Amarte Fonds

OPEN CALL #1

Get ready for another season of concert series hosted by Steppin', powered by Amarte! Are you a Netherlands-based musician or band? Would you like to perform at Hidden Gem Studio in Amsterdam and receive an audiovisual recording of your project? 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!

Upcoming

02 Apr 2026
Metropool Saxionzaal, Enschede

Pupilla

FAMKE
On 19 March, FAMKE will release her new EP, Pupilla.FAMKE creates Dutch-language alternative pop-rock and describes herself as the musical love child of Thom Yorke and Billie Eilish. With her band, she seeks to merge the melancholy and eccentricity of British 1990s bands with the poetic power of the Dutch language. In her new music, FAMKE takes on the role of the unreliable narrator: a character embodying her own distorted perceptions and the twists of reality that increasingly take control.The band amplifies these dynamic narratives with dreamy melodies that at times spiral into despair. The title Pupilla comes from Latin and translates as ‘little doll’ or ‘little girl’. The etymology of the word, now used to describe the black centre of the eye, served as a major inspiration for the EP’s visual and musical themes.
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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.