Visual Arts 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.

Amsterdam City of Refuge

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam City of Refuge is a residency program in Amsterdam, Netherlands, likely part of the ICORN (International Cities of Refuge Network) initiative, offering temporary protective residencies for persecuted writers, journalists, and artists unable to work freely in their home countries. It provides grants for living costs, accommodation, access to public services, travel expenses, and professional networking support, with a standard duration of two years.

Art House Holland

Leiderdorp, Netherlands

Art House Holland by Lagom is an artist residency and gallery in Leiderdorp, Netherlands, offering self-directed residencies for 3-6 artists in a rural setting near cities like Leiden and Amsterdam. It supports culture professionals including artists, writers, and curators from any discipline and nationality to develop creative or research projects in a trans-disciplinary, collaborative environment. Residencies last a minimum of one month up to three months, with private spaces, but require a fee of 895 euros per month from March to October.

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.

De Ateliers is an independent artists' institute in Amsterdam offering a two-year postgraduate studio and tutoring program for emerging visual artists, with individual feedback from renowned tutors, studios, stipend, production budget, housing, and facilities.

DE PROEF.

Majoor van Swietenlaan 15, Netherlands

Name of Residency: DE PROEF. ResidencyAt DE PROEF, we support artists and makers who are eager to explore nature-related subjects and have a clear vision for their work. Our residency offers a unique balance of freedom and guidance, tailored to each resident’s individual needs. Whether you thrive in self-directed exploration or benefit from structured support, we provide an inspiring environment where creativity, ecology, and craftsmanship intersect.Residents stay on our 8-hectare site in Freder

Foundation WEP

Groningen, Netherlands

Foundation WEP in Groningen, Netherlands, offers short-term artist residencies of 6-8 weeks or summer periods like 8 weeks, emphasizing engagement with the local environment and culture of the Grunobuurt neighborhood. Residents use the project space for creating, research, meetings, and exhibitions, culminating in a public presentation of their work in the last weekend. The program is artist-run and housed in a historic 1950s building formerly belonging to the Patrimonium housing association.

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.

Het Wilde Weten

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Het Wilde Weten is an independent, artist-run initiative in Rotterdam offering artist studios, a public platform for contemporary art, culture, discussion, and an Artist in Residency program for Dutch and international artists, curators, and cultural practitioners. The residency enables participants to develop their practice in a 30 m² live/work studio within a building shared with 16 active artists, promoting cultural exchange and connections to Rotterdam's vibrant art scene. It includes facilities like a loft bed, kitchenette, private shower, shared kitchen, bicycle, and internet, but provides no stipend or additional funding.

Hotel Maria Kapel

Hoorn, Netherlands

Hotel Maria Kapel (HMK) is a non-profit artist-in-residence, exhibition space, and cinema for contemporary visual art located in a 16th-century chapel in the city center of Hoorn, Netherlands. It supports young and established artists worldwide in producing new work, fostering exchanges with cultural institutions and the public through exhibitions, screenings, lectures, and workshops. Residencies typically last 4-8 weeks or six weeks, with artists using the chapel studio and guesthouse accommodation, though a year-long option lacks housing.

Kunsthuis SYB

Beetsterzwaag, Netherlands

Kunsthuis SYB is an artist residency program in Beetsterzwaag, Netherlands, that provides artists with a six-week stay to conduct research, experiment, and foster new collaborations based on project proposals. It offers a furnished apartment, studio space, organizational support, artistic feedback, publicity, a project budget, and culminates in public weekend access and a final presentation.

Kunstwerk Kolderveen

Nijeveen, Netherlands

Kunstwerk Kolderveen in Nijeveen, Netherlands, is a small dynamic art institution offering residencies for visual artists and curators, providing time, space, resources, and facilities like a shared production studio equipped for woodworking, metalwork, 3D printing, and more to develop new ideas and projects. Residencies support individual or collaborative work, often focusing on nature, rural contexts, or technology-landscape intersections, with accommodation in a family-friendly flat including a private bedroom, shared kitchen/living room, and bathroom. Programs include network events, studio visits, and open presentations to enhance professional exchange and visibility.

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.

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.

Name of Residency: Terra Firma Press PAiRThis program is designed to support emerging and established artists working in print-based media. This residency offers a unique opportunity to explore and expand creative practice within a supportive and creatively dynamic, cultural environment, located in Limburg Province: the southern-most region of the Netherlands, nestled between Belgium and Germany, and renowned for its “Burgundian lifestyle” and lush, rolling landscape. In addition, an important o

United Cowboys

Eindhoven, Netherlands

United Cowboys offers an open residency program at their Art House in Eindhoven, providing artists from various disciplines the opportunity to develop, finalize, and present their work while fostering exchange with local artists, networks, and audiences. The program emphasizes mutual enrichment, collaboration across art forms, and public engagement through events like open rehearsals and quarterly Seasoning micro-festivals. Residencies support national and international artists with facilities including studios, performance spaces, accommodation, and no obligation to collaborate directly with United Cowboys.

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.

Van Gogh artist-in-residence

Zundert, Netherlands

The Van Gogh artist-in-residence program at the Vincent van Gogh Huis in Zundert invites contemporary artists to create works inspired by Vincent van Gogh's life and style during stays at locations like the Sexton’s House or Flemish Shed. Residents work in dedicated studios near Van Gogh's birthplace, culminating in exhibitions or open studios to showcase their output. The program aims to channel Van Gogh's spirit, encouraging artists to produce differently from their usual practice.

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.

Werkplaats Diepenheim

Diepenheim, Netherlands

Werkplaats Diepenheim is a multidisciplinary artist residency facility in rural Twente offering over 850m² of living space, studios, and equipped workplaces. It serves as a collaborative partner for Drawing Centre Diepenheim's residency program and hosts artists working in visual arts, theater, dance, and other disciplines.