Drawing Inventions Academy a master’s program for professional artists for whom drawing is the starting point. A maximum of 12 participants are selected from the applicants for each program. To date, 71 artists have successfully completed the master’s program. We began the new cohort in September 2025. The deadline for the next application round is July 15, 2026.

Over the past twenty years, contemporary drawing has carved out its own niche in the art world. The range of this medium extends from the immediacy of drawing a line to technically elaborate drawings characterized by great originality and expressiveness. 
We view drawing as an autonomous discipline, and from this perspective, we will explore and push the boundaries of drawing with participants, always guided by the individual qualities and needs of the artist. All possibilities can be explored, such as series of drawings, wall drawings, installations, works in book form, or projections.

Mariette Linders, Marisa Rappard  and Arno Kramer developed the idea for DIA because they felt there was a lack of a setting where professional artists at the master’s level could receive feedback. The current mentors are Arno Kramer, Caren van Herwaarden and Marisa Rappard; Dineke Blom previously contributed to the master’s program.