Visual Arts Residencies in Rotterdam

Het Wilde Weten

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Het Wilde Weten is an independent, artist-run initiative in Rotterdam offering artist studios, a public platform for contemporary art, culture, discussion, and an Artist in Residency program for Dutch and international artists, curators, and cultural practitioners. The residency enables participants to develop their practice in a 30 m² live/work studio within a building shared with 16 active artists, promoting cultural exchange and connections to Rotterdam's vibrant art scene. It includes facilities like a loft bed, kitchenette, private shower, shared kitchen, bicycle, and internet, but provides no stipend or additional funding.

Stichting B.a.d.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Foundation B.a.d. is an artist-led initiative founded in 1987 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, operating from a former school building to provide permanent studios for its 23 members, project spaces, temporary guest studios, and residencies for artists and architects. It fosters a non-hierarchical environment for artistic exchange through communal spaces used for creative and social activities. Since 1992, over 400 artists and architects have utilized its studios.