Netherlands

Short Description How do you meet a river on their own terms? How can you sense a rivers’ nature, their being? How to know a river? In the upcoming interdisciplinary lab ’Meeting A River’ we will collectively enter into a five-day contact zone with the Rhine River, exploring these questions and together developing new methods […]

Organizer Information The call is organised by the Prince Claus Fund — an independent cultural foundation. Historically, the Fund supports socially and politically engaged artists and cultural practitioners working in regions where cultural expression is under pressure. Through its awards and programmes, the Fund aims to foster creativity, free expression, and cultural change in diverse […]

Short Description Eastern European Music Academy connects music professionals across the region and helps spotlight local talent. We offer a video library, a hybrid educational programme, and organise delegations to key music industry events. In 2025, the project is led by Music Export Ukraine, with the support of the European Union through the LIVEMX program. […]

Short Description Rupert (Vilnius) and Sonic Acts (Amsterdam) are pleased to announce the open call for the second edition of ALTERLIFE – a joint production and research residency that invites interdisciplinary artists and collectives to develop bold, process-driven work in response to the escalating climate emergency and the conditions it exposes. The name of this […]

Short Description: The competition is organized by the LensCulture, a photography magazine based in Netherlands. The competition focuses on street photography. ” LensCulture invites you to enter the Street Photography Awards and share how you see the world. From fleeting gestures to monumental scenes, your images can echo far beyond the instant they were captured. You may submit […]

Short Description For over a decade, the exhibition space for contemporary art Garage Rotterdam, has been an important part of the Dutch art scene, presenting 45 exhibitions in collaboration with 21 different curators and with over 300 artists. In the summer of 2025, Garage Rotterdam will launch the Garage Rotterdam Prize for young curators. The […]

Short Description The European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards were launched in 2002 by the European Commission and have been run by Europa Nostra ever since. This year marks the 23rd anniversary of Europe’s most prestigious Awards in the heritage field. Categories 1) Conservation & Adaptive Reuse Outstanding projects aiming at conservation, regeneration and […]

Short Description In September, we will be piloting our first residency, a new annual aspect of our program aimed at drawing on the residential context we are situated in. Simply put, the goal of this first residency is to support a Rotterdam-based artist/artist collective through the developmental stages of a project, and to do so […]

Short Description VHDG Connect is our new annual program that focuses on supporting, mentoring and the development of emerging artists. In 2025, several trajectories will be started for various (starting) artists based in the north of the Netherlands (Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe), with the aim of discovering new networks for exchange, growth, inspiration and support. With VHDG […]