NB! Would you like to apply for this residency? Go back to Residency (international) for the terms and conditions, assessment and checklist for your application.
AIR Berlin Alexanderplatz, the artist-in-residence location in Berlin, was founded in 2010 by artists Susanne Kriemann and Aleksander Komarov. Having been artists in residence themselves, Kriemann and Komarov discovered that they subsequently missed a platform that stimulates investigative research and offers support in establishing and maintaining contacts in the city. For this reason, AIR Berlin Alexanderplatz (ABA) is a residency that puts extra emphasis on the production of knowledge. They do this for their residents by way of substantive and practical support and by providing direct connections to an extensive and focused network in Berlin.
An essential part of an ABA residency are the ‘salons’, which the residents shape together with the ABA team. The salons offer a foundation for presenting artistic research at widely varying locations in Berlin. Sociological and political themes that relate to the work of the residents are discussed here with specialists from the Berlin arts and culture scene.
Earlier ABA residents include Eric Peter, Igor Sevcuk, Anna Dasovic, Phelim Hoey, Zippora Elders, Ehsan Fardjadniya and artist duos Bik van der Pol and Lonnie van Brummelen/Siebren de Haan.
For whom
Visual artists, curators and art observers can apply for a residency at AIR Berlin Alexanderplatz. For duos and collaborating partners, each person must submit a separate application.
A duo is understood to be 2 artists, curators or observers who consistently produce work together as a single unit. Collaborative partnerships producing work on a more short-term or long-term basis can be considered as duos, as long as they both submit a joint plan that leads to a single result. During the residency, duos or collaborative partners live and work together in the same space.
Work periods
There are 3 working periods available:
- 1 January 2025 – 30 April 2025
- 1 May 2025 – 31 August 2025
- 1 September 2025 – 31 December 2025
Applicants are asked to state their preference for a work period on the application form. Every effort will be made to honour this preference. Per period there is room for 1 artist or duo.
How much?
The Mondriaan Fund makes a subsidy of € 9.373 available for an artist and of € 7.285 for a curator or art observer to help cover travel expenses, material costs and living costs. This sum is intended for 1 person. In addition, the selected resident is expected to pay a 10% personal contribution. The Mondriaan Fund automatically takes this into account in their ultimate subsidy, you do not need to do anything.
The costs of renting the studio and living space are paid directly to AIR Berlin Alexanderplatz by the Mondriaan Fund.
If a duo or collaborative partnership is selected for the residency, the total amount increases proportionally to cover the additional travel and living costs for the second applicant.
The contribution to artists based in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom can be increased to meet any higher travel costs. This is looked at per situation.
Application
The deadline for submitting an application for a work period in 2025 is Thurday 21 March 2024, before 16.00 (Dutch time zone) / 11.00 (Caribbean time zone).
Before submitting an application, please see the Residency page for the terms and conditions, application procedure and assessment procedure.
Please also read the terms and conditions applicable to Mondriaan Fund contributions.
Selection
The selection is made by an advisory committee. Based on the submitted documents, the advisory committee selects the residents. A representative of ABA participates in the meeting.*
*Please note! Be aware that the processing time for this selection procedure may exceed three months
Other grants for residencies in the Netherlands and other countries
Because only 1 or 2 residents can be selected for any given residency during each application round, it is inevitable that many will be disappointed. For this reason, we point out that it is also possible to apply for an Artist Project at a different residency location. The specific Artist Project residency applied for may not be one of those already being offered in the Mondriaan Fund application rounds.