Language:
English, Dutch
Founded:
1870
Duration:
Two years
Paid by host:
  • a private studio including wireless internet/heating/electricity,
  • a stipend € 15,000 (in 2021) a working budget € 1,500 for the largest part provided by RAEF (Rijksakademie Artists for Artists Endowment Fund),
  • access to technical/theoretical /artistic facilities, advice and support
  • exchange and collaboration within an international network
  • lunch and dinner for subsidised prices in Cantina (Rijksakademie restaurant)
  • support with the visa process in the Netherlands and access to affordable housing in Amsterdam for international artists.
Paid by artist:

Artists are expected to be able and willing to commit actively and full-time to the residency: to your own work but also to the ecology you are part of.

The Rijksakademie requires all resident artists to contribute financially to their residency by raising a fellowship of € 15,000 a year. This requirement consists of an effort obligation towards the Rijksakademie, to be fulfilled by finding a fellowship and transferring it to the Rijksakademie or by providing several declined applications to give proof of your genuine effort.

Application guidelines:

Application is open to artists from all over the world, at the beginning of their professional development, with a focus on artists 25 — 35 years of age. Artists younger than 25 or older than 35 are also welcome to apply. In general, resident artists have completed their (art) studies and have worked independently as artists for three to five years prior to their application.

Rijksakademie is seeking residents for the period September 2024 – August 2025, with the possibility of staying one year more. You can apply by completing the online application form on the website between 1 September [00:00 hours CET] and 1 October [23:59 hours CET], 2023

There is a 50€ application fee.

Please read all the information before you start your application. If you have any further questions regarding your application or the residency, check the FAQ section on the website or send an email to: [email protected].

Deadline:
AIR tags:
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Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten

Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten

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Description

The Rijksakademie welcomes applications from artists to develop their work over one or two-year periods in Amsterdam.

The Rijksakademie houses a highly international, multi-disciplinary, experimental and critically engaged artist community. Residents are supported with a studio, a working budget and a stipend and benefit from an array of opportunities for exchange, including peer-to-peer dialogue and visits from a wide range of leading art professionals. They have access to technical workshops as well as an extensive library and a historical collection. There is guidance by technical specialists, who foster hands-on, innovative and collaborative approaches to making.

Every year they select on average 22 artists for a residency, and most of the artists stay for two years, so the total community consists of about 45 artists. Half of the group is from the Netherlands, and the other half is from all around the world.

What are they looking for?

  • You have an original position in the field you are working in. This must be visible in the uploaded portfolio, which is the most important element of the jury process in the first round. Please try to make sure that your portfolio gives us a clear idea about the content and formal aspects of your practice.
  • You have enough experience of independent practice (after education) to benefit from the critical environment at the Rijksakademie, but not too much experience that a residency cannot really add much in terms of artistic development, which is the main focus of the residency.
  • You have a clear idea about how you would like to use the residency (what you need, and what you bring) and why that is important for you now.
  • Having one- or two-years of time and space, facilities and feedback in an international and diverse artist community is a unique opportunity which can be a transformative experience for your work and thinking.
  • You are willing and able to commit actively and full-time: to your own work but also to the highly diverse community of artists from all around the world you will be part of.
Outcome

Rijksakademie offers residencies with the goal of providing space for research, reflection, experimentation and exchange.

Studio Information

The Rijksakademie offers 45 studios.

Accommodation Information

There is access to affordable housing options.

Technical Information

Technical specialists manage professionally-equipped workshops where artists can work and experiment with traditional and contemporary materials and techniques.

Artistic, theoretical and technical facilities and expertise are the basis of the residency. In addition, advices on practical and financial matters like housing and residence permits are offered.

Location

The Rijksakademie is located in the Kavalleriekazerne building, near the centre of Amsterdam. The building is next to the Muiderpoort archway, near the Tropical Museum and Artis zoo and within easy reach of the NS stations. Most of the building is accessible for the physically challenged.

Contact information
Addresses

Sarphatistraat 470
1018GW Amsterdam
Netherlands

Email
application [at] rijksakademie.nl