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Zoöp Connections residency in the Netherlands

DL: 30.04.2026

FCI x KV OPEN CALL ZOOP 2026 Patricia de Ruijter

The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux invites applications from Finnish and/or Finland-based artists, artistic researchers and creative practitioners for two 4-week residencies in the Netherlands.

The residencies are part of Zoöp Connections, a networked knowledge exchange programme connecting Dutch Zoöps (organisation in which human and other than human life work together to foster a practice of ecological regeneration) and European cultural Institutes. 

Residency at Buitenplaats Brienenoord x Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Residency period: 1.9–30.9.2026
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Residency at Kunstfort Vijfhuizen, Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands

Residency period: mid-September–mid-October 2026 (exact dates to be agreed with the selected artist)
Online info session via Zoom, on 23 April, 15:00–17:00 CET.
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One person will be selected for each residency. Deadline for applications is 30.4.2026 at 23:59 CET.

Zoöp Connections is realised by EUNIC Netherlands in coordination with DutchCulture and supported by the EUNIC Global Cluster Fund.

From our website, you can find more information about Zoöp Connections 2026 and detailed information for both residencies: Buitenplaats Briennoord and Nieuwe Instituut residency in Rotterdam, and Kunstfort Vijfhuizen residency in Vijfhuizen

Open calls are also available on our Instagram as two separate posts. Here are the photos.