Artist in residence programme

The Rijksmuseum launches an annual Artist in Residence programme for a solo artist in 2025. The programme provides a stipend to the artist and a budget for the production of one or more artworks. It also offers opportunities for artistic research, experimentation and the making of new work.

Workplace

The Artist in Residence will have access to the our collections, library, archive, laboratories and expertise. The programme further offers opportunities to join workshops and excursions to foster exchanges of knowledge. The Artist in Residence will also be able to conduct some of their artistic activities at the Rijksmuseum.

Project

The Rijksmuseum invites outstanding candidates to submit a proposal for an artistic project, preferably one that is research-based and that reflects on, responds to, and interacts with the Rijksmuseum’s collections or its history, activities and function as an institution. The selected artist will be expected to create an artwork or artistic intervention for presentation in the museum.

We welcome independent proposals that offer new perspectives on the Rijksmuseum’s collections, history and activities, and that perform research on them. The successful candidate will be free to work according to their own artistic process and method. There are no restrictions in terms of the genre, medium, subject or format of the artwork, provided that it does not contravene our policies and ethical principles, or compromise the safety of the collections, building, visitors and/or staff.

Residency

Dutch artists and non-Dutch artists who are well embedded in the Dutch art world are welcome to apply for this residency.

The first residency in this annual programme runs from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2025. (Please note that it is not possible to extend the duration of this residency beyond 31 December 2025).

Thanks

The Rijksmuseum Artist in Residence Programme is made possible in part by the Mondriaan Fund and through the Rijksmuseum Fund: Conrad Whelan 42 Fund, ABREZIEL Fund and a private donor.