In the United Kingdom there is a great deal of interest in artists from the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. In recent years many of them have been invited to exhibit their work in the United Kingdom. To further stimulate this exchange, the Mondriaan Fund offers the Voucher Liverpool Biennial.
The voucher is intended to boost the international position of visual artists from the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom by encouraging their presence at important international events such as the Liverpool Biennial, and giving them the opportunity to develop their international network.
For who
Visual artists with a professional practice of at least one year from the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The selection procedure aims for a good mix of age, background, gender and discipline.
For what?
The contribution is intended to boost the international position of visual artists from the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom by encouraging their presence at important international events. The Mondriaan Fund offers visual artists the opportunity to gain insight into the field of international visual arts, strengthen their own international network and support them in their international profile.
The Mondriaan Fund is making 20 travel vouchers available for the preview and opening of the upcoming Liverpool Biennial in 2025. The preview will be on June 5 and 6, 2025.
How much?
Receiving this grant includes entrance to the preview and opening of the Liverpool Biennial and a hotel stay during the visit from June 4 to 8, 2025. Additionally, the Mondriaan Fund contributes to travel costs to and from Liverpool with a maximum of €350.
The contribution for travel costs to and from Liverpool for visual artists based in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a maximum of €1,350. This is because travel costs from the Caribbean are higher.
Courtesy of the Liverpool Biennial, 20 vouchers are available for the preview days and opening.
How and when to apply?
Visual artists can submit an application until 24 October 2024, before 16.00 (Netherlands Time zone)/ 10.00 (Caribbean Time zone) via the Open Call Manifestation application form.
You can request an account on the website, which you will need to submit an application. The applications are assessed by an advisory committee. Contributions from the Mondriaan Fund cannot be awarded retroactively. Those selected will receive notification of their application in December.
Conditions
- You have worked as a professional visual artist for at least 1 year.
- As an artist, you must be artistically active and embedded in the professional visual arts in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
- You will be present in Liverpool at least from June 4 to 8, 2025 during the preview days and will be present at the activities organised by the Mondriaan Fund and the meet-up organised by the Dutch embassy.
- You will stay from June 4 to 8, 2025 in the hotel that the Mondriaan Fund has reserved for you.
- Afterwards you will make a written evaluation of your visit to the Liverpool Biennial. Clearly Indicate how this trip has strengthened your international network.
Assessment
This will be based on the artist’s CV, motivation and website (if there is no website, then e.g. Instagram), the quality of the practice, the international potential of the artist, and the relevance and urgency of possible participation are assessed.
Employees of the fund make a shortlist based on your CV, motivation and website (if no website, e.g. Instagram) and submit it to the committee. The committee has insight into the complete list and has the option to put artists who are on the long list on the agenda. The advisory committee also assesses your application based on your CV, motivation and website (if no website, e.g. Instagram). The committee makes the final selection. Those selected will receive notification of their application in December.
An information meeting for the selected artists will take place at the Mondriaan Fund on Friday, April 19, 2025.
Applications are assessed on the following criteria:
- Quality of your artistic performance;
- International potential;
- The relevance of the visit for the internationalisation of your practice and the broadening of your international network.
In your motivation, at least the following aspects must be described:
- How this visit contributes to the internationalisation of your practice and the broadening of your international network.
- Who you hope to meet when you visit the Liverpool Biennial and why.
Checklist
In order to process your application, the Mondriaan Fund needs information: data that you can enter in the application form plus documents that you can upload. Below you will find a checklist that follows the layout of the application form.
Tip: Collect the information before you start filling out the online application form. You can upload the attachments 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.
