Kunstfort Vijfhuizen and Czech Centre Brussels have announced the second edition of Zoöp Connections, a four-week residency for artists, researchers, and creative practitioners with a connection to Czechia, taking place mid-September to mid-October 2026 at a UNESCO world heritage site in Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands.
Zoöp Connections is a Europe-wide network of residencies rooted in the Zoöp model, a regenerative framework that integrates more-than-human voices and ecological perspectives into cultural practice and organisational learning.
The programme prioritises process, shared inquiry, and co-creation over predefined outcomes, creating spaces where ecosystems and humans learn and act together toward ecological restoration and transformation.
The residency is organised in collaboration with EUNIC Netherlands and DutchCulture, with support from the EUNIC Global Cluster Fund.
Residents will have the opportunity to engage deeply with the living landscape of Kunstfort Vijfhuizen and its community during the four-week residency. Each resident is also invited to leave a Trace of Care — a site-specific gesture or intervention that contributes to the biodiversity and life-carrying capacity of the local ecosystem.
Practitioners aged 18 and over, based in a Creative Europe country outside the Netherlands, with a demonstrable connection to Czech culture, and an artistic, regenerative, and/or ecological practice can apply. All disciplines are welcome, including visual art, performance, sound, research, writing, design, and education.
Practical conditions include on-site accommodation, a daily stipend of 50 EUR gross, travel reimbursement with a preference for land-based travel, and access to a workshop with tools and technical support.
