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Submit a proposal for a collaborative artistic practice (existing, modified, or newly developed work) for consideration in a biannual group exhibition and potential acquisition by the Stedelijk Museum's collection.
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Get matched →This is an invitation for the Open Call for the biannual Municipal Art Acquisitions at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. The exhibition opens in November 2026 and is dedicated to collaborative artistic practices. Following jury selection, a group exhibition will be held from which selected works will be acquired for the museum's collection.
The call seeks collaborative artistic practices developed in informal networks, mutual aid, underground cultures, land-based knowledge systems, diasporic survival structures, digital communities, and non-Western systems of knowledge. Many such practices have historically developed outside institutional settings and are not reflected in the Stedelijk's collection.
Proposals can come from collectives; from artists, designers and makers that continuously, occasionally or temporarily work together; and from any other artists, designers and makers that work in ways that resist singular authorship, proprietary ownership, or individual credit. At least one of the applicants per proposal should be working and/or living in the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
The proposed work can be existing, modified existing, or newly developed specifically for this exhibition. Works can be open-ended, material, process-based and/or participatory, varying in form and attitude: from sculpture to installation, from manifestos to printed matter, and from archival work to workshops. At least one proposal must be submitted; multiple proposals are permitted.
A jury committee consisting of Bik Van der Pol, Ebissé Wakjira, Lara Khaldi, and Lauren Alexander, together with Stedelijk curators Claire van Els and Thomas Castro, will select the proposals. Selected participants will receive a fee in accordance with the Fair Practice Code, based on the 2025 artist fee regulation with an additional contribution from the Stedelijk to acknowledge individual authorship within collaborative practices.
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All proposals must be submitted via the online application form. Only fully completed applications will be eligible for review.
The exhibition takes place on the ground level of the historical building of the Stedelijk, occupying one of the two ground level circuits divided into various gallery spaces. Available materials include Riso printer, microphones, platforms, vitrines, museum benches and sofas. The museum's auditorium, library, meeting rooms, and canteen are available for incidental programming. Other exhibition materials, specific presentation requirements, and an accompanying publication are to be discussed.
Questions can be sent to [email protected] or check the F.A.Q. section.