Interdisciplinary Residencies in Netherlands

AIR Besiendershuis

Nijmegen, Netherlands

The AIR Besiendershuis is a residency program hosted in the historic Besiendershuis in Nijmegen, Netherlands, offering stays typically lasting two months for artists, writers, journalists, and interdisciplinary creators to develop projects in collaboration with local host organizations, resulting in public events and programs benefiting the city. It emphasizes dynamic, open cultural initiatives, including partnerships with institutions like Wereldmuseum and Radboud University for themes such as arts meeting science and societal issues like colonial history. Residencies vary in duration, with examples of three months for journalistic projects and shorter summer stays.

AiR Tilburg

Tilburg, Netherlands

AiR Tilburg, run by the SEA Foundation in Tilburg, Netherlands, offers residency programs for visual artists, curators, and writers at all career stages, providing live/work studios for research, production, and professional development. Residencies typically last up to 3 months, with flexible options including short exploratory stays or extended development trajectories, and include public programs, exhibitions, and mentoring. Fully funded fellowships are available to select participants, covering studio use, stipends, production costs, and additional support.

airWG

Amsterdam, Netherlands

airWG, situated in the WG grounds of Amsterdam, is an international artist residency program launched in 2015 by the atelierWG community. Originally founded in 1989 and encompassing 120 artist studios, the program is housed in the historical halls 18 and 19. It's dedicated to fostering artistic growth and integration into Amsterdam's cultural landscape. The residency offers a 70 m2 private studio and living space to a diverse range of creatives, including visual artists, mixed media practitioners, performance artists, designers, researchers, curators, and writers. The three-month program emphasizes reflection, creation, and dissemination, culminating in an exhibition at puntWG, an interdisciplinary project space.

Art Futures

Athens, Netherlands

The Art Futures Fellowship is a prestigious program located in Athens, Greece, with an additional residency in Zutphen, the Netherlands. The fellowship aims to foster inclusive, socially engaged artistic practices. The program offers two-month residencies in fully equipped studio-apartments in both locations. It is open to artists from all disciplines, providing an immersive experience to create and showcase their work. Selected artists will have opportunities to engage with local contexts and participate in exhibitions, workshops, and symposia. Art Futures prioritizes sustainability and collaboration, facilitated by Research Fellow Georgios Papadopoulos in Athens and Artistic Director Marlise van der Jagt in Zutphen.

Artist Residencies Enschede (ARE)

Enschede, Netherlands

Artist Residencies Enschede (ARE), founded in 2007, is an internationally recognized organization that offers visual artists a chance to immerse themselves in a new community, fostering cultural exchange and creativity. Situated within the B93 art initiative building in Enschede, the Netherlands, ARE encourages interactions between guest artists and local artists, often starting with a welcoming dinner. Monthly, B93 hosts an exhibition (Carte Blanche) and an opening in the same building. ARE offers two guest studios for international artists for a three-month period, culminating in a solo exhibition at B93's exhibition space. The residency provides a conducive environment for creativity, including working facilities and opportunities to connect with a local audience. ARE's mission is to support artists globally in their artistic development and to promote cultural exchange and global connections. ARE collaborates with B93 and is a partner in the Beeldende Kunst Overijssel (BKO) platform.

Baltan Laboratories

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Baltan Laboratories is an indisciplinary lab in Eindhoven that initiates and supports art and design projects focusing on social issues through imaginative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary approaches. The organization offers residency programs where national and international artists can reflect and experiment on the influence of technology on artistic, political, and social fields, working across the crossroads of art, design, science, and technology.

Bierumer School

Bierum, Netherlands

Bierumer School is an artist residency and production space located in a former school building in Bierum, Northeastern Groningen, Netherlands. It offers artists space for production and presentation, hosting guest artists for residencies while supporting artistic research, experimentation, and community engagement. The residency follows the Dutch Fair Practice Code and assists artists in obtaining funding and artist fees.

DCR Guest Studio's

Den Haag, Netherlands

DCR Guest Studio's is a cultural incubator in The Hague that houses 40 permanent studios for artists and designers and rents guest studios to art institutions and cultural organizations to facilitate artist-in-residence programs, productions, and work periods. Located near the center of The Hague with convenient access to cultural venues and transportation links, the studios provide private kitchens, bathrooms, shared facilities, and wireless internet.

DOOResidency

Zaandam, Netherlands

DOOResidency is a non-profit organization established in 2021 in Amsterdam by the DOOR Foundation. It focuses on fostering artistic experimentation and collaborative practices within contemporary art. By re-purposing vacant and underused buildings, DOOResidency creates unconventional spaces for creative projects. The residency program emphasizes ephemeral, site-specific, and conceptual art, providing a platform for artists to explore and develop new ideas. Located at the historical Hembrugterrein in Zaandam, Netherlands, the residency offers a rich environment for artistic growth through multifaceted interactions, mentoring, and final exhibitions, ensuring a lasting impact on participants’ careers.

EE Exclusives

Heeze, Netherlands

EE Exclusives is a family-owned textile mill celebrating its 125th anniversary with the launch of the Textile Pioneer Program, a unique artist residency designed for emerging textile professionals eager to deepen their expertise and create at the intersection of craftsmanship and innovation. Located at Industrieweg 64, Heeze, Netherlands, this fully funded 9-week creative residency provides access to weaving facilities, a 125-year-old textile archive, and the opportunity to create professional woven prototypes on high-tech jacquard machines. The program includes 6 working days at the factory and 5 weeks of guided remote design development by expert team members including creative director, creative project manager, and jacquard designer. For 2025, applications are due June 15th with the program starting July-September. EE Exclusives has worked with renowned fashion houses including Viktor & Rolf and artists like Hella Jongerius, with collaborations featured in Museum Boijmans van Beuningen. The program emphasizes textile innovation beyond generations, combining traditional Dutch weaving heritage with cutting-edge techniques.

EKWC European Ceramic Workcentre

Oisterwijk, Netherlands

The EKWC European Ceramic Workcentre in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, is an international artist-in-residence and research centre focused on ceramics, welcoming around 60 artists, designers, architects, and other creative professionals annually for 12-13 week residencies to experiment with clay and develop innovative works. It provides advanced studios, workshops, accommodation in separate apartments, technical equipment like kilns and CAD/CAM machinery, a soundlab, library, and guidance from experienced staff, emphasizing research, experimentation, and material exploration often for those new to ceramics. Programs include EKWC Classic for individual practice and the new EKWCLab for specific projects requiring prior ceramics experience.

Greylight Projects

Heerlen, Netherlands

Greylight Projects in Heerlen, Netherlands, is an artist-run residency program founded in , offering 3-month stays in a former school building to support multidisciplinary visual artists' research on themes like space, time, environment, and audience relations through installations, performances, video, sound, and other media. Residents receive guidance, participate in networking via Borderland Residencies or collaborations like schrit_tmacher Festival, and culminate in public presentations or open studios. The program provides studio-living spaces, workshops, garden, and exhibition areas in a dynamic community hub.

Het Vijfde Seizoen

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Het Vijfde Seizoen (The Fifth Season) is an artist residency program focused on mental health and psychiatry, where professional artists work in psychiatric contexts to address topics in mental health care and de-stigmatize psychiatric patients through their art projects. Originally located at the Altrecht GGz mental health institute in Den Dolder, Utrecht, from 1998 to , the program has recently restarted at Fukuroda Hospital in Daigo, Japan, with artists like Sayaka Abe working online or on-site for periods such as three months.

Powered by TINC

Tilburg, Netherlands

Powered by TINC is an artist residency program based in Tilburg, Netherlands that organizes residencies through open calls, offering musicians and cultural practitioners opportunities for creative development and exploration. The organization operates from a foundation centered on culture as a basis for regenerative practices, working with socially, ecologically, and culturally driven initiatives through hands-on and holistic approaches.

The Rijksakademie in Amsterdam offers a two-year international residency program for around fifty artists, focusing on research, experimentation, and new work production. Artists receive a studio, work budget, and stipend, along with access to advice from a diverse range of art professionals. The residency boasts a comprehensive infrastructure, including technical workshops with specialists, a library, and an art collection. It encourages freedom in research and working methods within an interdisciplinary environment. The residency fosters a highly international, multi-disciplinary community, where artists benefit from peer dialogue, professional visits, technical guidance, and collaborative opportunities. Each year, approximately 22 artists are selected for the residency, with about half from the Netherlands and the rest from around the world. This diverse community allows for a rich exchange of ideas and practices. The residency aims to provide space for artistic research, reflection, and experimentation, inviting artists to deepen and explore their practice in a supportive and innovative setting.

Sonic Acts

Utrecht, Netherlands

Sonic Acts offers artist residencies focused on sound studies, new media, and electronic arts, often fully funded and including accommodation, fees, and access to events like the Sonic Acts Biennial. Programs such as 'The Walls Have Ears' take place in Amsterdam, while others like OVEREXPOSED x Lives of Deltas occur in Utrecht with online components. Residencies support researchers, artists, and scholars in developing writing projects, new artworks, or eco-acoustic practices.

Stichting B.a.d.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Foundation B.a.d. is an artist-led initiative founded in 1987 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, operating from a former school building to provide permanent studios for its 23 members, project spaces, temporary guest studios, and residencies for artists and architects. It fosters a non-hierarchical environment for artistic exchange through communal spaces used for creative and social activities. Since 1992, over 400 artists and architects have utilized its studios.

Studio C.A.R.E.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Studio C.A.R.E. in Rotterdam offered an artist residency program called Rotterdam City House Lab, where practitioners explored themes like modularity, reuse, and sustainable design in a collaborative home and studio environment. Past residents, such as designer Géraldine Heller, stayed for periods like 5 weeks to develop projects on topics such as water sustainability. However, no residency program was available in the summer due to a location change, with plans to resume calls in the following spring.

V2_Lab for the Unstable Media

Rotterdam, Netherlands

V2_Lab for the Unstable Media is an interdisciplinary center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, offering residencies for artists, researchers, and developers to conduct research at the intersection of art, technology, and society, with access to archives, co-working spaces, and technical facilities. Residencies culminate in public presentations such as events or essays, and specific programs like V2_Live focus on experimental audiovisual performances while others collaborate with partners like IFFR. Housing is not provided, but assistance is offered for finding accommodation, and facilities include studios, labs, and production support.

Valley of the Possible

Curacautín, Netherlands

Valley of the Possible is an independent cultural non-profit offering artist residencies, research programs, and interdisciplinary exchanges in Cañon del Blanco, Chile, and at Gagel Farm, Netherlands. The organization provides space for artists, scientists, and cultural practitioners to engage with ecology, sustainability, indigenous knowledge, and non-Western narratives through self-directed and research-based residencies. Participants explore themes such as land stewardship, regenerative agriculture, and human-nature relationships while developing their creative practice. At its Chilean base, residents stay in a rustic lodge in the Andean rainforest, with direct access to hot springs, native forests, and volcanic landscapes. The Netherlands location at Gagel Farm provides a structured research residency with a stipend, public engagement opportunities, and mentorship. The organization has also facilitated past programs, such as Black Earth, which explored indigenous ecological knowledge and food systems, and Exploration of a Multiform Space, a project merging experimental architecture and vernacular design. Through public events, workshops, and interdisciplinary collaborations, Valley of the Possible fosters alternative cultural models and community-led ecological regeneration, creating a unique space for reflection, research, and artistic production.

The Jan van Eyck Academie is a multidisciplinary post-academic institute in Maastricht, Netherlands, offering an 11-month residency program that welcomes 30-42 participants annually from around the world. The residency supports artists, designers, architects, curators, writers, and other creative practitioners to develop, materialize, and disseminate their research through access to studios, specialized labs, and a collaborative community.

Vrij Glas Foundation

Amsterdam NL, Netherlands

The Vrij Glas Foundation, located in Zaandam near Amsterdam, Netherlands, is a center dedicated to experimentation, innovation, and research in glass for artists, designers, architects, curators, writers, and students. It offers a non-funded artist-in-residency program with access to glass studios, technical infrastructure, and expertise from glassblowers, encouraging interdisciplinary and international exchange. Residencies typically last a few months, such as 2 weeks to a few months, with open application periods for specific seasons.