Art Platform Programme 2025-2028

Do you represent a visual art institution whose core activity is presenting contemporary visual art? Do you have plans for a publicly accessible programme lasting 2 to 4 years? Are your plans innovative or experimental by nature, is it for a broad or specific audience? You may be eligible for the Art Platform Programmes grant.

Note: In case of divergence between the language versions, the Dutch version will prevail.

Art Platform Start

For starting organisations with legal status in the field of contemporary visual arts.

Art Platform Basic

For professional contemporary visual arts organisations with an annual programme of presentations and activities.

Art Platform Broad

For professional contemporary visual arts institutions of local to (inter)national importance that have carried out a regular annual programme of presentations for at least 2 years, supplemented with an extensive programme of activities, for a diverse audience of professionals and other interested parties.

For those art platforms hoping to qualify for this grant, presenting contemporary visual arts in a physical space must be a core activity.

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the National Culture Funds have decided that the application procedures for the national multi-year grants will run parallel to one another, thereby simplifying the application process. Institutions that wish to receive a multi-year contribution for the period 2025-2028 must submit their application at the beginning of 2024. This also applies to the Mondriaan Fund’s Art Platform Programmes grant. As a result, the annual application round will be cancelled.

With the Art Platform Programmes grant, the Mondriaan Fund wants to provide subsidies to art platforms whose programmes contribute to a high-quality and varied range of contemporary visual art in the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom and to building and reaching an audience for this.

By art platforms, the fund means professional contemporary art organisations aimed at the public presentation of innovative contemporary visual art, without primarily having a profit motive or a sales goal. The main purpose of these art platforms with legal status is the presentation of contemporary visual art in a physical space.

Within this grant, institutions that are predominantly focused on the management of a collection, such as museums and archives with a presentation function, cannot apply. Organisations such as workshops, art fairs, galleries, events, biennials/triennials, online platforms and festivals also cannot apply.

Art platforms with programmes lasting 2 to 4 years can apply for a contribution. The multi-year grant has 3 categories – Start, Basic and Broad – which, combined, should ensure a varied range of contemporary visual art in the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.

For whom and for what / categories?

Start Category

For start-up organisations with legal standing (not individuals) who have not carried out a programme of presentations and activities for more than 5 years.
• This concerns a grant of € 50,000 a year, for 2 calendar years.
• At least 10% of the budget must be covered by financial contributions from third parties and/or own income for the organisation’s structural costs.
• A Start grant can be awarded a maximum of 3 times. Contributions from the previous Art Platform Programmes Grant (2021-2024) are not included.
• Applications for the Start category can be submitted in 2024 and in 2026.

Basic Category

For professional contemporary visual arts organisations that have conducted an annual programme of presentations and activities for at least 2 years.
• This concerns a grant of € 225.000 per year, for 4 calendar years.
• At least 20% of the budget must be covered by financial contributions from third parties and/or own income for the organisation’s structural costs.
• Applications for the Basic category are only possible in 2024.

Broad Category

For professional contemporary art organizations from local to (inter)national level that have carried out a regular annual programme of presentations for at least 2 years, supplemented with an extensive programme of activities for a diverse audience of professionals and interested parties.
• This concerns a grant of € 450.000 per year, for 4 calendar years.
• At least 30% of the budget must be covered by financial contributions from third parties and/or own income for the organisation’s structural costs.
• Applications for the Broad category are only possible in 2024.

Which Category?

The 3 categories have their own criteria, with budgets and requirements differing per category. Before you apply, carefully consider which category is most applicable to your art platform and plans. It is important that you explain clearly what the position of your organisation is: know what you do, why you do it and who you do it for. It is not possible to apply for multiple categories at the same time.

All decisions and advisory texts regarding this grant will be published online.

How and when to apply?

Applications for Art Platform Programme grants can be submitted through the Mondriaan Fund’s online application system. The deadline for submitting the application in 2024 is on Thursday, February 1, before 4:00 PM (CET) / 11:00 AM (AST). You need to have an account with the Mondriaan Fund in order to submit an application. If you do not yet have an account, you can apply for one through the website. The results of this application round will be announced at the start of July 2024. Funds cannot be approved retroactively.

For the Start category there are 2 application rounds for 2 years (1 round in 2024 and 1 round in 2026). Applications for the Basic and Broad Art Platform programmes can be submitted once every 4 years. The annual application round will therefore be cancelled.

Would you like to know about your current grant to Art Platform Programmes or do you have other questions? Check the frequently asked questions here.

This explanation is based on the deelregeling Programma’s Kunstpodia 2025-2028 (in Dutch).

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Please note: there was incorrect information on the website of BKNL’s recalibrated Artist’s Fee Guideline, which has now been corrected. Read below for an update on submitting your application.

Art Platform Start

For starting organisations with legal status (not individuals) in the field of contemporary visual arts.

Do you have plans for a series of presentations? Perhaps with some associated activities? If so, Start is your category.

This concerns a grant of €50,000 per year, for 2 calendar years.

At least 10% of the budget must be covered by financial contributions from third parties and/or own income for the organisation’s structural costs.

Applications for the Start category can be submitted in 2024 and 2026.

There are 3 categories within the Art Platform Programmes grant. Please read below for further explanation of the category Start.

For whom

For organisations starting up in the field of contemporary visual arts. Only organisations with legal status (not individuals) can apply. The Mondriaan Fund defines start-up organisations as art platforms that have not had a programme running for more than 5 years at the time of application. Applicants in the Start category have a frequent or non-frequent programme of activities such as exhibitions, gatherings for discussions and lectures.

For what

The grant is intended for plans for a number of presentations over 2 calendar years, possibly also with a number of associated activities. A grant in the Start category can be awarded a maximum of 3 times.

How much

€ 50,000 a year, for 2 calendar years.
A maximum of 10 grants will be awarded (provided that the budget legislator makes sufficient resources available)

Terms and conditions for a Start grant

  • Only starting organisations with legal status can apply.
  • Applicants endorse the Fair Practice Code, the Culture Governance Code and the Diversity & Inclusion Code, and apply these as best as possible. They also reflect on how the codes have played a role in policy so far and formulate ambitions for the next 2 years.
  • Grants cannot be made to activities that are already or will be financed from another grant of the Mondriaan Fund or one of the other National Culture Funds, or on the basis of the Regulation on specific cultural policy.
  • Institutions for further art education and sector- and umbrella organisations are not eligible to apply.
  • At least 10% of the budget for the organisation’s structural costs must be covered by financial contributions from third parties and/or own income.
General terms and conditions

Assessing Start applications

All applications and the relevant attachments are first checked to ensure they are complete and tested against the formal conditions by Mondriaan Fund staff. If so, the application is then submitted to the committee that advises on awarding Art Platform Start grants.

An Art Platform Start grant can only be awarded if the committee advises to that effect.

Because overall funds are limited, we are not always able to honour all positive recommendations. In that case, the Board of Directors of the Mondriaan Fund will request that the advisory committee compare the positive recommendations and indicate which have greatest priority. Here, the pluriformity of the total group of platforms to receive grants is considered, in order to ensure a representative and multifaceted range of contemporary visual arts in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. This means that it can happen that an application receives a positive recommendation, but the grant can unfortunately not be awarded.

All assessments and recommendation texts will be published online following the decisions.

What happens to my application?

Art Platform Start Checklist

In order to process your application, the Mondriaan Fund will need some information: data for you to enter in the application form, as well as documents that you can upload. Here you will find a checklist that follows the layout of the application form.

Tip: collect all your information before you start filling out the online application form. Your attachments should be uploaded as PDFs. Please note: make sure that your documents meet the stated conditions. Otherwise, we will unfortunately not be able to process your request. Do not exceed the number of pages where a maximum is indicated.

Ticked all the boxes? Start your application!

My Fund

Questions about Art Platform Start?
If something is unclear, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the contact persons of category Start: : Douke IJsselstein, Minouche Wardenaar or call 020 523 15 23 or send an e-mail to  vasb@zbaqevnnasbaqf.ay.

Art Platform Basic

For professional contemporary visual arts organisations with an annual programme of presentations and activities.

Have you been running programmes for at least 2 years and do people in the field know where to find you with demonstrable regularity? Do you have plans for a programme that will provide a platform for presentations and activities over the next 4 years that contribute in an interesting way to the total range of visual arts in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom? Then you may qualify for the Basic category.

This concerns a grant of € 225,000 per year, for 4 calendar years.

At least 20% of the budget must be covered by financial contributions from third parties and/or own income for the organisation’s structural costs.

Applications for the Basic category are only possible in 2024.

There are 3 categories within the Art Platform Programmes scheme. Read below the explanation of category Basic.

For whom

For professional contemporary visual arts organisations with a relevant artistic and substantive programme that have an annual programme for at least 2 years and attract a professional audience.

For what

The grant is intended to be used for an artistic and substantive programme over the next 4 years, supplemented with activities that support the programme.

How much

€ 225,000 per year, for 4 calendar years.
A maximum of 23 grants will be awarded (provided that the budget legislator makes sufficient resources available)

Terms and conditions for a Basic grant

  • Applicants have put on a relevant exhibition programme at least 2 years prior to application.
  • Applicants have an active and implemented policy on the Fair Practice CodeGovernance Code Culture and the Diversity & Inclusion Code. You must be able to reflect on the position of the organisation in relation to the codes and, using a step-by-step plan, outline points for improvement in relation to your own performance within the codes.
  • Grants cannot be made to activities that are already or will be financed from another one of the Mondriaan Fund’s grants or one of the other National Culture Funds, or on the basis of the Regulation on specific cultural policy.
  • Institutions for further art education and sector- and umbrella organisations are not eligible to apply.
  • At least 20% of the budget must be covered by financial contributions from third parties and/or own income for the organisation’s structural costs.
General terms and conditions

Assessing Basic applications

All applications and the relevant attachments are first checked to ensure they are complete and tested against the formal conditions by Mondriaan Fund staff. If so, the application is then submitted to the committee that advises on awarding Art Platform Basic grants.

An Art Platform Basic grant can only be awarded if the committee advises to that effect.

In making its assessment, the committee can consider whether the applicant organisation has attributed itself to the correct category. Depending on that assessment, an application can be rejected or awarded in a different category.

External advice is sought to assess the professionalism of business operations and compliance with the Fair Practice CodeGovernance Code Culture and the Diversity & Inclusion Code. For Basic and Broad, the preliminary recommendations are used in the assessment of these 2 criteria by the advisory committee.

Because overall funds are limited, we are not always able to honour all positive recommendations. In that case, the Board of Directors of the Mondriaan Fund will request that the advisory committee compare the positive recommendations and indicate which have greatest priority. Here, the pluriformity of the total group of platforms to receive grants is considered, in order to ensure a representative and multifaceted range of contemporary visual arts in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. This means that it can happen that an application receives a positive recommendation, but the grant can unfortunately not be awarded.

All assessments and advisory texts will be published online following the decisions.

What happens to my application?

Art Platform Basic Checklist

In order to process your application, the Mondriaan Fund will need some information: data for you to enter in the application form, as well as documents that you can upload. Here you will find a checklist that follows the layout of the application form.

Tip: collect all your information before you start filling out the online application form. Your attachments should be uploaded as PDFs. Please note: make sure that your documents meet the stated conditions. Otherwise, we will unfortunately not be able to process your request. Do not exceed the number of pages where a maximum is indicated.

Ticked all the boxes? Start your application!

My Fund

Questions about Art Platform Basic?
If something is unclear, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the contact persons of category Basic:  Bonnie DumanawCarmen Muskee or call 020 523 15 23 or send an e-mail to  vasb@zbaqevnnasbaqf.ay

Art Platform Broad

For professional contemporary visual arts institutions of local to (inter)national importance that have carried out a regular annual programme of presentations for at least 2 years, supplemented with an extensive programme of activities, for a diverse audience of professionals and other interested parties.

Do you have a well-thought-out, substantive programme of artistic content? Is it a regular annual programme with presentations and activities? Do you have a strong audience reach beyond the professional audience and the associated (desired) public facilities? You also have a clear and convincing vision on marketing and communication. And do you have a clear strategy with regard to the local and (inter)national context? Then you may qualify for the Broad category.

This concerns a grant of €450,000 per year, for 4 calendar years.

At least 30% of the budget must be covered by financial contributions from third parties and/or own income for the organisation’s structural costs.

Applications for the Broad category can only be submitted in 2024.

There are 3 categories within the Art Platform Programmes scheme. Read below the explanation of category Broad.

For whom

For professional contemporary visual arts institutions of local to (inter)national importance that have carried out a regular annual programme of presentations for at least 2 years, supplemented with an extensive programme of activities, for a diverse audience of professionals and other interested parties.

For what

The contribution is intended for a well-thought-out artistic and substantive programme for contemporary visual arts, supplemented with an extensive activities programme, for a diverse audience of professionals and other interested parties.

How much

€ 450.000 per year, for 4 calendar years.
A maximum of 6 grants will be awarded (provided that the budget legislator makes sufficient resources available)

Terms and conditions for a Broad grant

  • Applicants must have carried out a regular artistic content programme at least 2 years prior to the application.
  • Applicants have an active and implemented policy on the Fair Practice CodeGovernance Code Culture en de Diversity & Inclusion Code. You must be able to reflect on the position of the organisation in relation to the codes and, using a step-by-step plan, outline points for improvement in relation to your own performance within the codes.
  • Grants cannot be made to activities that are already or will be financed from another one of the Mondriaan Fund’s grants or one of the other National Culture Funds, or on the basis of the Regulation on specific cultural policy.
  • Institutions for further art education and sector- and umbrella organisations are not eligible to apply.
  • At least 30% of the budget must be covered by financial contributions from third parties and/or own income for the organization’s structural costs.
General terms and conditions

Assessing Broad applications

All applications and the relevant attachments are first checked to ensure they are complete and tested against the formal conditions by Mondriaan Fund staff. If so, the application is then submitted to the committee that advises on awarding Art Platform Broad grants.

An Art Platform Broad grant can only be awarded if the committee advises to that effect.

In making its assessment, the committee can consider whether the applicant organisation has attributed itself to the correct category. Depending on that assessment, an application can be rejected or awarded in a different category.

External advice is sought to assess the professionalism of business operations and compliance with the Fair Practice Code, Governance Code Culture and the Diversity & Inclusion Code. For Basic and Broad, the preliminary recommendations are used in the assessment of these 2 criteria by the advisory committee.

Because overall funds are limited, we are not always able to honour all positive advisories. In that case, the Board of Directors of the Mondriaan Fund will request that the advisory committee compare the positive recommendations and indicate which have greatest priority. Here, the pluriformity of the total group of platforms to receive grants is considered, in order to ensure a representative and multifaceted range of contemporary visual arts in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. This means that it can happen that an application receives a positive recommendation, but the grant can unfortunately not be awarded.

All assessments and recommendation texts will be published online following the decisions.

Art Platform Broad

In order to process your application, the Mondriaan Fund will need some information: data for you to enter in the application form, as well as documents that you can upload. Here you will find a checklist that follows the layout of the application form.

Tip: collect all your information before you start filling out the online application form. Your attachments should be uploaded as PDFs. Please note: make sure that your documents meet the stated conditions. Otherwise, we will unfortunately not be able to process your request. Do not exceed the number of pages where a maximum is indicated.

Ticked all the boxes? Start your application!

My Fund

Questions about Art Platform Broad?
If something is unclear, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the contact persons of category Broad: Bonnie DumanawCarmen Muskee or call 020 523 15 23 or send an e-mail to  vasb@zbaqevnnasbaqf.ay

Vragen & contact

Als iets niet helemaal duidelijk is, kun je contact met ons opnemen. Hiernaast vind je de contactpersonen van deze regeling.

Of bel 020 523 15 23 of mail naar vasb@zbaqevnnasbaqf.ay

Bonnie Dumanaw

Carmen Muskee

Douke IJsselstein