Areas of focus | Flanders Arts Institute

What topic will define the future of the arts in Flanders and Brussels? Which themes is Flanders Arts Institute researching and analysing? Discover the dossiers Flanders Arts Institute is currently working on.

Featured dossiers

(Re)Connect with the UK: all about collaborations with the UK

How do we rebuild the relationships with the UK after Brexit?

Art & health care

Discover how art and health care can enhance each other, while also identifying the challenges involved.

Landscape Sketch of the Arts 2025

What are the opportunities and challenges for the Flemish arts field? Flanders Arts Institute compiles them in the Landscape Sketch of the Arts: an in-depth analysis of Flanders' professional art landscape.

Multi-voicedness and inclusion

How to give equal consideration to the different views that diversity implies and how to engage with each other in a safe and respectful way?

Curious to know more?

From the corona crisis and art in public spaces, to working internationally and solidarity in the arts: discover the dossiers Flanders Arts Institute has been researching in recent years.

Looking for knowledge around a specific theme? Contact our colleagues Simon or Nikol, they will be happy to help you.

Current themes in today's arts field

Corona crisis / Impact on the arts sector

Read more about the corona crisis and its impact on the arts.

Art in the public space

How to develop a contemporary vision of and approach to art in the public space?

From new-urban to deep-urban

Art in an urban context, on new grounds and in new spaces.

Slotsymposium D.I.T. (Do It Together): Samen de positie van kunstenaars versterken

Do It Together (D.I.T.)

D.I.T. was an open call to artists and organisations to strengthen their position.

Reshape Forum in Lublin: samenkomst voor innovatieve kunstpraktijken

RESHAPE: new business and organisational models of contemporary art practices

A research and development project aiming to create innovative organisational models.

Re/framing the international

New ways of working (together) internationally and the international dimension of the arts.

A Fair New World?!

AFNW explores ways in which we can collectively shape the new world.

Gender equality and transgressive behaviour

What about gender equality and gender inclusiveness in the arts sector?

Flanders Arts Institute conducts research, promotes partnerships, gives advice and organises other activities to help the performing arts, music and visual arts sector develop.

Performing Arts

The Flemish arts’ field prides itself on its international recognition, artistic quality and experimental diversity. Since the 1980’s there has been a continuous development of excellent artistic work across the disciplines.

Music

The importance Flanders has afforded to music appears to date back as far as Flanders itself. An historical retrospect reveals that not only listening to music acquired a prominent social position in Flanders.

Visual Arts

Masters from Flanders in major art collections and art biennials all over the world. From van Eyck to Tuymans, a centuries’ long tradition of visual artists.

An overview of the areas of focus Flanders Arts Institute works on