Mondriaan Fund: Residency

Mondriaan Fonds: Residency

Funded residency for visual artists, curators, art critics or art observers

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.

The Mondriaan Fund offers the Residency grant to help boost the artistic development and practice of visual artists, curators and art observers, in both the Netherlands and abroad. Participants spend a period at a Dutch or international studio designated by the Fund, allowing for the exploration of new (inter)national contacts and markets. The aim is the creation of work that makes a valuable contribution to contemporary visual art and/or cultural heritage in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.

Destination

Belgium

Curaçao

France

Germany

Indonesia

Japan

Morocco

Netherlands

South Korea

Suriname

United Kingdom

United States

Discipline(s)

Visual Arts

Who can apply

Individuals

Visual artists, curators, art critics and art observers from the Netherlans or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom who have been working professionally for at least one year and who wish to deepen their professional practices and expand their networks through a working period in one of the residencies offered by the Mondriaan Fund. See website for the all the specific residencies.

For what

Accommodation

Project

Travel

The grant is intended for travel, accommodation and material costs. The costs of living space, working space and the support that residents receive are paid directly to the residency by the Mondriaan Fund.

How much

Grant amounts vary depending on the location and duration of the residency.

Residents are required to pay at least 10% of the sum determined by the Mondriaan Fund for the work period. This can be a personal investment, contributions from third parties, an interest-free loan from Fonds Kwadraat, or a contribution through crowdfunding. The grant for residents living in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom may be higher, in order to cover potentially higher travel costs. This will be assessed in each individual case.

Requirements

Visual artists:

must have been working as a professional visual artist for at least one year and be registered as such with the Kamer van Koophandel; or
have studied for at least three years at a recognized art school and have been working as a professional visual artist for at least one year; or
have been working as a professional visual artist for three years or more;
are artistically active in the visual arts and in that capacity embedded in the professional visual arts practice in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom;
are not receiving other financial support from the Mondriaan Fund that covers the same costs;
are expected to contribute 10%;
may not be a student;
may apply for 2 residencies during an application round. For each residency, a separate application form and PDF attachments must be submitted.

Curators and art critics / observers:

must have been working for at least one year as a curator or art observer in the field of visual arts or cultural heritage, and be able to demonstrate this with publications, exhibitions, research projects or projects they have initiated;
are artistically active in the visual arts and/or cultural heritage and in that capacity you are embedded in the professional visual arts and/or cultural heritage practice in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom;
are not receiving other financial support from the Mondriaan Fund that covers the same costs;
is expected to contribute 10%;
may not be a student;
may apply for 2 residencies during an application round. For each residency, a separate application form and PDF attachments must be submitted.

When to apply

Before a specific deadline

Upcoming deadline(s)

27 Mar 2025