Amarte Fonds

OPEN CALL #1

Attention, performative makers! This summer, De Nijverheid, once again in collaboration with Amarte, 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!

OPEN CALL #2

Instituto Buena Bista (IBB), the centre for contemporary art in Curaçao, and Amarte launch the open call IBB X Amarte: Dream Fusion, an invitation to Curaçao-based visual artists to develop a new, meaningful project in collaboration with a partner from the care or education sector. Click on the button below to read more about this open call and apply!

They received a grant

Cook Limbo

Ko-Yu Huang
Ko-Yu Huang received a grant for the development of Cook Limbo, a multi-sensory ethnography exploring how non-EU migrant artists in the Netherlands navigate fragmented identities across three conflicting kitchens. Drawing from three years in hospitality and conversations with peer artists, the project asks: How does handling food become devalued as 'menial service' in one context, yet elevated as 'artistic expression' in another? This project will explore archiving workplace documents and interviews into a zine, translating kitchen labour into performance rituals, and documenting these through video, transforming individual struggles into a collective archive challenging the hierarchy between servant and creator.Ko-Yu is a Taiwan-born interdisciplinary artist based in the Netherlands. Her work often explores memory, diaspora, and cultural identity through sensory experiences. Through a practice that bridges event management, graphic design, and sensory-driven art, she creates platforms that connect visual, auditory, and gustatory elements into immersive experiences. Her diverse journey shapes her practice as a space for cultural encounters and compelling narratives.
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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.