We support engaged artists and cultural practitioners in places where culture is under pressure.
2026 Seed Award announcement
Meet the Awardees2026 Impact Award announcement
Meet the AwardeeCycle 12 ADPP announcement
Meet the FellowsCycle 5 Building Beyond announcement
Meet the FellowsCycle 5 CAREC announcement
Meet the FellowsCycle 3 Moving Narratives announcement
Meet the FellowsAwards
Encouraging the careers, creativity and experimentation of 100 emerging artists whose work engages with socio-political issues within their local context.
Offering up to 50 artists a year-long programme to accelerate their socially engaged art practices and facilitate meaningful connections between creatives working on similar themes.
Building Beyond
Building Beyond re-imagines public space and community in the built environment on the African continent.
CAREC
Cultural & Artistic Responses to the Environmental Crisis (CAREC) accelerates engaged community-based art practices that address climate justice and the connection between the climate crisis and social, racial, and environmental issues.
ADPP
In collaboration with the Arab Fund for Art and Culture and Magnum Foundation, the Arab Documentary Photography Program nurtures compelling documentary photography across the Arab region.
Moving Narratives
Moving Narratives amplifies artistic practices that reexamine history and challenge dominant narratives.
Honouring pioneers and role models whose work and positive impact on their societies deserve wider recognition.
Programmes
A programme built to connect Prince Claus Awardees with Amsterdam’s diverse creative communities, fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and lasting cultural relationships.
Complementing our three Prince Claus Fund Awards, the Pilot Urgency Programme provides rapid support to Seed and Fellows Award recipients whose artistic practices are disrupted by unforeseen and urgent circumstances.
Past programmes
A programme offering additional support and opportunities to Prince Claus Seed Awardees by connecting key organisations from our global network that offer the artists a platform to showcase their work, participate in residencies or workshops, to catalyse their professional development.
Co-curated in collaboration with our Impact Awardees, the Mobile Labs respond to the necessities of their specific community, serving needs on the ground while enabling knowledge to be shared through lectures, workshops, discussions, and field trips.
