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With the International Art Fair grants, the Mondriaan Fund means to strengthen the international standing of contemporary visual arts from the Netherlands, and help it to become better known and appreciated outside the Netherlands.
For whom
International Art Fair grants are for Dutch or non-Dutch galleries participating in major art fairs outside the Netherlands, as well as for publishers of books on contemporary art in the Netherlands.
Apply
Applications can be submitted at any time of the year, using the Mondriaan Fund’s online application system. You must first establish an account with the Mondriaan Fund before you can apply. When determining your dates, always allow for a processing period of 3 months from the time your application is submitted in full, as grants cannot be awarded retroactively.
The following is based on the deelregeling Art Fair Internationaal (in Dutch).
International Art Fair for galleries
Both Dutch and non-Dutch galleries taking part in art fairs outside the Netherlands can receive a grant to support presentations by living visual artists from the Netherlands.
For what
- Stand rental to present visual arts from the Netherlands at an art fair outside the Netherlands.*
- The costs (such as transport, etc) of special presentations of existing work in a separate section at an art fair.
- The cost of producing new work on invitation from the fair for a presentation in a separate section of an art fair.
* The Mondriaan Fund has drawn up a list of art fairs with international allure on the advice of an expert committee. This list is reviewed every 2 years to respond to the current situation. Applications aimed at an art fair or art book fair outside this list will be submitted to an advisory committee for assessment.
See the established list of art fairs here:
The Mondriaan Fund has drawn up a list of art fairs with international allure on the advice of an expert committee. If a gallery has been accepted for one of these fairs and exhibits existing work in a booth, the application is honored automatically under the prevailing conditions of International Art Fair.
These fairs are: Art Basel (Basel), Art Basel (Miami), Art Basel (Hong Kong), Liste (Basel), Frieze Art Fair (London) Frieze Art Fair (New York), ARCO (Madrid), LOOP (Barcelona), Art Berlin (previously abc, Berlin), ARTBO (Bogotá), The Independent (New York), The Independent (Brussels), The Armory Show (New York), FIAC (Paris), Paris Photo (Paris), Paris Photo (New York), Artissima (Turin), ZONA MACO (Mexico Stad), Art Cologne (Cologne), Art Brussels (Brussels), Art Dubai and FNB Joburg Art Fair (Johannesburg)
This list is reviewed every 2 years to respond to the current situation.
How much
Art fair participation:
The maximum amount of the grant depends on the amount of the (basic) stand rental and the percentage of work by artists from the Netherlands in the presentation. The maximum is € 10,000.
- Stand rental:
- Less than € 20,000: maximum grant amount = € 5250
- € 20,000 to 30,000: maximum grant amount = € 7500
- More than € 30,000: maximum grant amount = € 10,000
- Percentage of work by Dutch artists:
- More than 60%: 80% of the basic stand rental up to the maximum amount.
- 25% to 60%: 50% of the basic stand rental up to the maximum amount.
- Less than 25%: no grant is possible.
Art fair presentation in a separate section:
A grant can be applied for to cover the total costs of transport, insuring the works and travel and lodging for the participating artist, as well as for 50% of the production cost of the new work.
Conditions International Art Fair for galleries
- Art galleries can apply for a grant to cover stand rent, but not to cover furnishing costs, VAT/BTW sales tax or other costs.
- The maximum amount of the grant depends on the amount of the (bare) stand rental and the percentage of exhibited works by visual artists from the Netherlands. The following calculation is applied:
If stand rental is:
-less than € 20,000: the maximum grant amount is € 5250;
-€ 20,000 to € 30,000: the maximum grant amount is € 7500;
-more than € 30,000: the maximum grant amount is € 10,000.
If the percentage of exhibited work is by Dutch artists is:
-more than 60%: the grant is 80% of basic stand rental, up to the maximum amount;
-33% to 60%: the grant is 50% of basic stand rental, up to the maximum amount.
-If less than 33% of the work is by Dutch artists, no grant is possible. - If a gallery is invited by the fair to show work by artists from the Netherlands in a second stand in a separate section of the fair, the gallery can apply for a grant to cover the cost of transport, insurance during transport and the travel and accommodation expenses of the artist concerned, whose presence is important to enhance visibility. No grant is available to towards stand rental, installation costs, VAT/BTW sales tax or other costs.
- The artist or artists are artistically and substantively active in the visual arts and integrated in the professional practice of visual arts in the Netherlands.
- If the application is not submitted by the art fair, the application must be accompanied by an invitation from the art fair.
For new work produced at the invitation of the fair especially for a presentation at the fair, the gallery may apply for a contribution under the following conditions:
- The contribution for the production of new work can only be granted if the work is shown in a special section, outside the stand of a gallery.
- A maximum of 50%s of the costs involved in the production of new work are eligible for a grant. The budget must include a realistic remuneration for the artist from the applicant. This fee is considered part of the production costs, and must be paid by the applicant.
- The artist has been working as a professional visual artist for at least 1 year and is registered with the Kamer van Koophandel (KvK, Chamber of Commerce), or has completed at least 3 years of higher art education and has been working as a professional visual artist for at least 1 year, or has been working as a professional visual artist for at least 3 years.
- The artist is artistically and intrinsically active and embedded in the professional visual arts in the Netherlands.
Assessment International Art Fair for galleries
Mondriaan Fund staff check the submitted applications and attachments to ensure that they are complete. Once an application is complete, it is submitted to the committee that advises on awarding Art Fair International grants for galleries.
Once you have been positively assessed for participation in one of the art fairs on the Mondriaan Fund list of respected art fairs and are presenting work in a stand there, if you meet the conditions, the stand rental grant will be directly awarded. If you wish to participate in an art fair that is not on the Mondriaan Fund list, we request that you provide a good argument to support your participation at this particular art fair.
An Art Fair International grant is awarded only if the committee advises to that effect. In that case, the committee can also advise on the amount of the grant and the period covered by the grant.
Grants for participation in art fairs that are not on the Mondriaan Fund list can only be awarded if the committee considers the above criteria to be sufficiently met.
Because our budget is limited, we can unfortunately not honour all the approved applications. The Mondriaan Fund therefore asks the committee to then consider these applications in relation to one another and indicate which should have the highest priority. This means that it is possible for an application to receive a positive advisory and still not be awarded a grant, or be awarded a grant for a lower amount.
The advisory committee assesses your application on the basis of:
- Information about the art fair.
- Information about your gallery practice.
- A plan, including a statement of motivation and communications plan in which you describe how you intend to reach an appropriate audience.
- Curriculum vitaes of participating artists.
- Visual documentation, if the grant is for new work.
In assessing an application for a grant to help cover a presentation of existing work, the advisory committee assesses the importance of the proposal for contemporary art in the Netherlands.
The advisory committee will take the following into consideration:
- The importance of the international standing of the fair, as indicated by the quality of their programme, audience reach (qualitative and quantitative), the reputation of the fair and the amount of attention it receives in the relevant media.
- Your motivation as a gallerist for participating in this fair.
- The quality of your working plan and how you reach and engage an appropriate audience.
- The quality of the work to be presented.
In assessing an application for a grant to help cover the production of new work, the advisory committee assesses the following criteria:
- The international importance of the fair, as indicated by the quality of their programme, audience reach (qualitative and quantitative), the reputation of the fair and the amount of attention it receives in the relevant media.
- The reputation of the curator.
- The quality of your working plan, with emphasis on the way the gallery will present the work at the fair.
- The quality of the oeuvre of the artist, its development and the standard of cultural entrepreneurship.
Checklist International Art Fair for galleries
Please check this list carefully before you start your application. In order to process your application, the Mondriaan Fund needs information. All of this information can be submitted in the application form itself, along with documentation that you can upload. Here below is a checklist that follows the layout of the application form and includes all the information we require.
Tip: collect all your information before you start filling out the online application form. Your attachments should be uploaded as PDFs. Important: Wherever a maximum number of pages is given, do not exceed that number of pages! Additional pages will be disregarded.
Checklist for art fair stand rental
- A copy of the invitation from or application for the fair, including the size of the space.
- A working plan with a sketch of the floor plan of the stand, names of the artists, numbers of works, dimensions, and the percentage of work by artists living in the Netherlands (including their date of birth and place of residence).
- A copy of an estimate from the fair organizers for your stand, indicating the basic rental amount per square metre.
- If the fair is not on the Mondriaan Fund list of recognized fairs (see list under ‘for what’), a motivation for participating in this particular fair.
The Mondriaan Fund has a list of internationally respected art fairs. This list is updated every 2 years. Application for grants to cover participation in art fairs that are not on this list are submitted to an advisory committee for further assessment. Please find this list under ‘for what’.
Checklist for an art fair presentation
- A copy of your acceptance or invitation from the fair.
- Curriculum vitae of the artists.
- Curriculum vitae of the curator.
- A working plan with a completed floor plan of the stand, names of the artists, numbers and measurements of works, and percentage of work by visual artists living in the Netherlands (including their date of birth and place of residence).
Checklist for the production of new work
- A copy of the acceptance from the fair.
- Curriculum vitae of the artist.
- Curriculum vitae of the curator.
- Visual documentation of work by the artist.
- An explanation of the work.
- A working plan, including an explanation of how a suitable audience will be reached.
- A budget and financial plan, including a realistic honorarium for the artist.
International Art Fair for Non-Dutch art fairs
For art fairs of international importance located outside the Netherlands can receive support for spotlighting living Dutch visual artists.
For what
- The cost of special presentations of existing work in a separate section of the fair.
- Production costs for new work for a presentation in a separate section of the fair.
How much
The total costs of transport, insuring the work, and travel and lodging expenses for the participating artists, plus a maximum of 50% of production costs for new work.
Conditions for International Art Fair for Non-Dutch art fairs
- If a non-Dutch art fair invites Dutch artists to take part in a separate section of the fair, a grant can be applied for towards the costs of transport, insurance during transport and travel and accommodation expenses of the artist concerned, if the presence of that artist is important to enhance visibility. No grant is awarded towards stand rental, furnishing, VAT/BTW sales tax or other costs.
For new works that are produced at the invitation of the fair, especially for a presentation at the fair, the art fair can apply for a contribution under the following conditions:
- A maximum of 50% of the costs involved in the production of new work are eligible for a contribution.
- The budget must include a realistic fee for the artist.
- The artist has been working as a professional visual artist for at least 1 year and is registered with the Chamber of Commerce, or has completed at least 3 years of higher vocational training as a visual artist and has been working as a professional visual artist for at least 1 year, or has been working as a professional visual artist for 3 years or more.
- The artist is artistically active and embedded in the professional visual arts in the Netherlands.
Assessment for International Art Fair for Non-Dutch art fairs
Mondriaan Fund staff check the submitted applications and attachments to ensure that they are complete. Once an application is complete, it is submitted to the committee that advises on awarding Art Fair International grants.
An International Art Fair grant is awarded only if the committee advises to that effect. In that case, the committee can also advise on the amount of the grant and the period covered by the grant.
Because our budget is limited, we can unfortunately not honour all approved applications. The Mondriaan Fund therefore asks the committee to consider these applications in relation to one another and indicate which should have the highest priority. This means that it is possible for an application to receive a positive advisory and still not be awarded a grant, or be awarded a grant for a lower amount.
The advisory committee assesses your application on the basis of:
- Information about the art fair.
- A plan, including a statement of motivation and communications plan describing how you intend to reach an appropriate audience.
- Curriculum vitae of the participating artists.
- Visual documentation if the application applies to the production of new work.
See the Checklist for an explanation of the required information.
In assessing an application for a grant to help cover a presentation of existing work, the advisory committee assesses the importance of the proposal for contemporary art in the Netherlands.
The advisory committee will take the following into consideration:
- The importance of the international standing of the fair, as indicated by the quality of the programme, audience access (qualitative and quantitative), the reputation of the fair and the amount of attention it receives in the relevant media.
- Motivation for this artist to participate in this fair.
- The quality of the working plan and how you reach and engage an appropriate audience.
- The quality of the work to be presented.
In assessing an application for a grant to help cover the production of new work, the advisory committee assesses the following criteria:
- The international importance of the fair, as indicated by the quality of the programme, audience reach (qualitative and quantitative), the reputation of the fair and the amount of attention it receives in the relevant media.
- The reputation of the curator.
- The quality of the working plan, with an emphasis on the way the fair (or gallery) will present the work at the fair.
- The quality of the artist’s oeuvre, its development and the level of cultural entrepreneurship.
Checklist for International Art Fair for Non-Dutch art fairs
To process your application, The Mondriaan Fund needs information. All of this information can be submitted in the application form itself, along with documentation that you upload. Here below is a checklist that follows the layout of the application form and contains all the information required.
Tip: collect all your information before you start filling out the online application form. Your attachments should be uploaded as PDFs. Important: Wherever a maximum number of pages is given, do not exceed that number of pages! Additional pages will be disregarded.
Checklist for an art fair presentation:
- A copy of your acceptance or invitation from the fair.
- Curriculum vitaes of the artists.
- Curriculum vitae of the curator.
- A working plan with a completed floor plan of the stand, names of the artists, numbers and measurements of works, and percentage of work by visual artists living in the Netherlands (including their date of birth and place of residence).
Checklist for the production of new work for an art fair:
- A copy of the acceptance from the fair.
- Curriculum vitae of the artist.
- Curriculum vitae of the curator.
- Visual documentation of work by the artist.
- An explanation of the work.
- A working plan, including an explanation of how a suitable audience will be reached.
- A budget and financial plan, including a realistic honorarium for the artist.
International Art Fair for publishers
Publishers participating in an art fair or art book fair outside the Netherlands can apply for a grant to cover the presentation of publications about contemporary visual arts in the Netherlands.
For what
The costs of participating in art book fairs with publications about contemporary visual arts in the Netherlands, including stand rental and travel and transport expenses.*
* The Mondriaan Fund has drawn up a list of art fairs with international allure on the advice of an expert committee. This list is reviewed every 2 years to respond to the current situation. Please see this list under. Applications aimed at an art fair or art book fair outside this list will be submitted to an advisory committee for assessment.
See the established list of art book fairs here:
The Mondriaan Fund has drawn up a list of art book fairs with international allure on the advice of an expert committee. If a publisher has been accepted for participation in one of these fairs, the application is honoured automatically under the prevailing conditions.
These art book fairs are the following: Offprint (Paris and London), Printed Matter, Inc. (NY Art Book Fair and LA Art Book Fair), Tokyo Art Book Fair,
Frankfurter Buchmesse Halle 1.1, Friends with Books (Berlin)
This list is reviewed every 2 years to respond to the current situation.
How much
The maximum amount of the grant depends on the percentage of books about contemporary visual arts in the Netherlands that are being presented.
€1500 to € 3000 (see Conditions below).
Conditions International Art Fair for publishers
- Publishers can apply for a grant towards costs of participating in an art book fair, including stand rental, travel and transport costs, but not towards furnishing costs, regular publishing costs or VAT/BTW sales tax.
- If more than 50% of the publications on display concern the work of visual artists from the Netherlands or publications on contemporary visual art in the Netherlands from the 21st century, the contribution is € 3000.
- If between 25% and 50% of the publications presented concern the work of visual artists from the Netherlands, or publications on contemporary visual art in the Netherlands from the 21st century, the grant stipend € 1500.
- If less than 25% of the publications to be presented concern the work of visual artists from the Netherlands, or publications on contemporary visual art in the Netherlands from the 21st century, no grant is possible.
Assessment
Mondriaan Fund staff check the submitted applications and attachments to ensure that they are complete. Once an application is complete, it is submitted to the committee that advises on awarding International Art Fair grants to publishers. An International Art Fair grant for art book fairs is awarded only if the committee advises to that effect. In that case, the committee can also advise on the amount of the grant and the period covered by the grant.
Grants for participation in art fairs that are not on the Mondriaan Fund list can only be awarded if the committee considers the above criteria to be sufficiently met.
Because our budget is limited, we can unfortunately not honour all approved applications. The Mondriaan Fund therefore asks the committee to consider these applications in relation to one another and indicate which should be given the highest priority. This means that it is possible for an application to receive a positive advisory and still not be awarded a grant, or be awarded a grant for a lower amount.
The advisory committee assesses your application on the basis of:
- Information about your practice as a publisher.
- Information about the art book fair, including recent programming, media attention and professional profile.
- A plan with a statement of motivation for the proposed presentation, the list of publications to be presented, and an explanation of how you reach and engage a suitable audience.
(See the Checklist for an explanation of the required information.)
In assessing an application for support for your participation in an Art Book Fair, the advisory committee assesses the importance of the proposal for contemporary visual art in the Netherlands and/or whether its international position will be reinforced.
The committee takes the following criteria into consideration:
- The importance of the international standing of the fair as indicated by the quality of its programming, audience reach (qualitative and quantitative), the reputation of the fair and the amount of attention it receives in the relevant media.
- Your own motivation as a publisher for participating in this particular fair.
- The quality of the publications to be presented.
- The quality of the working plan, including the way you reach and engage a suitable audience.
Checklist International Art Fair for publishers
In order to process your application, the Mondriaan Fund needs information. All of this information can be submitted in the application form itself, along with documentation that you can upload. Here below is a checklist that follows the layout of the application form and includes all the information we require.
Tip: collect all your information before you start filling out the online application form. Your attachments should be uploaded as PDFs. Important: Wherever a maximum number of pages is given, do not exceed that number of pages! Additional pages will be disregarded.
Checklist for application for stand rental at an art book fair
- A copy of the invitation from or application for the fair.
- Information about your publishing firm.
- Information about the art book fair: recent programming, media attention and professional profile.
- A motivation for why you are participating in this fair.
- A working plan with a proposed presentation, with an explanation of how you will reach and engage a suitable audience.