NB! Would you like to apply for this residency? Go back to Residency (international) for the terms and conditions, assessment and checklist for your application.
South Korea is rapidly developing in the field of the visual arts and is quickly making up lost ground. The country is home to intriguing museums and presentation locations for modern and contemporary art, such as the MMCA National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, as well as private museums including the Total Museum and the Artsonje Center. The Korean government is investing heavily in art and the creative industry. Incidentally, Koreans do not draw a sharp distinction between art and design, as is customary in the West.
Many exciting art initiatives can be found in South Korea, and the country has no less than three biennales: the Busan Biennale, the Gwangju Biennale and the SeMA Biennale Mediacity Seoul.
The Mondriaan Fund is offering the MMCA Residency in collaboration with the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.
The MMCA Residency Changdong has nine studios, two exhibition spaces and a large outdoor working space. The residents are part of a(n) (inter)national residency programme that, alongside Korean artists, usually welcomes six international artists and researchers. Open Studios are organised twice a year, and the residents display their work in the exhibition spaces.
The MMCA regularly organises field trips for the (inter)national artists and there are studio visits, including by curators from the MMCA (museum). The residency is home to a select library, with books about Korean art, culture and language.
Luuk Schröder stayed at the residency in 2019. Koen Taselaar, Ksenia Galiaeva, Tim Breukers and Emily Bates were all previously artists-in-residence at this studio.
For whom
The MMCA Residency is for visual artists. The artist needs to speak fluent English and has not previously stayed at MMCA.
Work period
1 work period of 4 months is available:
- 1 April 2025 – 31 July 2025
How much
Per period, the Mondriaan Fund makes a subsidy of € 10.055 available 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 the 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.
Applications
The deadline for submitting an application for a work period in 2025 is 21 March 2024, before 16:00 PM (CET) / 10:00 PM (AST). For more information, please contact Mirthe Wacki: zvegur.jnpxv@zbaqevnnasbaqf.ay
Applications for a subsidy for this residency may only be submitted during the annual selection rounds as announced by the Mondriaan Fund on their website. Before submitting an application, please read the explanation for the terms and conditions, application procedure and assessment procedure. You can find them on the page of Residency (international). Please also read the terms and conditions applicable to Mondriaan Fund subsidies.
Selection
An advisory committee assists in the selection process, recommending candidates to the MMCA based on the submitted documents. The MMCA selects the artists who will be invited to participate in the residency. Applications must be submitted in English.
Other subsidies for Dutch and international residencies
In light of the fact that only 1 or 2 resident(s) can be selected per round, many applicants will unfortunately be disappointed. We would therefore like to draw your attention to the possibility of applying for an Artist Project for another residency. The residency associated with your application for Artist Project, may not be linked to a Mondriaan Fund application round.