PLEASE NOTE: The Art Connection grant and the possibility to apply will close on 30 December 2024, 16.00 (Dutch time zone) / 11.00 (Caribbean time zone). It will be replaced in the spring of 2025 by a new grant for Art Heritage Festivals, which focuses on the presentation of art and/or heritage at a festival or comparable event. Read the full message here.
The Art Connection grant allows organisations and initiatives that connect target groups and disciplines to apply for a grant for a singular visual art project. The Mondriaan Fund offers Art Connection grants to introduce new target groups to visual art by supporting programmes by initiatives that are not primarily focused on the presentation of art, and that can become a significant link between visual art, makers and the public. The aim is to also reach audiences outside of the visual art world, and to introduce them to art.
For whom
Festivals, manifestations and other public initiatives that are not necessarily primarily focused on visual art, but can offer dedicated space to art in order to connect new audiences with visual art.
For what
The grant can be used for an activity in the field of contemporary visual art (project grant).
How much
The sum is determined per application. The maximum grant for an activity is 40% of the variable project expenses associated with the visual art programme.
Apply
You can apply at any time of the year using the Mondriaan Fund’s online application system. You will require an account in order to submit an application, and if required, can apply for a new account online. Once your application is complete and has been submitted in full, we aim to process your application within three months. Grants cannot be awarded retroactively, so it is important that applications are submitted well in advance of the desired start date.
This explanation is based on the deelregeling Kunst Verbinding (in Dutch).
Conditions
- You are a legal person or a collective thereof, without a profit motive, whose activities include organising events.
- You are domiciled in the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
- You do not represent a museum or art institution.
- Cultural and non-cultural institutions subscribe to the Fair Practice Code (view the Fair Practice Code animation here for information and tips). Cultural institutions also subscribe to the Culture Governance Code and the Diversity & Inclusion Code. In the case that an artist is involved with the application, the artist must be artistically active in the visual arts and in that capacity be embedded in the professional visual arts practice in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
- If an artist is directly involved in the plans, a realistic honorarium for the artist is required and must be included in the budget. The honorarium will be paid by the applicant according to the artist’s honorarium guideline.* Organisations that do not have the presentation of visual art and/or heritage as their core activity can apply for the honorarium within the Art Connection contribution.
*Please note: The Artist’s Fee Directive was reassessed in 2023 and can be consulted at www.kunstenaarshonorarium.bknl.nl. The revised guideline will be applied from January 1, 2025.
Assessment
Mondriaan Fund staff check the submitted application and appendices to ensure that they are complete. Once an application is complete, it is submitted to the committee that advises on awarding the Art Connection grant.
Checklist
In order to process your application, the Mondriaan Fund requires various information: details that you can enter in the application form and documents that you can upload. Below is a checklist outlining all of the required information, following the layout of the application form.
Tip: collect all your information before you start filling out the online application form. Your attachments should be uploaded as PDFs. Please note: make sure that your documents meet the stated conditions. Otherwise, we will unfortunately not be able to process your request. Do not exceed the number of pages where a maximum is indicated.