Organizer Information
Artist Anne Gretes Foundation is a Danish cultural foundation established in the spirit of the artist Anne Grete. Historically, the foundation supported creative practitioners through work stays at her residence in Provence, France, offering artists a dedicated environment for production and reflection.
Following the sale of the Provence property in 2023 due to financial sustainability challenges, the foundation transitioned into a dissolution phase. In this final stage, its remaining assets are being redistributed in accordance with its original charter and artistic intent. The governing board continues to oversee the allocation process, ensuring that support is directed toward individual artists across selected disciplines.
The foundation’s current mission focuses on preserving its artistic legacy by offering targeted financial support in the form of travel grants to practitioners in literature and visual arts.
Title & Description
OPEN CALL: Travel Grants from the Artist Anne Gretes Foundation (2026 Cycle)
This open call supports artistic mobility through travel grants intended for research, inspiration, and development-related journeys. The program is designed to enable artists to undertake meaningful travel that contributes directly to their creative practice.
Applicants are required to define a clear purpose for their proposed trip, outlining how it will inform or expand their artistic work. The grant is not intended for completed travel; applications must be submitted prior to departure.
Each awarded grant may be up to DKK 20,000, and funds are distributed as part of the foundation’s final allocation of remaining assets. The selection is conducted by the foundation’s board, based on artistic merit, relevance of the proposed travel, and clarity of motivation.
Categories
- Fiction Writing
- Poetry
- Visual Arts
- Illustration
- Graphic Design
- Architecture
- Photography
Eligibility
- Open to professional and independent practitioners within the listed disciplines
- No explicit geographic restriction is stated (international applications are not excluded in the source)
- Applicants must be individual artists (not institutions or collectives unless otherwise accepted by the application system)
- Proposed travel must not have taken place at the time of application
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate an artistic practice through a CV and supporting materials
Program Benefits & Awards
- Travel grant of up to DKK 20,000 per selected applicant
- Financial support intended for research-oriented or practice-developing travel
- Flexible use of funds tied to the applicant’s artistic proposal (e.g., research trips, fieldwork, cultural engagement, or production-related travel)
- Selection by a professional jury consisting of the foundation’s board members
- Indirect benefit of strengthening artistic development through international or regional mobility
Application Fee
None
Application Requirements
Applicants must submit the following via the application form:
- Description of trip purpose (maximum 1,250 characters)
- Motivation statement (maximum 1,250 characters)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) (maximum 2 pages)
- Confirmation that the trip has not yet taken place
Supporting materials should clearly demonstrate artistic practice and the relevance of the proposed travel to the applicant’s work.
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 15 September 2026
- Award Notification / Distribution: November 2026
- Grant Period: Travel must be undertaken after application and presumably following award confirmation (specific travel window not defined)
Location
Denmark
Additional Details
- Grants are part of the foundation’s final asset distribution phase following institutional restructuring.
- Evaluation is conducted by the foundation’s board of directors, suggesting a peer-informed but centralized selection process.
- The emphasis is on conceptual clarity: applicants are expected to articulate how travel directly informs artistic production or research.
- Strong preference is likely given to well-defined, purpose-driven proposals rather than general travel funding requests.