Join us in the beautiful Amstelpark as a host of exhibitions for our newest project, Material Flows!

Material Flows is an exhibition exploring the hidden journeys and afterlives of plastic waste. It is part of a long-term research project developed through Compound 13 Lab* (2018–2023) that focused on the informal waste and plastic recycling economy in the megacity of Mumbai. Material Flows marks the beginning of a new phase, delving into the plastic pollution crisis linked to the global production and trade of plastic waste. By mapping the trajectories of waste colonialism, the project situates plastic as both material and metaphor for the enduring inequalities and environmental crises shaped by global systems of extraction and disposal.


JOB DESCRIPTION As a host of our exhibitions in a glass pavilion in the midst of the Amstelpark you welcome and communicate our projects on art and ecology to our audiences. Exhibition hosts will meet and be provided with information on the art projects through meetings with the artists and organizers during a lunch before each exhibition opening. During opening hours the host will open and close the exhibition, switch on the art works, prepare the space and provide the audiences with brochures and information about the projects. Occasionally you will help out with opening and special events such as lectures and workshops.

REQUIRED SKILLS As a host you need to have strong representational, social and communicational skills, can work independently and effectively and have a general interest in art and a curiosity to learn more about contemporary art and ecology

WHAT WE OFFER YOU Zone2Source offers involvement in exciting art projects and a beautiful work environment in the middle of the Amstelpark. You meet the artists of the projects during meetings and talk with a wide variety of people about their work. Zone2Source also organizes workshops, lectures and excursions, in which you can participate and learn more about the various art projects. You will meet a widely diverse audience who we want to engage in experiencing contemporary art that deals with urgent ecological questions through sharing information and conversations with our hosts.

WORKING HOURS Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays between 4.45 and 5.15 PM The exhibitions are open between 1 and 5 PM. Depending on the requirements of the exhibition it is important you are at least 15 minutes early to switch on the art works and get the space ready, as well as closing after 5 PM. We make a schedule for each exhibition which lasts usually 2 months. You can subscribe then for example for a fixed day a week or every other week. We require volunteers to work at least one afternoon a month, preferably more

HOW TO APPLY Reply to this vacancy or send an email with a motivation text and cv. We will schedule a meeting to discuss mutual interests.