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To celebrate another year of CreativeMornings Amsterdam, we’re bringing back one of our favorite traditions: Audience Takes the Stage. It’s a chance for our community members—designers, dreamers, rebels, and rule-breakers—to share the spotlight.

The theme? PUNK.

Not just safety pins and mohawks (though we love those too), but the bold spirit behind it. PUNK is about challenging the status quo, speaking your truth, making noise when silence isn’t an option. It’s about DIY ethos, radical honesty, and the messy beauty of doing things your own way.

We’re inviting 3 brave voices from our community to take the stage for 7 minutes each to share a story, idea, performance, or perspective that reflects the spirit of PUNK. You don’t need to be a polished speaker—you just need something real to say.

Got something to share?

Send us the following information to [email protected] by Sunday, June 8:

A few words about yourself, including name and occupation.

A short video (of less than 2 minutes) about why you think you would make a good speaker and what you would talk about.

If this is not for you, but you know someone in the Amsterdam creative community who might have a great story on the theme of PUNK, please pass it on! 

CreativeMornings Amsterdam is turning 12! And to celebrate this special occasion, we’re hosting another edition of ‘Audience Takes the Stage’.

We are looking for 3 individuals from our community to each give a 7-minute talk on the theme of ‘PATTERN’. If you have a personal story that explores the beauty of repeating motifs, the significance of patterns in nature, the role of routines in shaping our lives, or you're passionate about uncovering the hidden patterns in everything – we want to hear from you!

Interested?

Send us the following information to [email protected] by Sunday, June 2:

A few words about yourself, including name and occupation.

A short video (of less than 2 minutes) about why you think you would make a good speaker and what you would talk about.

If this is not for you, but you know someone in the Amsterdam creative community who might have a great story on the theme of ‘PATTERN’, please pass it on! 

CreativeMornings Amsterdam is turning 11! And to celebrate this special occasion, we’re hosting another edition of ‘Audience Takes the Stage’.

We are looking for 3 individuals from our community to each give a 7-minute talk on the theme of ‘REVERIE’. If you have a personal story that relates to the power of daydreams, the magic of the subconscious, the wonder of the imagination, or you just want to tell us which parallel universe your mind lives in while at work, we want to hear from you!

Interested?

Send us the following information to [email protected] by Sunday, June 4:

A few words about yourself, including name and occupation.

A short video (of less than 2 minutes) about why you think you would make a good speaker and what you would talk about.

If this is not for you, but you know someone in the Amsterdam creative community who might have a great story on the theme of ‘REVERIE’, please pass it on! 

Our 6th birthday is fast approaching, and that means it’s time for another edition of ‘Audience Takes The Stage’. We want you to share your craft with us. Whether you are a chef, a musician, an architect or you are all about showcasing someone else’s beautiful and detailed work, we want you to share your story with us. We want to hear your interpretation of the theme CRAFT.

Interested?

Send us the following information to [email protected] by Friday, June 8:

A few words about yourself, including name and occupation.

A short video (of less than 2 minutes) about why you think you would make a good speaker and what you would talk about.

If this is not for you, but you know of someone in the Amsterdam creative community who is all about craft - Pass it on! We’ll be selecting 3 speakers to each give a 7-minute talk.

After last year’s success, we have decided to celebrate our 5th birthday by giving you the opportunity to share your story with us.

We’re on the hunt for 3 speakers from our audience to each give a 6-minute talk during our June event. The theme will be SURVIVAL, so get ready to push your boundaries and show us what you are made of.

Interested?

Send us the following information to [email protected] by Tuesday, May 30:

A few words about yourself, including name and occupation.

A short video (of less than 2 minutes) about why you think you would make a good speaker and what you would talk about (hint: this should be related somehow to survival).

If this is not for you, but you know of someone in the Amsterdam creative community who is a true survivor and would be great for it - Pass it on!

It's (almost) our birthday! We're turning 5 this year, so that means it’s time for cake and gifts. This year we'd like to give you a gift that celebrates the creative talent in our community. We're inviting you to design an A5 print that expresses what CreativeMornings means to you. We'd love it if you can make it festive too! You can for example use illustration, typography, hand lettering or collage. We will select 5 designs to be printed by our partner Zwaan Printmedia and handed out to the community on our 5th anniversary event in June.

Here are the details:

Please use only black, grey, white and / or blue (CMYK 49, 12, 0, 7).

Set up the document as A5 (portrait), with 3 mm bleed at a 300 dpi resolution (if you don't know how to do this, don't hesitate to reach out for help!).

Send your design to us as a pdf of jpg for now, we'll contact you about prepping the file for print once selected.

Inform us which name, website and (max. 1) social channel you would like us to include in the credits on the back of the print.

If selected, you give CreativeMornings a non-exclusive license to use the artwork for non-commercial purposes only, such as printing the artwork to hand out at the event and sharing it on our social channels

If selected, you will receive a set of 5 prints of your own artwork.

Interested? Submit your artwork before May 30 to [email protected]

For our April event we have invited journalist Rob Alderson to talk about this month’s global theme ‘Beyond’. But before he takes the stage at OBA, we’ve asked Rob to tell us a bit about himself and what we can expect from his talk on Friday: What is your creative profession?

I am the Editor-in-Chief and VP Content at WeTransfer. But basically, I’m a journalist.  What will you be sharing with the CreativeMornings community on Friday 21 April? 

I will be talking about some of the things I have learned interviewing artists and designers and how difficult it can be to write about the creative process. I will also talk about how both WeTransfer and It’s Nice That (where I used to be EIC) look to push themselves beyond (hello!) what they might be known for. How is Amsterdam and its creative scene special to you?

London has this sprawling creative energy which can either be exhilarating or overwhelming. I like that Amsterdam has all these talented creative minds, but with less mad intensity.   If stuck in a creative rut, what’s your trick to get free and let loose?