Amarte Fonds

OPEN CALL #1

Amarte warmly invites artists, creators, and creative professionals to participate in the cultural season at Ruigoord. Would you like to present your work in a context where art, nature, and spirituality converge? Apply now!

OPEN CALL #2

Creative Coding Utrecht (CCU) and Amarte invite artists to submit an application for a research residency at Hof van Cartesius in Utrecht. Do you work at the intersection of art, technology, and ecology and would you like to develop a site-specific performance or installation? Apply now!

OPEN CALL #3

Amarte and Cinekid are once again offering two artists the opportunity to develop a new interactive and immersive work for Cinekid MediaLab 2026. Are you a game developer, interactive installation artist, AI specialist, XR developer, creative coder, or someone who blends different media forms in innovative ways? Then we’re looking for you!

OPEN CALL #4

FASHIONCLASH and Amarte are once again joining forces to give artists from various disciplines the opportunity to experiment with fashion and present new work during FASHIONCLASH Festival (13–15 November 2026) in Maastricht. Are you an artist based in the Netherlands? Have you always wanted to collaborate with a fashion designer and engage with the fashion context? Apply now!

OPEN CALL #5

Attention, performative makers! This summer, Amarte, once again in collaboration with De Nijverheid, offers three short, intensive duo residencies for performative makers, focusing on interdisciplinary work on location. Are you a maker within a performative discipline (dance, theater, spoken word, performance art) looking for the challenge of collaborating with another maker? Apply now!

Shortlist Amarte Literature Prize 2026

Stichting Amarte Fonds

19 Apr 2026

The shortlist for the Amarte Literature Prize 2026 has been announced! From the fifteen nominated titles on the longlist, the jury, comprising Fiep van Bodegom, Maxim Februari, Lars Meijer, Bibi Dumon Tak, and Wytske Versteeg (chair), has selected five titles eligible for the prize. The shortlist reflects books that are distinctive, inspiring, and push conventional boundaries, criteria central to the Amarte Literature Prize.The following titles have been nominated for the shortlist, listed alphabetically by title:Addertje – Jolanda Kooijmans (poetry)Kijk es naar al dat licht – Alara Adilow (novel)Korstmos – Rinske Bouwman (novel)Ons gaan allemaal – Benzokarim (poetry)Rouwdouwers – Falun Ellie Koos (novel)The winner of the Amarte Literature Prize 2026 will be announced during a private, celebratory ceremony on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, preceding Amarte Wonderland.About the Amarte Literature PrizeThe Amarte Literature Prize is awarded to a writer who, with support from the Amarte Fund, has completed a literary project. The prize includes a cash award of €15,000, an essayistic reflection on the winning book and a trophy, designed this year by visual artist Mickey Yang. The inaugural edition of the prize was awarded in 2024 to Julien Ignacio for his book Goudjakhals.

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.