The tranquility, space, connection with nature, silence, and seclusion: the island offers ideal conditions for reflection, experimentation, and research.
Since 2013, we have been inviting emerging and established creators to stay on Terschelling for several days to conduct research in this scenic context. This can be done year-round. Based on an artistic question, we challenge artists to develop new or existing projects on and with a location.
Sometimes this is specifically in preparation for a project for the upcoming festival, other times it is because we find a creator interesting or want to bring together certain people and ideas. It is always a surprise where it will lead. We believe that the residencies contribute to our ambition to create new forms of site-specific work on the island. We also see a need from the creators themselves for a laboratory where new ideas can be developed.
