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Open Call - POST Professionals Programme

Deadline: October 27; email to opencall@platformpost.nl

Are you in need of an in-depth conversation about your work? And do you want to bring your work to the attention of international curators? Sign up for POST Professionals Programme!

POST Professionals Programme is a new exchange project by POST for artists based in Arnhem and Nijmegen. During this two-day exchange, you will be part of a program with a group of regional artists and three German curators. There will also be studio visits with the curators for a one-on-one conversation. During this third edition, we welcome Margarita Osipian, member of the artistic team of W139 and programmer at The Hmm, as well as the curatorial duo of BURO Stedelijk: Jo-Lene Ong and Anouk van Amsterdam.

Information:

POST Professionals Programme will take place on 3 and 4 December 2026 in Arnhem and Nijmegen. There are nine available spots for artists based in Arnhem and Nijmegen. Participation for students is not possible. Participation is free. Language spoken during Friendly Neighbours is English. Availability on December 3 and 4 is necessary to participate in the program.

Are you interested? Mail the information below to opencall@platformpost.nl before October 27:

1. Contact details: name, studio address, website, phone number.

2. Biography (max. 150 words).

3. Portfolio. No portfolio? Then send 5 to 10 photos of work separately.

4. Brief motivation (max. 400 words).

Participants will be selected based on their art practice, motivation and based on a balanced and diverse group composition.

Do you have questions? Send an email to opencall@platformpost.nl

Bio’s 

Margarita Osipian is a curator, researcher, and cultural organiser based in Amsterdam. Engaging with the intersections and socio-political frictions within art, design, and technology, she organises workshops, exhibitions, and collaborative projects both in formal institutions and in more precarious and ephemeral spaces. Holding an MA in Media Studies from the University of Amsterdam and an MA in English Literature from the University of Toronto, her research has focused on visual culture, technology, and the carceral state. Margarita is a programmer and researcher for The Hmm, a platform for internet cultures, and is in the artistic team of the W139, an artist-led exhibition space in Amsterdam.

Jo-Lene Ong is a curator with experience across Asia and Europe. Her practice centers on collaboration, research, and long-term projects that reconsider how institutions work with artists and audiences. She develops programs that foreground shared authorship, sustained dialogue and public engagement. Ong was previously Curator at esea contemporary in Manchester and Program Advisor for the 12th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. She has co-initiated initiatives such as the CounterArchive Collective, the Unpacking Infrastructurecuratorial exchange for the 16th Sharjah Biennial, and the Thinking Ecologically seminar series at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. Her curatorial work includes projects with Hartwig Art Foundation, Framer Framed, National Visual Art Gallery Malaysia, the National Art Center Tokyo and the Mori Art Museum. From 2020 to 2024, Ong was a theory tutor at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and is an alumna of the De Appel Curatorial Programme (2017–2018).   

Anouk van Amsterdam is a project manager and art historian specialized in performance art, queer theory, and future ecologies. Before joining Buro Stedelijk, she worked at the Stedelijk Museum, where she organized public programs at the intersection of art, research, and public engagement. Anouk led the performance program as part of the Marina Abramović retrospective and collaborated closely with Amsterdam’s cultural field, including partners such as IDFA, Rainbow Soulclub, Museumnacht and Holland Festival. Previously, she coordinated Rietveld Uncut at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and worked as a board assistant at the Nieuwe Instituut. With a background in contemporary art history, her work connects theory and creative production, driven by a strong interest in political philosophy and cultural criticism.