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title: Bridging Inner/Outer Worlds - Speaking to the Unseen through Colour, Shape and Symbol
description: One-week live-in residency in Naarden, Netherlands for interdisciplinary artists exploring art as symbolic language. €545–€775 fee; 1 scholarship at €350.
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type: program
status: closed
createdAt: "2026-05-25"
updatedAt: "2026-09-30"
programType: Residency
organization: SOPRA SOTTO
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/sopra-sotto
deadline: "2026-06-13"
location: International Theosophical Centre (ITC), Naarden, Netherlands
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compensationRange: "Fee-based residency: €545–€775 per person depending on sleeping arrangement (tent or cabin). One scholarship position at €350. Costs include stay, meals, program, and workshops. Travel not included."
disciplines:
  - conceptual art
  - mixed media
---

# Bridging Inner/Outer Worlds - Speaking to the Unseen through Colour, Shape and Symbol

**Hosted by:** SOPRA SOTTO

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** International Theosophical Centre (ITC), Naarden, Netherlands | **Deadline:** June 13, 2026

## About This Program

> "Bridging Inner/Outer Worlds: Speaking to the Unseen through Colour, Shape, and Symbol"

One-week transdisciplinary residency exploring art as a bridge between the material and immaterial—using colour, shape, symbol, myth, and archetype to communicate with the subconscious. Program is process-based and largely co-created by 8–10 residents through shared workshops and creative exchange. Hosted at the International Theosophical Centre (ITC) in Naarden, an Ashram-style centre in a serene natural setting. Draws on Theosophy and visionary artists including Hilma af Klint, Wassily Kandinsky, and Piet Mondrian.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** conceptual art, mixed media
- **Note:** Open to artists, creatives, and culture shapers from diverse practices and backgrounds. Transdisciplinary; the listed categories (Conceptual, Mixed Media) are not strict eligibility limits.

## Compensation & Benefits

Fee-based residency: €545–€775 per person depending on sleeping arrangement (tent or cabin). One scholarship position at €350. Costs include stay, meals, program, and workshops. Travel not included.

Participation fee of €545–€775 covers location, stay, meals, program, and workshops. Prices differ per sleeping situation (tent or cabin). One scholarship position available at €350. Travel costs to ITC are the participant's responsibility.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Accommodation included in participation fee. Options: tent (lower price) or cabin (higher price) at ITC Naarden.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** May 25, 2026
- **Deadline:** June 13, 2026
- **Program Start:** August 9, 2026
- **Program End:** August 16, 2026

## Contact

**Contact:** Constance van Berckel

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.soprasottoresidency.com/summer-2026-bridging-worlds