Call for applications: 2022 Prince Claus Seed Awards

The Dutch fund annually recognises 100 emerging artists and cultural practitioners within the first five years of their careers with Prince Claus Seed Awards.

The Prince Claus Seed Awards are aimed at emerging artists and cultural practitioners who:

• Are on average in the initial one to 5 years of their professional career (study years not included).
• Have an innovative and interesting artistic practice that addresses pressing social/political issues important within their local context.
• Have received little to no recognition/support for their artistic/cultural practices, and are not yet recognised internationally.

The Prince Claus Seed Awards encourage individuals with experimental artistic practices that:

• Represent minority groups and marginalised communities within society.
• Create safe spaces for young artists, makers and participants.
• Generate participation and empower local communities to express themselves freely.
• Propose new narratives and futures on histories, particularly those censored or marginalised for political, religious, cultural or economic reasons.
• Enable exchange, cooperation and knowledge sharing related to the current global environmental crisis.
• Creatively and confidently challenge gender norms.

The open call is open to eligible countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe.

Applicants are required to fill in an online application form and submit samples of their work, one reference letter and a pitch answering the question, what drives you as an artist?

The submission deadline is 1 March.

See detailed guidelines on how to apply and eligibility criteria.

“Through this, we aim to create space for emerging artists to experiment and develop new perspectives on societal challenges within their practice on their own terms,” the Prince Claus Fund said. “For the Prince Claus Seed Awards, we are looking for emerging artists and cultural practitioners whose innovative work addresses pressing social and/or political issues within their own context. Recipients are free to invest the award of €5 000 in the development of their artistic practice. Through the Prince Claus Seed Awards, we support the career development, creativity and experimentation of emerging artists and cultural practitioners around the globe.”

View the original call here.