Besides the two-year residencies at the Rijksakademie, there are also artists who work there by invitation for shorter periods. This applies to the short-list candidates for the Prix de Rome and artists who match the policy priorities of the Rijksakademie, for example, specific technological research projects.

Guest residents 2011

Kurt Nahar (5 July - 4 October)
Ran Zhang (1 juli - 30 september)
Jose Fidel García Valenzuela (29 May - 1 December)
Ruti Sela & Maayaan Amir (15 May - 15 August)
Andrea Cammarosano (1 February - 30 April)

Shortlist Prix de Rome 2011

- Priscila Fernandes
- Ben Pointeker
- Pilvi Takala
- Vincent Vulsma
   
Guest residents 2010

Raviv Ganchrow (September - December)
David Osbaldeston (September - November)
Jimmy Ogonga (Augustus - November)
Peterson Kamwathi Waweru (March - July)
Tom Gidley (February - May)