OPEN CALL

For the second time, Amarte presents the Dutch Talent Project Grants in collaboration with Rotterdam Photo. This initiative offers emerging photographers the opportunity to develop new work around the festival theme Echoes of Silence – War in the Artist’s Soul. Selected artists will receive financial support, artistic guidance, and a platform to present their projects during Rotterdam Photo 2026. Would you like to share your work with a large audience? Apply now!

they received a grant

BEELZEBUB

Anna van der Velde
Anna van der Velde received a grant for the development of BEELZEBUB, an interdisciplinary and immersive art experience that makes the sensation of being swallowed by dark thoughts tangible. After its premiere in Berlin, the project enters a new chapter in the form of a VR translation. Here, film, sound, scenography, and performance merge into an intimate, personal journey in which the viewer can navigate at their own pace. In this virtual environment, a universe balances between fear and beauty, with drones serving as symbols of inner demons and the overwhelming presence of technology. VR is not used to follow the pace of the digital world but rather to slow it down: a digital space that enables silence and reflection.Anna is a multidisciplinary artist and film director who creates immersive, sensory worlds at the intersection of visual art, film, performance, and sound. With existential themes such as grief, mental complexity, and the relationship between humans and nature, her work invites audiences to fully immerse themselves in an experience that touches both head and heart. Her projects, including the award-winning immersive exhibition BEELZEBUB, connect disciplines to make deeper emotional layers perceptible.
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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 ABCSSS 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.