Emerging Artists Track
For artists ready to grow with support
You’ve been making work for 2–4 years. You know what excites you, but you’re still figuring out your process. You want to push into new territory, but you could use a framework—and people to think alongside.
What You Get
- Duration: 8 months (May – December 2026)
- Onboarding: 2 months intensive at Fort Penningsveer
- Stipend: Artist fee for the residency period
- Artist Fee: €18,000
- R&D Budget: €5,000 (lump sum for materials, equipment, travel, and other production needs not covered by consortium)
- Structure: Regular check-ins, guided sprints, peer exchange
Time Commitment
The residency averages approximately 2–2.5 days per week, but varies throughout:
- Intensive periods (Onboarding, Sprints, Public Activations): May require 3 days/week or occasionally more
- Development periods: Moderate pace between sprints
- Low-intensity periods (Summer Incubator, holidays): Substantially reduced formal workload
Programme Rhythm
Months 1–2: Onboarding & Situating Your Practice
Slow down. Reflect. Bond with fellow residents. Meet your support team. Get introduced to all consortium partners and facilities. This is a protected time to understand where you are and where you might go.
Months 3–6: Workshops, Experiments & Sprints
Short experiments across consortium facilities—expanding beyond your core practice. Three intensive sprint periods (1–2 weeks each) for hands-on prototyping. Test. Fail. Iterate. Learn.
Summer Incubator (July–August)
A low-intensity period for reflection, informal development, and rest. Minimal formal obligations.
Months 7–8: Public Activation & Synthesis
Share your work-in-progress with audiences. Gather feedback. Document what you’ve learned. Articulate the questions that emerged.
What We Ask
- Part-time commitment (average 2–2.5 days/week) with availability for intensive periods
- Openness to structured mentorship and peer exchange
- Willingness to share your process with students and researchers