Socially Engaged Art Residencies in Netherlands

Baltan Laboratories

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Baltan Laboratories is an indisciplinary lab in Eindhoven that initiates and supports art and design projects focusing on social issues through imaginative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary approaches. The organization offers residency programs where national and international artists can reflect and experiment on the influence of technology on artistic, political, and social fields, working across the crossroads of art, design, science, and technology.

Het Vijfde Seizoen

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Het Vijfde Seizoen (The Fifth Season) is an artist residency program focused on mental health and psychiatry, where professional artists work in psychiatric contexts to address topics in mental health care and de-stigmatize psychiatric patients through their art projects. Originally located at the Altrecht GGz mental health institute in Den Dolder, Utrecht, from 1998 to , the program has recently restarted at Fukuroda Hospital in Daigo, Japan, with artists like Sayaka Abe working online or on-site for periods such as three months.

Powered by TINC

Tilburg, Netherlands

Powered by TINC is an artist residency program based in Tilburg, Netherlands that organizes residencies through open calls, offering musicians and cultural practitioners opportunities for creative development and exploration. The organization operates from a foundation centered on culture as a basis for regenerative practices, working with socially, ecologically, and culturally driven initiatives through hands-on and holistic approaches.