NB! Would you like to apply for this residency? Go back to Residency for the terms and conditions, assessment and checklist for your application.
Make Eindhoven has workshops where you can research the possibilities of metal casting, glass processing techniques, graphic techniques and Cad/Cam. The workshops are designed to allow you to work independently as much as possible. It is not necessary that you master the techniques. Experienced advisors give you instructions, share their knowledge with you and support you in the production process.
Make Eindhoven’s expertise lies in making different types of molds in which material (particularly bronze and aluminium) can be formed. In the area of glass, they offer options for warm glass techniques: slumping, casting and fusing (glass blowing is not an option). The graphic workshop offers options for various letterpress, planographic, intaglio and transfer techniques. In the Cad/Cam lab you can further question the available techniques or be inspired by one of the digital techniques. Large formats are possible in all workshops, thanks to the large-format screen printing tables, presses and ovens.
This residency period offers opportunities for an innovative trajectory for artists who want to take risks. There is room for experimentation and research into the various possibilities of technology and materials. Make Eindhoven offers the unique opportunity to make crossovers between techniques and materials, and between virtual, 2D and 3D, under one roof. This meets the needs of the current generation of makers, who, as mentioned, no longer think in terms of one material, technique or medium, but use all possible tools and compose their images from an enormous diversity of resources and media. Make Eindhoven concentrates on research into new applications of existing materials.
The artist stays in a studio near Make Eindhoven, within cycling distance. A bicycle is made available.
For whom?
The preference is given to artists with a reasonable degree of professional experience who are looking for new challenges in order to grow further in the field. Artists participating in this research track require a strong fundamental basis so that they are not overwhelmed by the array of possibilities that they will encounter. Make Eindhoven also welcome artists with little or no experience with the material and who are keen to experiment, unhindered by technical expertise.
For this residency it is not possible to apply as a duo.
Work period
There are 2 work periods are available:
- 2 March 2026 – 29 May 2026
- 31 August – 27 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. Per period there is room for 1 artist.
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.
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 Make Eindhoven. 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.