Every two years, Stichting Art Zuid organizes the Amsterdam Sculpture Biennale, ARTZUID. This international sculpture exhibition takes place in the urban heritage area of Plan-Zuid, designed by architect H.P. Berlage and built in 1917 as an extension of the city of Amsterdam. The axial structure within this plan — the leafy Apollolaan, Minervalaan, and Churchilllaan — with its sightlines, is ideally suited for displaying sculptures. The ninth edition, Enlightenment, reflected on the city of Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary. Alongside freedom and tolerance, attention was also given to the flip side of unfreedom and intolerance. The selection of sculptures told the story of Amsterdam in all its aspects and engaged visitors in a dialogue about the question: in what kind of city do they want to live? Special attention was given to artists with a postcolonial migration background and to female artists. A collaboration with Stichting Buitenstaander provided a platform for young artists. The free-to-visit exhibition attracted many local residents, art lovers, and day-trippers for a substantial walk past the seventy sculptures by artists from the Netherlands and abroad. A hundred neighborhood volunteers helped welcome visitors at the information pavilion, offering the catalogue, route map, or a snack. Educational materials were made available for primary, secondary, and special-needs schools. Over 3,200 students visited the sculpture exhibition, completing assignments at the sculptures and taking part in a clay-modeling assignment in which they depicted an aspect of the city of Amsterdam. ARTZUID 2025 opened on 21 May in the presence of HRH Princess Beatrix and ran until 21 September 2025, and was made possible in part by a contribution from Fonds 1999.
Every two years, Stichting Art Zuid organizes the Amsterdam Sculpture Biennale, ARTZUID. This international sculpture exhibition takes place in the urban heritage area of Plan-Zuid, designed by architect H.P. Berlage and built in 1917 as an extension of the city of Amsterdam. The axial structure within this plan — the leafy Apollolaan, Minervalaan, and Churchilllaan — with its sightlines, is ideally suited for displaying sculptures. The ninth edition, Enlightenment, reflected on the city of Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary. Alongside freedom and tolerance, attention was also given to the flip side of unfreedom and intolerance. The selection of sculptures told the story of Amsterdam in all its aspects and engaged visitors in a dialogue about the question: in what kind of city do they want to live? Special attention was given to artists with a postcolonial migration background and to female artists. A collaboration with Stichting Buitenstaander provided a platform for young artists. The free-to-visit exhibition attracted many local residents, art lovers, and day-trippers for a substantial walk past the seventy sculptures by artists from the Netherlands and abroad. A hundred neighborhood volunteers helped welcome visitors at the information pavilion, offering the catalogue, route map, or a snack. Educational materials were made available for primary, secondary, and special-needs schools. Over 3,200 students visited the sculpture exhibition, completing assignments at the sculptures and taking part in a clay-modeling assignment in which they depicted an aspect of the city of Amsterdam. ARTZUID 2025 opened on 21 May in the presence of HRH Princess Beatrix and ran until 21 September 2025, and was made possible in part by a contribution from Fonds 1999.