Call for applications 2026

Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, the Netherlands, launches its annual call for applications for an 11–month residency programme starting on January 15, 2026. Artists and designers coming from all fields, architects, curators, writers and other artistic researchers, makers and critical thinkers, including duos and collectives, are invited to submit their applications before January 27, 2025.

Application period: December 2, 2024–January 27, 2025 
Selection outcome: early June 2025 
Residency period: January 15–December 15, 2026

Each selected participant receives the time and space to further their artistic practice with the expert support of our advisers, the curator/resident liaison, the departments of Nature Research and Education & Development, as well as the library and the labs—Photography & Audiovisual, Material Matters, Food, Printing & Publishing, and Future Materials. Participants not only work in their individual trajectories but also develop themselves in relation to their peers. During the residency, they share their stories and their practices. It is in the convergence of these worlds where one truly gets to understand and support one another, where new ideas sprout, and interdisciplinary collaborations begin. 

The Jan van Eyck is open to a wide array of disciplines and approaches, ranging from material-based to research-driven practices, addressing both urgent global issues and more personal inquiries. What the Jan van Eyck participants share is an inquisitive and considerate attitude toward the other and the world, their work testifies to an art practice that is investigative and committed.  

Participants can get actively involved in institutional (public) programmes where speculative concepts are tested and the pressing socio-environmental challenges of today are debated.  

The multi-disciplinary and intersectoral approach, the multiform organisation, and the diverse participant cohort form the plurality which lies at the core of the Jan van Eyck Academie. Every year, the Jan van Eyck commits to fostering a broad, diverse coalition of participants, advisers, and collaborative partners—a framework that embraces a diversity of practices and allows for a multitude of voices.  

The Jan van Eyck Academie has implemented positive changes to the residency conditions, some of which entail an increased stipend and guaranteed private accommodation for each participant, duo, collective, as well as for participants with children. Before submitting an application, please make sure to acquaint yourself with all facts and figures.