Is open the application for The Rijksakademie Residency:

Each year, out of almost 2000 applicants, around twenty-five artists are invited for a residency period. Artists can apply for the residency January to December 2011 by using the online application form.
The deadline for application is 1 February 2010.
Information: www.rijksakademie.nl

The Rijksakademie Residency in Amsterdam is an international research and production place for emerging, professional artists from all continents. The Rijksakademie is more than a residency. It has extensive technical facilities, a library and an art collection. In addition, the Rijksakademie offers basic facilities such as a studio, assistance by technical specialists, a work budget, and mediation with accommodation and grants.



There are approximately fifty studios where resident artists work for a period of one to two years on research, experiment, projects and production. Confrontation with diverse cultures and advice by internationally active artists, curators and others, promote the deepening, expansion and acceleration of artistic practice.

A period at the Rijksakademie has the greatest effect on an artists' career, three to five years of professional experience before applying. Primary selection criteria are excellence and possibilities for further development. An ability for critical reflection and sufficient focus within the work are important in order to be able to make optimum use of the facilities the Rijksakademie offers.

Resident artists pursue all major contemporary visual art disciplines: painting, drawing, graphics, photography, print-making, sculpture, video, film, sound and digital media. Links with other disciplines such as architecture, music, dance, literature and cinematography are possible.