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Judith van der Kooij
Judith van der Kooij
Advisor for the Mobility Info Point, Advice Desk & Ghana
j.vanderkooij [at] dutchculture.nl

 

 

 

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Mondriaan Fund: Artist Project

Mondriaan Fund: Artist Project

Mondriaan Fonds: Kunstenaar Project
Project funding for visual artists

The Mondriaan Fund is one of the 6 national cultural funds, and supports and promotes the visual arts and cultural heritage in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

With the Artist Project grant the Mondriaan Fund aims to stimulate talent development by providing visual artists the opportunity to execute an artistic plan that can impact the quality and visibility of contemporary visual arts in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.

Travelling from
The Netherlands
The Caribbean part of the Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten)
Destination
Worldwide
Discipline(s)
Visual Arts
Who can apply
Individuals

Visual artists from the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint-Eustatius , Sint Maarten) who have been professionally active for at least 1 year and would like to execute a specific plan in a defined work period. Collaborations are also eligible for the Artist Project grant.

It may not be used while being enrolled to educational institutions, such as bachelor’s or master’s degree programmes, or post-academic or post-graduate programmes. This also applies to PhD programmes. The exception is part-time programmes (not Bachelor's programmes) of less than 20 hours a week.

For what
Project
Research
Travel

This grant is to help cover project costs, such as the execution of a concrete plan for new work, a collaboration, a period of travel or a working period. It may also entail research, mentoring or a stay at a residency in the Netherlands or abroad.

For further specification of eligible and non-eligible costs please refer to the Mondriaan Fund's website.

How much

Fixed contribution:

  • A fixed contribution for no longer than 6 months. The standard amount is € 2.785,- per month. Part of this sum is to cover time investment, and part to cover project costs. The duration of the contribution must be justified by a global timeline, included in your plan.
  • A fixed contribution cannot be awarded to an artist who received an Artist Start grant less than 1 year prior.

Flexible contribution:

  • A flexible contribution for no longer than 12 months. The amount depends on the plan, the duration of the project and the budget. View the budget explanation here.
  • Applicants are obliged to contribute at least 10% of the total sum being requested from the Mondriaan Fund. This can be in the form of a personal investment, contributions from third parties, an interest-free loan from Fonds Kwadraat or a contribution raised through crowdfunding. This means that the contribution from the Mondriaan Fund will be for a maximum of 90% of the costs that are eligible for the grant.
     

If the application involves another party, such as an art venue, museum, gallery, company or client, the financial contribution from this party must be in acceptable proportion to the contribution requested from the Mondriaan Fund. Cultural institutions are expected to subscribe to the Fair Practice Code. Compliance with the Fair Practice Code automatically means that the institution implements the Guideline for Artists’ Fees.

Requirements

Education and working practice:

  • Applications can only be submitted by visual artists who have been professionally active for at least 1 year:
    • If you have completed a Bachelor’s degree programme (HBO) with a visual arts curriculum, the date on your diploma will be considered the start of your professional practice. If there is an interim period between your graduation from the Bachelor’s programme with a visual arts curriculum and the start of your Master’s programme, this period will be considered as part of your professional practice.
    • If you have not completed a Bachelor’s degree programme (HBO) with a visual arts curriculum, the date on which you first presented work in professional art circles will be considered the start of your professional practice.
  • In order to be eligible for a contribution, you must be artistically and substantively active within the visual arts field, and in this capacity, part of the professional art practice in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
  • You cannot apply for or use a contribution while enrolled to study at educational institutions for e.g. Bachelor’s, Master’s or postdoctoral programmes. This also applies to participation in programmes at postgraduate institutions and to PhD programmes. The exception is part-time programmes (not Bachelor’s programmes) of less than 20 hours a week.

For the assessment the following criteria are taken into account (go the fund's website for more detailed information);

  • The quality and development of the artist's oeuvre;
  • The quality of acknowledgement and cultural entrepreneurship;
  • The quality of the plan and the approach of the artist to finding an audience for the it's work.
When to apply
Continuously
At least 3 months before the start of the project
Go to website
Mondriaan Fund: Artist Project
Mondriaan Fonds: Kunstenaar Project
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