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). Read more

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Ongoing

GROND Collective

Thu 14 May, 19:00–21:00

art, sound, ceramics,

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,

Sat 25 April – Sat 23 May 2026

Héloïse Chassepot Exhibition Run

art, exhibition, duration,

Thu 30 April – Sat 23 May 2026

Para-siting: Cripping Warmoesstraat

exhibition, herbalism, crip theory,

Ellen de Bruijne Projects

Sat 18 April – Sat 23 May 2026

Pussybilities, Dance Club #2

opening, installation, anne-lise coste,

Sat 9 May – Sun 24 May 2026

The long middle

exhibition, sculpture, installation,

reclame artspace

Fri 24 April – Sun 24 May 2026

Whoever is reading this

art, exhibition, berkay tuncay,

SAC Art Amsterdam

Fri 24 April – Sat 30 May 2026

‘A Quiet Presence’: Solo Show by Yashwant Deshmukh

art, exhibition, painting,

SAC Art Amsterdam

Fri 17 April – Sat 30 May 2026

'A Quiet Presence' Solo Show by Yashwant Deshmukh

painting, solo show, art exhibition,

No Limits! Art Castle

Fri 6 March – Sun 31 May 2026

Cruising Amsterdam: Public Sex In The City

exhibition, queer, public sex,

Fri 1 May – Sun 31 May 2026

Sewing workshops: Would you like to work on your own textile project?

textile, sewing, weekly workshop,

Fri 1 May – Sun 31 May 2026

'Zelfgemaakt' in collaboration with Kolom praktijkcollege Noord

art projects, youth, weekly,

Wed 8 April – Mon 1 June 2026

Open Call: Mural de Nieuwe Meent

art, open call, mural,

Wed 13 May – Mon 1 June 2026

Open Call: de Nieuwe Meent (dNM) OPEN CALL for a mural

open call, application, mural,

Sun 19 April – Sun 14 June 2026

HOST(ILE) LANDS - Exhibition at het Glazen Huis

art, exhibition, nature,

Fri 24 April – Sun 28 June 2026

flour, water, soil

exhibition, food, land,

Tue 24 March – Sun 28 June 2026

flour, water, soil

art, exhibition, food,

Thu 16 April – Tue 30 June 2026

Gallop Along by afra eisma

art, exhibition, palace of justice,

Wed 1 April – Tue 30 June 2026

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

ecology, artist residency, exchange program,

Fri 24 April – Sun 12 July 2026

flour, water, soil

art, exhibition, soil,

Fri 1 May – Sun 16 August 2026

Exhibition: Out of Office (Still Here)

exhibition, contemporary art, spring summer,

Wed 13 May – Sun 30 August 2026

Threads of our Dutch Slavery Past

workshop, tapestry, slavery history,

Fri 24 April – Sun 27 September 2026

Jesse Darling: Godsworth

sculpture, installation art, church exhibition,

GROND Collective

Thu 14 May, 19:00–21:00

art, sound, ceramics,

No Limits! Art Castle

Cruising Archaeology II: Eurotrash - Book Launch + workshop

workshop, book launch, cruising,

Sat 16 May – Sat 8 August 2026

The Seamless Real Exhibition

gallery, art exhibition, julika rudelius,

Sat 16 May – Sat 11 July 2026

Carrying morning on their tongues

exhibition, time, jjjjjerome ellis,

Sat 16 May, 13:30–18:00

Symposihmm: The New Orality

symposium, online, new orality,

Sat 16 May, 15:00–17:30

Crip Healers Reading Group

reading, discussion, theory,

Sat 16 May, 16:00–18:00

Opening: Carrying morning on their tongues

art, exhibition opening, jjjjjerome ellis,

Sat 16 May, 17:00–19:00

Opening: The Seamless Real

opening, gallery, art exhibition,

Finissage of the exhibition Between Fires

exhibition, finissage, colonial power,

No Limits! Art Castle

Cruise Verhalen – Queer is not a manifesto

history, queer, public space,

SAC Art Amsterdam

Sun 17 May, 14:00–16:00

Chai and Conversations: A Quiet Presence

art, food, conversation,

Sun 17 May, 15:00–18:00

Artist Talks with a Bite

art, food, talk,

Sun 17 May, 15:00

HUMA-café: Hoezo Spinoza?

lecture, philosophy, spinoza,

Sun 17 May, 15:00–18:00

Host(ile) Lands Tastes and Talks

food, artist talk, invasive species,

Sun 17 May, 15:00–18:00

Finissage: Between Fires

performance, conversation, finissage,

Sun 17 May, 19:00–21:00

Film Screening: Stop Strip Searching

film, documentary, screening,

Sun 17 May, 19:00

Film Screening: Stop Strip Searching (1986) by Derry Film and Video Workshop + conversation with Anne Crilly and Sara Greavu

conversation, history, film screening,

Transatlantic Voices: Angélica Freitas

poetry, workshop, brazil,

GROND Collective

Mon 18 May, 20:00–22:30

Orb Weaver with Maarten Visser

music, improvisation, jazz,

Transatlantic Voices: Angélica Freitas

poetry, workshop, brazil,

Wed 20 May, 13:00–15:00

Tasting Warmoesstraat

food, nature, tasting,

Wed 20 May, 17:30–21:30

Learning Palestine: Translation Session (NL)

workshop, palestine, translation,

Wed 20 May, 19:30

Schrijverscollectief Kantlijn: Alles mag blijven

literature, reading, interview,

Wed 20 May, 19:30

Event: KMRU, Saskia Olde Wolbers, Temra Pavlovic

performance, music, film,

Thu 21 May, 18:30–20:30

Arts, Imagination and the Planetary Now

conversation, ecology, prince claus fund,

Thu 21 May, 20:00

Breukvlakken: Creativiteit als verzet

art, creativity, sociology,

Make Your Own Slobject workshop

workshop, children, slobject,

Fri 22 May, 20:00

Perdu Avond: to she who treads water

performance, poetry, feminism,

Notes to Other Futures Book Fair

exhibition, literature, book fair,

Sat 23 May, 11:00–20:00

Book Fair & Launch: Notes to Other Futures

launch, book fair, 15th anniversary,

Sat 23 May, 11:00–20:00

Alternative book fair on 23 May

book fair, artists, publishers,

Sat 23 May, 11:00–20:00

Book Fair: Notes to Other Futures

launch, book fair, anniversary,

Sat 23 May, 14:00–20:30

Editing Resistance Workshop & Film Screenings

workshop, resistance, film screening,

Sat 23 May, 14:00–15:00

Workshop: Breath & Breeze with HumDrumPress

workshop, publication, colonial history,

Sat 23 May, 17:00–20:00

Crippissage: A Healthy Gathering

symposium, gathering, healing,

Sun 24 May, 14:00–17:00

Finissage: The long middle

exhibition, performance, finissage,

Sun 24 May, 15:30–17:30

flour must be… learning sessions

art, workshop, learning,

Wed 27 May, 20:00–22:00

after afterlives : film screening and talk programme

film, screening, discussion,

Fri 29 May, 20:00

Perdu Avond: Lines that run from each organ to the heart

performance, poetry, heart,

Sat 30 May, 19:30–23:00

On Nocturnal Ecologies

garden, ecology, night,

Sat 30 May, 20:15

Placebo Improvisatietheater: Het resort

theater, mystery, improv,

No Limits! Art Castle

Queer Cruising XOX – erotic safari for all genders and bodies

workshop, erotic, body positivity,

Sun 31 May, 11:00–17:00

Launch of Extreme Salad World & 2nd Gardener’s Assembly

food, workshop, gardening,

Sun 31 May, 19:00–21:00

Film Screening: Carceral Jigs & A Sod State

contemporary art, film, screening,

Sun 31 May, 19:00

Film Screening: Eoghan Ryan, Carceral Jigs (2025) & A Sod State (2022) + conversation with Eoghan Ryan

conversation, film screening, ireland,

If I Can't Dance

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,

Tue 2 June, 19:15

Film Screening: Naeem Mohaiemen, A Missing Can of Film (2025) & Zahir Raihan, Stop Genocide (1971) + conversation with Naeem Mohaiemen

conversation, film screening, bangladesh,

de Appel Kiosk at Dappermarkt

community, market, kiosk,

Mini-Workshop at AanZet Education Festival

workshop, education, festival,

Thu 4 June, 14:30–18:00

The Perennial Reading Group & Walk on invasive species

reading group, ecology, walk,

Fri 5 June, 17:30–19:30

Telephone Telephone +31

panel discussion, artists legacies, jeremy johnston,

Sat 6 June, 14:00–17:00

VIBE CODE MEAL PREP

food, ai, workshop,

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,

Wed 10 June, 19:00

Performance: Eimear Walshe, The Piper’s Grip

performance, music, ireland,

Fri 12 June – Sun 14 June 2026

Public Programme: Building a House Without Bricks

curatorial, graduation, sandberg,

Fri 12 June, 19:00–21:00

Performance by Family Connection

art, performance, community,

Fri 12 June, 19:00

Performance by Family Connection

performance, community, family,

Sat 13 June – Sun 2 August 2026

Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs 2026 Exhibition

award exhibition, visual arts, jury prize,

Sat 13 June, 14:00–20:00

kiln as kin : a day of gathering, firing, cooking

art, gathering, cooking,

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 14 June, 15:00–18:00

DEBATE Host(ile) Lands

ecology, debate, migration,

Tue 16 June – Wed 17 June 2026

conference, emoji, uvv,

Tue 16 June, 10:00–18:00

IMAGINART symposium in collaboration with University of Amsterdam

art, symposium, university,

Fri 19 June – Sun 30 August 2026

exhibition, water, colonial history,

Fri 19 June, 18:00–20:00

Opening: Wild Waters curated by Àngels Miralda

exhibition, opening, water,

Sun 21 June, 11:00–18:00

Symposium Frictional Conversations by yasmine eid-sabbagh

conversation, symposium, art theory,

Fri 26 June, 14:00–18:00

earthly suns : workshop

performance, workshop, queer,

Fri 26 June, 20:00–22:00

earthly suns : performance programme

performance, concert, meditation,

Sun 28 June, 14:00–17:00

Zomerse Zondag Salon with Philip Akkerman

workshop, drawing, cityscapes,

Sun 28 June, 15:00–18:00

Opening of duo exhibition ‘Umwelt Amstelpark’ and ‘Telling the Bees’

art, exhibition opening, bees,

Small File Media Festival Open Call

festival, media, call,

Exhibition Opening: Building a House Without Bricks

art, curatorial, exhibition opening,

Fri 10 July – Sun 12 July 2026

Thing Theories: A Publishing Intensive

art, workshop, publishing,

Sun 12 July, 12:00–18:00

gathering grounds : a festive market day

art, celebration, market,

Mon 13 July – Thu 23 July 2026

Hackers & Designers Summer Camp

design, camp, hackers,

Sun 19 July, 14:00–17:00

Zomerse Zondag Salon with Philip Akkerman

workshop, painting, egg tempera,

Thu 17 September – Sun 20 September 2026

exhibition, publishing, book fair,

If I Can't Dance

Thu 1 October – Sat 31 October 2026

performance-based presentation

art, performance, presentation,