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Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten – Residency 2028
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Two-year Amsterdam residency for around 50 artists with studio, €19,800 annual stipend and €2,500 work budget. Open call for the 2028 intake opens 1 January 2027; €60 application fee (waived for DAC-list countries).
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Any medium
- Practice
- At least 2 years
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- 2–3 years independent professional practice; no age limit; not current/former residents of Jan van Eyck Academie or De Ateliers; max three applications per person.
About
The Rijksakademie in Amsterdam offers a two-year residency (with a possible extra year) to artists of all nationalities and disciplines, selected annually. Residents get a private studio, technical workshops, a library and collection, advisors and a community of around 50 artists.
Applicants should have two to three years of independent professional practice; there is no age limit (most are 26–35). Current or former residents of the Jan van Eyck Academie or De Ateliers cannot apply, and each artist may apply at most three times. Selection runs through administrative review, pre-selection, main selection and interviews.
Residents receive an annual stipend of €19,800, a €2,500 annual work budget, a studio with utilities and subsidised meals. The call for the 2028 residency opens on 1 January 2027; the 2027 call closed 1 February 2026.