The Afro-European Sessions: a night celebrating art, conversations, music, and culture, all centered around Afro-European experience. How do you create a sense of home while balancing two cultures?
A Kinfolk production for Black Achievement Month, a tribute to our community and celebration of creativity. and and a space to pause. Showing Black-owed businesses and live performance art talents.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Welcome Reception
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Career Meet & Greet
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Talent fair with top brands from various industries
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Garden Lunch, Networking, and Industry Round-tables
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM - Keynote Talks, Workshops, and Discussions
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Bicultural Identity, Leadership Development, Neurodiversity, Inclusive Tech, Entrepreneurship, and more
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM - Afternoon Snacks, Coffee, and Networking
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM - Community Dinner, The Grande Award Show, and Live Musical Performances
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Dance, sing, and celebrate our collective achievements!
11:00 PM - Doors Close
How to join us
You can choose between an All-Day Pass, Morning Pass, or Night Pass (Omek members have a 50% discount.)
As a student, you can enjoy 30€ off the Morning Pass—use the code STUDSUMMIT24.OMEK to apply the discount. Please note that you'll be requested to show a student card when you check in at the event.
If you have limited financial resources, please contact us for a free ticket. Impact partners such as Startup Amsterdam are offering a limited number of sponsored Passes. Please reply to the hello@myomek.com email to share more about your situation and interest in attending.
Join us at one of the world's first annual international AI film festivals.
Watch the best AI films from 40+ countries and learn to make your own AI films this summer.
DATE: 20-22th June 2024
June 20th: 12h-18h @ Dead End Gallery (Special Screening)
June 21st: 13h-19h @ EYE Film Museum (Main Event)
June 22nd: 12h-18h @ Dead End Gallery (Special Screening)
TIME: 12:30 - 19:00
LOCATION: EYE Film Museum, EYE FilmMuseum IJpromenade 1, 1031 KT Amsterdam
Special screening events at Dead End Gallery: Oude Braak 16A 1012 PS Amsterdam on the 20 & 22nd.
GET YOUR TICKET
18:00 CEST – Late
Paradiso Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam
A celebration for the iconic Fela Kuti, the Nigerian pan-African artist, activist, and mentor. We will draw inspiration from his enduring mission to unite across generations through conversations and music. It was created in collaboration with Africadelic.
15:00 – 19:30 CEST
Online
14:00 – 22:00 CEST
MACA Amsterdam
Join our global community for an afternoon of curated panel conversations, workshops and a community pitch session created in collaboration with Roots Inspire and StartupAmsterdam.
13:00 – 18:00 CET
MACA Amsterdam
Join us at an exclusive mentorship session and Baobab Nights, filled with engaging games, networking activities, and food.
On Saturday 3rd of July, at SCREENS Workshop Amsterdam, we will be hosting a silkscreen printing workshop. During the workshop, we will create organic inks from different vegetables, flowers and spices, and after, you will have a chance to print with it on a t-shirt!
The workshop is moderated by Charde Brouwer - an award-winning designer!
2 hours theory and practice of natural ink creation with guidance by Award-winning Designer Charde Brouwer
30 min break
X1 screen & X1 Classic t-shirt
2 hours of designing (cutouts, drawings and collages) & printing on t-shirts with natural inks
Please note: There is a maximum amount of participants at one time.
Book Your Workshop - by sending an email to screens.workshop@gmail.com
Request for availability at least 12 hours before workshop day.
Price per person €180: All materials are included.
@screens.workshop
On Fridays, at SCREENS Workshop Amsterdam, we will be hosting a bookmaking workshop.
In this workshop, you will discover the various types of bookbinding techniques and be able to create your very own tailored notebook and design a unique cover with risograph and or silkscreen print.
You will be shown around the studio and given a short introduction to silkscreen printing, equipment and the techniques used to elevate your design(s), guided by our cool & trained assistants on hand to help you.
Please note: There is a maximum amount of participants at one time.
Book Your Workshop - by sending an email to screens.workshop@gmail.com
Request for availability at least 12 hours before workshop day.
On Thursdays, at SCREENS Workshop Amsterdam, we will be hosting a silkscreen printing workshop.
Spread your art all over Amsterdam.
Print your poster, and we will put it on a billboard on the streets of Amsterdam!
In this workshop, you will be shown around the studio and given a short introduction to silkscreen printing, equipment and the techniques used to elevate your design(s), guided by our cool & trained assistants on hand to help you.
Please note: There is a maximum amount of participants at one time.
Book Your Workshop - by sending an email to screens.workshop@gmail.com
Request for availability at least 12 hours before workshop day.
On Wednesdays, at SCREENS Workshop Amsterdam, we will be hosting a silkscreen printing workshop. Come and get your hands dirty and make your unique artwork on classic tees!
In this workshop, you will be shown around the studio and given a short introduction to silkscreen printing, equipment and the techniques used to elevate your design(s), guided by our cool & trained assistants on hand to help you.
Please note: There is a maximum amount of participants at one time.
Book Your Workshop - by sending an email to screens.workshop@gmail.com
Request for availability at least 12 hours before workshop day.
Step away from the screen and get your hands dirty creating a ceramic plate to take home. An experiment in techniques and materials you may not have used in a while as we talk creative experimentation.
With a complimentary discussion on finding your creative freedom led by Samantha Maynard founder of ARTPOP Collectives, this workshop taught by professional clay artist Patty Schilder and designer Wendy Richardson will help remind you of the value of creative experimentation.
EVENT DETAILS
What:
Clay workshop and after-mess wine soiree RSVP
When:
Saturday, October 31st
13:00 - 18:00
(Sunday session is now sold out)
Where:
Keramiek Atelier Patty Schilder,
Lijnbaansgracht 102, 1016 KT Amsterdam
Price:
€80
Inclusive of all materials, clay firing, and after session drinks and snacks.
Plates will be fired and available for collection at a later date.
Guests:
Each event is limited to 9 guests to ensure safe social distancing measures.
Covid-19 prevention rules of 1.5m distance spacing will be in effect and masks advisable for a short instruction.
ARTPOP Collectives finest artist Paul Moses upcoming show will be hosted at Studio ReMo in Amsterdam Noord from the 18th of September.
Event details via Facebook
Please note: Being aware of the delicate situation in which we find ourselves due to the pandemic, we have taken special measures such as hand disinfection upon entering Studio ReMo and a limit of people to 30. So we would appreciate it if you could let us know what day and time you plan to come, to avoid crowds. Wishing to see you again and enjoy the wonderful work of Paul Moses, a hug to all.
ReMo - www.facebook.com/ReMoAmsterdamNoord
@ReMoAmsterdamNoord
Elevating female founders to success
With TheNextWomen Female Founder Force Program women invest in women. Our program is designed for early-stage startups for gain exposure, valuable feedback and meaningful connections. About 200 women-led start-ups apply, pitch, and train to become this year's number 1. The last finalists Printr, Vastari, Plugify, Endeer and MT Art raised between € 500K and € 1M funding within 9 months of winning the competition.
With this 7th edition of our sourcing program, we are supporting female entrepreneurship worldwide, in collaboration with a variety of Embassies of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, EY, Hearst Netherlands, KLM and StartupAmsterdam. # FemaleFoundersForce2019 calls for all ambitious women-led startups ready to grow their business to the next level.
Program
14: 30-15: 00 Registration
15: 00-15: 15 Opening by Rixt Herklots - The Next Women
15:15 -15: 30 Welcome by Marscha Krouwel - Hearstlab
15: 30-16: 00 Keynote by Claudia Zuiderwijk - Chamber of Commerce
16: 00-16: 15 Introduction jury
16: 30-17: 15 Time to pitch
17: 15-18: 00 Panel | founders vs. investor
18: 00-18: 15 Announcement winner by minister Kaag
18: 10-20: 00 Female Founder Fest | Networking & Drinks
Want to fast-track your career to greater success? Join us for a special edition of SheSays Amsterdam, focused on women and mentorship.
Our morning event is in collaboration with the Cannes Lions See It Be It (SIBI) programme and hosted by the ADCN | Club for Creativity.
Why this special edition? We want to see more women at the top. And we believe in the power of mentorship – of seeing the change you want to be -- to achieve that. Mentors are pivotal in gaining confidence, knowledge and advice.
Our SheSays Amsterdam x See It Be It event will feature industry leaders, SIBI alumni and information on how to get involved with the Cannes Lions See It Be It programme for 2020.
Our stellar speaker line up includes:
Rachel Kennedy, art director, 180 Kingsday
Nathalie Lam, head of global sponsorships, Philips
Map van Arem, director XXS Amsterdam & partner Candid Group
Moderated by: Kerrie Finch, founding partner, futurefactor, the official NL rep for Cannes Lions
Tickets available here
Join our SheSays Amsterdam Facebook group, follow us on Instagram @shesaysams & sign up to our mailing list where we will be announcing our speakers!
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What is See It Be It (SIBI)?
SIBI is a curated executive learning programme working towards equal gender representation across the creative industry. The initiative supports the next generation of female talent and offers exclusive mentoring sessions with industry leaders (both male and female) during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Applications for See It, Be It 2020 open 27 November
Attendance on the programme (in June, in Cannes) is free for 15 carefully selected applicants from around the world. Applications open on Wednesday 27 November. You can find out more information and apply here.
Celebrating the good times of 2019 while reflecting on past failures with the topic “Failing Up: Fast Learnings”. In collaboration with creative agency 180Kingsday, join us for an evening of short stories on failure.
We’ll hear from five women from across the creative industries about a memorable #fail and ask what, if anything, they learnt from it.
This event is a celebration of things that go wrong and a reminder that it happens to us all. Over mulled wine and holiday festiveness, we’ll take away some shared wisdom and new friends with a variety of creative backgrounds into 2020.
RSVP only - www.eventbrite.com/e/failing-up-fast-learnings-tickets-84162691877
Artwork by Amsterdam based designer, Kate Shearer.
#CONNECTIONSAMSTERDAM a great opportunity to see the newest and most innovative work that is currently out in the market.
Don’t miss your chance to be inspired, network, discover, & connect with some of the best creatives in the industry!
Register here
Be Greta! Be awesome!
Do you have a crazy climate action idea to make Amsterdam even more awesome and climate-friendly?! Now is the time to act! Give a damn and pitch your idea at Awesome Foundation Amsterdam presents Pitch Night at Meijer & Walters on 28 November and maybe you win € 1000 cash to realise your idea for real.
Submit your idea before the 21st of November!
For Pitch Night event click details
5x15 Amsterdam is back! The international talk event series will hold its second event at the heart of the city in De Duif, on Wednesday 27 November.
Expect an evening of stimulating stories and ideas around the theme of Humanity.
Purchase your tickets via Eventbrite
The format is simple: 5 speakers, 15 minutes each.
The evening will be introduced by journalist Mark Smith (Fantastic Man, The Guardian, The Times) and the American Book Center will be selling books from our speakers during the event.
The speakers are:
- Two-time Emmy Award-winning director and documentary filmmaker James Jones
-The Guardian features writer and author of ‘We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent’, Nesrine Malik.
- Writer and editor Benjamin Moser author of the definitive biography of Susan Sontag, 'Sontag: Her Life and Work'
- Dazed Features editor and author of Queer Intentions: A (Personal) Journey Through LGBTQ + Culture, Amelia Abraham
- Full-time activist for global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion, Ernst-Jan Kuiper
GOMAD (Marcus Debie) a talented colour blind urban artist born in Sittard, The Netherlands.
Will be a guest speaker at the ‘Speak the Streets’ event hosted at Baretto Amsterdam in collaboration with Street Art Antwerp and Open Art Museum.
GOMAD’s classic Greek art, surreal - realism and cubism also known as post-neo-cubism work can be seen on walls and canvas paintings across the world, in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, UK, France, Greece, Sweden and in the US.
For the first edition of Wheelhouse Amsterdam x ARTPOP, we proudly present Dutch photographer Jacob van Rozelaar.
The Wheelhouse Amsterdam opens its doors to launch a new joint platform dedicated to local and international artists & designers.
Every 3-4 months, a preview evening event will showcase a new artist at the Wheelhouse, the curated workspace for independent minds in communications and media, located at the heart of Amsterdam.
The collaborative program is focused on creating an interlink between the sensory impressions of communications and arts within our local communities.
Tickets available via Eventbrite.
