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Drawing Centre Diepenheim, situated in a unique location in rural Twente, inspires exchanging stories and discovering new perspectives through drawing. The Drawing Centre connects artists, visitors and the people of the Diepenheim community through an innovative program of exhibitions, residencies and various activities.
The Drawing Centre’s residency program offers artists the opportunity to engage in dialogue with the landscape and community of Diepenheim, to experiment, create and discover new dimensions of drawing. The platform defines drawing as a universal human activity that allows us to have a grip on the whims of our time. Artists and the public are encouraged to make connections between drawing, other disciplines and developments within society.
The scenic surroundings of Diepenheim, the spacious exhibition space (285 m²), two residence studios (160 m²), various gardens and a rich (digital) archive offer a lot of space for reflection, research and experiment. The Drawing Centre collaborates with Werkplaats Diepenheim for the residential areas. Additionally, residents can use the extensive lithography workshop of Basement Press Diepenheim by arrangement.
In consultation with Drawing Centre Diepenheim, the result of both work periods will be integrated into the programme. Together we will look for a suitable form of presentation of exchange, such as an open studio, workshop or lecture.
For whom
The work periods are intended for artists who want to experiment with drawing, and want to investigate the meaning and influence of drawing in their artistic process. Experience with drawing is not required, but curiosity and a willingness to explore the possibilities of the medium is required.
During the residency there is plenty of time and space to delve deeply into a self-selected research project in peace and quiet. The Drawing Centre Diepenheim team is happy to think along with you and to provide support where necessary, but you will spend most of the working period independently. This makes the program ideally suited for makers who like to work in a concentrated manner, show their own initiative and do not mind being alone for long periods of time.
Preference is given to project proposals that make it clear why the proposed project must be carried out specifically at Drawing Centre Diepenheim. It is important to explain how and why local residents, visitors, local associations, the landscape, gardens, public space, archives and/or local history research will be involved.
For applications from duos or partnerships, each person must submit an application separately.
A duo is defined as: 2 artists, 2 curators / art observers or a combination of these who structurally create work together. Collaborations can be considered as (occasional) duos if they submit a joint plan for the working period that leads to one result. In addition, a duo must live and work together in one space during the residency. Please note that you must both submit your own application.
Work periods
There are 2 work periods of 3 months available:
- 1 April 2026 – 30 June 2026
- 1 September 2026 – 30 November 2026
Applicants are asked to state their preference for a work period on the application form. Every effort will be made to honour this preference.
How much?
The Mondriaan Fund makes a monthly contribution of € 2.165 available for an artist to help cover travel expenses, material costs and living costs. This sum is intended for 1 person. In addition, the selected resident is expected to pay a 10% personal contribution. The Mondriaan Fund automatically takes this into account in their ultimate subsidy, you do not need to do anything.
If a duo or collaborative partnership is selected for the residency, the total amount increases proportionally to cover the additional travel and living costs for the second applicant.
The contribution to artists based in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom can be increased to meet any higher travel costs. This is looked at per situation.
Application
The deadline for submitting an application for a work period in 2026 is Thursday 11 September 2025 before 16.00 (Dutch time zone) / 11.00 (Caribbean time zone).
Before submitting an application, please see the Residency page for the terms and conditions, application procedure and assessment procedure.
Please also read the terms and conditions applicable to Mondriaan Fund contributions.
Selection
The selection is made by an advisory committee. Based on the submitted documents, the advisory committee proposes candidates to Drawing Center Diepenheim. They make the final decision on the participants for the residency. An interview may be part of their selection process.*
When you apply for two different residencies within the same call then the quality and development of your oeuvre/(professional) practice and the quality of your cultural entrepreneurship as the artist, curator or viewer is only assessed once. This assessment is therefore valid for both applications.
*Please note! Be aware that the processing time for this selection procedure may exceed three months
Other grants for residencies in the Netherlands and other countries
Because only 1 or 2 residents can be selected for any given residency during each application round, it is inevitable that many will be disappointed. For this reason, we point out that it is also possible to apply for an Artist Project at a different residency location. The specific Artist Project residency applied for may not be one of those already being offered in the Mondriaan Fund application rounds.