This page collects useful information intended for our alumni. The aim is to provide support to the Rijksakademie community extending past the two year residency programme.
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alumni@rijksakademie.nl
Apart from Open Studios, we also organise a number of public events during the residency year, for which you are very welcome. And if you have an idea for an event, whether it's a lecture, a screening or a book presentation, let us know! Your ideas and input are very valuable and we would like to make things possible.
We are also organising alumni-events in different locations throughout the year, for instance at an opening of a biennale when many Rijksakademie artists are participating and visiting.
As an alum, you are a member of the library forever! No card, no membership fee, you can always drop in during opening hours (currently Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday from 10:00–17:00) to read or borrow books. If you want to use the book scanner in the reading room, please contact Marietta via library@rijksakademie.nl.
Do you need a letter of recommendation or a recent certificate of your working period at the Rijksakademie, please let us know!
The technical workshops are accessible for alumni. If you would like to make use of the expertise of the specialists and/or the equipment, this is possible after consultation with the technical advisors. You pay a reduced fee for making use of the facilities and the advice of the specialists. Please contact alumni@rijksakademie.nl if you want to make use of one of the workshops.
In case you are teaching at an art school, we are happy to welcome you with your students for a tour (during the year and/or during Open Studios). Please let us know if you would like to plan a visit.
Your artist page on the website will of course continue to exist. If you want to add new images or text to the page, we would love that! You can do it yourself, or mail everything to alumni@rijksakademie.nl. We would also like to stay informed about your activities, so that we can add those to the list of exhibitions on the website.
The Amarte Foundation was founded by a number of individuals and their families who share a deep love for the arts. They wish to support the development of creatives and talent in arts and culture by providing financial means and where possible coaching, knowledge and experience. Artists and cultural institutions can apply at Amarte for the support of projects in the field of theatre, film, music, visual arts and literature, as well as interdisciplinary projects.
Fonds Kwadraat offers talented artists and designers the opportunity to take out an interest-free loan of up to 8,000 euros to develop, create and present new work.
The Niemeijer Fund supports the development of exceptionally talented artists mostly living and/or working in the Netherlands. The Niemeijer Fund wants to offer a stepping stone for talent. Examples include a scholarship to promote a master's degree, an artist-in-residency, a special art publication or the (co-)facilitation of a solo project that takes the artist further in his/her professional career. The applicant is expected to make his/her own financial contribution.
Stokroos strives for a society in which visual artists, designers and creators play a prominent role. The foundation wants to facilitate their development and be a springboard for promising talent. It is interested in maker practices and plans in which tradition and innovation enter into a surprising interplay. Stokroos aims to stimulate both the artistic and business development of makers. It also wants to promote knowledge exchange and encounters.
If you are an artist registered with the City of Amsterdam’s Ateliers en Broedplaatsen department, you may be able to rent studio space owned by the City, other housing corporations or in a creative hub. A creative hub – known in Dutch as a broedplaats – is a (temporary) building that houses collective studio space for artists.