The Jakob Bengel-Stiftung supports the preservation and interpretation of the historic Jakob Bengel industrial site in Idar-Oberstein, with a strong emphasis on jewelry, metalwork, and applied arts. Its funding is closely tied to exhibitions, publications, workshops, archive/collection care, and its artist-in-residence program, often benefiting artists whose work connects to craft traditions, historic machinery, or contemporary jewelry practice. The foundation also appears to collaborate with regional partners and to use its own venue as a platform for curated exhibitions and acquisitions.
Primarily program-based support through a residency and targeted project subsidies; grants are typically in-kind plus modest cash support (e.g., a €500 monthly stipend for residents) and are awarded for specific exhibitions, publications, workshops, and collection-related projects rather than open-ended operating support.
Check the foundation’s residency and project pages closely: support appears to be tied to specific programs, venue use, and regional/collaborative projects rather than a broad open application process. Applicants should align proposals with jewelry, applied arts, historic machinery, exhibition-making, or archival/collection work, and be prepared to work through institutional partners such as Hochschule Trier or the Freundeskreis Jakob Bengel Denkmal e.V.
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Current and upcoming funding from Jakob Bengel-Stiftung that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Jewellery and related artists; applicants are expected to send a portfolio and CV and propose preferred residency dates. Preference / cooperation with Hochschule Trier (Campus Idar-Oberstein) is indicated.
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