De Ateliers is an artists’ institute in Amsterdam open to artists at the beginning of their professional career. It offers a two-year studio and tutoring programme that is best tailored to the needs of highly motivated artists who wish to strengthen their artistic foundation, develop their ideas and deepen their practice in a focused, critical environment among peers from around the globe.
The programme is centred around weekly individual studio conversations, with regular and guest tutors, most of whom are practicing artists. The aim is to create a better understanding of one’s artistic position and process by offering a multiplicity of perspectives and critical feedback. The individual and intensive nature of the De Ateliers programme, with weekly one-on-one studio visits by tutors on Tuesdays, demands a highly motivated and committed attitude.
De Ateliers is open to all visual artists at the beginning of their professional career, from all countries and nationalities. A formal or completed (art) education is not required. Although there is no formal age limit for applications, most participants are between 20 and 30 years old. Duos can apply to De Ateliers.
Applicants from and living in the ‘Least Developed Countries’, ‘Low Income Countries which are not LCDs’ and ‘Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories which are not LCDs’ on the DAC lists of 2022-2023 and 2024-2025 are exempt from the application fee.
Support
- A private studio
- Weekly studio visits and an extensive side programme
- Access to several workshops with technical support
- Woonhuis, an in-house exhibition and try-out space, collectively curated by the participants of De Ateliers.
- A stipend of 17,916 EUR (2025-2026) and a yearly production budget of 2,100 EUR (2025-2026)
- Affordable housing in Amsterdam
- Visa support for international artists. De Ateliers will apply for a residence permit at the Immigration and Naturalisation Service. De Ateliers provides in the costs for the visa.
