Are you a visual artist in Rotterdam? Register with Art Office! Increase your visibility, get commissions, and benefit from our support, enriching events and networking opportunities. Find out what Art Office can do for you.
ZigZagCity Rotterdam South (2023) © Ossip van Duivenbode
For who
Visual artists who graduated from a recognized Dutch art academy in Fine Art no more than three years ago can register as a 'Starter' for a period of three years from their registration date. For this, you must submit a diploma and a completed online registration form. After the three-year period, you will be evaluated on your professionalism.
Professional visual artists with an autonomous practice who live and work within the municipality of Rotterdam are eligible. This includes the following areas: Centrum, Noord, Overschie, Hillegersberg-Schiebroek, Prins Alexander, Kralingen-Crooswijk, Delfshaven, Feijenoord, Charlois, IJsselmonde, Pernis, Hoogvliet, Rozenburg and Hoek van Holland. Due to budget limitations and administration reasons, artists living in neighboring municipalities are not eligible to apply.
The professionalism of all applications are reviewed. You must be working as an autonomous visual artist (individually or in a group) and you have a professional practice, such as presentations, exhibitions, residencies, etc. For artists with an interdisciplinary professional practice (e.g. design, illustration, design, architecture, music), the visual elements in particular will be assessed.
Virgin Wool (2023), Laura Grimm
Registration benefits
- Through visibility on our website and a regularly updated profile, you increase your chances of being noticed by curators, clients and other interested parties. Be sure to clearly state your artistic themes, techniques used, and significant projects. This not only helps us make selections for other parties, but also helps others identify the right artists for potential commissions and collaborations;
- Take advantage of our funding schemes to support your professional practice. You can apply for these online;
- Connect easily online with fellow registered artists on the overview page all registered artists;
- Art Office has a broad network, and can act as an intermediary between artists and other parties. We have previously done this in collaboration with citizenM, Provinciehuis Zuid-Holland and the Fleur Groenendijk Foundation, among others.
- Art Office can generate publicity for artists, in particular for projects funded by us;
- You will receive our monthly newsletter with information to support your professional practice;
- Registered artists who have received an I&V subsidy (formerly O&O subsidy) in the past three years can take out automatically an interest-free loan from Fonds Kwadraat;
- Registered artists can automatically register with SKAR (Rotterdam Art Accommodation Foundation);
- You can contact Art Office for advice and information relating to your professional practice;
- You will receive a year membership (eight editions) to the BK-information artist magazine BK information for free. This includes access to the website, where all articles can be read in English.
More information
You can register at any time. You will receive the results within two months. Do you still have any questions? Send an email to artoffice@cbkrotterdam.nl