Artists In Residence | Nieuw en Meer, kunst en bedrijven

Artists in Residence ''AIR''

Artist community Nieuw en Meer offers a guest studio at their premises. We welcome applications from artists in all disciplines for work periods of max. three months.

The Nieuw en Meer artist community offers one guest studio at its premises. We welcome applications from visual artists for work periods of a fixed three months (jan-march, apr-june, jul-sept, oct-dec). We don’t except applications from musicians, writers or dancers unfortunately. Located in the ‘Oeverlanden’, a park bordering the lake 'Nieuwe Meer' in Amsterdam, the guest studio provides an ideal environment for artists seeking personal reflection and concentration to work on a new project. Originally a weapons and ammunition depot for the Dutch Defence Forces, the first buildings date from 1918 and were part of the ‘Stelling van Amsterdam’. After the military stores fell into disuse, the complex was occupied in the summer of 1988. Nieuw en Meer has been operating independently ever since and is currently home to around 100 artists, residents, and small businesses. Its independent status and unique location are unparalleled within the Amsterdam cultural environment. Located on the outskirts of Amsterdam, the centre is accessible by bike or bus (20 minutes).

The Studio

The guest studio is conveniently located on the ground floor in one of our main warehouse buildings. Measuring 48 m², it is equipped with a simple sleeping area, kitchen, shower, toilet, floor heating and Wi-Fi. Rent is €450 per month, including household appliances, water and electricity and two bikes. Couples or duos are also welcome, they pay € 575,- per month.

Good to know

It is good to know that the Artist in Residence program at Nieuw en Meer is run entirely voluntarily, without any additional financial support. This enables us to sustain and enhance the diversity of our community and foster the arts in general. We cannot provide day-to-day support or guidance. Therefore, guest artists should come prepared to make their own contacts and arrangements, and have a healthy DIY mentality. However, our community will be very willing to help when needed!

During the artist's stay, we will host an introductory drinks reception, and at the end of each residency, we expect a presentation of the completed project in our project space at Nieuw en Meer.

We will also ask you to share some material (photos, texts, etc.) about your work and creative process for our social media and archives. Please check our social media for an impression of the Nieuw en Meer and of our project space Kate

Application

When interested please complete the application form below and send the requested material digitally to: air@nieuwenmeer.nl

Download application form here

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