Artist Grant
Improving living conditions for emerging artists, enabling them to dedicate more time to art
The Artist Grant is designed to help emerging artists from underrepresented groups whose practices involve some form of collaborative, collective, or creative process that benefits their community.
Through this grant program we aim to improve living conditions for artists, enabling them to dedicate more time to developing their practices. We also strive to increase the visibility of their work, and boost their self-confidence.
What we offer
Ten unrestricted grants of €10,000 each, paid in monthly installments of €1,000. There are no restrictions on how the grant is spent, though it's intended to help cover living costs and expenses related to artistic development.
Beyond funding, all grantees join our Grantee Network, with access to online events and workshops, peer exchange, and promotion across our communication channels.
Why it is important
Anyone can put work out into the world. But being seen, supported, and sustained has become incredibly difficult. The biggest challenge? Stability. Not talent, not ideas—those are abundant. It’s the ability to keep going long enough to actually become something.
Most emerging artists aren’t failing because they’re not good enough. They’re stopping because they simply can’t afford to continue.
This is especially true for artists from underrepresented and marginalized groups, who face additional structural barriers and have historically had less access to funding, networks, and visibility. Focusing on these artists is about correcting that imbalance and making sure their voices are not only present but properly supported and sustained.
Open call
Our next open call starts on 1 September 2026. Please sign up to our newsletter to stay updated.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for this open call artists must:
- Identify as an emerging artist and have 2–10 years of professional experience and a minimum age of 21 years
- Have a practice involving collaborative or community-focused creative processes
- Identify as belonging to one or more underrepresented groups, or as someone facing systemic barriers to equal opportunities in the arts
- Be based in Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, or the UK, with an IBAN bank account in one of these countries
