The Mondrian Prize

With the awarding of The Mondrian Prize 2023, the first steps have been taken in the development of a vibrant, international community around the artist colony. With its 9-month living and working period, the prize occupies a unique position within the international residency landscape, which often focuses on short-term work periods. The Mondrian Prize is awarded annually to an internationally recognized professional active in the arts. The prize includes a cash prize of €50,000 and an invitation to bring fellow researchers of your choice to the colony.

The first prize was awarded in 2023 to visual artist, writer and filmmaker Sophia Al-Maria (1983) and resulted in the collective video work ‘Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder (Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work, and admire). The Mondrian Prize 2024 was awarded to Italian philosopher Emanuele Coccia (1976), who centered his residency around the theme of Metropolitan Nature. The recipient of The Mondrian Prize 2025 is performance artist and writer Ivan Cheng (1991), who will be working on his performance project [technology, gestation, above and under, realisation] / L’Ephemere est eternel.