Amarte Fonds

OPEN CALL

Amarte and A Tale of A Tub join forces to host a residency for Netherlands-based curators and curating artists. With this open call, A Tale of A Tub, with the support of Amarte, is launching a residency programme focused on experimentation and addressing the residential context the institution is situated in. The selected curator will receive support during the development phase of a project or research initiative, without there being any specific end result to work towards. The idea is to make active use of the spaces in the former washhouse and bathhouse in which the art institution is based. Are you a curator in need of a working period in an inspiring environment? Apply now!

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Sophie Mastenbroek
Sophie Mastenbroek received a grant to develop new work. For this project, Sophie dives into the world of paper and fibers. She makes paper from lint from the dryer. Up close, she sees a tangle of colors in the gray mass. She wants to explore how she can give her material different properties in the paper-making process. Ultimately, she wants to apply the results in new work because she sees that the material she works with has many possibilities.Sophie translates her ideas into drawings, glass, and wood in a process where forms continuously assume new surfaces. As ideas continuously change material, they reveal something fleeting and uncertain about their materiality. With pencil on paper, she creates a constellation of lines, shapes, and textures in which clouds, dust, and paper continuously change form. The figures she draws land on paper and take on a flat form as a temporary appearance. In her work, she explores different manifestations of her subjects because she is fascinated by how all matter is always in a state of change.
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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.