INC Exit Fest Club Night

On 24, 25, and 26 June 2026, the Institute of Network Cultures organizes the INC Exit Fest, a community gathering and party that celebrates the departure of our 22 year-old research group from the Amsterdam HvA-polytech to become an autonomous center/NGO/org-net/Dutch cultural organization. The move was instigated by the mandatory retirement at 67 on September 1, 2026 of its founder Geert Lovink. Already in 2024, the team decided to step into an open, yet uncertain, future–one in which will look for new partners, coalitions, and funding possibilities. We believe in the power of metamorphosis and new beginnings. It is the strong desire of the wider INC community to continue our ever-changing INC ways to bring together critical research with speculative experimentation. On Wednesday the 24th, we start with an evening program at the University of Amsterdam’s cultural event space Spui25. Then, on the 25th and 26th, we will gather in the former Amsterdam squat OT301 for two full conference days, curated by the INC’s current core team. We will showcase and celebrate issues that we have been working on lately such as digital sovereignty, streaming, girl theory, AI refusal, digital publishing strategies and Internet Core aesthetics. Most of all, we want to come together and celebrate our unique tribe with the aim to decide where to take INC next. To make the Exit Fest into a true community gathering, there will be a beautiful mess of side programs, doomscroll performances, screenings, guerrilla exhibits, and a mini book fair. Last but not least, all main programming takes place inside the psychedelic green screen of THE VOID and, in true INC style, we will end the program with a performance evening and a meme-fueled party night. Come and hang out with us – let’s enjoy the overload and take the INC to a new level together!