VU Amsterdam
vu.nl ↗Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam hosts the day at its NU building.
PCD Amsterdam · 2026
Processing
Community
Day
Saturday 24 October
13:30–18:00 · VU Amsterdam
A half-day of code that draws.
Of systems that surprise.
Of a community that builds in the open.
What is PCD Amsterdam?
Code is one of art’s newest materials.
Processing Community Day (PCD) is a worldwide series of locally organized events celebrating the Processing programming language and the creative coding community that has grown around it since 2001.
Amsterdam’s edition is a free afternoon at VU Amsterdam with a beginner workshop, community talks and a live coding session to close the day. It’s for anyone who makes things with code, or wants to start.
Whether you’ve written one sketch or a thousand, you belong here. The whole afternoon is in English and all skill levels are welcome.
The program
A single afternoon. Four acts.
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13:30
Opening Block
Welcome & context
We kick off with a welcome and some context from the organizers.
NU Building · NU-2C33
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13:50–15:10
First Pixel
Beginner workshop · 80 min
A hands-on introduction to Processing. No experience needed, just bring a laptop. You’ll leave with a generative sketch you made yourself.
NU Building · NU-6A25
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15:30–16:45
Open Systems
Community talks · via open call
Speakers from the open call present generative systems, interactive works and creative tools. 10 minutes each, plus questions.
NU Building · NU-2C33
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17:00–18:00
Render Loop
Live coding performance
Code written live and projected big. A visual algorave to close the day, with the craft always visible on screen.
NU Building · NU-2C33
Open call for presentations
Show your work. Share your system.
Apply by Saturday 10 October
We’re curating presentations for the Open Systems block. Each slot is 15 minutes: 10 minutes to present and 5 for questions from the audience.
Never presented before? Please apply anyway. First-time speakers are very welcome and your work doesn’t need to be finished. You need something worth thinking about together, not a polished final product.
Apply to present
Takes about 10 minutes.
Questions? Write to m.verano.merino@vu.nl
We’re looking for
- Generative visual systems: parametric, algorithmic or data-driven
- Interactive installations, physical or digital, finished or in progress
- Process talks: how a project was made, the logic, the failures and the discoveries
- Live coded performance: work demonstrated in real time
Not a fit
- Commercial product pitches
- Work unrelated to computational or generative practice
What to submit
- Your name and a short bio (100 words max)
- Title and description of your work (200 words max)
- One link: project URL, video or image
- Your intended presentation format
Practical info
Bring a laptop. Bring a friend.
- When
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Saturday 24 October 2026
13:30–18:00 - Where
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NU Building, VU Amsterdam ↗
De Boelelaan 1111, 1081 HV Amsterdam.
Main room NU-2C33, workshop in NU-6A25. - Entry
- Free, registration required Register on Luma ↗ or RSVP on Meetup ↗
- Language
- English All skill levels welcome.
Who’s behind this
Two organizations, one afternoon.
Creative Coding Amsterdam
cca.codes ↗Amsterdam’s creative coding community, running monthly meetups since 2015.
Want to support PCD Amsterdam? See the sponsoring options ↗ or get in touch.