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

Genius loci as a drifter

Niside Panebianco
Niside Panebianco received a grant for the development of Genius loci as a drifter, a medium-length documentary exploring the legacy of Calabrian migration to São Paulo, Brazil. Combining archival materials, field research, interviews, and urban exploration, the film investigates how post-memory shapes identity among second-generation Italo-Brazilians and how layered histories of displacement are inscribed in the city’s spaces. Through its experimental and immersive approach, the project connects personal memory and collective history, revealing how migration continues to shape both people and places across generations.Niside is an experimental filmmaker and visual researcher whose work explores memory, migration, and identity. Drawing from personal and collective archives, she investigates how stories of displacement and post-memory shape individual and community identities. Her practice combines photography, archival materials, and moving images to create immersive narratives that connect personal histories with broader social and spatial contexts.
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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.