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

Following the success of last year, Amarte and the Grachtenfestival are once again joining forces to form a new Grachtenfestival Ensemble. Would you like to create an ensemble together with other musicians and perform concerts during and around the festival? Apply now!

OPEN CALL #3

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!

They received a grant

A Network Flicker

Martijn van Boven
Martijn van Boven received a grant to develop new work. A Network Flicker reveals hidden network structures through the flicker effect in film. The network consists of users who each generate frames and thereby assume different roles. Together they produce a short film, sometimes 20 seconds, sometimes a minute, or endlessly evolving as the network expands. Its distribution takes place through the same network. The resulting films evoke stroboscopic effects, abstract geometric afterimages and visual echoes. This dynamic logbook remains in motion: each network and each screening produces a unique cinematic experience.Martijn’s work operates within the field of abstract film and computer art. He combines the possibilities of contemporary computer technology to generate abstract imagery and (ambient) sound environments. His practice includes live cinema performances, video installations and collaborations with composers. Through a conceptual approach, he explores themes such as digital aesthetics, perception and rhythm, using computer and imaging technologies both as medium and as subject.
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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.