Midseason is a program that focuses on prepping artists (post-grad '22-'24 + self taught'20>) for their professional practices. During the 3-month program you’ll get hands-on experience in how to position yourself on your own terms and become more aware of who you are as an artist. We provide peer-to-peer learning, souvenirs, teambuilding, field trips and a network of great people and institutions. Within the program we host days where you will reflect on your work, your writing, your online presence, and more!

 

The program starts in October and is free, it’s split up in days of 2 every other two weeks, to have enough space to digest and prepare. Some parts of the program will be hosted by our other art spaces in the North of the Netherlands to broaden your network and get to know other organizations, its people and their expertise.

The closing assignment is a site-specific group-exhibition on a surprise location for which you will develop new work. For the exhibition there is an exhibition fee (fair pay) available based on kunstenaarshonorarium.nl.

 

 

information

❋ program:

(dates can be altered a bit)

2 oct – intro + teambuilding workshop

3 oct – presenting and reflecting on your work

4 oct – fieldtrip

 

17 oct – how to write your artist statement & bio

18 oct – online presence + location visit

 

1 nov – fieldtrip

 

7 nov – how to write project proposals

8 nov – how to group show

 

21 nov – about sustaining an art practice

22 nov – kick off work period

 

23 nov – 16 dec – workperiod & exhibition

read previous experiences here.

 

 

❋ We will select 6 artists that match the following criteria:

• you graduated from a dutch art school (BFA) in 2022, 2023 or 2024 or you are a self-taught artist and started exhibiting in 2020.
• you want to grow into a professional art practice and are able to invest time in this program.
• you want to expand your network and invest in new relations.
• you are open to criticism and want to know how fellow artists, curators and art critics perceive you and your work.
• you live in the netherlands or are able to travel to the netherlands to participe on trips and join group meetings
• you are registered as a business and can sent an invoice for your fee
  
  
  

❋ we will make a selection based on:

• 50% Groningen based, 50% non-Groningen based
• artistic quality/potential
• motivation of why you want be part of the program
• if you work site-specific or want to go in that direction
  
  

Our advisory committee and midseason producer will be part of the selection committee. The co-directors will be co-chairs.

 

 

❋ we ask you to submit the following:

• personal info
• information about your practice: can you tell us about your practice? what is it what you do and why? max of 1500 characters incl spaces
• motivation as to why you want to participate: what do you want to get out of this program? what do want to learn? why do you need this now? max of 1000 characters incl spaces
• how does site-specificity play a role in your work and practice? max of 1000 characters incl spaces
• portfolio (max 10 mb, max 10 works, max 15 pages)
• CV

 

 

❋ what you’ll get:

• a 3-month program where you will learn to become more confident and aware of your posistion as an artist. Where you will get personal feedback from all the coaches. Insight in ways to present and maneuver yourself on your own terms within the artworld.
• nice field trips
• a lot of new contacts
• a great mix of peers from Groningen and peers who live in other parts of the country
• housing – if you're not living in Groningen
• a resort souvenir
• an group exhibition at an exciting location in december 2024 with a fee of €1.981 excl 9% VAT, material budget of €420 excl 21%BTW and travel compensation

 

 

applying

❋ now you have read everything, you are ready to apply!

Application is done by filling the online form.