Visual artists who have been working professionally for a minimum of 4 years.
For what?
You can use this grant to create work. That can include research, experimentation, or the purchase of new materials or equipment. Or it can help with the execution of a commission and/or participation in exhibitions or events in the Netherlands or abroad.
How much?
€ 44,000. This amount will be paid in segments over no less than 2 and no more than 4 years.
How and when to apply?
Applications can be submitted at any time of the year, using the Mondriaan Fund’s online application system. You must first apply for an account in order to submit your application. Once your application is complete, please allow for a processing period of 3 months from the moment your application has been submitted in full. Grants cannot be awarded retroactively.
Here you will find more information about submitting an application to the Mondriaan Fund.
Good to know
Have you been professionally active as an artist for less than 4 years? Then Artist Start is the scheme you should apply for.
You can choose to spread the grant over 2 or 4 years.
No budget needs to be included in your application. You can spend the grant to develop your practice as you see fit.
Education and working practice
The applicant must have been professionally active as a visual artist for 4 years or more. An advanced art education is not required to be eligible for an Artist Basic grant.
Artists who have completed a higher visual arts degree programme may not apply until 4 years after leaving the academy. Periods in which the artist is studying for a master’s degree in visual arts do not count for the periode of professional practice
Periods in which the applicant participated in post-academic institutions or working studios, such as the Ateliers, Rijksakademie, BAK, EKWC or the Jan van Eyck Academy do count towards the required 4 years of professional practice.
The Artist Basic grant cannot be used to pay for study. It cannot be used while attending higher educational institutions, such as bachelor or master programmes, post-academic or post-graduate programmes.
To be eligible for a grant, you must be artistically active in the visual arts and in that capacity be embedded in the professional visual arts practice in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
Taxable income
To receive an Artist Basic grant, the applicant’s aggregate income for the previous 2 years must not exceed € 55,000 per year. Any previous financial support from the Mondriaan Fund is not taken into account in this calculation.
At the time of application, you will not receive any other financial contribution from the Mondriaan Fund that covers the same costs.
Previous applications
Artist Basic grants can be awarded no more than once every 4 years.
An artist who has previously been rejected on the grounds of artistic performance may not apply for an Artist Basic grant for a period of 12 months after the first application date.
An artist may not apply for an Artist Basic grant during the term of other financial support from the Mondriaan Fund if the fund board believes that the contribution will cover the same costs.
More information about the conditions, assessment criteria and the information we need to process your application can be found via the button below on the Mondriaan Fund website. This information is available in Dutch and English.
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