Amarte Fonds

OPEN CALL #1

Amarte is pleased to collaborate again with Rotterdam Photo to present the Dutch Talent Project Grant. This initiative gives emerging photographers the opportunity to create new work exploring the festival’s theme: Vibrance - The Pulse of a Living World. Selected artists will receive financial support, artistic mentorship, and a platform to showcase their projects during Rotterdam Photo 2027.

OPEN CALL #2

Studio 150 is organising another series of concerts in the former Bethlehem Church, with support from Amarte! Are you a solo musician or part of an ensemble or band and would you like to record a live performance at this unique location? Apply now!

They received a grant

Algorithm of Colour

Lawil Karama
Lawil Karama received a grant for the development of new work. Algorithm of Colour uses ERA5 climate reanalysis data and atmospheric scattering physics to model the sky over Mbale, Uganda, on 10 February 1973. The resulting color, produced as a modeled rendering rather than a documentary record, will be presented as a large-format print, video, and dome projection installation at W139 Amsterdam from September 2026.Lawil is an Amsterdam-based interdisciplinary artist whose practice centres on diasporic experience, marginalised histories, and the politics of memory. Working across installation, computation, and material research, Lawil develops work that locates historical presence in physical and atmospheric data.
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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.