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Commissioning parties in the public, private, or non-profit sector can apply for grants to commission visual artists to create new publicly accessible artworks in the Netherlands or Caribbean.
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Get matched →The Mondriaan Fund offers Art Commission grants to anyone without intention to sell the work who wishes to commission visual artists to create new works of art accessible to the public in the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The fund supports commissions from organizations, institutions, companies, municipalities, and other parties in the public and private sectors.
Anyone except individual artists, art education institutions, post-graduate institutions, and predominantly sales-oriented commercial art institutions. This includes public and private sector organizations, cultural institutions, municipalities, social and community organizations, schools, hospitals, churches, associations, and foundations. Applicants must be established in the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
Grants are for the production of publicly accessible works of art, including single commissions for one or more artists, longer collaborations (up to 4 years), or new work production within a 4-year period. The work must not be for profit and must be accessible to the public in the Netherlands or the Caribbean.
The commissioned artist must either be working at least 1 year as a professional visual artist registered with the Kamer van Koophandel (KvK); have at least 3 years of higher art education plus 1+ year of professional practice; or have 3+ years of professional visual artist experience. The artist must be artistically active and embedded in professional visual arts practice in the Netherlands and/or Caribbean.
The amount is individually determined for each application and can be awarded as: a grant covering no more than 50% of production and presentation costs for a concrete commission; a grant for an exceptionally longer collaboration with an artist, totalling no more than 50% of costs for up to 4 years; or a grant for the development phase of a commission, totalling no more than 70% of costs, up to a maximum of €15,000.
Potential clients outside the museum and professional art circuit can apply for funding to develop their project, including professional expertise and costs for the study or sketch phase of the commission.
Every listing links to the organizer's official page. Always confirm deadlines, fees, and entry rules there before you apply.
Applications can be submitted at any time of the year using the Mondriaan Fund's online application system. You must establish an account first. Allow 3 months processing time from full submission, though processing may take longer due to high application volume. Grants cannot be awarded retroactively.
The deadline for applications in 2024 is Monday 30 December 2024, 16.00 (Dutch time zone) / 11.00 (Caribbean time zone).