Research Collective for Decoloniality & Fashion

In 2025, we will be collaborating with the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht (Netherlands) for their Fashion & Textile Material Fellowship, starting 15 January 2025.

Deadline: 2 September 2024
Residency period: 15 January – 15 December 2025

The Fashion & Textile Material Fellowship, as part of the Academie’s long-term Future Materials programme, supports an existing research project exploring sustainable and circular material approaches to fashion and/or textile materials with the overall objective to encourage the transition to more ecological and sustainable fashion systems.

The selected candidate will be offered the opportunity to develop their project with the expertise and facilities of the Jan van Eyck Academie, the Research Collective for Decoloniality & Fashion (RCDF) and the research group Technology Driven Art Maastricht Institute of Arts (Zuyd Hogeschool).

Future materials

Future Materials at the Jan van Eyck Academie aims to support environmentally conscious art and design practices by conducting research and disseminating knowledge on sustainable non-toxic materials. The long-term programme promotes sustainable alternatives to fossil-based or toxic materials commonly used in arts and design with the aim to foster ecologically mindful approaches in these creative fields.

Working among a cohort of some 35 artists, designers, curators, writers, and other creative minds, will provide the two Research Fellows with insights into the daily complexities of the transition towards sustainable materials, as well as the opportunity to exchange with and learn from a multitude of practices spanning the world.

Calendar

• Application deadline: 2 September 2024
• Announcement of the selected candidates: mid-October 2024
• Fellowship period: 15 January 2025 – 15 December 2025

Conditions of the research fellowship

• The selected candidates will receive access to a private studio and the expertise of the Labs, in-house experts, and (guest) advisers and will be able to participate and contribute to the academy’s public programme.
• The fellows will receive a monthly stipend* of € 1,750 and a working budget of €2,250.
• The fellows are expected to reside in Maastricht or direct surroundings (within a radius of 10km) during their stay at the Jan van Eyck.
• The fellows will search for their own accommodations; the institute can provide guidance.
  
  *The stipend is 80% exempt from income tax.

Application format

• To apply, please submit a single pdf (max. 10 MB) via the respective online registration form consisting of the following materials presented in English:
  
  A motivational letter and project proposal (max 500 w.);
  Documentation of previous work (max 15 pages with 1 – 2 images per page). The presented material should not be older than 5 years;
  A curriculum vitae (max 2 pages)
   
• Please make sure to select the right form: a distinctive form is provided for each fellowship.
• Please make sure that all hyperlinks in the application portfolio function well and are valid. Please don’t forget to make clear any necessary passwords to access materials via Vimeo, YouTube or other channels.
• The application fee amounts to €50 excl VAT. When finalizing the online application form, you will be redirected to Paypal. If you don’t have a valid PayPal account, and are not able to register for one, please contact application@janvaneyck.nl.**
• The Fellowships are exempt from paying an annual enrollment fee.

**The application fee is waived for applicants from and living in the Least Developed Countries, Low Income Countries and Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories on the DAC list for ODA recipients. Please find the current DAC list here.
 

Selection Committee

For the Fashion & Textile Material Fellowship, the selection committee is composed of Hicham Khalidi (director Jan van Eyck Academie), Giulia Bellinetti (Future Materials, Jan van Eyck Academie), Anke Bos (Zuyd Hogeschool), and Sandra Niessen (Research Collective for Decoloniality & Fashion) 

For the Future Materials Fellowship, the selection committee is composed of Hicham Khalidi (director Jan van Eyck Academie), Giulia Bellinetti (Future Materials, Jan van Eyck Academie), Thomas Habets (CHILL), and Ros Gray (Goldsmiths).

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