Art and the world are inextricably linked. Art during crisis explores the role of art in times of crisis, such as war or persecution. During monthly, digital discussions, we pass the word to a voice from the arts field as a starting point.
Art in times of crisis
What can we do together? How do we help artists on the run with connections in the sector? Should institutions show solidarity during crises, and what exactly does solidarity mean? Join the conversation during digital open discussions.
Join our open discussions: each first Thursday of the month, from 9am to 10am viaZoom. You can simply click and enter. The meetings are in English.
Ruth Razan and Robin talk about how they work on this as teachers at Sint Lucas Antwerp, providing access to infrastructure, curricula, networks, knowledge and more. They talk about the pitfalls they encounter, what promotes their work and what does not. Finally, they underline the importance of cross-sectoral collaboration, in particular with Stadscanvas, a project for artistic newcomers.
Join the conversation directly via the link below.
Ruth Razan Loos holds a master’s degree in fine arts and art sciences and a PhD in arts. She is a lecturer and policy officer in research and social work at Sint Lucas Antwerp (KdG) with a focus on diversity and inclusion and participatory practices.
Robin Vanbesien is an artist, filmmaker, researcher, and educator, and has A PhD in the arts. Robin coaches in the Masterproject in a Socio-Political Context at Sint Lucas Antwerpen (KdG).
Stadscanvas is a project by Fameus for artistic newcomers to practise Dutch during artistic activities, and to form a community. Fameus is a creative space for amateur artists in Antwerp.
19 April: Aadel Essaadani – artist and art manager, managing director of Racines aisbl.
26 April: Fatin Farhat – Cultural manager
3 May: Yazid Anani – programme director of Qattan Foundation
31 May: Najla Alshami – Yemen Art Base
14 June: Open agenda
21 June: Tamara Janashia
28 June: Haris Pašović
5 July: KROKODIL
Thursday 9 January – Inclusion and social connection in arts organisations with Kunsthal Gent & Josien Pieterse (Framer Framed)
Danielle van Zuijlen & Jana Vasiljević, Kunsthal Gent: Kunsthal Gent is an experimental intersection for the presentation and development of contemporary visual art. Danielle van Zuijlen (co-founder, development coordinator) and Jana Vasiljevic (platform coordinator) form the artistic team together with Valentijn Goethals (co-founder, presentation coordinator).
Josien Pieterse, Framer Framed: is co-founder and co-director of Framer Framed, a platform for contemporary art, visual culture and critical theory & practice in Amsterdam. Framer Framed aims to transform the art landscape into an inclusive and equitable playing field, where the voices of those who are less vocal are not only valued, but naturally participate.
Thursday 6 February – Importance of artist residencies in times of crisis with Hicham Khalidi, Piet Joostens & Caroline Dumalin
Hicham Khalidi: is the director of the Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht (NL), a Post-Academy for art, design and reflection that offers residencies to international artists, designers, writers, curators and architects.
Piet Joostens: is is an author, translator and programme maker at International House of Literature Passa Porta in Brussels, where he is responsible for residencies and talent development. Passa Porta is a unique and multilingual meeting place for anyone curious about ideas, texts and stories.
Caroline Dumalin: is artistic director of MORPHO in Antwerp. MORPHO focuses on artistic development by offering residencies and studios to artists, giving them time, space and/or resources.
