We Are Dreamers
Feb
10
to 15 Mar

We Are Dreamers

The air carries the slow pulse of summer, days grow longer and sunlight lingers. With the open call We Are Dreamers, Ballon Rouge invites photographers to submit work that captures the freedom, longing, and dreamlike quality of summer. Images that move, glow, and linger; moments that celebrate the poetry of long days, warm nights, and fleeting summer magic.

Deadline - 15 March, 2026

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Unseen 2026
Mar
20
to 9 May

Unseen 2026

Ballon Rouge is proud to exhibit at Unseen Photo for the first time, with new work by Vivian Ammerlaan and Dineke Versluis, two artists who explore landscape through layered photographic processes.

Mar 27 - Mar 29, 2026

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Soft Transition
Jan
30
to 7 Mar

Soft Transition

Rooted in quiet observation and moments of stillness, this exhibition brings together works by Vivian Ammerlaan, Anne Kaere, Yolet Luijendijk, Marlike Marks, Twan Peeters, and Dineke Versluis.

Jan 30 – Mar 7, 2026

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When Flowers Sleep
Nov
29
to 20 Dec

When Flowers Sleep

As the days grow shorter and the light softens, attention turns inward. This winter salon brings together photographic works by over 30 artists, reflecting a season of slowing down, pause, and observe quietly.

Nov 29 – Dec 20, 2025

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When Flowers Sleep
Oct
14
to 2 Dec

When Flowers Sleep

As the year draws to a close and the light begins to soften, the pace slows and attention turns inward. With our open call When Flowers Sleep, Ballon Rouge invites photographers to submit work reflecting moments of stillness, introspection, and quiet observation. Images that linger, resonate, and create space for reflection.

Submissions are closed

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Where We Were
Sept
19
to 8 Nov

Where We Were

Vivian Ammerlaan, Marlike Marks, Marc Nolte, Sanne Romeijn, Jet Siemons, and Dineke Versluis explore landscape as a place of memory, imagination, and encounter. The works move between inner and outer worlds, between observation and projection, revealing how places shape us and how we, in turn, give meaning to place.

Sep 19 – Nov 8, 2025

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Honey and Ashes
May
10
to 29 Jun

Honey and Ashes

Lisa Hu, Gabriëlle de Kroon, Anne Nobels, and Pippilotta Yerna explore motherhood as a space shaped by intimacy, absence, choice, and transformation. The works move between closeness and distance, care and loss, revealing motherhood not as a fixed role, but as a lived and evolving experience marked by love, doubt, and expectation.

May 10 – Jun 29, 2025

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And the tides will change
Feb
22
to 13 Apr

And the tides will change

Voices, landscapes, and the quiet rhythms of life converge as Xandrine Koller, Mick Santman, and Dominique de Vries explore the intimate intersections of identity, memory, and belonging. Their work opens spaces for reflection, recognition, and the subtle transformations that shape who we are.

Feb 22 – Apr 13, 2025

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Wandering, not lost.
Jan
25
to 15 Feb

Wandering, not lost.

Roads, places, and fleeting traces of human presence guide Dineke Versluis as she explores landscapes, interiors, and cityscapes, capturing moments shaped by travel, observation, and unexpected encounters.

Jan 25 – Feb 15, 2025

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Motherhood
Jan
20
to 23 Feb

Motherhood

Motherhood in all its complexity, beauty, and challenge. With our open call Motherhood, Ballon Rouge invites photographers to submit personal projects that explore this theme from diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Images that move, provoke, and inspire reflection; works that reveal motherhood in surprising and compelling ways.

Submissions are closed

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