Open calls

Open Call — Residency at Jan van Eyck Academie — Maastricht

Residency at Jan van Eyck Academie – Apply by 4 December 2025

Artists, designers, architects, curators, writers, and thinkers — individuals, duos, and collectives — are invited to apply for the 2027 residency at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht.

🗓️ Application period: 3 October – 4 December 2025 (23:59)
🗓️ Residency: 15 January – 15 December 2027
🗓️ Outcome: May 2026

Participants receive time, space, and expert guidance from advisers, curators, and lab specialists across various disciplines (e.g., Photography, Future Materials, Printing & Publishing). The academy supports material-based and research-driven practices engaging with global or personal themes.

The residency fosters exchange, collaboration, and experimentation among peers. Residents can also contribute to public programmes that explore speculative concepts and socio-environmental issues.

What’s included:

• 💰 Monthly stipend: €1,500 (€2,000 for parents; €2,500 for duos; €4,500 for collectives)
• 🛋️ Furnished private studio apartment (housing is mandatory)
• 💰 Annual working budget: €2,000
• 🛂 Visa support where relevant

Fees:

• 💸 Application: €65 excl. VAT (waived for eligible countries)
• 💸 Enrolment: €2,750 excl. VAT

Eligibility:

✅ English is the main language.
✅ Residence in Maastricht is required.
❌ Alumni of the Rijksakademie or De Ateliers are not eligible.

🧑‍💻 Apply: Complete the online form with your motivation, project proposal, artist statement, portfolio (PDF), and CV.

⏰ Deadline for this open call: December 4, 2025

ℹ️ More info & application 👉 Residency 2027 • Jan van Eyck Academy

Open Call — Exhibition 'Rooted'—– MOW / Museum Westerwolde

Exhibition Rooted – Open Call for Artists

From May 17 to October 25, 2026, the MOW delves into the world of trees and forests with the exhibition Rooted. Trees are everywhere and indispensable: from monumental oaks to emerging food forests. They shape our landscape and are deeply rooted in customs, myths, and stories. In Westerwolde, once a vast woodland, you’ll find the oldest forest in Groningen and a centuries-old timber culture.

Rooted explores trees as both iconic elements and sources of meaning. From Christmas and birth trees to the mysterious wood wide web and crown shyness – trees have always fascinated us.

Open Call
The MOW invites artists to explore trees in all their facets: landscape, history, and symbolism. Immerse yourself in stories from Westerwolde and the surrounding Groningen countryside.

🧑‍💻 Want to participate?
Register via the form and send your images to info@hetmow.nl (including your name on the file). Your work doesn’t have to be finished, but please provide a clear sketch and description.

⏰ Deadline: November 3, 2025.

ℹ️ For detailed information about this open call, visit 👉 Open call Geworteld | Het MOW

Open Call — offered: exhibition space — H47 (Leeuwarden)

This open call text is from H47:

“Art space H47 is an exhibition and project space for contemporary visual art in the center of Leeuwarden. The Grafisch Atelier Friesland (GAF), the Hania artists, and the VHDG Foundation share this space and alternately organize exhibitions. This results in a very diverse program, offering art lovers a wide range of options. From abstract to figurative, from installation to painting, from emerging talent to internationally established artists, it all finds a place at H47.”

🗓️ In 2026, we have created space in our programming, specifically in February/March and the summer.
✅ During these periods, we are open to external parties, artists, collectives, and curators.
✅ An exhibition period lasts five weeks, including setup and breakdown.
💡 Do you have a great idea for an exhibition, but no place to realize it?
⏰ Then submit your plan before October 27th. 2025 to us.

How does it work?

🧑‍💻 Send us a project proposal of max. 1 page of text and 2 pages of images in a single PDF by the specified date. A CV, portfolio, or website can also be included. Send it to contact@h47.nl.

🗓️ In the period thereafter, the program committee, which includes representatives from all three parties, will evaluate the plan. The person who will be using the art space will be contacted by November 10th at the latest.”

• 💰 H47 offers a budget of up to €850;
• 💰 in addition, a maximum reimbursement of €100 for printing;
• 💰 and a maximum reimbursement of €50 for an opening.

ℹ️ For all information about this open call, visit 👉 h47.nl/open-call-2

Open Call — Zandbank is looking for writers for Zandbank issue #3 — Zandbank

🔍 Art criticism platform Zandbank is seeking proposals for textual contributions (e.g., essays, artistic research, academic work, reviews, comics, poetry, etc.) for the 3rd edition of its Zandbank issue. They are looking for writers (or writing duos) living in the Northern Netherlands:

• “We welcome writers from any field (academic, artistic, etc.), not just those who focus exclusively on writing.
• In your proposal, we would like to see why the text is important for you to write at this time, both personally and socially, because criticism and context are important to us at Zandbank.
• We are also curious how your proposal is influenced by your own social position and geographical context.
• We don’t believe in a single style of writing and are open to all proposals that are experimental, poignant, mournful, rural, idiosyncratic, controversial, loving, crazy, comical, furious—whatever you want, we are ready for it.”

ℹ️ For all information about this open call, visit 👉 zandbank.org/open-call-issue-03.html

💡 Good to know: Zandbank is run entirely by volunteers, so participation in this open call is unpaid.

⏰ Deadline for applications: October 31, 11:59 p.m.

🧑‍💻 You can apply via 👉 zandbank • issue 03 • open call

Open Call — Bookshelf VI —– ARTisBOOK (Groningen)

This open call text is from ARTisBOOK:

“OPEN CALL FOR ARTIST BOOKS

Join us again for BOOKSHELF VI on Saturday, October 25th! This one-day, non-curated show, provides a platform for artists to showcase their work and connect with fellow makers and the public. All submitted books will be shown.

How to participate?

• ⏰ Bring your recently made artist’s books to our space on Friday, October 24th between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., or contact us to arrange a prior date or time.
• 🗓️ The books will be shown during the group exhibition on October 25th between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
• 🧑‍💻 After the exhibition, we would like to keep the books in our space for a few days to document them for our website.
• 📚 We have a maximum of 3 books per artist.

ℹ️ For more info, visit us at ARTisBOOK or email us at info@artisbook.nl

We look forward to meeting you and seeing your work!”

Open Call — KEL-30 Selling Exhibition 2025 — KEL-30 (De Biotoop | Haren)

This open call text is from Kunstruimte KEL-30:

“We invite artists to participate in our upcoming Sales Exhibition—a unique opportunity to present and sell your work to a wide audience!

⏰ Register by November 7, 2025
📧 Send to: info@Kel-30.com
Including:
✅ 3–5 images of recent work (with title, dimensions, materials, and prices)
✅ A short artist statement (max. 200 words)
✅ Your Instagram or website

🖼️ All media welcome: painting, sculpture, video, photography, mixed media, and more!

🍾 Opening: November 28, 2025
📅 Exhibition dates: November 29 & 30, December 6 & 7, December 13 & 14, 2025

Selection applies.”

ℹ️ For more information, keep an eye on KEL-30’s social media:
 Instagram
 Facebook

Open call — Seed Contribution — Stokroos Foundation

💰 This fall, the Stokroos Foundation has 15 grants of €5,000 available for emerging designers, designers, and craftspeople. Are you a (landscape) architect, graphic designer, illustrator, fashion, jewelry, or textile designer, product designer, animator, printer, mold maker, ceramicist, or goldsmith? Then apply!

What’s important?

✅ You must have been working in the field for at least 3 and no more than 8 years;

✅ An application must include a portfolio, CV, a concise plan, and a budget;

✅ A proposal must address an in-depth development plan (research, experiment, or production, for example, of a prototype). It cannot include plans related to an exhibition, publication, or residency;

✅ The assessment will take into account the focus and ingenuity of your portfolio, the urgency of your plan, and the geographical distribution of the awards as a whole.

⏰ There’s no deadline, but don’t wait too long. The application form will close as soon as it looks like the budget will be fully used. This will prevent disappointment and prevent you from submitting an unnecessary application. Applications will be open again in 2026.

ℹ️ For more information and the application form, go to 👉 Seed-bijdrage – Stokroos

❓ Do you have any questions?
📧 Email mail@stokroos.nl.

Open call — Impulsregeling ('Impulse Scheme') — Kunstraad Groningen

The Impulsregeling (‘Impulse Scheme’) of Kunstraad Groningen is intended for Groningen artists who want to boost their artistic development.

↗️ It’s an accessible scheme, specifically designed to give you, as an artist/creator, a boost in your artistic development. You can be a budding artist looking to take the first step in building a cultural career, but the scheme is also intended for more experienced artists who want to develop something new.

✅ The most important criterion for choosing the activity is that it will boost your artistic development in the long term. The activity must take place within six months of the scheme’s closing date.

💰 The Kunstraad Groningen’s contribution amounts to a maximum of 100% of the total costs, up to a maximum of €2,500 (including VAT, if applicable).

💰 The annual subsidy ceiling is set at €75,000 for the period 2025-2028. This amount will be distributed over four grant rounds per year:

⏰ The deadline for the next round of the Impulse Scheme is December 1, 2025

ℹ️ For all information and registration, go to 👉 Subsidieregelingen – Kunstraad Groningen

Open Call — Artist-in-residence at KNIR Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR)

The Artist-in-Residence fellowship in Rome is awarded to an artist who will spend three months working on a project that concretely contributes to the cross-pollination between art and science. The program is a collaboration between the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR) and the Netherlands Society of Arts.

Purpose: Research for a personal artistic project

The goal of the research period is an in-depth theoretical study of a topic, which will then be developed into a final product, such as a publication, performance, exhibition, or film. The residency at the KNIR is primarily intended as a research period; therefore, the fellow is not expected to complete the final product during this phase.

Who is eligible?

• A Dutch artist.
• A non-Dutch artist living and working in the Netherlands.
• The Artist-in-Residence program offers one place for the academic year 2026-2027.

What does the Artist-in-Residence program consist of?

• 💰 A stipend of €1,900 per month. For a total of three months.
• 🏛️ Temporary housing for three months in a guest apartment at the KNIR.
• 📚 Workspace and library facilities at the KNIR. There are no studios or studios available.
• 💰 Travel allowance (economy class) for return travel between the artist’s place of residence and the KNIR.

Residence

• A fellowship at the KNIR lasts three months, from mid-September 2026 to mid-December 2026.
• The Artist in Residence receives a stipend for a maximum of three months and can stay in a guest apartment at the KNIR during the residency.
• The Artist in Residence is expected to actively participate in the life of the academic community at the KNIR.

How to Nominate

• The language of instruction during this residency is English. The application process will therefore also be in English.
• Candidates from outside the Netherlands Society of Arts and Sciences must be nominated by a nominator.
• The nomination round is open to artists from all disciplines. Members of the Netherlands Society of Arts and Sciences can submit an application for themselves.
• To submit a nomination, please email a letter of motivation, letter of recommendation, research proposal, and CV to avk@knaw.nl.

⏰ Deadline: November 17, 2025, noon

ℹ️ More information 👉 Artist-in-Residence at KNIR – Akademie van Kunsten

Open Call – National Studio Weekend – Throughout the Netherlands

Are you a visual artist and do you have your own studio? Then open your doors on November 8 and 9, 2025 during the National Studio Weekend and invite new audiences into your creative world!

📅 The National Studio Weekend will take place on Saturday November 8 and Sunday November 9, 2025. You determine your own opening hours, and additional activities such as demos or workshops are very welcome.

💡 Why participate?

The National Studio Weekend is an accessible way to present your work to a wide audience. Many participants sell work, receive registrations for courses or workshops, build valuable networks and increase their visibility. Visitors regularly sign up for newsletters or follow you online.

In short: a weekend full of inspiration and opportunities!

🧑‍🎨 For whom?

Every visual artist with their own studio can participate, whether you are just starting out or have been working professionally for years.

💸 Participation fee: €59,- incl. VAT

For this you will receive, among other things:

• Your own profile page on the website
• Mention on the interactive map
• General promotion via social media
• A ready-made press release for local media
• A clear promotion schedule
• Regular explanation on the homepage

⏰ Register by the end of September to make optimal use of the promotion schedule.

🔗 Register or want to know more? Go to 👉 landelijkatelierweekend.nl/aanmelden

Open Call — ceramic exhibition ‘Ode to Nature 6’ — National Tree Museum Gimborn

Ode to Nature is a recurring exhibition of ceramics made by artists who are inspired by nature. After five successful editions: Ode to Nature 6, which will take place from 11 April to 7 June 2026 on the grounds of the National Tree Museum Gimborn.

This ceramics exhibition has an open registration, you can also find the text below via Deelname | ode aan de natuur:

“You can submit the registration form together with 3 photos of the work you are going to exhibit until November 22, 2025.

After selection by the selection committee, you will be notified at the end of January 2026 whether you have been selected.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

• Your submission was made after 2023 and has not been exhibited in the Tree Museum before.
• The theme “Ode to Nature” is clear in the work without further explanation.
• The work is mainly made of clay.
• The work is spatially well designed.
• The work is technically well executed.
• The work must be able to hold its own in the natural environment of the park, even with small dimensions.
• The work contributes to sufficient variety in the exhibition.

PUBLICITY

To inform the public, we organize a publicity campaign via our website and social media, among other things. We send press releases to local newspapers, daily newspapers and magazines. Flyers and posters are distributed regionally spread.

If your submission is selected, you agree that we use your name, website and the submitted photo for publicity purposes on our website and social media.”

⏰ Deadline for this open call: November 22, 2025

🧑‍💻 For more information about this open call, the registration form and all conditions for participation, go to 👉 Deelname | ode aan de natuur:

ℹ️ You can also find more information about the information day in the Tree Museum on October 11; you can then get to know the museum and get answers to all your questions.

Open call — Artist in Residence AnnAtopiA — Het Goordonk (North Brabant)

Professional artists, poets and writers can apply for a working period in AnnAtopiA AiR.
​It is possible to work as an artist in residence in the Boshut and to stay in the Boshuis.

Disciplines
All visual and performing arts, creative writing

🗓️ Residence
Minimum of one week

📍 Locatie
AnnAtopiA
Het Goordonk 15
5111 GG Baarle-Nassau

💸 Cost
The cost for the stay of 1 week are €250 (Excl. costs for living). In consultation there is a special rate for students, starting artist and the less wealthy.

Admission guidelines
– professional art education / CV / portfolio
– motivation and global work plan

Description of the program
– introductory meeting
– filling in and signing the user agreement
– discuss motivation and work plan
– discussing and recording conversations about work process coaching, press moments and the like.
– closure with reflection report

Desired result of stay
– positive contribution to the development of artistry
– at least one work in the discipline (s) of the artist

📧 You can send your motivation, plan, portfolio and CV to AirAnnAtopiA@gmail.com
✉️ Or send it directly to:

      Stichting AnnAtopiA
      Vondelinghof 2
4908 DV Oosterhout, The Netherlands

ℹ️ Request more information for the different options via: AirAnnAtopiA@gmail.com

Open Call — Pakje Kunst — MOW / Museum Westerwolde

Since September 24, 2023, there has been a Pakje Kunst vending machine in the museum shop at the MOW. Pakje Kunst presents works of art the size of a pack of cigarettes in an old mechanical cigarette vending machine. A box costs only €6,- and you can find every form of art in it. The proceeds go almost entirely to the participating artists.

For the machine, MOW is always looking for artists from Westerwolde, Oldambt, Pekela, Veendam and Stadskanaal who enjoy surprising, confusing, moving or slightly irritating people with works of art the size of a pack of cigarettes.

For more information, visit Pakje kunst | Het MOW
You can register via info@hetmow.nl

Open Call — Farm Art —– Artist in Residence at Bellingwolde

This text is from Farm Art:

“Step off the concrete and into the garden.

Farm Art invites visual artists, musicians, writers, and creatives of all kinds to spend time in a garden, a home, and a shared creative space in rural Bellingwolde (Eastern Groningen)

A place for:

🌿 ecological commitment

🌿 embodied practices

🌿 collaboration & dialogue

🌿 small-scale, sustainable ways of living

🌿 nonsense, laughter, and ideas that don’t fit neatly in boxes

🏠 Accommodation is in a simple and comfortable hut, surrounded by a garden that contrasts with the industrial farmland around it. Shared facilities, shared space, and an invitation to attend.

Away from the buzz

or others. Welcome to quiet

quirky village life.

📅 This is a running open call — residencies are ongoing and dates are flexible.

📍 Location: Rural Bellingwolde, near the German border

📩 To apply or learn more, please contact 👉 farmart.air@gmail.com”