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Netherlands Embassy in China & Making Space: Residency in China

Netherlands Embassy in China & Making Space: Residency in China

Residency programme in China for artists and cultural professionals

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in China, in partnership with Making Space, is pleased to invite proposals from Netherlands-based artists and cultural practitioners for a six-week residency in Guangzhou, China, in Spring 2027. One resident will be selected by Making Space through this fully open call.

Making Space was established in 2017 in Guangzhou, run by artists and curators, and focuses on art and social practice, with a particular emphasis on long-term research, local knowledge, and care-driven collaboration. Through residencies, exhibitions, workshops, field research, publications, translations, and public programmes, Making Space supports practices that respond closely to the social and cultural conditions in which they take place.

The residency is process-oriented and offers a supported working environment that encourages transdisciplinary collaboration with artists, researchers, and activists. While residents are encouraged to share their process through at least one public event during the programme, there is no formal obligation to produce or exhibit finalised work.

Travelling from
The Netherlands
Destination
China
Discipline(s)
Visual Arts
Heritage
Audiovisual Media
Design
Digital Culture
Multi-disciplinary
Who can apply
Individuals

Netherlands-based artists, makers, curators, writers, researchers, and other cultural practitioners who:

  • engage with topics such as alternative education, ecological justice, migration and labour, social practice, intergenerational narratives (such as family history), diaspora, and transdisciplinary collaboration;
  • are process-oriented, with no restriction on medium;
  • are able to communicate in English;
  • can work independently, communicate clearly with the host team, and engage respectfully with local contexts.
For what
Accommodation
Research
Residency
Travel
  • travel and artist fee subsidy
  • accomodation in Guangzhou
  • shared studio space at Making Space
  • curatorial and research support, including access to local networks and communities
  • logistical support for public programming (e.g., workshop, talk, open studio, or informal sharing, if suitable and mutually agreed)

For public programmes, extra fundings may be considered and the amount will depend on the specific programme.

How much

€2,700 for travel and artist fees

When to apply
Before a specific deadline
Before 23:59 China Standard Time / 17:59 CEST
Upcoming deadline(s)
Go to website
Netherlands Embassy in China & Making Space: Residency
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