Open Call: Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist Residency 2025-2026
KITLV and Framer Framed are pleased to announce the international open call for the 2025-2026 Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist Residency. Applications are now open and the deadline for submitting the application for the first round is 30 May 2025. The residency will begin in Autumn 2025.
The Residency Programme
The Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist Residency programme supports innovative and societally relevant projects at the intersection of art and academic research in Southeast Asian and/or Caribbean Studies, with a focus on (post)colonial theory and discourse. The programme is open to applicants who have experience and interest in developing a project exploring themes relevant to this field. The duration of the residency is twelve months.
The selected participant(s) will have access to Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) and Leiden University collections and engage in dialogue with KITLV researchers and the Framer Framed team to inform and inspire their work. They will join the Framer Framed network and be supported in developing and sharing the project through a presentation and/or other discursive programmes.
The selected participant(s) will receive a €10.000,- grant (including VAT) for the entire project. This fee is inclusive of all costs necessary for realising the project (travel, visa cost, accommodation, project research, material costs, production et al).
Previous artists participating in the residency programme were Theo Frids Marulitua Hutabarat, Clara Jo and Mirelle van Tulder. The outcome of their residencies have been shown, among other places, in the exhibition Sensible Past: Of Distances and the Fabrication of the Frame (2024) presented in Bandung, Indonesia.
How to apply
Candidates are invited to submit their application in English. The application consists of two rounds:
- For the first round, all applicants should include in their application: a CV, portfolio and a brief formulation of a project idea for the residency (max 200 words).
Combine all documents in one pdf file (no more than 5MB) and send to residency@framerframed.nl with the title [your name_2025 KITLV-Framer Framed residency application].
The deadline for submitting the application for the first round is 30 May 2025 at 12:00 CET.
Applicants selected in the first round will be notified by 20 June 2025 and asked to submit a more elaborate proposal.
The application documents will be assessed by the residency admissions jury (the Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist Residency programme team) – at the end of which one application will be selected. The selection committee will assess the applications based on the quality of the proposal and its relevance to the aims of the residency.
The results of the open call will be announced by the end of September 2025 on KITLV and Framer Framed’s websites. Unfortunately, due to the large number of applications, we are unable to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications.
Please note: The residency does not provide a living space or studio, but guidance on accommodation in the Netherlands is available. While participants are not required to reside in the Netherlands during the residency, they are expected to engage both physically and digitally with the residency resources throughout the year.
About Framer Framed and KITLV
Framer Framed is a platform for contemporary art, visual culture, and critical theory & practice. Each year, the organisation presents a variety of exhibitions in collaboration with both emerging and established international curators and artists. An extensive public program is organised alongside these exhibitions in order to shed light on the topics concerned, and provide a wide range of perspectives. With this common space for dialogue, Framer Framed aims to show a plurality of voices in a globalised society.
The Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) is a KNAW research institute. It is dedicated to the study of societal challenges, focusing on the histories and afterlives of colonialism in the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and the Netherlands. The platform Atelier KITLV is inspired by a longer standing interest in exploring colonial structures of knowledge – in which the research institute KITLV was founded – and in seeking ways and forms to decolonize knowledge. At the same time, it is motivated by a need for an atelier in its own right, a place defined by experimentation among artistic and academic professionals in search of new methods, perspectives, and approaches.
New work by Theo Frids Marulitua Hutabarat, realized in the context of the Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist Residency programme. Photo: © Maarten Nauw / Framer Framed
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Exhibitions
Exhibition: Breaking Waves
The exhibition Breaking Waves by artist Clara Jo on epidemiological and maritime movement
Exhibition: Anonim
Final presentation of Theo Frids Marulitua Hutabarat's Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist in Residence project.
Agenda
Artist Tour & Workshop: Breaking Waves
Artist tour end workshop by artist Clara Jo as part of her exhibition Breaking Waves during Amsterdam Art Week
Opening: Breaking Waves
Opening of the exhibition Breaking Waves by artist Clara Jo during Amsterdam Art Week
Atelier KITLV: Kreyol Warung
le thinnai kreyol presents an evening of creole commensality and conviviality
Atelier KITLV: Zouk is Medicine
On creole manifestations of cultural as a means of resistance with Ari Gautier, Ananya Jahanara Kabir, Jocelyne Beroard & Bonaventure Ndikung
Atelier KITLV: Kucini, kallu, kakkus - Creolising India Across the Oceans
Kucini, kallu, kakkus: Creolising India Across the Oceans
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Mirelle van Tulder
Clara Jo
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Theo Frids Marulitua Hutabarat
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Announcement: Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist in Residence
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Announcement: Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist in Residence
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