Framer Framed

Workshop: Creative Resistance - part of Palestinian Film Festival Amsterdam 2025

A writing workshop hosted as part of Palestinian Film Festival Amsterdam 2025

Moving Memories: Countering Historical Silences, Narrating Archives of the Indonesian Left

Public launch of Watch65’s archival website to decolonise Indonesian historiography and reclaim the nation’s narration

Against the State's Single History: A Conversation with Indonesian Exiles

Panel with Indonesian exiles in the Netherlands expanding on the interpretations of what happened in 1965/1966

Cross-border Solidarity: The Case of Komitee Indonesië

Documentary screening and panel discussion contemplating the work and legacy of Komitee Indonesië

Finissage: Past Disquiet

On Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May, Framer Framed concludes the exhibition Past Disquiet with a full weekend programme

Exhibition: Past Disquiet

Curated by Kristine Khouri and Rasha Salti, this documentary and archival exhibition uncovers a largely forgotten history of politically engaged artists and initiatives

Solidarity Poster Printing - by Leaky Press

Poster printing workshop at KIOSK Rotterdam, inspired by Past Disquiet

Film screening: Past Disquiet at Het Documentaire Paviljoen

On 11 May at Het Documentaire Paviljoen, curator Rasha Salti presents two films to accompany the exhibition Past Disquiet

Printmaking workshop: Past Disquiet

Screen printing and colouring workshops led by changing artists and initiatives, as part of the exhibition Past Disquiet

Guided Tour: Past Disquiet

Guided tour of the exhibition, highlighting the connection between cultural practice and political action

A Cutting Room Floor: Practices & Methods of Disclosing Militant Cinema

Conversation which aims to discuss strategic practices of anti-colonial audiovisual collections.

Work Session on Art and Activism: Where Are We Heading?

A public brainstorming and day of action for renewed solidarity, set against the backdrop of the exhibition Past Disquiet

Screening: What the Olive Branch Has Seen

Screening and discussion of a film selection revolving around transnational solidarity.

Book Launch: Armed by Design

Book launch celebrating the graphic and intellectual legacy of Cuba’s Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America (OSPAAAL).

The Revolutionary Anti-Racist Action, Solidarity, Art and the Archive

Screening and talk diving into the history of RaRa, an anonymous collective that fought racism and the legacies of the Netherlands’ colonial past

Bakunin’s Barricade: Answered

A conversation with Ahmet Öğüt on museum collections, art, and its use for activism

Book Launch: Monument Zero

Publication launch on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

Exhibition: Monument Zero

Artist Katayoon Barzegar draws on scarce archival materials from the 1979 International Women’s Day protests in Iran to build a bridge between past and present feminist struggles

From Archives to Exhibition Scenography: Notes on Past Disquiet

The event focuses on the history and design Past Disquiet, which has been travelling the world since its first edition in 2015

Opening: Past Disquiet

Opening of the exhibition Past Disquiet with an introduction by curator Rasha Salti and a performance by protest song choir Verzet per Couplet

Bricks and Mortar

Discursive programme exploring how political movements navigate conflict.

Performance: 0UT SPOK3N B$Cht%% by Thais Di Marco

A work-in-progress presentation by artist Thais Di Marco, recipient of the Amsterdam Fund for the Art’s 3Package Deal programme

Art is Resistance! Make Your Own Protest Banner

Join artist Freya Wysocki for their workshop Art is Resistance! Make Your Own Protest Banner

24 Hours Oost: Exhibition tours 'Really? Art and Knowledge in Time of Crisis'

Guided tours as part of 24 Hours Oost's programme celebrating Amsterdam's 750th anniversary

Book launch: Connecting the Dots by Amsterdam Dyke March

Presentation of Connecting the Dots, a publication by Amsterdam Dyke March on queer theory

Exhibition: Breaking Waves

The exhibition Breaking Waves by artist Clara Jo on epidemiological and maritime movement

In conversation with Jodi Dean, Michael Hardt and Sandro Mezzadra about student protests and Gaza

Two events organised by Critical Conversation Collective, together with the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis and Framer Framed

Queer environmental embodiment: UÝRA - The Rising Forest

Screening, talk and sound performance on queer rights and environmental resistance

A Blow to the Snake Here: A conversation around Indigenous and Palestinian struggles

A dialogue on art, resistance and solidarity as part of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's residency at the Academy of Theatre and Dance

Finissage: Homies

Finissage for the exhibition and clothing shop selling a fashion line produced by members of the art collective We Sell Reality.

Symposium: Stressing Solidarity - Witnessing Palestine through Art and Architecture

A symposium on Palestinian art and cultural heritage initiated by the Teach-in Series workgroup of the Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis

Performance: Moddertong

A performance by artist Sebastién Hendrickx about the climate crisis

Planetary Poetics: Ancestral Assemblage

A gathering by artist Ismal Muntaha and Planetary Poetics

Exhibition: Homies

Exhibition and clothing shop selling a fashion line produced by members of the art collective We Sell Reality

Launch of new issue of Kunstlicht magazine

Magazine launch for Kunstlicht Vol. 44, No.4 featuring discussion with contributors and guest editors

Book launch: CICC — War Crimes are Climate Crimes

Call to action and book launch for the new publication Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes

Auction for Palestine

A collaborative fundraiser with residents from the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in solidarity with Palestine

Low-Budget Projects: How much does it cost —?

Full-day event of Low-Budget Projects exploring how to employ financial tools for crisis resolution beyond mere credit distribution.

Masterclass by Puma Camillê: The intersection of voguing and capoeira

Performance and workshop by Puma Camillê that combines voguing and capoeira, organised as part of the Willem de Kooning Academy's course 'Things and Stuff'

Finissage: Tanah Merdeka

The last day of the exhibition, with a guided tour in Bahasa Indonesia, a performance by Samboleap Tol, and a painting & woodcut printmaking workshop with Taring Padi members

Rebel Dances: Borders in Tranc-it

A performance initiated by Papaya Kuir, directed by Pau(la) Chaves Bonilla and hosted by Framer Framed

Workshop: Linocut Printmaking – Tanah Merdeka

Co-creating a lino print poster with Sophia Pekowsky & Ilya Genov to reflect on transnational solidarity and land struggles

Roundtable Conversation: Tanah Merdeka

Roundtable conversation with researchers and curators from different art museums and institutions within the context of Taring Padi's exhibition, Tanah Merdeka.

Exhibition: Tanah Merdeka

An exhibition with the Indonesian art & activist collective, Taring Padi, reflecting on the concept of land as the object and site of decolonial struggles.

Opening: Tanah Merdeka

Opening of the exhibition Tanah Merdeka with works by the Indonesian art collective Taring Padi and collaborators.

Training: Future Drawing – A world without war and climate crisis

Educational program as part of the Netherlands Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale, featuring the Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes - Extinction Wars

Launch & Workshop: Low-Budget Projects

Publication launch for Low-Budget Projects, discussing the politics and precariousness of freelance life for artists and cultural workers in the Netherlands.

Evidentiary Hearings: CICC - Extinction Wars at the Gwangju Biennale

Public Hearings of the CICC: Extinction Wars for the Gwangju Biennale Pavilion.

Symposium: In-Between Media - Hybrid Tactics in The Crisis Era

A two-day symposium on hybrid media tactics and togetherness in the field of art and activism.

Exhibition: CICC Seoul - The Law on Trial

A new iteration of the project Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes (CICC) at the Oil Tank Culture Park in Seoul, South Korea.

Exhibition: To those who have no time to play

A Solo Exhibition by Gluklya

Opening: To those who have no time to play

Exhibition Opening with artist Gluklya and a performance by Matras Platform

Workshop: Major Movements

In de context van kunstactivisme, onderzoeken we in de workshop hoe je verandering in de samenleving teweeg kan brengen door middel van creativiteit.

Crisis Imaginaries, Chapter 7: Practices Against Extractivism

Together with Aline Baiana, Taipixi Guajajara, Ana Eugênia and Milena Bonilla

Meetup: Where is Every Body?

By Hackers & Designers

Panel: Neoliberalism and the Art/ist

With Priya Swamy & Teresea Borasino, moderated by Chihiro Geuzebroek

Verdict Presentation: CICC vs. The Dutch State

Presentation of the verdict in the CICC vs. the Dutch State case

Atelier KITLV: Declaring Distance

Ways of imagining and engaging with the colonial archive with Atelier KITLV

Workshop: Knitted Together

Protest and Dialogue During the Dutch Housing Crisis

Language Café: The Language of Oppression and Resistance

A discussion forum for language, semantics, and translation

Sudanese Pop-up Restaurant

A dinner event hosted by We Sell Reality

Workshop: Wayang Kardus - Struggle and Solidarity with Taring Padi

A two-day workshop by Taring Padi with food, conversations, jamming sessions and the production of cardboard puppets

A Seat for the Sea

An artistic research project challenging current systems of ecological destruction

Decolonial Futures: Workshop with Aditi Jaganathan

First term of the Decolonial Futures programme 2021-2022 with selected Artist Talks

ELANCE Treasure Hunt

Framer Framed is onderdeel van de speurtocht route organiseert voor jonge vrouwen van ELANCE.

When the roots start moving

Book presentation + Lecture performance by CHTO DELAT

Exhibition: Powerplay – Deals All Over

A colourful installation by collective We Sell Reality

Amsterdam Assembly: Letting Go of Having to Speak All the Time

A gathering and thinking space for activists, artists, scholars, and other cultural practitioners

Exhibition: Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes

A project by Radha D'Souza and Jonas Staal

Opening: Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes

By Josien Pieterse, Radha D’Souza and Jonas Staal, commissioned by Framer Framed

Outro Weekend: A Joyful Black Manifesto II

Finissage of 'A Funeral for Street Culture'

Workshop: Hanging Out in the Bookshop

Zine-making workshop and late-night bookshop gathering by Flip Driest, Cengiz Mengüç and Setareh Noorani

Female voices: Arte, Substantivo Feminino

On artistic activism against Brazil's anti-abortion law

Crisis Imaginaries, Chapter 5: On Slow Violence and the Anti-Spectacle

Film screening and discussion with Connie Zheng and Irene de Craen

Motormond presents: Un-Grasping Street Culture

A lecture exploring the non-hierarchal design element of the current group show

Launch: Now water can flow or it can crash, my friend

A public program exploring art, archive and activism in East Asia and beyond

Female Voices: Blood, Witches and the Red Lightning Strikes

Online Panel: Artistic Activism Against Polands’s Anti-abortion Law

Up/Root Democracy 4: A Seat for Nature - Reading Room

Online Reading Room: Reflecting on the forgotten rights of the non-human

Up/Root Democracy 3: A Seat for Nature

Online Panel: Reflecting on the forgotten rights of the non-human

Female Voices: Gacha Abortion Pills!

Artistic Activism Against South Korea’s Anti-abortion Law

Up/Root Democracy 2: Algorithms on Trial

Online Panel: Can an algorithm be held culpable in a court of Law?

Up/Root Democracy 1: Resisting Data Extraction

Online Reading Room + Workshop

Crisis Imaginaries, Chapter 4: Climate Interventions

Online panel on creating an altered world with Jessika Khazrik, Tega Brain and Claudius Schulze, moderated by Marija Cetinić

Meme-ify: An Attempt to Dance Through Pain with Humour

Online Action Research Workshop

Crisis Imaginaries, Chapter 3: Climate Feelings

Online panel on the climate crisis with Ada M. Patterson, Aline Baiana, Clementine Edwards and Tal Beery, moderated by Binna Choi

Crisis Imaginaries, Chapter 2: Visibility Politics & Climate Justice

Online panel on intersectional climate justice with Chihiro Geuzebroek, Asuka Kähler and Raki Ap, moderated by Amanda Boetzkes

Workshop: Imagining Futures and Narrative Baskets

The final session of our 'Basket Case' reading room to gather resources for reconnecting in the pandemic.

Online Panel: Prevention is Better than Hate II

Anti-Asian Racism Roundtables

Online Panel: Prevention is Better than Hate

Anti-Asian Racism Roundtables

Reading Room: Basket Case 2 - Cooking and Care

A reversed reading room with a collective “basket” to gather resources for reconnecting in the pandemic.

Crisis Imaginaries, Chapter 1: Climate Transformations

Online panel on the climate crisis with Carola Rackete, Radha D'Souza and Jonas Staal, moderator Jeff Diamanti

A conversation on: The Power of Doing Nothing

Online panel with Flavia Dzodan, Quinsy Gario, and Joy Mariama Smith

Ten Premises For A Pandemic

Online Panel with Ian Alan Paul

Reading Room: The Rights of Future Generations

Reading together: 'Rethinking representation: The challenge of non-humans' by Mihnea Tanasescu & 'Enfranchising the future: Climate justice and the representation of future generations' by Inigo Gonzalez-Ricoy and Felipe Rey

Conversation with Audrey Tang: Digital Minister of Taiwan

About digital democracy, radical transparency and online citizen participation

HERE/NOW talk + film screening: Indigenous Knowledge and Activism in Colombia

With guest speakers Tatiana Roa and Mariëlle Videler, and a screening of documentary 'Abel' (2015). Part of a series of events on indigenous activism and land rights, departing from exhibition HERE/NOW.

HERE/NOW talk: Mídia NINJA on indigenous activism and land rights

Part of a series of events on indigenous activism and land rights, departing from the exhibition HERE/NOW: Current Visions from Colombia.

Queer Series: SILENCE=DEATH

Reflections on artistic efforts in relation to the HIV/Aids crisis

Exhibition: HERE/NOW - Current Visions from Colombia

Twenty artists presenting contemporary art and photojournalism created in the context of Colombia.

Diasporic Self: Informal gatherings with Anne Krul