Call for Entries: Residency Think Tanger 2026

Funding Information

• For a working period, you will receive a grant of €5,500, intended for travel costs, living expenses, compensation for time invested and material and transport costs.
• The costs for accommodation, use of the studio space and facilitation by Think Tanger will be paid directly by the Creative Industries Fund NL to Think Tanger.
• Residency periods: May 5, 2026 July 5, 2026.

Program Details

• Accommodation: During the eight-week residency period at Think Tanger, the organization will accommodate one artist (with financial support from the Mondriaan Fund) and one designer (with financial support from the Creative Industries Fund NL). The two participants will stay in a spacious apartment, each with their own bedroom. The participants will share the living room, bathroom and kitchen. The apartment is located above Think Tanger’s cultural space, the Kiosk, which offers space for meetings and creative inspiration.
• Guidance: Throughout the residency, Think Tanger will provide professional and practical guidance and facilitate connections with its extensive network. The residency starts with an immersive tour of Tanger in the first and second week. During this time, participants will also meet the team to get to know Think Tanger’s mission and values and to discuss expectations and project ideas. Participants can schedule up to two evaluation moments per week to discuss the progress of their project and any needs.
• Facilities: Participants will have exclusive access to the Tanger Print Club, which also has a screen printing studio. An assistant will be present to provide interpreting and translation services, to help with contacts with local craftsmen, designers and organisations, and to help with getting to know the city.
• Program: The residency will culminate at the end of the period with an Open Studio in Tangier, coordinated with Think Tangier. During the residency, one or two studio sessions or lectures will be organized to which a relevant audience will be invited to engage with the resident’s work and ideas.

Eligibility Criteria

• You are established in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Netherlands, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten).
• This open call is specifically intended for starting designers and makers who have not completed an art education at HBO or WO level in the Netherlands or abroad. You can submit an application if you are a designer/maker and have developed yourself independently or if you have completed an MBO design education.
• You are an individual designer, architect, spatial practitioner or maker.
• You have had a professional practice in the creative industry for at least two years.
• This call is not for: duos, collectives or partnerships; visual artists and curators (they could submit an application until 27 March 2025 at the latest) submit an application via the Mondriaan Fund);
• Designers and makers who currently receive subsidies through the Talent Development Scheme of the Creative Industries Stimulation Fund.

Assessment Criteria

• All submitted applications that meet the formal requirements and are provided with all requested attachments will be presented to an external advisory committee. The advisory committee will make an assessment based on the following criteria:
  • The artistic quality of the work
  • The quality of the proposed project
  • The motivation in relation to the goals of the residency

Application Requirements

• An application consists of a fully completed application form and the following attachments:
  • A plan for the working period at Think Tanger in English (max. 4 A4 pages in pdf) with:
    • What you want to develop or research during the residency;
    • How the residency fits within a long-term vision for your design practice;
    • Your vision on the local urban context and the associated socio-spatial dynamics;
    • A concise CV (max. 2 A4 pages in PDF);
    • Relevant visual material/portfolio that provides insight into work and practice (max. 8 pages A4 in pdf);
    • An extract from the Chamber of Commerce register (max. 1 year old);
    • A representative image of the project (free to use by the fund) intended for communication purposes, and the necessary rights to the image belong to the applicant).

For more information, visit Creative Industries Fund NL.