(Re)Connect with the UK: get to know art professionals and organisations
Since December 2022, Flanders Arts Institute / Kunstenpunt has been undertaking research – funded by the EU’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund (BAR) – into the relationship between Flanders and the UK after Brexit. The aim is to re-establish relationships between the two area’s, with a specific focus on inclusion and multi-voicedness.
The next step of the trajectory is aimed at you: artists, art workers and organisations in Flanders. During the next few months, Flanders Arts Institute / Kunstenpunt will offer opportunities to initiate, strengthen and continue dialogue with partners in the UK.
The deadline for this call has passed. Applications are no longer accepted. |
Thematic digital meeting sessions
Following research and working visits in the UK, Flanders Arts Institute / Kunstenpunt has identified areas of strength in the UK cultural sector that are relevant to the sector in Flanders: sustainability, disability arts and cross-sectoral working (arts and health/welfare).
For each theme, we will organise digital meeting and exchange sessions of 2 hours which are open to all: art professionals, organisations and platforms from Flanders and UK.
During these sessions, players from Flanders and the UK explain briefly how the theme is approached in terms of content and policy in their region, followed by a Q&A.
In breakout rooms there is a chance to meet peers who are interested in opening a dialogue. We ask participants to send their bio and mention their expectations in advance to put together the subgroups in a focused way.
| Session 1: Arts and health/wellbeing 13 November 2023, 13h00 – 15h00 (CET) Register here | In this session, we discuss (possible) frameworks and policies that facilitate collaboration between arts and care sectors in both Flanders and the UK, and Wales in particular, using the Wales Arts Health & Wellbeing Network and the legislation in Wales that supports this collaboration as a starting point for an open discussion. This session will feature speakers: Rosie Dow, freelance practioner Angela Rogers, Executive Director, Wales Arts Health & Wellbeing Network Eva De Baerdemaeker, advisor of Minister Benjamin Dalle, will present Art.is.t.Care, about art practices in care centers |
| Session 2: Sustainability 15 November 2023, 14h30 – 16h30 (CET) Register here | The arts contribute to a sustainable living environment on a local and global level, and create a caring working environment that is sustainable for everyone. This session will feature speakers: Pieter Delafortrie, coordinator, Pulse Netwerk Eva Peeters, coordinator, Greentrack Gent Ben Twist, Director, Creative Carbon Scotland Caro Overy, Green Arts Manager, Creative Carbon Scotland Judith Musker Turner, Portfolio Manager, Arts Council of Wales In this session, the expert panellists from the UK and Flanders will present their vision on sustainability and transition, explaining their working practices, and intersection with the arts sector (artists, organisations, public, governments) and reflect on the role of art and culture in the transition towards a sustainable future in other sectors + Q&A (50 min). During the second part (50 min), artists and organisations from Flanders and UK actively working on sustainable transition will be introduced. Based on bio’s and areas of interest submitted in advance, we will put together small groups that will engage with each other in breakout rooms. |
| Session 3: Disability arts 23 November 2023, 13h00 – 15h00 (CET) Register here | The topic of conversation will be disability arts. In particular the strategies that are being developed to go beyond mere accessibility towards access to the arts for disabled people as artists, audiences, and arts professionals. Session in collaboration with Cripping the space from Flanders and British Council, Disability Arts Wales and Creative Scotland in the UK. This session will feature speakers: Ben Evans, British Council Kim Simpson, Creative Scotland Kaite O’Reilly, Disability Arts Wales (tbc) Cripping the Space – Part 1: Presentation by existing platforms in the arts and disability sphere in Flanders and the UK. – Part 2: art professionals, organisations and platforms meet in breakout rooms to discuss strategies for change. |
Working Visits
Based on an open call in September, more than 50 practitioners from Flanders active in different disciplines and practices, were selected to meet their peers in the UK during the coming months. They will share their connections and learnings next year.
Questions? Join our digital Afternoon Tea
Join our Afternoon Tea to discuss what connections you would like to make in the UK. We can suggest and arrange introductions for you.
- Every other week on Wednesday at 3 to 4 PM CET (25 October, 8 November, 22 November)
- Click on the Zoom-link and ask your questions directly to our colleagues (just drop by, no appointment needed).
Accessibility
In line with accessibility principles, if you would like to speak to our team about specific requirements for the digital meetings (e.g. captions, sign language), please contact dirk.dewit@kunsten.be.
