Pilot is a practical learning trajectory that focuses on prepping artists (post-grad and self taught) for their professional practices. The program provides you with tools for self-directed practice centralising autonomy, solidarity and collectivity through meetings, excursions and workshops. During the program you’ll get hands-on experience in how to position yourself on your own terms and become more aware of who you are as an artist. In providing peer-to-peer learning, souvenirs, teambuilding, field trips and a network of great people and institutions, we offer the opportunity to further develop your career as a professional artist.

The program finalises with a site-specific projectweek, and aims to open up ideas on how and where to present your work within a context of (semi)public space. The projectweek will be contextualised by het resort, guided by a former resort artist, and will finalise in a public presentation at the end of the week.

 

online Q&A

On Monday March 9 at 16:00 there is an online Q&A to ask all your questions, and where a former participant will share their experience. Apply via the sign-up sheet: https://forms.gle/UHvdofykbbCfbyT76.

 

 

program

Within the program you will reflect on your practice, talking and writing about it, how to apply for funding, your online presence, solidarity, community, get tools on how you want to position yourself as an artist, and meet with artists and art spaces. The program runs bi-weekly from May to July, participants are expected to be present for the full program. Parts of the program will be coached by other art spaces and artists to offer peer-to-peer learning.

 

In the last week of the program you take part in a site-specific project week, guided by a former resort artist. Together you will develop a site-specific project, contextualised by a theme and the location. The projectweek offers an opportunity to combine your practice and skills developed throughout the program, and to collectively work site-specific in a new context. It will be finalized with a public moment at the end of the week.

 

Read here about last year's experiences.

 

dates* and locations**:

6+7 May (Groningen)

22+23 May (Amsterdam)

2+3 June (Groningen)

19+20+21 June (Antwerp+Brussels)

30 June+1 July (Groningen)

6-10 July (Groningen, projectweek)

 

*participants are expected to be present on site for the full programme.

**accommodation will be provided when living in a different city and travel costs will be covered.

 

 

what we offer:

• A learning trajectory: bi-weekly meetings of two consecutive days in which you participate in workshops, sessions and meet with institutions, professionals and artists.
• Compensation for travel expenses for traveling due to the program.
• Accomodation when staying in a different city than your own.
• A guided project week in which you develop an intervention in public space
• A fee of €500,- for your participation in the projectweek.

 

what we ask:

• That you are available for the entire programme and the project week.
• You live in the Netherlands and are willing to travel to take part in the full program.
• To be open for feedback and participate actively within the program and in connection with your peers.
• To work respectfully in public space during the project week.

 

 

selection procedure

April 8: pre-selection

April 13, 09:00 – 12:30: interviews

April 14: final selection

 

For the interviews on April 13 we'll  invite 10 artists for a video call of 15 minutes to get to know each other and to ask further questions about your motivation and practice. From this we make a final selection of six artists, two of whom are based in Groningen and four in the Netherlands.

 

selection will be based on:

• artistic quality/potential
• motivation for participating in the program
• relation/curiosity to site-specific working

 

selection criteria:

• You are available on all the dates of the program
• You are self-taught and started your practice after 2022 or you graduated from a dutch art school in 2023, 2024 or 2025
• You live in the Netherlands
• You are registered as a business and can send an invoice for your fee for the projectweek.
• You want to grow into a professional art practice and want to invest time and energy in this program and the people part of it

 

committee

The selection committee consists of members of the project team and members of the advisory committee; the directors is chairmxn and only has a vote in the event of a tie vote. Read the advisory committee protocol here.

 

 

apply now!

The registration closes on March 22th 23:59, or earlier if we received 100 applications. We have a max. of 100 applications so we can review all of them with attention and offer feedback to all applicants.

 

​apply here

 

 

 

 

FAQ

Yes, this trajectory is free

Yes, this program is in English.

No, this is not a full-time program, but you do have to be available for all the dates if you want to participate

No, you can not apply if you are still in HBO or master education.

No, you can not apply if you have a master's degree. This program focuses on a different level of experience. Only if you really feel like you need it (for instance: if you went from your bachelor directly into a masters program)

No, you don’t get a fee for the practical learning program, only for your participation in the projectweek

No, there is no age limit, the program is meant for starting artists.

 

 

contact

If you are doubting about something please get in touch! You can email your questions to Jorien Ketelaar (producer) jorien@hetresort.nl