We review every application as carefully, expertly and impartially as possible. Therefore, we work together with independent advisors. These are experts, such as artists, exhibition makers, critics, art historians, museum employees and others who are able to appreciate the developments of visual art and cultural heritage.
The assessment is subject to guidelines and criteria that objectify the personal views that advisors may have. In addition to quality, the most important criterion, applications are assessed for presentation, development, recognition, and professional and public scope. The assessment is established by mutual agreement between the advisors, who are asked to be generous and to look beyond their own preferences.
The Mondriaan Fund has many grant opportunities. When an advisor has submitted an application himself or the organization for which he works or when the adviser is privately or professionally involved in an application from others, an advisor cannot participate in the concerning advisory meeting. In that case, the consultant will not be invited or the invitation will be withdrawn. If there is involvement in an application, the advisor must inform the Mondriaan Fund as soon as possible. This is laid down in a protocol that is signed by all advisors.
For the formation of committees, which follows an open call, diversity is taken into account. In order to safeguard different visions and perspectives on art and heritage, membership of the committees rotates and all members are only temporarily involved with the Mondriaan Fund. In principle, an advisor is appointed for 2 years, with a possible extension of up to 2 years.
Our chairmen
The Mondriaan Fund works with chairmen for the advisory committees. The members are professionals from all over the country and offer a wide variety of expertise and backgrounds.
Julius Thissen
chairmanJulius Thissen is a visual artist and artistic researcher, living and working in Arnhem. In his visual practice he works with the media photography, film, and performance. His works mainly investigate community and representation, gender, in particular masculinity, contemporary performance culture, the influence of social expectations on our behavior, sports and competition. Within his artistic research, Thissen focuses on investigating diversification processes within the creative sector, in particular in museums. He does this by organizing artistic community-based research projects, developing residencies and advising museums and cultural institutions.
Peter van der Es
chairmanPeter van der Es has a background as a visual artist and curator. He is co-founder and director at Unfair Amsterdam, a biennale, art fair and curating platform through which he sets up various projects with visual artists and institutions. In addition, he is secretary on the board of online art magazine Mister Motley and is active as an advisor to other (cultural) institutions, with a focus on talent development, entrepreneurship and innovation.
Raul Balai
chairmanRaul Balai is beeldend kunstenaar- curator. Raul werkte onder ander voor The Black Archives, het Rembrandt Huis, het Rijksmuseum Amsterdam en CBK Amsterdam Zuidoost. Op dit moment is werk van de kunstenaar te zien op Documenta fifteen in Kassel (Duitsland) en Façade 2022 in Middelburg. Tevens is Raul lid van de Raad van Toezicht van danstheatergezelschap Don’t Hit Mama.
Rita Ouédraogo
chairmanRita Ouédraogo is a curator, researcher, moderator and writer with a background in cultural anthropology. Rita is currently curator of the new Buro Stedelijk, writes for Mister Motley, among others. She is involved in various projects as program maker and curator including making museum collections accessible. Rita's work is invluenced by an interest in the African diaspora, the decolonization of organizations, institutional racism, pop culture and social issues.
Pool of experts
The Mondriaan Fund has a constantly rotating pool of experts with diverse backgrounds and specialisms. Check out who is currently in our pool.
Adriënne van der Werf
Alessandra Laitempergher
Anna Tiedink
Anne Elisabeth Witsenburg
Arjen Boerstra
Arnold Lubbers
Barbara Strating
Bram Kuypers
Chantal Tjin
Charlotte Franzen
Claudio Ritfeld
Dani Ploeger
Daniella Britt
Daniëlle Lokin
Dave Damen
Dave Vanderheijden
Dieke Venema
Dorothé Orczyk
Ellen de Haan
Ellen ter Hofstede
Esther Polak
Gabriel Lester
Hans Berende
Hans Wilschut
Helena Julian
Henny Overbeek
Hristina Tasheva
Iris Kensmil
Jantina Van der Broek
Jason Hendrik Hansma
Jasper Hagenaar
Jean Bernard Koeman
Jenny Smets
Johannes Schwartz
Johny van Eerden
Jonathan van Doornum
Josine Siderius
Katja Mater
Kevin Osepa
Kevin van Braak
Klasien van de Zandschulp
Koštana Banović
Krien Clevis
Laura Smeets
Leana Boven
Lema Salah
Lidwien van de Ven
Liesbeth Labeur
Lieven Hendriks
Linda Köke
Liza Voetman
Luuk Wilmering
Maaike Kool
Maaike Pilgram
Macarena Loma Yevenes
Marcel van den Berg
Margriet van Klinken
Maria Roosen
Marianna van der Zwaag
Marie Civikov
Marieke Wiegel
Mariska van den Berg
Marlon Reina
Martha Jager
Martijn Jean Antoine van Boven
Martin Brandsma
Marwan Magroun
Maurice Seleky
Maze de Boer
Mieke Conijn
Mirelva Berghout
Mohamed Boujarra
Nicolette Bartelink
Petra Boonstra
Petra Noordkamp
Rik Meijers
Robbie Schweiger
Roos van Haaften
Ryan Daniel Oduber
Sami Hammana
Sarah van Lamsweerde
Sharelly Emanuelson
Sigrid Van Roode
Sjoerd Kloosterhuis
Stefanie van Gemert
Stephanie van Heijningen
Sylvana Terlage
Tanja Smeets
Tom van Veen
Toos Arends
Tsjalling Venema
Urok Shirhan
Vesuhely Americaan
Wafae Ahalouch el Keriasti
Wendeline Flores
Willemijn van Drunen
Willum Geerts
Wim Hupperetz
Zoë van Ree
To prevent (the appearance of) a conflict of interest, a protocol has been drawn up that is signed by advisors. Advisors cannot advise on grants for which they apply themselves. In addition, it is examined whether an advisor has an indirect interest in the applications being processed (for example as a curator or member of an advisory board of an institution or as a family member of the applicant).
Advisory committees
See below an overview of our advisory committees per grant (in alphabetical order).
By this grant an advisory committee is composed for each application. Depending on the nature of the application, consultants with specialist knowledge are appointed to assess the application. It the required knowledge is not avaiable we will appoint ‘ad hoc’ advisors.
Chairman: Roomyla Choenni
Alessandra Laitempergher
Danielle Lokin
Kevin Osepa
Mariska van den Berg
Nicolette Bartelink
Sjoerd Kloosterhuis
Wim Hupperetz
Chairmen: Peter van der Es, Julius Thissen
Adriënne van der Werf
Bram Kuypers
Dani Ploeger
Dorothé Orczyk
Ellen de Haan
Gabriel Lester
Jason Hendrik Hansma
Johannes Schwartz
Jonathan van Doornum
Josine Siderius
Katja Mater
Kevin Osepa
Luuk Wilmering
Marcel van den Berg
Marie Civikov
Martha Jager
Marwan Magroun
Mirelva Berghout
Rik Meijers
Robbie Schweiger
Sami Hammana
Sharelly Emanuelson
Urok Shirhan
Wafae Ahalouch el Keriasti
Willum Geerts
Chairmen: Rita Ouédraogo, Youri Appelo
Bram Kuypers
Dave Vanderheijden
Dieke Venema
Dorothé Orczyk
Gabriel Lester
Hans Wilschut
Helena Julian
Jenny Smets
Jasper Hagenaar
Jean Bernard Koeman
Klasien van de Zandschulp
Koštana Banović
Lieven Hendriks
Luuk Wilmering
Maria Roosen
Marieke Wiegel
Marcel van den Berg
Mariska van den Berg
Martijn van Boven
Petra Boonstra
Petra Noordkamp
Rik Meijers
Sharelly Emanuelson
Sjoerd Kloosterhuis
Tanja Smeets
Toos Arends
Chairmen: Peter van der Es, Thomas Bakker, Julius Thissen
Barbara Strating
Bram Kuypers
Dani Ploeger
Dave Vanderheijden
Hans Wilschut
Henny Overbeek
Iris Kensmil
Jasper Hagenaar
Johannes Schwartz
Jonathan van Doornum
Klasien van de Zandschulp
Leana Boven
Liesbeth Labeur
Lieven Hendriks
Marianna van der Zwaag
Marieke Wiegel
Martha Jager
Martijn van Boven
Maze de Boer
Mieke Conijn
Mohamed Boujarra
Robbie Schweiger
Sami Hammana
Urok Shirhan
Willum Geerts
Chairmen: Raul Balai, Thomas Bakker
Claudio Ritfeld
Esther Polak
Henny Overbeek
Jason Hendrik Hansma
Jean Bernard Koeman
Josine Siderius
Lidwien van de Ven
Linda Köke
Martin Brandsma
Neeltje Timmers
Petra Boonstra
Rik Meijers
Ryan Daniel Oduber
Tanja Smeets
Tsjalling Venema
Toos Arends
Vesuely Americaan
Willemijn van Drunen
Chairmen: Christian Braak, Sandjai Bhulai
Alessandra Laitempergher
Anna Tiedink
Arnold Lubbers
Chantal Tjin
Charlotte Franzen
Claudio Ritfeld
Daniella Britt
Daniëlle Lokin
Dani Ploeger
Dave Damen
Dave Vanderheijden
Ellen ter Hofstede
Hans Berende
Jantina van der Broek
Jasper Hagenaar
Johny van Eerden
Kevin Osepa
Krien Clevis
Lema Salah
Lieven Hendriks
Maaike Pilgram
Macarena Loma Yevenes
Marianna van der Zwaag
Marlon Reina
Margriet van Klinken
Maurice Seleky
Mirelva Berghout
Neeltje Timmers
Nicolette Bartelink
Robbie Schweiger
Stephanie van Heijningen
Sylvana Terlage
Toos Arends
Vesuely Americaan
Willemijn van Drunen
Zoë van Ree
Chairman: Youri Appelo
Adriënne van der Werf
Ellen ter Hofstede
Helena Julian
Johannes Schwartz
Kevin Osepa
Klasien van de Zandschulp
Linda Köke
Liza Voetman
Martijn van Boven
Mirelva Berghout
Robbie Schweiger
Roos van Haaften
Chairman: Christian Braak
Alessandra Laitempergher
Anna Tiedink
Arnold Lubbers
Laura Smeets
Lema Salah
Nicolette Bartelink
Maaike Kool
Marlon Reina
Wim Hupperetz
Chairmen: Rita Ouédraogo, Youri Appelo
Adriënne van der Werf
Barbara Strating
Dani Ploeger
Dorothé Orczyk
Jasper Hagenaar
Josine Siderius
Marieke Wiegel
Petra Boonstra
Roos van Haaften
Sharelly Emanuelson
Sjoerd Kloosterhuis
Stephanie van Heijningen
Wendeline Flores
Chairmen: Roomyla Choenni, Sandjai Bhulai
Anne Elisabeth Witsenburg
Arnold Lubbers
Chantal Tjin
Hans Berende
Jantina van der Broek
Krien Clevis
Laura Smeets
Lema Salah
Lieven Hendriks
Margriet van Klinken
Maurice Seleky
Sigrid van Roode
Stephanie van Gemert
Sylvana Terlage
Wim Hupperetz
Chairman: Roomyla Choenni
Johny van Eerden
Danielle Lokin
Wim Hupperetz
Mila Ernst (ad hoc advisor)
Chairmen: Raul Balai, Thomas Bakker
Alessandra Laitempergher
Dorothé Orczyk
Hans Wilschut
Hristina Tasheva
Iris Kensmil
Jasper Hagenaars
Johannes Schwartz
Jonathan van Doornum
Josine Siderius
Kevin van Braak
Lidwien van de Ven
Marcel van den Berg
Marie Civikov
Mariska van den Berg
Martha Jager
Maze de Boer
Mohamed Boujarra
Ryan Daniel Oduber
Sarah van Lamsweerde
Sharelly Emanuelson
Tsjalling Venema
Urok Shirhan
Chairman: Sandjai Bhulai
Alessandra Laitempergher
Charlotte Franzen
Daniella Britt
Stephanie van Heijningen
Sigrid van Roode
Wendeline Flores
Wim Hupperetz
Chairman: Roomyla Choenni
Anna Tiedink
Daniëlle Lokin
Laura Smeets
Wim Hupperetz
Chairman: Christian Braak
Daniëlle Lokin
Laura Smeets
Maaike Kool
Margriet van Klinken
Wendeline Flores
Chairman: Maarten Doorman
Barbara Strating
Bram Kuypers
Hans Wilschut
Lidwien van de Ven
Liza Voetman
Marcel van den Berg
Mariska van den Berg
Martha Jager
Martin Brandsma
Martijn van Boven
Petra Noordkamp
Robbie Schweiger
Roos van Haaften
Sjoerd Kloosterhuis
Sarah van Lamsweerde
Chairmen: Julius Thissen, Peter van Es, Raul Balai, Rita Ouédraogo, Thomas Bakker, Youri Appelo
Arjen Boerstra
Claudio Ritfeld
Dieke Venema
Dorothé Orczyk
Hans Wilschut
Henny Overbeek
Jenny Smets
Jason Hendrik Hansma
Jean Bernard Koeman
Jonathan van Doornum
Josine Siderius
Katja Mater
Kevin van Braak
Klasien van der Zandschulp
Koštana Banović
Liesbeth Labeur
Lieven Hendriks
Lidwien van de Ven
Liza Voetman
Luuk Wilmering
Marianna van der Zwaag
Marlon Reina
Marwan Magroun
Mariska van den Berg
Martin Brandsma
Maze de Boer
Mirelva Berghout
Mohammed Boujarra
Petra Boonstra
Sharelly Emanuelson
Tanja Smeets
Tom van Veen
Urok Shirhan
Vesuhely Americaan
Wafae Ahalouch el Keriasti
Willum Geerts
Chairman: Christian Braak
Dave Damen
Laura Smeets
Nicolette Bartelink
Maurice Seleky
Wendeline Flores
Selection committee
When appointing new advisors, we are advised by the selection committee, which is independent. The overall composition of advisory committees plays the most important role when appointing advisors.
Agnes Vugts
Aspha Bijnaar
Hicham Khalidi
Joep Vossebeld
Jasper van Es
Wouter Koelman (chairman without voting rights)