Amarte Fonds

OPEN CALL #1

FASHIONCLASH and Amarte are once again joining forces to give artists from various disciplines the opportunity to experiment with fashion and present new work during FASHIONCLASH Festival (13–15 November 2026) in Maastricht. Are you an artist based in the Netherlands? Have you always wanted to collaborate with a fashion designer and engage with the fashion context? Apply now!

OPEN CALL #2

Attention, performative makers! This summer, Amarte, once again in collaboration with De Nijverheid, offers three short, intensive duo residencies for performative makers, focusing on interdisciplinary work on location. Are you a maker within a performative discipline (dance, theater, spoken word, performance art) looking for the challenge of collaborating with another maker? Apply now!

They received a grant

Like the Last Day

Rana Safiyari
Rana Safiyari received a grant for the development of a new film. Like the Last Day is an artistic short film about a forbidden love between two women and the far-reaching consequences of living under an oppressive regime. It is an intimate and courageous story about identity, desire, and the impossibility of being who you truly are. With this film, Rana seeks to give voice to stories that are rarely visible, yet all the more urgent to be told.Rana is an Iranian filmmaker with the ambition to share personal and pressing stories from her country and culture with an international audience. She has previously directed several short films, including Friend, which was selected for various national and international film festivals (including the Imagine Fantastic Film Festival in Amsterdam). Through her work, Rana positions herself as a bold new female voice within Iranian cinema.
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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.