SONSBEEK 2026 Artists and Theme Announced

Sonsbeek art projects is pleased to announce the full list of participating artists for Sonsbeek 2026. Taking place at Park Sonsbeek, partner institutions, and various locations across the city, Arnhem will become the stage for newly commissioned and existing works by 18 artists from the Netherlands and abroad. Featuring 12 new commissions, the works encompass site-specific installations, sculptural presentations, …

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SONSBEEK COMMUNITY MOMENT (OPEN HOUSE)

SONSBEEK COMMUNITY MOMENT (OPEN HOUSE)

26 February 2026, 15.30hr – 17.00hr, De Grote Vijverkamer (De Kleine Campus), Arnhem

Registration is not required, but we would appreciate it if you could let us know by e-mail if you plan to attend.In the lead-up to Sonsbeek 2026, we would love to get to know each other better so that we can look ahead …

Recap Sneak Preview Sonsbeek 2026

Recap Sneak Preview Sonsbeek 2026



During the Sneak Preview of Sonsbeek 2026, residents of Arnhem gathered for the first introduction to this new edition. In the presence of artists, partners, policymakers, and othe…

Curatorial vision for Sonsbeek 2026: Memory as Living Action

Curatorial vision for Sonsbeek 2026: Memory as Living Action



For its thirteenth edition, Sonsbeek 2026 takes as its core the idea of “memory as living action.” In 1949, the municipality of Arnhem initiated the freely accessible Sonsbeek exhi…

Save the Date: Sonsbeek 2026

Save the Date: Sonsbeek 2026

2 July, midnight – 11 October 2026, midnight, Park Sonsbeek, Arnhem

In summer 2026, Arnhem will host the thirteenth edition of Sonsbeek, Europe’s oldest recurring exhibition for art in public space. From 2 July through 11 October 2026, Park Sonsbee…

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COLLECTION: ART IN PUBLIC SPACE
1949-2021, Park Sonsbeek and other locations, Arnhem

In Park Sonsbeek and the surrounding area, exhibitions have been held with some regularity since 1949. Of the hundreds of artworks that were displayed during the various editions of Sonsbeek up to and including 2021, dozens have found a permanent place in Arnhem. From this collection, 20 are currently documented on our website.

Jennifer Tee, Louie Cordero, Naamloozz & Remco Visser, Sivanski, Sivanski, Nel Klaassen, Rémy Zaugg, Gijs Jacobs van den Hof, Piet Slegers, Ossip Zadkine, Fernando Sánchez Castillo, Christina Assmann, Peter Santino, Gabriel Kuri, Henrietta Lehtonen, Johan Creten, Michel François, Hans van Houwelingen, Alain Séchas, François Pompon

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Under the banner Get Involved we invite everyone to become part of Sonsbeek 2026 — as a visitor, a volunteer, a contributor to the archive, or soon through the Sonsbeek Art Club. Together we continue to build on Sonsbeek’s rich history and make the 2026 edition a unique experience rooted in the city and its communities. By getting involved, you not only connect with art and artists, but also with the community that carries Sonsbeek forward.

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Get involved

Under the banner Get Involved we invite everyone to become part of Sonsbeek 2026 — as a visitor, a volunteer, a contributor to the archive, or soon through the Sonsbeek Art Club. Together we continue to build on Sonsbeek’s rich history and make the 2026 edition a unique experience rooted in the city and its communities. By getting involved, you not only connect with art and artists, but also with the community that carries Sonsbeek forward.

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