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.

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What you get

Duration: 8 months standard; may extend to 10 months (January – August 2027)
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