

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Watering a Black Garden x Up Close Community Circle: Where Joy Takes Root
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 09:30 pm
- **Event Description**: OSCAM, ARTNOIR, OBA, and Up Close join forces to host a Community Circle in response to the group exhibition "Watering a Black Garden"About this EventWatering a Black Garden x Up Close Community Circle: Where Joy Takes RootOn Tuesday, March 24, OSCAM, ARTNOIR, OBA, and Up Close join forces to host a Community Circle in response to the group exhibition Watering a Black Garden, currently on view at OSCAM until May 6th. The exhibition reimagines joy as a radical practice of tending and becoming. It positions Black and Brown women as visionaries of joy, framing it as an intentional practice of care, nourishment, and rootedness in Black women’s lives.Against the backdrop of the exhibition, the OSCAM x Up Close Community Circle invites participants to dissect and share their own perceptions of joy in an intimate, open setting. The conversation will examine joy through the lens of individual and collective nourishment, discussing rest, resistance, and creativity. What practices of care allow us to water our own garden? What part does memory play in the process of joyful creativity and co-creation? What role do choice and agency have in living a joyful life? These are some of the questions we will dive into together.For this exhibition, OSCAM, ARTNOIR, and the artist featured in Watering a Black Garden have curated a reading list and playlist in collaboration with OBA. The reading list, featuring authors like bell hooks and Saidiya Hartman, inspired the prompts and themes that guide our conversation. A limited selection of the reading list is currently available at OBA Bijlmerplein.About Up CloseUp Close is a people-driven initiative rooted in collective growth through intentional exchange. They bring people together to share knowledge, spotlight inspiring bodies of work, and create a space where inspiration and support take centre stage. They operate as a connector between people, spaces, and disciplines.Their Circles are intimate, purpose-driven gatherings to recharge our creative batteries, bounce ideas off peers, and dive into shared experiences, dreams, and obstacles. They function as a third space for grounding and co-creating where exchange flows with intention. Participants can expect a laid-back setting with prompts, question cards, and creative exercises anchored in a specific theme. Although each edition takes place under a particular theme, the conversation openly flows wherever it feels called to.Program7PM - 7.30PM Walk-in7.30PM - 9.30PM Community Circle____________________________________________Watering a Black Garden x Up Close Community Circle: Where Joy Takes RootOp dinsdag 24 maart bundelen OSCAM, ARTNOIR, OBA en Up Close hun krachten voor een Community Circle naar aanleiding van de groepstentoonstelling Watering a Black Garden, die tot en met 6 mei te zien is bij OSCAM. De tentoonstelling herdefinieert vreugde als een radicale daad van groei en creatie. Zwarte vrouwen staan centraal als bron, dragers en visionairs van vreugde, waarin vreugde wordt gezien als een bewuste en dagelijkse praktijk.Tegen de achtergrond van de tentoonstelling nodigt de OSCAM x Up Close Community Circle deelnemers uit om hun eigen percepties van vreugde te bespreken en te delen in een intieme, open setting. Het gesprek onderzoekt vreugde vanuit het perspectief van individuele en collectieve voeding, met aandacht voor rust, weerstand en creativiteit. Welke vormen van zorg stellen ons in staat onze eigen tuin water te geven? Welke rol speelt herinnering in het proces van creativiteit en co-creatie? Welke rol spelen keuze en autonomie in een vreugdevol leven? Dit zijn enkele van de vragen die we samen zullen onderzoeken.Voor deze tentoonstelling hebben OSCAM, ARTNOIR en de kunstenaars die centraal staat in Watering a Black Garden een leeslijst en playlist samengesteld in samenwerking met de OBA. De leeslijst, met auteurs als bell hooks en Saidiya Hartman, vormt inspiratie voor de vragen en thema's die het gesprek leiden. Een selectie van de leeslijst is momenteel verkrijgbaar bij de OBA op het Bijlmerplein.Over Up CloseUp Close is een initiatief dat zich richt op collectieve groei door middel van bewuste uitwisseling. Ze brengen mensen samen om kennis te delen, inspirerend werk onder de aandacht te brengen en een ruimte te creëren waar inspiratie en steun centraal staan. Ze fungeren als een verbinder tussen mensen, ruimtes en disciplines.Hun Circles zijn intieme, doelgerichte bijeenkomsten om je creatieve batterijen op te laden, ideeën uit te wisselen met gelijkgestemden en te duiken in gedeelde ervaringen, dromen en obstakels. Ze fungeren als een 'third space' voor aarding en co-creatie waar uitwisseling kan plaatsvinden. Deelnemers kunnen een ontspannen setting verwachten met vragen en creatieve oefeningen die aansluiten bij een specifiek thema.Programma19:00 - 19:30 Inloop19:30 - 21:30 Community Circle
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- **Event Categories**: exhibitions, art, literary-art
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Amsterdam
- **state**: NH
- **country**: Netherlands
- **location**: OSCAM - Open Space Contemporary Art Museum
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- **full address**: OSCAM - Open Space Contemporary Art Museum, 110 Bijlmerplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
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