Amarte Fonds

OPEN CALL #1

Amarte and A Tale of A Tub are joining forces this autumn to organise a residency for curators and curating artists based in the Netherlands. The aim is to support curators during the development phase of a project or research, rather than working toward an explicit final result. This will take place in a way that both inhabits and activates the spaces of the former wash and bathhouse where A Tale of A Tub is located. Are you a curator in need of a working period in an inspiring environment? Apply now!

OPEN CALL #2

Noorderzon, Amarte, and pop venue Simplon are offering creators from Northern Netherlands the opportunity to shape three nights during Noorderzon 2026. We are looking for experimentation: concepts at the intersection of music and other art disciplines, that belong after sunset and are anything but obvious. Do you have an idea that fits the after-dark hours? Then this open call is for you!

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Motion Interference (for Efficient Training)

Coralie Vogelaar
For the exhibition How To: The Politics and Aesthetics of Instructions at Garage Rotterdam, Coralie Vogelaar presents Motion Interference (for Efficient Training). In this new sculptural work, she combines elements of existing fitness equipment with handmade components to create a surrealist exercise apparatus, accompanied by graphic instruction manuals.Vogelaar examines how technology compels us to perform specific gestures, from scanning to swiping, and how these actions subtly embed themselves in our bodies, transforming us. By linking absurd, meaningless, and deconstructed movements from the technological world with the physical (im)possibilities of fitness equipment, she visualizes the boundary between human agency and mechanical compliance in a society governed by protocols and efficiency-driven thinking.Coralie is an interdisciplinary artist. Her work explores algorithmic systems in relation to embodied movement. Through performances and (audio-)visual installations, developed in collaboration with specialists in data analysis, choreography, and sound design, her practice functions as a laboratory for human-machine interaction. Vogelaar embraces friction, unpredictability, and absurdity to interrogate the systems that structure our lives. Her work has been shown at HeK Basel, ZKM | Karlsruhe, Veem House for Performance, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Kunstverein Kassel, and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Her performance Emotion Recognition from an Algorithmic Point of View was included in The Most Iconic Works of 40 Years V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media. In 2021, she was nominated for the Prix de Rome.
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The Amarte Foundation was founded by a number of individuals and their families who share a deep love for the arts. They wish to support the development of creatives and talent in arts and culture by providing financial means and where possible coaching, knowledge and experience. Artists who are active in the cultural sectors of the Netherlands or the ABC and SSS islands (the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) can apply to Amarte for the support of projects in the field of theatre, film, music, visual arts and literature, as well as interdisciplinary projects.