Founded:
2018
Language(s):
English, Spanish, German, Dutch
Duration:
1-3 months
42 days
  • A stipendium of 2000 euro’s per person per residency period, with an additional artistic production and research budget (and a maximum of €1.000) for the RECONNECT resident. Local transfers to and from Amsterdam Schiphol airport or local train station, various public lectures and on site events at the farm.
  • Residents are responsible for their own meals, but have free access to the vegetable garden filled with regenerative produce grown and harvested at Gagel farm and will receive climate eggs from our grazing chicken flock.
  • Residents have access to a bike, to the on-farm shop and access to shopping at a local grocery store in the nearby town of Lochem.
     

International travel costs and expenses, all meals and beverages, visa costs, additional production or materials budget and individual trips.

Application guidelines:

Applicants are asked to share a portfolio with examples of at least one (or up to a maximum of five) artistic project(s) they were or are a part of, and to share their CV. Additionally, they should submit a proposal for a project which they wish to realise during their residency at Gagel farm, as well as a budget plan for the proposed project - with a specification of the materials, research- or travel costs. If the total budget plan exceeds €3.000, the applicant is asked to share their approach for acquiring additional funding. In their project proposal, applicants are asked to
explicate:

How they will engage with (one of) the questions stated in the open call of the residency
The motivation behind the project
Why Gagel farm plays a crucial role in realising their project
What they will bring to Gagel farm and what they expect Gagel farm to bring them
The format for the project proposal are open to the applicant's preferences, however the documentation must be compiled into a PDF with a file size no larger than 10 MB titled as follows: FirstName(s)_LastName(s)_PP.
The portfolio and CV should be sent as separate PDFs and be titled: FirstName(s)_LastName(s)_CV and FirstName(s)_LastName(s)_PORTFOLIO
A budget plan should be shared as an Excel file and be titled: FirstName(s)_LastName(s)_B
Links to relevant websites, video- and audiofiles should be included in the PDFs.

All application files should be attached to one email and sent to [email protected] in an email with the subject title: Application RECONNECT residency- autumn cycle 2026 before June 8th 2026.

Once 50 applications have been received, the open call will be closed due to the processing capacity of the organisation. After the deadline, all applications will be checked to ensure that all requirements are met. Only applicants who submitted all of the requested information in the requested format will move on in the selection process.
All applications are considered in relation to the following selection criteria:

Artistic and regenerative relevance of the project in relation to the central questions of the RECONNECT residency
The potential for re-evaluating, developing and researching new forms of sensitivities for connecting to place and (building) land-based cultures
Regenerative integrity and potential of the project with regard to the ecological, the social, and the economic domain
Feasibility of the project and budget
Impact of the project on the farm and its communities
The approach taken for working with the complexity of ecosystem relations
Potential for mutual flourishing between residents
The willingness to be involved in the preparation and organizing of a final communal event, consisting of a workshop and a diner, as well as a departing ritual consisting of an individual and/or collaborative presentation.
Applicants will be notified by email before June 8th, 2026.

Application deadline:
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Valley of the Possible

Valley of the Possible

Valley of the Possible
Valley of the Possible AiR
Valley of the Possible AiR
Valley of the Possible AiR
Valley of the Possible AiR
Description

Open call for RECONNECT- autumn cycle- which will take place from 6th of September to 17th of October 2026.

For this ERF programme -hosted by Valley of the Possible & Bodemzicht Foundation at Gagel Farm - we welcome artists of all disciplines and cultural practitioners to apply for a residency stay of 42 days.

Two EAT residents, two FARM residents and one RECONNECT resident will work collaboratively and side by side on the farm. All residents will work, cook, eat and collaborate with the Gagel farm team, have designated mentors, are offered free coaching and are invited to partake in interdisciplinary workshops in order to stimulate cross pollination.

This residency also includes: accommodation, a €2.000 stipend per resident and an additional artistic production and research budget with a maximum of €1.000, access to a covered outdoor resident kitchen for experiments and gatherings, a broad European network in the regenerative movement, participation in a 'Holistic context' course, various public lectures and on site events at the farm, access to the vegetable garden and eggs and much more.

Find out more about the application criteria for each different open call, and how to apply in our downloadable PDF on the websites of valley of the possible and Gagel farm.

Application deadline closes 8th June, 2026

Once 50 applications have been received per open call, the open call will be closed due to the processing capacity of our organisation. Applicants will be notified by email around July 8th. Good luck with your applications and if you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out!

Outcome

No outcome - except for a presentation at the departure ritual and a the participation in a communal closing event.

Other than that they welcome professionally established as well as up-and-coming artists from all disciplines and backgrounds. They also welcome curators, architects, philosophers, researchers, art managers and other thinkers and makers with a specific interest in, or at the intersection of, the following subjects: designing regenerative cultures,natural and social science, architecture and food.

• If applicants require additional funds to those the organisers can offer, they are required to apply for funding themselves and these funds will need to have been granted in advance of planning the details of their residency at Gagel farm.
• Applicants must consider the farm as a working and living place. In no way can the project proposals negatively interfere with day-to-day business on the farm, the private living spaces of people at the farm or the more than human inhabitants of the farm.
• Applicants are required to find ways to ensure mutual flourishing for themselves, the project and the farm.
• All proposed art (research) projects must include or involve the local human community in one way or another as part of the residency.
• All proposed art (research) projects must result in regenerative outcomes that will bring value to the farm in one way or another.
• All proposed art (research) projects must be presented to a public in one way or another.
• ERF welcomes all applicants who can show proof of relevant previous artistic work and/or projects. Autodidacts as well as academically trained artists are eligible to apply for a residency.
• Applicants must be aware that the complex, living ecosystem of Gagel farm and the hustle-and-bustle of farm life, community and events are part of this residency and require a level of flexibility, independence and interaction from the resident.

Accommodation Information

Accommodation in a tiny house on Gagel Farm. Gagel Farm is a beautiful 45ha regenerative farm operating in a holistic context in Lochem, the Netherlands. The team is creating a landscape full of life: plants, animals, microbes and people whom are all given space to grow and work together on a thriving local food system. With 9 business lines: garden, orchard, tree nursery, animals, courses, activities, camping, catering and shop, they are not only working on a resilient company with beautiful regenerative products, but also on a resilient landscape for future generations. Gagel Farm brings together local, national and European farmers, citizens, scientists, entrepreneurs, artists and policy makers to meet each other in ways of regeneration.

Studio Information

There is no designated studio or working atelier except from the tiny house itself and a communal test kitchen.

Contact information
Email
info [at] valleyofthepossible.com
Phone
+56 940968128
Website
http://www.valleyofthepossible.com