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
Exhibition Opening
I know this much is true
Jet Siemons
Friday 20 March, 2026
19.30 - 22.00
I know this much is true
Moving between folklore and memory, belief and doubt, Jet Siemons traces the almost invisible, seeking a world where intuition, imagination, and the longing for wonder are allowed to quietly exist.
Mar 20 – May 9, 2026
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
Rotterdam Art Week 2026
Wednesday 25 - Sunday 29 March, 2026
Wed, Thu: 13.00 – 17.00
Fri, Sat, Sun: 11.00 – 19.00
Ghost Walk
Guided tour through Rotterdam-Noord
By Jet Siemons
Friday 10 April, 2026
20.00 - 22.00
Salon #6
Moderated Artist Talk
Jet Siemons in conversation with Saskia Aukema
Friday 24 April, 2026
19.30 - 21.30
Storytelling Evening
An intimate evening of sharing stories
Hosted by Jet Siemons & Hanna Burgers
Friday 1 May, 2026
19.30 - 22.00
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
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
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
GRAW 2025
Groot Rotterdams Atelier Weekend
Open Studio
Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 September, 2025
11.00 - 17.00
Grand Reopening
Where We Were
Vivian Ammerlaan, Marlike Marks, Marc Nolte, Sanne Romeijn, Jet Siemons, Dineke Versluis
Friday 19 September, 2025
19.30 - 22.00
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
End of a Chapter
Farewell party Zaagmolendrift 24
Ballon Rouge Photo Auction & Art Bingo
Saturday 2 August, 2025
12.00 - 19.00
Finissage
Honey and Ashes
Lisa Hu, Gabriëlle de Kroon, Anne Nobels, Pippilotta Yerna
Sunday 29 June, 2025
14.00 - 17.00
Book Nights #3
Book Nights #3
David van Dartel, Caroline Kist, Xandrine Koller
Friday 27 June, 2025
19.30 - 22.00
Photo Stories #5
Artist Talk
Lisa Hu, Gabriëlle de Kroon, Anne Nobels, Pippilotta Yerna
Saturday 31 May, 2025
15.00 - 16.00
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
Exhibition Opening
Honey and Ashes
Lisa Hu, Gabriëlle de Kroon, Anne Nobels, Pippilotta Yerna
Saturday 10 May, 2025
16.00 - 19.00
Finissage
And the tides will change
Xandrine Koller, Mick Santman, Dominique de Vries
Sunday 13 April, 2025
14.00 - 17.00
Book Nights #2
Book Nights #2
Sarah Mei Herman, Rick van der Klooster, Dominique de Vries
Thursday 10 April, 2025
19.00 - 22.00
Book Launch
Between the Mountain and the River
Rick van der Klooster
Saturday 5 April, 2025
16.00 - 19.00
Photo Stories #4
Artist Talk
Xandrine Koller, Mick Santman, Dominique de Vries
Saturday 29 March, 2025
14.30 - 17.00
Rotterdam Art Week 2025
Wednesday 26 - Sunday 30 March, 2025
Wed, Thu: 13.00 – 17.00
Fri, Sat, Sun: 11.00 – 19.00
Exhibition Opening
And the tides will change
Xandrine Koller, Mick Santman, Dominique de Vries
Saturday 22 February, 2025
16.00 - 19.00
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
Exhibition Opening
Wandering, not lost.
Dineke Versluis
Saturday 25 January, 2025
16.00 - 19.00
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
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
December Giveaway
Christmas Drinks
& Raffle Results
Sunday 22 December, 2024
17.00 - 19.00
Finissage
Mek' den taki / Let them talk
Mirjam Koch-Rose
Sunday 22 December, 2024
14.00 - 17.00