Art Heritage Festival

• Description of the organisation’s mission, vision and profile.
• Project plan with an overview of the planned activities, with an emphasis on the visual art and/or heritage activities. Including a description of any collaborations.
• Presentation plan that describes the target groups, explains how the intended audience will be reached, and outlines the contribution to the regional, national or international cultural infrastructure.
• Budget and financial plan.
• If applicable: information about the involved artists.

Quality of the organisation

• Does the organisation have a clear vision on relevant issues within contemporary visual art, cultural heritage and/or other areas?
• What is the (artistic and) substantive quality of its recent activities, taking into account the initiative’s role, position and working methods.

Project plan*

• To what extent is the (artistic and) substantive quality of the visual art and/or heritage activities compelling?
• Are the visual art and/or heritage activities aligned with relevant developments in the field?

Public reach*

• Does the plan convincingly describe the target groups and outline an appropriate communication strategy and tools?
• Does the plan inspire confidence that the activities will help reach a more diverse or broader audience for visual art and/or heritage, or that they will establish a meaningful connection with the public in an engaging way?

Cultural infrastructure

• Does the plan inspire confidence that the activities will make a meaningful contribution to the art and culture landscape at a supra-regional, national or international level?

In all cases, the committee will assess whether the activities help strengthen the quality of the visual art and/or heritage landscape in the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, taking into account the specific context of the applying organisation.

*These criteria carry more weight, as they are specific focus areas within this grant.
Additionally, the criterion ‘project plan’ is a prerequisite: applications will only be eligible for funding if this criterion is assessed positively.

Recent and current (maximum a year old) extract from the Chamber of Commerce (KVK) register

Institution profile (max. 4 pages)

With a description of the organisation’s recent activities, outlining the organisation’s role, position and working method in the past. Also include the organisation’s vision on current issues in visual art, cultural heritage and/or other areas.

Applying codes

Cultural institutions subscribe to the Fair Practice Code, the Culture Governance Code and the Diversity & Inclusion Code. Concisely outline how the institution views the codes, and how they are embedded in the organisation.

Compliance with the Fair Practice Code automatically means that the institution implements the codes. Additionally, the application form and project budget should clearly detail how the organisation meets fair pay requirements.

Project plan (max. 15 pages)

With an overview of the planned activities, substantive rationale, timeline, individuals responsible for the project, any involved artists, and relevant websites. Including an explanation of how the activities align with relevant developments in the field.

In the case of collaborations, explain how these enhance the significance of the event, for example by increasing support, fostering regional cooperation, or expanding audience reach. If visual artists or other collaborative partners are mentioned in the plan, please clearly indicate whether they have already been confirmed.

Presentation plan (max. 10 pages)

Outline how the visual art and/or heritage activities will be presented. State the expected number of participants or visitors, describe the target groups, explain why they were chosen, and how the activities are tailored to them. Describe the communication strategy and tools. Also explain how the activities contribute to reaching a more diverse or broader audience for visual art and/or heritage, or the extent to which they meaningfully connect with the audience in an engaging way.

Itemised budget with financial plan (state: excluding VAT)

Click here for an explanation of the budget for institutions. With regard to the justification of crucial budget items, the Mondriaan Fund may request supporting documents (such as quotations) if there are any uncertainties about a particular item.
If applicable, include a realistic fee for the artist. Please note: Use one of these two calculators for your fair fee calculations.

Letters confirming contributions from third parties
Include all letters in a single PDF.

If one or more contemporary visual artists are involved with the application:

CV (max. 10 pages in total)

Include, for each artist, the key details of their professional practice, with an emphasis on the last 4 years, such as exhibitions (specifying whether solo or group), events, commissions, awards and publications (with dates). If applicable, combine multiple CVs into a single PDF, clearly indicating which CV belongs to which individual.

If multiple artists are involved in the plan, make a representative selection of artists to include here. The other artists can, for example, be mentioned in the plan.

Explanation of the work and professional practice (max. 10 pages in total)

Explanation of the artist’s (or artists’) work and professional practice. Describe the artistic vision/guiding principles, and how these are reflected in their work and professional practice. Mention any collaborations. Please combine all documents into a single PDF, clearly indicating which explanation pertains to which individual.

If multiple artists are involved in the plan, make a representative selection of artists to include here. The other artists can, for example, be mentioned in the plan.

(Visual) documentation (max. 20 pages in total)

If contemporary visual artists are involved in the application, you must also upload visual documentation for this application. Please note! This is mandatory.
Compile a PDF presenting the most important works from the last 4 years:

• Begin with the most recent work. Ideally highlight a comparable number of works per year, so that the committee can see how your work has developed.
• Include 1 image per page. If you need to show a (spatial) work from different angles, you can include multiple images of that specific work on 1 page. This is permitted on a maximum of 5 of the 20 pages.
• You can also upload audio or video/film fragments totalling up to 15 minutes (the committee will require these if you make films, performances, video installations or audio works).
• Applicants using publications to present or make their work can upload a PDF of a maximum of 1 publication or a short video in which the publication is featured. The publication is for the committee’s perusal and may not be viewed in full. Publications sent to us by post will not be presented to the committee.

Note: You can upload a maximum of 500 MB of images and audio or video/film. Click here for the technical specifications.

Documentation list (max. 2 pages in total)

Include a numbered documentation list (in PDF) that corresponds with your visual documentation, with descriptions or captions for the relevant images, sound, video or film clips. (For example: 01, Title, 2020, loop 2 min.)

Please note: do not use hyperlinks in the PDF with (visual) documentation material and in the documentation list. We cannot accept hyperlinks (to web pages for example) because the supplied image material may not be adjusted during the processing of the application.

In the case of substantive and equal collaboration with one or more other organisations active in the field of visual art or heritage:

Declarations of consent from participating organisation(s)

Showing that the institutions have given their consent for the application to be submitted to the Mondriaan Fund, and confirming that the collaborating organisation is aware that it cannot submit a separate application to the Fund for costs already included on the budget of this application. Combine all declarations into a single PDF.

If applicable:

Bank details

We need your bank account number to transfer funds if your application is granted. If you have not previously submitted an application to the Mondriaan Fund or if the account number has changed since the previous application, please upload a recent bank statement clearly stating the name of the account holder and IBAN/bank account number of the applicant. Applicants established in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom can provide a bank statement or other document from the bank stating the name of the account holder and bank account number.

Proof from Tax Administration (if not liable for VAT)

If the organisation on whose behalf you are applying is not liable for VAT, and you would like to apply for funding including VAT, you must provide official proof from the Tax Administration confirming the organisation’s VAT-exempt status.