Experiences
What is it like to receive a grant from Stroomversneller, Groeispurt, NachtPulse, or Firestarter for your project? In these stories, creators from various disciplines share their experiences with the Cultuur Academy funding programs. From the first step toward submitting an application to the moment their project became a reality: read how a grant not only provides financial support but also instills confidence, inspires, and opens up new possibilities.
Ervaring met Stroomversneller: Robin Speijer - Alsof je ogen vingers zijn
Met de Stroomversneller-bijdrage wilde kunstenaar Robin Speijer haar praktijk op meerdere vlakken verdiepen: ze deed onderzoek naar de werking van formaat, het zelf kweken van indigo om pigment mee te...
Experience with NachtPulse: The Special Social Club
Through The Special Social Club, the organizers host inclusive club nights for young adults (ages 18–35) with mild intellectual disabilities. Where to go out...
Experience with NachtPulse: Daan Walder (AZOTH) - Confessions of the Dancefloor
One of the first projects to come about thanks to NachtPulse is *Confessions of the Dancefloor* by Daan Walder (AZOTH).
Experiences with Firestarter: Eleftheria Lavdaki and Zyanya Keizer - Interlaced Narrative
With the help of Firestarter, Eleftheria Lavdaki and Zyanya Keizer developed their project Interlaced Narrative: a social and artisanal fashion project featuring...
Experience with Groeispurt: Anna Jos Wetzel - Wax meets Flax
Using bio-based coatings such as beeswax, Anna made linen water-repellent. Groeispurt the support needed to bring Wax meets Flax to life and...
Experience with Groeispurt: Tétisca Huijbrechts - Fashion and Art for Sustainability
Tétisca Huijbrechts creates sustainable fashion from hospital sheets, made possible in part by Groeispurt.
Experience with Firestarter: Harko Wubs - The E-Team
Thanks to fundraising through Firestarter, filmmaker Harko Wubs was able to work on a YouTube series for young people focused on...
Experience with Firestarter: Miriam Moczko - Heimat
With her viola and minimal use of effects, she creates landscapes where her voice guides the listener....
Experience with Groeispurt: Emiel Ambroos - Dancing Dunes
Emiel Ambroos (b. 1992, Belgium) is a visual artist who works as a bricoleur (as he puts it himself: “a kind of crazy...
Experience with Groeispurt: Wietse Voermans - Genius Loci
Saxophonist Wietse Voermans collaborated with Ruud Voesten to create “Genius Loci,” a musical performance inspired by a temporary venue, made possible in part...
Experience with Groeispurt: Jelle Roosen - Wired Voices
Thanks to a grant from Groeispurt , Jelle Roosen, musical director of choirs and vocal groups, Groeispurt his ambitious project, Wired Voices...
Experience with Groeispurt: Thom Gerrits - These Are the Real Ones
Thom Gerrits made a name for himself as a comedian thanks to Groeispurt, which enabled him to produce his show *Dit zijn de echte* and further his artistic...
Experience with Groeispurt: Niels Scheurwater - Showing His True Colors
Photographer Niels’ project *Kleur Bekennen* is rooted in personal experience and themes such as safety and connection. Thanks to the support...
Experience with Groeispurt: Maria Dabrowski - SYNC
Photographer Maria Dabrowski developed Groeispurt SYNC project with funding from Groeispurt : a multimedia installation and photo book about consumption,...
Experience Groeispurt: Elky Rosa Gerritsen & Godelieve Meijers - LEUN
LEUN is a physical performance about dependence and trust, in which Elky Rosa Gerritsen and Godelieve Meijers found space to focus...
Experience with Groeispurt: Underground Theatre - View of Keizer Karel
Underground Theatre is an independent theater company based in Nijmegen that provides a platform for young, ambitious artists. The company, founded by Grace...
Experience with the Groeispurt: Mirthe Scheifes - Lonely Lands
"Lonely Lands" is an analog photography project in which Mirthe explores the small and ephemeral through dioramas and photographs, made possible in part by...
Experience with Groeispurt: Musica Choralis Foundation - Steinberg's Holy Week
Maximilian Steinberg (Vilnius, 1883) was the musical prodigy of his time. On November 15, 1923, he completed a masterful choral work,...
Experience with Groeispurt: Dakota Havard - feAIr
The American artist Dakota Havard has been living and working in the Netherlands for seven years. Through his project feAIr, he explored the...
Experiences with Stroomversneller: Sarah and Guusje - This Isn't Underwear
In "This Is Not Underwear," designers and artists Sarah and Guusje explore the concept of femininity from various perspectives. Their shared...
Experience with Stroomversneller: Julian Theelen (Five Suns) - Helios
The track "Helios" from my latest EP draws heavily on the history of space exploration and features samples from...
Experience with Stroomversneller: The Cowan Paradox - Sjef van Beers
In the exhibition *The Cowan Paradox and Other Inconveniences*, artist Sjef explores how technological innovations in households do not necessarily...
Experience with Stroomversneller: Wake up, New Vilirth! – A gripping dystopia and a valuable Stroomversneller
"Wake up, New Vilirth!" is a dystopian radio play about a decaying city, featuring contemporary themes, produced with support from Stroomversneller....
Experience with Stroomversneller: Naomi Sonneveld, founder of TRIBE Hip-Hop Choir
In 2022, Naomi Sonneveld received a grant from Stroomversneller her project TRIBE, the Netherlands’ first hip-hop choir: a collective that brings together various...
Experience with Stroomversneller: multimedia artist Daphne van de Velde
Daphne van de Velde, based in Arnhem, combines her background in contemporary dance with her passion for photography. As a multimedia...
Experience with Groeispurt: Yildiz Gies - Niemandsland
Sometimes we find ourselves in a no-man’s-land—a place between waking and sleeping, between expectation and reality. With her...
Experiences with Stroomversneller: Anna de Vriend, Anne Schoemaker & Kai - Hibernation
The purpose of the residency was to provide a peaceful environment and time for reflection on the practice of art and the art academy.
Experience with Stroomversneller: Mirthe Dokter - Strandbroeders
"Strandbroeders" is an exhibition featuring drawings, photographs, overhead projections, and film footage that tells the story of a Ghanaian sea turtle conservation team.
Experience with Stroomversneller: Yan Paul Dubbelman - Synthetic Nature-Clouds
Every person has an unconscious connection to the sky; we even speak of “the Dutch sky.” Yan Paul Dubbelman is...
Experience with Stroomversneller: Anneke Ingwersen - Songs of Colonial Labour
''In het kader van het publieke programma van Sonsbeek 20<24 ontwikkelde ik het project ‘Songs of Colonial Labour’ dat bestaat...
Experience with Stroomversnelling: Youth Reserve - A Hill to Die On
The Arnhem-based synth-pop duo Youth Reserve has released their latest single, "A Hill to Die On." The music video for the...
Experience with Stroomversneller: Them Caged Dogs - Today’s Duty, Tomorrow’s Ruin
Founded by composer and musician Zacharias S. Falkenberg, Them Caged Dogs, the four-piece band from Arnhem, focuses on the far corners...
Experiences with Stroomversneller: Vera Schepers, Merel Visser & Midushi Kochhar - Makers on the Move
Makers on the Move shares a common goal: to spark the imagination and teach hands-on skills to the younger generation, and through this, together...
Experience with Stroomversneller: Joke Beltman & Chantal van Lieshout - PARK WOLK
A surprising exhibition, a playful and organic whole offering unexpected experiences, a journey inspired by the concepts of "park" and...
Experience with Stroomversneller: Ben Gerber & Bram Kuypers - High Speed, Slow Motion
The exhibition "High Speed, Slow Motion" focuses on the decommissioned Transrapid test track in Lathen, Germany....
Experience Stroomversneller: Telder - Between Words
Telder received the Stroomversneller the Between Words project. In the meantime, a grant has also been received from the Province of Gelderland so that...
Experience with Stroomversneller: Merel Franx - Vergezicht
The theme of *Vergezicht* is inspired by the work of Mark Rothko. The performers form a color palette in the space that...
Experience with Stroomversneller: Firma Frictie - Could it be a little quieter?
In 2022, Stella van den Sigtenhorst and Lusanne Arts, under the name Firma Frictie, created the theater production “Kan het wat stiller” (Could It Be a Little Quieter). At...
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