The contemporary visual arts and creative industries sector (BKCI) in Amsterdam is under severe pressure. Whilst we recognise that BKCI institutions are integral to the city and are highly regarded internationally, they are facing increasingly difficult conditions.

Fragments and reflections from The Salt of the Earth, de Appel’s COOP study group at Dutch Art Institute, are shared through Radio Alhara. The second episode ‘key to be buried’ invites you on a multi-layered stroll across cities, through a speculative story, and into a museum collection.

de Appel is welcoming proposals for the upcoming summer edition of its market Kiosk. As part of de Appel’s structural thematics in the coming years, we will explore alternative small-scale economies and art economies, engaging both with specific sites, such as street markets, and with broader questions of funding and institutional autonomy.