Working Internationally | Flanders Arts Institute

Working internationally for musicians, visual artists and performing artists was for years a matter of course. But times are changing. Economic pressure, inequality and precariousness increase. Ecological concerns are also increasing. How can artists, organisations, festivals, and cultural centers focus on sustainability in their (international) activities.

Research and development about working internationally

Let me be your guide

Online guides, theme sites and interviews introducing foreign art professionals to artists and their work.

Re/framing the international

Reframing the International is a research & development trajectory about working internationally in the arts and their changing international dimension.

Residencies and future cosmopolitics

Find residencies and workspaces in Flanders and Brussels.

Focus on South-East Europe en the MENA region

Cultural exploration and exchange with(in) South-East Europe

Reinforcing relations with South-East Europe, which includes the Balkans, Eastern European countries and countries bordering the EU like Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia and Armenia.

Cultural exploration and exchange with(in) Middle East & North Africa (MENA)

Impressions, analyses and explorations by artists, art professionals and researchers.

Recent articles

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Join our online social branding workshop series for artists and art workers.

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Satellite and Duo Altiler are the new Supernovas of 2025

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Gedeelde grond ('Shared ground')13: Listen to a new episode with Pzazz

A conversation with Pieter T'Jonck and Wouter Hillaert.

Calls

Open call PLACE: Help citizens reconnect with nature

Help citizens reconnect with nature and make its benefits accessible to all.

Deadline 23 Mar 2025 Call

Cas-co is looking for permanent artists in residence

Deadline 16 Feb 2025 Residency

Open Call – Affect Fashion Show

Deadline 20 Feb 2025

Pitch your new creation during Plat(e)form(e) at Kunstenfestivaldesarts

Pitch your new project and exchange views with peers and international professionals during Plat(e)form(e).

Deadline 07 Mar 2025 Pitch

International programmes

Flanders Arts Institute offers art professionals different programmes to actively engage with our arts’ ecosystem and its players. Aside from our research and development activities, we’re a matchmaker for artists, art organizations and art professionals in Flanders and abroad.

Discover more areas of focus

Which areas will determine the future of the arts in Flanders and Brussels? Discover them here.