu 2 April – Sun 13 September 2026

Virages Vierges (Virgin Turns)

exhibition, solo, contemporary art,

Thu 16 April, 20:30–22:30

Breukvlakken: the misunderstood life of Greet Hofmans

history, biography, psychoanalysis,

Beyond the Manosphere – Masculinities Today

contemporary art, masculinity, exhibition opening,

SAC Art Amsterdam

Fri 17 April – Sat 30 May 2026

'A Quiet Presence' Solo Show by Yashwant Deshmukh

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

art, music, opening night,

Fri 17 April, 18:30–20:00

Launch of PLAY THE SYSTEM with Heike Grebin, Luna Maurer and Katharina Wanke

design, book launch, parametric design,

SAC Art Amsterdam

Fri 17 April, 19:30–20:30

Classical Guitar Performance by Adi Ganesh

performance, music, classical guitar,

Sat 18 April – Sun 19 April 2026

Bermuda Open Studios

art, community, open studios,

Ellen de Bruijne Projects

Sat 18 April, 13:30–16:00

Zhana Ivanova: Cadence

art, exhibition, performance,

Sat 18 April, 14:00–16:00

Meeting of the collective against islamophobia and discrimination

activism, community, social justice,

Sat 18 April, 16:00–20:00

Exhibition Opening state of us

art, exhibition, opening,

Sat 18 April, 16:00–20:00

Bookshop Spring Sale

art, books, sale,

Sat 18 April, 16:00–18:00

Launch of issue no. 9 Companions

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

art, community, architecture,

Ellen de Bruijne Projects

Sat 18 April – Sat 23 May 2026

Pussybilities, Dance Club #2

contemporary art, installation, solo exhibition,

Sun 19 April – Sun 14 June 2026

HOST(ILE) LANDS - Exhibition at het Glazen Huis

art, exhibition, nature,

Sun 19 April, 15:00–17:00

CHORUSING SYMBIONTS - Artwork outside het Glazen Huis

art, nature, soundscape,

GROND Collective

Sun 19 April, 15:00–18:00

EMBODIED CO-CREATION @ GROND

art, performance, workshop,

Sun 19 April, 15:00–17:00

HUMA-café: Thijs Pepping on the impact of AI on our thinking, feeling and acting

discussion, philosophy, artificial intelligence,

Sun 19 April, 15:00–17:00

Host(ile) Lands Opening

art, exhibition, opening,

Sun 19 April, 15:00–17:00

Chorusing Symbionts Opening

opening, installation, sound art,

Sun 19 April, 15:30–17:00

Curator and Artist Talks: Host(ile) Lands

art, talk, ecology,

Tue 21 April, 20:00–22:00

Felix & Sofie: Kafka, capital and camouflage

performance, literature, kafka,

GROND Collective

Thu 23 April, 20:30–23:00

performance, music, poetry,

Fri 24 April – Sun 28 June 2026

flour, water, soil

exhibition, food, land,

Fri 24 April, 19:00–22:00

flour, water, soil

performance, exhibition opening, street food,

Sat 25 April, 14:15–16:15

Wodehouse Film Festival

film, festival, comedy,

GROND Collective

Sat 25 April, 15:00–18:00

Patch from Scratch

conversation, electronic music, modular synthesizer,

Wed 29 April, 19:30–21:30

Dutch-language Faust interpretations: Faust by Fernando Pessoa and Fausta by Evi Aarensom

literature, theater, faust,

Thu 30 April – Sat 23 May 2026

Para-siting: Cripping Warmoesstraat

lab-kitchen, herbalism, crip embodiment,

Fri 1 May – Sat 15 August 2026

Out of Office (Still Here)

exhibition, inequality, leisure,

Fri 1 May, 20:00–23:00

Opening: Out of Office (Still Here)

contemporary art, social issues, exhibition opening,

Sat 2 May, 11:30–13:00

De Lentespeeltuin: Workshop for Kids

workshop, children, playgrounds,

Sun 3 May, 11:30–13:00

De Lentespeeltuin: Workshop for Kids

workshop, children, playgrounds,

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

art, community, architecture,

Ellen de Bruijne Projects

Sat 9 May, 13:30–16:00

Zhana Ivanova: Cadence

art, exhibition, performance,

Ellen de Bruijne Projects

Sun 10 May, 13:30–16:00

Zhana Ivanova: Cadence

art, exhibition, performance,

Sun 10 May, 15:05–18:00

Workshop and Finissage: Chorusing Symbionts

ai, sound, workshop,

Sat 16 May, 13:30–18:00

The New Orality

media, orality, literacy,

Sun 17 May, 15:00–18:00

Artist Talks with a Bite

art, food, talk,

Sun 17 May, 19:00–21:00

Film Screening: Stop Strip Searching

film, documentary, screening,

Sun 31 May, 19:00–21:00

Film Screening: Carceral Jigs & A Sod State

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

art, community, deadline,

Ellen de Bruijne Projects

Mon 1 June, 13:30–16:00

Zhana Ivanova: Cadence

art, exhibition, performance,

Tue 2 June, 19:15–21:15

Film Screening: A Missing Can of Film

film, history, screening,

Sat 6 June, 14:30–16:30

The Perennial Reading Group

ecology, reading, discussion,

Sat 6 June, 16:30–18:00

Walk in the Park on Invasive Species

ecology, nature, walk,

Fri 12 June, 19:00–21:00

Performance by Family Connection

art, performance, community,

Volkskrant Visual Arts Prize 2026 Opening and Award Announcement

opening, award ceremony, art prize,

Ellen de Bruijne Projects

Sun 14 June, 13:30–16:00

Zhana Ivanova: Cadence

art, exhibition, performance,

Sun 14 June, 15:00–18:00

Debate: Host(ile) Lands

culture, debate, migration,

Sun 28 June, 14:00–17:00

Zomerse Zondag Salon with Philip Akkerman

workshop, drawing, cityscapes,

Sun 19 July, 14:00–17:00

Zomerse Zondag Salon with Philip Akkerman

workshop, painting, egg tempera,

If I Can't Dance

Thu 1 October – Sat 31 October 2026

performance-based presentation

art, performance, presentation,