International Art Presentation

• If you have to make a financial contribution to participate in the presentation, you are not eligible for a contribution under this grant.
• A contribution can only be made for presentations by artists who are artistically active and professionally embedded in the visual arts in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
• The artist whose work is shown
  • Has worked as a professional visual artist for at least 1 year and is registered with the chamber of commerce, or
  • Has completed at least 3 years of higher professional education as a visual artists and as worked as a professional visual artist for at least 1 year, or
  • Has worked as a professional visual artist for 3 years or more.
• The presenting institution is an internationally recognised contemporary art institution outside the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom that has the main purpose of showing contemporary art, and is therefore not primarily focused on sales.
• If the application relates to the production of new work, the international institution is expected to include a realistic fee for the artist in the budget, with an explanation of how the amount of the fee was determined. This cost item falls under production costs, but must be paid by the institution to the artist and/or guest curator.
• If your exhibition takes place at a commercial gallery, you are not eligible for an International Art Presentation contribution. If galleries present artists from the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom at art fairs outside the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, they can submit an application through Art Fair International).

• If the participating artist has to make a financial contribution to participate in the presentation, you are not eligible for a contribution under this grant.
• A contribution can only be made for presentations by living artists who are artistically active in the visual arts and in that capacity are embedded in the professional contemporary visual arts practice in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
• The artist whose work is shown:
  • Has worked as a professional visual artist for at least 1 year and is registered with the chamber of commerce, or
  • Has completed at least 3 years of higher professional education as a visual artists and as worked as a professional visual artist for at least 1 year, or
  • Has worked as a professional visual artist for 3 years or more
• The presenting institution is an internationally recognised art institution outside the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom whose main goal is to show contemporary art, and is therefore not primarily focused on sales.
• As an exception, a foreign art institution can request a contribution to show work by master students in a visual arts programme or participants in post-academic institutions.
• If a foreign institution involves a guest curator from the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom in the project, then he or she has been professionally active as a curator in the field of contemporary visual arts for at least 2 years. This must be demonstrated by means of a curriculum vita.
• If the application relates to the production of new work, the foreign institution is expected to include a realistic fee for the artist in the budget, with an explanation of how the amount of the fee was determined. This item falls under production costs, but must be paid by the institution to the artist and/or guest curator.
• Commercial galleries are not eligible for an International Art Presentation contribution. If galleries present artists from the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom at art fairs outside the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, they can submit an application through Art Fair International).

• Information about the host art institute;
• A plan that includes a statement of motivation and a communications plan describing how a suitable audience will be reached;
• The curriculum vitae of the artist(s) or curator;
• A description of the work of the artist(s);
• Visual documentation of work by the artist(s).

• The importance of the international reputation of the presenting institute

  • How is the quality of the programming rated in the Netherlands and overseas? As indicated by recent external ratings, e.g. reviews.
  • Has the institution achieved convincing public reach in recent years? This will involve both qualitative and quantitative assessment.
  • If a curator is involved: the quality of the curator.

• The quality and the development of the oeuvre of the artist*

• • Does the artist have a distinctive artistic vision and is this convincingly conveyed in previous work?
  • What is the quality of your oeuvre? Consider e.g. the significance of the oeuvre, the inherent imaginative strength, the command of the selected mediums and/or techniques and the work’s power of expression.
  • Does the oeuvre show development appropriate to the phase of the professional practice?

• The quality of the artist’s cultural entrepreneurship*

  • Is the artist actively focused on developing their practice, entering into collaborations, entering into the public eye and finding an audience for their work?

• The quality of the plan

  • Is the plan in line with the context of the institution or event?
  • Is the presentation significant for contemporary visual art from the Netherlands?
  • Is the plan feasible?

• The quality of the presentation plan

  • Does the plan include a convincing strategy to reach a relevant audience?

• The contribution of the project to international visibility

  • Does the project contribute to the international visibility of contemporary art from the Netherlands?

In the case that the advisory committee positively assesses the above criteria and in the case that a publication is part of the application, the committee will also assess:

• The importance of the publication

  • Does the publication have substantive added value for the presentation and in particular for the participating artists from the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom?

*During the assessment, the background and context of the professional practice will be taken into consideration, such as schooling, cultural context and the nature and duration of the professional practice.

Factual information about a foreign institution (max. 5 pages)

Describe the objective of the institution where you will exhibit, the activities of this institution over the past 2 to 4 years, target groups, public reach, international contacts, press attention and partnerships.

Plan (max. 5 pages)

Describe the substantive concept of the presentation and the connection of the plan to the context of the institution or event. Explain how the plan contributes to the visibility of contemporary visual art from the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. Describe why you and any other artists involved have been invited/selected. Also explain the motivation behind the work being presented.

Presentation plan (max. 3 pages)

Describe in the plan the intended number of visitors, how relevant audiences are reached and, if necessary, what media attention is expected. Also explain how the artist’s connection with the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom is communicated. Also mention the exhibition period and title of the exhibition.

If applicable:

• New work: explain this assignment and if relevant: add a list of the other artists involved.
• Guest curator: add a compact CV or professional profile of the (guest) curator of the project.
• Collaboration: also provide the details of the partner institution. Also describe the added value of the collaboration.
• Publication: explain the substantive added value of the publication for the presentation and the participating artist(s) from the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. Also include title, authors, subject(s) and content, number of copies, publisher, distribution plan and costs of the publication.

CV (max. 3 pages)

With the most important information about your artistic practice, especially from the last 2 to 4 years, such as exhibitions (indicate solo or group), assignments, prizes, publications, with dates. Also mention any additional activities, such as teaching positions or advisory positions.

Declaration of consent

A statement of agreement with the application signed by the foreign institution, or an official invitation from the institution with (if applicable) confirmation of the commission of the new work to be created.

Itemised budget with a coverage plan

Submit your budget in euros. When you create new work for the institution that you are going to present it in, you should receive a realistic fee from the institution. This fee is included in the production costs, but must be paid to you by the institution.

Quotations

Quotations or specifications for costs above €1,000 are required. Combine all quotations in a PDF file.

Explanation of work (max. 2 pages)

Describe your artistic vision of your work, how you express it and motivate the chosen means and/or techniques. How has your work developed and what did you do before that? Also mention what you do to develop your entrepreneurship, such as entering into collaborations, going public and finding an audience for your work. Describe your role in any collaboration.

(Visual) documentation material

When requesting the presentation of existing work: send a selection of some images in a PDF with a maximum size of 12 MB.

When producing new work: send us visual documentation focusing on work from the past 2 to 4 years. A maximum of 20 digital images in a PDF. You can also send sound or video/film fragments. The total size and duration of the submitted documentation (visual presentation and separate fragments) is a maximum of 300 MB and a maximum of 15 minutes. Click here for the technical specifications.

Please note: In the case of new work, the (visual) documentation material is a mandatory part of your application. If you don’t upload any documentation material, your application cannot be processed.

Documentation list (max. 2 pages)

In both cases, please include a documentation list (in PDF) that corresponds to the visual documentation material, containing a description or caption for each image, sound or video/film fragment included. For example: 01, title, 2020, run 2 min.

Please note: do not use (hyper)links in the PDF with (visual) documentation material and in the documentation list. We cannot accept (hyper)links to web pages, for example, because the supplied images may not be adjusted during the processing of the request.

If applicable:

An extract from the Municipal Personal Records Database

Do you not have Dutch nationality? Please enclose a recent extract (not older than 1 year) from the municipal personal records register.

Bank details and/or Chamber of Commerce extract

We need your bank account to transfer the amount if your application is approved. Have you previously applied to the Mondriaan Fund and are the bank details still correct? Then you don’t have to do anything. Has your account number changed or is it new to the Mondriaan Fund? Then upload a recent bank statement clearly stating your name and IBAN/bank account number of the applicant. Applicants based in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom can provide a bank statement or other document from the bank showing the account holder’s name and bank account number.

Do you have a business account number for your own sole proprietorship? Please also upload a recent extract from the Chamber of Commerce (not older than 3 months), so that we can determine that the account number is linked to a sole proprietorship.

Diploma/deregistration

Have you been working professionally for less than 3 years? Then we need a copy of the diplomas of the art training(s) followed or a statement from the academy if the study has been terminated prematurely. If you have not completed an art education, you can send a recent extract from the Chamber of Commerce (not older than 3 months) to check that you are registered as a visual artist.

Factual information about a foreign institution (max. 5 pages)

Describe the objective of the institution, the institution’s programming over the past 2 to 4 years, target groups, public reach, international contacts, press attention and partnerships.

Plan (max. 5 pages)

Describe the substantive concept of the presentation and the connection of the plan to the context of the institution or event. Explain how the plan contributes to the visibility of contemporary visual art from the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. Describe why the artists involved were invited/selected. Also justify the work being presented.

Presentation plan (max. 3 pages)

Describe in the plan the intended number of visitors, how relevant audiences are reached and, if necessary, what media attention is expected. Also explain how the connection of the artist(s) to the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom is communicated. Also mention the exhibition period and title of the exhibition.

If applicable:

• New work: explain this assignment and if relevant, add a list of the other artists involved.
• Guest curator: Add a compact CV or professional profile of the (guest) curator of the project.
• Collaboration: also provide the details of the partner institution. Also describe the added value of the collaboration.
• Publication: then explain the substantive added value of the publication for the presentation and the participating artist(s) from the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. Also include title, authors, subject(s) and content, number of copies, publisher, distribution plan and costs of the publication.

CV (max. 3 pages per artist)

A concise CV for each artist with the most important information about the professional practice, especially from the last 2 to 4 years, such as assignments, prizes, publications, with dates. Also mention any relevant training or additional activities, such as teaching positions or advisory positions. If applicable, merge multiple CVs into 1 PDF file with a clear indication of which CV belongs to which individual.

Declaration of consent

A signed statement of agreement with the application per artist. Merge all letters into a PDF.

Itemized budget with a coverage plan

Submit your budget in euros. When new work is commissioned by the presenting institution, the artist should receive a realistic fee from the institution. This fee is included in the production costs, but must be paid to the artist by the institution.

Quotations

Quotations or specifications for costs above €1,000 are required. Merge all quotes in one PDF file.

Explanation of the artist’s work (max. 2 pages per artist)

Upload an explanation of the artist’s work and professional practice here. In it, the artist describes the artistic vision of the work, how it is expressed and the chosen means and/or techniques are explained. How did the work develop and what did the artist do? This also includes what the artist does to develop entrepreneurship, such as entering into collaborations, going public, and finding an audience for the work. In the event of a possible collaboration, the artist’s part in it is described. Combine all explanations into 1 PDF with a clear indication of which explanation belongs to which individual.

(Visual) documentation material

When presenting existing work: send a selection of some images in a PDF with a maximum size of 12 MB.

When producing new work: send us visual documentation focusing on work from the past 2 to 4 years. A maximum of 20 digital images in a PDF. You can also send sound or video/film fragments. The total size and duration of the submitted documentation (visual presentation and separate fragments) is a maximum of 300 MB and a maximum of 15 minutes. Click here for the technical specifications.

Please note: The (visual) documentation material is a mandatory part of your application. If you don’t upload any documentation material, your application cannot be processed.

Documentation list (max. 2 pages per artist)

In both cases, please include a documentation list (in PDF) that corresponds to the visual documentation material, containing a description or caption for each image, sound or video/film fragment included. For example: 01, title, 2020, run 2 min.

Please note: do not use hyperlinks in the PDF with (visual) documentation material and in the documentation list. We cannot accept hyperlinks (to web pages for example) because the supplied image material may not be adjusted during the processing of the application.

If applicable:

An extract from the Municipal Personal Records Database

Do you not have Dutch nationality? Please enclose a recent extract (not older than 1 year) from the municipal personal records register.

Bank details and/or Chamber of Commerce extract

We need your bank account to transfer the amount if your application is approved. Have you previously applied to the Mondriaan Fund and are the bank details still correct? Then you don’t have to do anything. Has your account number changed or is it new to the Mondriaan Fund? Then upload a recent bank statement clearly stating your name and IBAN/bank account number of the applicant. Applicants based in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom can provide a bank statement or other document from the bank showing the account holder’s name and bank account number.

Do you have a business account number for your own sole proprietorship? Please also upload a recent extract from the Chamber of Commerce (not older than 3 months), so that we can determine that the account number is linked to a sole proprietorship.

Diploma/deregistration

Have you been working professionally for less than 3 years? Then we need a copy of the diplomas of the art training(s) followed or a statement from the academy if the study has been terminated prematurely. If you have not completed an art education, you can send a recent extract from the Chamber of Commerce (not older than 3 months) to check that you are registered as a visual artist.