Emerging and established makers may apply for a residency at Fundaziun Nairs in Scuol. The residency comprises an intensive three-month working period from July through September. We cover your full accommodation and meals, and you will receive a discretionary living, travel, and production budget of € 7,000. Please find the guidelines below.
Each year, we select one maker. Your application should include a proposal that engages specifically with the residency, its surroundings, and/or its historical context.
Do you live or work outside the Randstad? If so, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Basics
- You are active as a visual artist, designer, and/or craft practitioner (overlap is possible).
- You live and work in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including its Caribbean parts, or Suriname (for at least one year).
- You are at least 21 years old.
- In 2022:
- you completed your first subject-specific programme (vocational or higher education), or:
- you have completed a subject-specific higher professional bachelor’s programme following a vocational (MBO) programme, or:
- you started without formal training (your first presentation marks the start of your practice)
- You are not enrolled in a study or post-academic programme and (to the best of your knowledge) will not be during your plan.
- At present, it is not possible to apply as a duo or collective.
- You may already have been selected by Fundaziun Nairs for its programme. In that case, you may still submit an application, provided you meet our eligibility criteria.
How often?
- You can only submit one application per year across all grants of Stichting Stokroos.
- You have not received a rejection for a Seed Grant in the previous calendar year.
Plan
- Your application includes a brief outline of your ambitions and the steps you intend to take during your residency at Fundaziun Nairs. We are particularly interested in how your proposal engages with the specific surroundings and cultural context.
How much?
- We will cover the costs of your accommodation and meals directly with Fundaziun Nairs. In addition, you will receive an unrestricted budget of € 7,000.
Procedure
- Applications can only be submitted via the application form, in Dutch or English.
- In the form, we ask for:
- a portfolio in PDF (maximum 20 pages)
- videos or films, if applicable (total duration: maximum of 10 minutes)
- information about your education and activities, and/or a CV in PDF (maximum 2 pages)
- descriptions of your work and plan (maximum 2,500 characters per section, including spaces)
- brief descriptions of your schedule and the expected visibility of your activities and its outcomes, including the acknowledgement of Stichting Stokroos in this context (maximum 1,000 characters per section, including spaces)
- your personal data
- Per application period, we consider a maximum of 40 eligible applications.
- We aim to respond to your application within 8 weeks.
- This selection procedure includes an introductory interview with up to 3 candidates.
Terms
- If you apply, you consent to the processing of your personal data. Read more in our privacy statement.
- If your plan is awarded:
- 80% of the grant will be paid in full before the start of your residency, with the final instalment released upon receipt of a brief final report and a selection of images for communication purposes
- you mention Stichting Stokroos in your CV, in all communication related to your plan, and any resulting presentations, such as exhibitions
- you give us permission to publish your award, including one or more images from your portfolio
- we may reclaim the grant if you deviate significantly from your plan or these guidelines
- If your plan is rejected, we provide a brief motivation, but it is not possible to appeal.
- Stichting Stokroos may amend these guidelines if circumstances require.