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About Mondriaan Fund
05.11.2019Walk-in consultation 2 December
Are you an artist with plans for new work, a project, a work period abroad, an exhibition or collaboration? An intermediary with plans for…
About Mondriaan Fund
10.10.2019Walk-in consultation 4 November
Are you an artist with plans for new work, a project, a work period abroad, an exhibition or collaboration? An intermediary with plans for…
Talent development
25.09.2019Queen Máxima attends the award ceremony of Prix de Rome 2019
Her Majesty Queen Máxima will be present at the private award ceremony of the Prix de Rome Visual Art 2019 on 31 October at…
About Mondriaan Fund
06.09.2019Walk-in consultation 7 October
Are you an artist with plans for new work, a project, a work period abroad, an exhibition or collaboration? An intermediary with plans for…
Talent development
28.05.2019Get a Grant Event Arnhem: 13 June 2019
Want to know how to get your project or practice funded? The Creative Industries Fund NL and the Mondriaan Fund will jointly organize meetings…
International presentations
03.05.2019Minister Van Engelshoven will open ‘The Measurement of Presence’ in Venice
Iris Kensmil (b. 1970) and Remy Jungerman (b. 1959) are representing the Netherlands at the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. On…
International presentations
31.01.2019Debate in run-up to Venice Biennale
Click here for the video registration. This spring sees the opening of the 58th edition of the Venice Biennale, where the Dutch Pavilion…
Talent development
07.01.2019Kick-off new round Prix de Rome Visual Arts
The new round of the Prix de Rome Visual Arts just started. The Prix de Rome is awarded once every two years to a…
Talent development
20.12.2018Get a Grant Event Maastricht: 24 January 2019
Want to know how to get your project or practice funded? The Creative Industries Fund NL and the Mondriaan Fund will jointly organize meetings…
About Mondriaan Fund
18.12.2018Eelco van der Lingen new director of the Mondriaan Fund
As from 1 March 2019, Eelco van der Lingen (1971) will be the director of the Mondriaan Fund, the Dutch fund for visual art…
About Mondriaan Fund
10.12.2018Walk-in consultation February 4
During the monthly walk-in consultation you can walk-in without an appointment to get general information about the Mondriaan Fund. If you have a concrete plan…
International presentations
19.11.2018Talk with curators José Roca and Raphael Chikukwa at Witte de With
Participants in the visitors program of the Mondriaan Fund, José Roca en Raphael Chikukwa, take part in a talk hosted by Witte de With Center…
23.10.2018
Get a Grant: 9 November at HKU
Want to know how to get your project or practice funded? The Mondriaan Fund and the Creative Industries Fund NL will jointly organize meetings about…
Talent development
09.10.2018Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven to award the 2018 Prix de Rome Architecture
On 18 October Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven (Education, Culture and Science, OCW) is to award the 2018 Prix de Rome Architecture, at 16.00 in…
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17.09.2018Mondriaan Fund director leaves for the Nederlands Fotomuseum
Birgit Donker (1965) has been appointed the new director of the Nederlands Fotomuseum. She is replacing Ruud Visschedijk who lead the institute for seventeen…
Collaborations
28.08.2018Orientation trip 2018 to South-Africa and Zimbabwe
From 2 until 17 September 2018 the orientation trip to South-Africa (Johannesburg en Cape Town) and Zimbabwe (Harare and Bulawayo) will take place. The Mondriaan Fund…
Collaborations
19.04.2018Open Call Orientation Trip 2018 to South-Africa and Zimbabwe
The Mondriaan Fund has been organizing orientation trips for visual artists and mediators to Asia, Latin America and Africa since 2004. The trips…
Talent development
13.04.2018Shortlist Prix de Rome Architecture 2018 announced with assignment final round
The international jury of the Prix de Rome has selected four architects for the shortlist of the Prix de Rome 2018. The nominees…
International presentations
05.04.2018Talk: The Practice and the Future of Sino-Dutch Cultural Relations
Speaker: Lu Yangli, Curator Shekou Reform and Opening Museum Shenzhen, China Date: Thursday 26 April 2018 Time: Doors open at 15:30 /…
International presentations
26.02.2018Lecture Jorge Fernández Torres at the Leiden University
On Thursday 8 March, Jorge Fernández Torres (Director of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana and 11th and 12th Havana Biennial) will give…
International presentations
20.02.2018NEDxPO2018: cultural program kicks off in South Korea
In the spring and summer, a multi-disciplinary cultural program supported by both Dutch and South Korean partners will unveil with a sequence of events in…
International presentations
07.02.2018Seventy plans for the Dutch entry of the Venice Biennale in 2019
There has been a great response to the call for the Dutch entry at the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. The Mondriaan Fund received…
Talent development
23.01.2018Assignment first round: Low pressure – High pressure
The new round of the Prix de Rome Architecture just started! The Prix de Rome is the oldest and most prestigious award in the…
International presentations
21.12.2017Open call for Dutch entry Venice Biennale
The Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Biennale functions as an important podium which embraces the occasion of national representation as an opportunity to reflect…
Talent development
15.12.2017Rana Hamadeh wins 2017 Prix de Rome
Artist Rana Hamadeh (Beirut/Lebanon, 1983) received the Prix de Rome Visual Arts 2017, the oldest and most generous award in the Netherlands for visual…
From 5 November until 17 November the orientation trip 2017 takes place. Participants selected by the Mondriaan Fund for the orientation trip of 2017 are:…
The Society of Arts organizes a talk by Wayne Modest on Saturday 14 October as part of the Cinema Olanda project by Wendelien van…
28.09.2017
New release: The emancipated museum
In The emancipated museum the art historian and researcher Steven ten Thije engages in a personal inquiry into the importance of art museums in a society…
International presentations
13.09.2017Yvette Mutumba – Public talk about visibility of contemporary art from African perspectives
Date: Tuesday 10 October 2017 Time: 7:15 – 8:45 pm Location: Framer Framed, IJpromenade 2, Amsterdam Language: English Entrance: Free…
International presentations
16.08.2017Museum Arnhem and Centraal Museum Utrecht acquire Biennale film by Wendelien van Oldenborgh
Museum Arnhem and Centraal Museum Utrecht have joined together to acquire Cinema Olanda (2017). Cinema Olanda is the latest film by Wendelien van Oldenborgh, which…
Collaborations
06.07.2017New round of applications de Verbeelding
On 29 August 2017 a new round of applications for de Verbeelding will start. De Verbeelding is a collaborative project between the Mondriaan…
Collaborations
27.06.2017Announcement: participants orientation trip to USA and Cuba
The Mondriaan Fund has been organizing orientation trips for visual artists and mediators to Asia, Latin America and Africa since 2004. The trips…
International presentations
23.06.2017Chen Che – Public Talk ‘Private art museums in Shanghai – from the perspective of HOW Art Museum.’
Date: Thursday 20 July 2017 Talk: 19:00-20:30 Doors open: 18:45 Location: ROZENSTRAAT, Rozenstraat 59, Amsterdam Language: English Entrance: Free…
International presentations
10.05.2017Dutch Pavilion at 57th Venice Biennale
Cinema Olanda is a collaborative project by artist Wendelien van Oldenborgh and curator Lucy Cotter for the Dutch Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale,…
International presentations
09.05.2017The Dutch presence in Venice
This summer, art from the Netherlands will be on display at various locations in Venice. First, on 10 May at noon, Secretary Bussemaker…
Talent development
20.04.2017Shortlist Prix de Rome Visual Arts 2017 announced
The international jury of the Prix de Rome has selected four visual artists for the shortlist of the Prix de Rome 2017. The nominees are:…
International presentations
19.04.2017‘Art-led urbanism’ public talk by Lewis Biggs
The Mondriaan Fund is delighted to present, in collaboration with Het Nieuwe Instituut’s Wednesday Night Live serie, a talk by Lewis Biggs.
International presentations
07.04.2017Dutch Minister opens Cinema Olanda
On May 10th at 12 hrs. Minister Bussemaker of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science will open the exhibition Cinema Olanda. Cinema Olanda is…
International presentations
14.03.2017‘Speculative art history, and other forms of periodisation through curating’ public talk by Inti Guerrero
The Mondriaan Fund is delighted to present, in collaboration with the Prince Claus Fund, a talk by Inti Guerrero, the Estrellita B. Brodsky Adjunct…
International presentations
14.01.2017Artist Talk ‘Cinema Olanda’ at Art Rotterdam
On February 10th (from 13:30 until 14:30) visual artist Wendelien van Oldenborgh and curator Lucy Cotter will take part in an Artist Talk about…
22.12.2016
New website, new grants
The website of the Mondriaan Fund is renewed. Seven platforms, each dedicated to one of the new policy topics, offer a an orderly survey…
15.12.2016
Applications 2017 starting February 9th
On January 1st 2017, the revised Mondriaan Fund grant programs become effective. Applications within the present programs will be accepted up to Friday December…
Talent development
08.12.2016Kick-off Prix de Rome Visual Arts 2017
The Mondriaan Fund announces the start of the Prix de Rome Visual Arts 2017. The Prix de Rome is awarded once every two years…
Collaborations
17.11.2016Two films selected for De Verbeelding
The filmprojects Kala-a-zar by Janis Rafa, produced by SNG Film and Dreamlife by Melvin Moti, produced by KeyFilm are selected for De Verbeelding 2016.
Talent development
09.11.2016Nominees Prijs voor de Jonge Kunstkritiek 2016
The nominees for the Prijs voor de Jonge Kunstkritiek 2016 have been announced. On Friday 16 December the winners in the categories Review (Recensie)…
Collaborations
01.11.2016Blog orientation trip to Iran and Armenia
From 30 October until 12 November a group of seventeen artists and intermediaries from the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland are visiting Iran (Tehran…
International presentations
01.09.2016Launch international mapping
The Mondriaan Fund launches a new digital global map offering a comprehensive overview of the international activities supported by the Fund. The mapping gives a…
Talent development
01.06.2016Stijn Huijts curator Prospects & Concepts 2017
In February 2017, the Mondriaan Fund organizes the fifth edition of the annual exhibition Prospects & Concepts during the international art fair Art Rotterdam…
International presentations
20.05.2016Wendelien van Oldenborgh selected for Dutch Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2017
The Mondriaan Fund has announced that ‘Cinema Olanda,’ an exhibition by artist Wendelien van Oldenborgh (1962) and curator Lucy Cotter (1973) will be the…
International presentations
01.04.2016Netherlands Eye-catcher at Art Cologne
A special exhibition titled Eins, Zwei, Wechselschritt is on view at Art Cologne from 14-17 April, showing 50 years of avant-garde art from the…
Talent development
11.02.2016Opening Prospects & Concepts: over 2.600 visitors
On Wednesday the 10th of February, visual artist Folkert de Jong opened the exhibition Prospects & Concepts during Art Rotterdam. Over 2.600 people visited…
International presentations
02.02.201668 proposals for the Dutch entry to Venice Biennale 2017
The Mondriaan Fund’s request for proposals for the Dutch entry to the 57th edition of the Venice Biennale has received a wide response. 68…
Stimulating markets
21.01.2016Raise of Support for Art Fairs
The Mondriaan Fund has raised the maximum level of support for galleries participating in international art fairs with artists from the Netherlands. The previous…
Talent development
17.12.2015Magali Reus wins 2015 Prix de Rome
Artist Magali Reus (The Netherlands, 1981) was presented with the 2015 Prix de Rome for the visual arts today by the Dutch Minister of…
Talent development
23.11.2015Queen Máxima attends the presentation ceremony of the Prix de Rome 2015
Queen Máxima will honour the Prix de Rome 2015 finalist announcement ceremony with her presence on December 17th at de Appel arts centre. The…
Collaborations
13.11.2015Symposium Unvealing Institutional Models in Chile and Colombia
The Mondriaan Fund, in close collaboration with Stedelijk Museum, is proud to present the symposium Unvealing Institutional Models in Chile and Colombia which showcases…
Talent development
06.11.2015Public preview and announcement winner Prix de Rome 2015
On November 20th, at 6.00 pm a public preview of the Prix de Rome 2015 exhibition is scheduled in de Appel arts centre in…
Talent development
30.10.201526 November Get a Grant Event Arnhem
The Mondriaan Fund and the Creative Industries Fund NL will jointly organize three meetings about grant possibilities, aimed at young creative professionals…
Talent development
25.09.2015Get a Grant Event Breda
The Mondriaan Fund and the Creative Industries Fund NL will jointly organize three meetings about grant possibilities, aimed at young creative professionals and graduates.
International presentations
13.08.2015Boot trips to Lazzaretto Vecchio
Since the opening of the Dutch Pavilion in Venice the daily boat trips to the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio attract many people. This uninhabited,…
Talent development
17.06.2015Get a Grant Event
The Mondriaan Fund and the Creative Industries Fund NL will jointly organize three meetings about grant possibilities, aimed at young creative professionals and graduates.
Collaborations
17.06.2015Participants orientation trip 2015 announced
The following artists and art mediators have been selected, on the recommendation of an advisory committee, to participate in this year’s orientation trip: –…
International presentations
29.04.2015Dutch Minister opens ‘to be all ways to be’
herman de vries (b. 1931) is representing the Netherlands at the Biennale Arte 2015. On May 6th Minister Bussemaker of the Ministry of Education,…
Talent development
22.04.2015Shortlist Prix de Rome Visual Arts 2015
The Mondriaan Fund has announced the names of the visual artists shortlisted by an international jury for the 2015 Prix de Rome Visual Arts.
In 2015, 20 years of the Cultural Alliance between Flanders and the Netherlands is being celebrated. In the context of this anniversary, Flanders Arts…
On March 31 the Mondriaan Fund, in close collaboration with Heden and Nest (Den Haag), is proud to present a public talk, which showcases…
03.03.2015
Lecture Franciska Zólyom
Franciska Zólyom, Director of GfZK – Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig, will give a lecture on ‘Creativity Exercises’ at the Piet Zwart Institute in…
The Mondriaan Fund announced the names of the seventy visual artists nominated for the 2015 Prix de Rome Visual Arts. A part of them…
On Thursday February 5th, 3:00-3.45 pm Colin Huizing and Cees de Boer will reflect on the Dutch entry to the 56th edition of the Venice…
25.01.2015
Kick-off Prix de Rome Visual Arts 2015
The Mondriaan Fund announces the start of the Prix de Rome Visual Arts 2015. The Prix de Rome is awarded once every two years…
22.01.2015
Op weg naar de 56ste Biënnale van Venetië
Vorig jaar heeft het Mondriaan Fonds de presentatie to be all ways to be van beeldend kunstenaar herman de vries en curatoren Colin Huizing…
In order to gain an insight into artist’s fees in the Netherlands, Beeldende Kunst Nederland (BKNL), commissioned a survey of art institutes (museums and…
Foreign Artists in Rome. The international discourse of the Prix de Rome, from past to present 10.30 – 17.00, 16 December 2014, Rome…
Architect Donna van Milligen Bielke (NL, 1983) was presented with the Prix de Rome Architecture 2014 from Minister of Culture, Jet Bussemaker. Van Milligen…
27.08.2014
Orientation trip 2014 to Korea and Japan
Each year, the Mondriaan Fund organizes an orientation trip for visual artists and art mediators from the Netherlands to foreign, upcoming and interesting regions.
07.07.2014
herman de vries at Venice Biennale
The Mondriaan Fund has announced that the presentation to be all ways to be by visual artist herman de vries (b. 1931) and curators…
03.07.2014
Participants orientation trip 2014 announced
The following artists and art mediators have been selected, on the recommendation of an advisory committee, to participate in this year’s orientation trip: Ksenia…
The Mondriaan Fund has announced the names of the architects, landscape architects and urban designer shortlisted by an international jury for the 2014 Prix…
The Mondriaan Fund, in close collaboration with the Stedelijk Museum, is proud to present the symposium Heading East, which showcases the work of eight…
05.11.2013
Falke Pisano wins Prix de Rome 2013
Today, artist Falke Pisano (NL, 1978) was presented with the Prix de Rome 2013 from Minister of Culture, Jet Bussemaker, in the presence of…
17.10.2013
Public preview and Party Prix de Rome
On 25 October, at 6 pm a public preview of the Prix de Rome 2013 exhibition starts in…
The Mondriaan Fund in Amsterdam has developed an international grant program for international contemporary art fairs presenting artists from the Netherlands in special projects…
On 26 October, an exhibition opens in de Appel arts centre in Amsterdam featuring the work of four artists who have been nominated for…
As part of the Netherlands-Russia year 2013 the Mondriaan Fund is organizing The Dutch Art Assembly, a side program of…
29.05.2013
Dutch Pavilion open
On May 29th, Minister Bussemaker opened in the Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Biennale the exhibition Room with Broken Sentence, of the Dutch artist…
This summer, artists from the Netherlands will present their work at various locations in Venice during the 55th Venice Biennale. This is proof of…
15.04.2013
Mark Manders – Room with Broken Sentence
Mark Manders (1968) will represent the Netherlands at the 55th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia. The Dutch pavilion will showcase Room…
23.03.2013
Shortlist Prix de Rome announced
The Mondriaan Fund has announced the names of the visual artists shortlisted by an international jury for the 2013 Prix de Rome. The four…
During Art Rotterdam 2013 the Mondriaan Fund is organizing an exhibition with works by young visual artists in the Netherlands who received a grant…
09.01.2013
Applications: 17th January onwards
On January 4th, the Mondriaan Fund published the new grant programs for visual arts and cultural heritage. The application forms and corresponding check…
At this beginning of the new culture plan period 2013-2016 the Mondriaan Fund is publishing our new grant programs in the field of contemporary…
The Mondriaan Fund has selected the presentation ‘Room with Broken Sentence’ by curator Lorenzo Benedetti (1972) and visual artist Mark Manders (1968) as…