Expo

In the wings of Deurne’s district hall, 76 local artists exhibit their work, from paintings and sculptures to surprising experiments. The exhibition showcases the district’s broad creative diversity, and visitors can help decide who wins the audience award.

Food connects and surprises, comforts and stimulates. It evokes memories of grandmother’s cooking, but can just as easily challenge us or make us think. Hundreds of artists each present their own perspective on food, from comfort food and guilty pleasures to home-grown produce and festive dishes.

Every submitted work that fitted the playful 20-by-20-centimetre format was given a place. Together they form a rich and surprising buffet of images, ideas and stories about our personal relationship with food.

BorgerhArt brings together work by many artists in a colourful mix of surprising and distinctive styles. Visitors can discover the artworks and step inside the artists’ studios themselves.

Open Ateliers Deurne invites visitors into the studios and workshops of local makers, from sculptors and ceramicists to woodworkers, glassblowers, photographers and jewellery designers. It offers a chance to discover not only the work, but also the creative process and the stories behind it.

Atelier in Beeld gives visitors a look inside the studios of visual artists across Flanders and Brussels. Hundreds of artists open their workplaces so visitors can see where the work is created and speak directly with its makers.

AchterGlas began in 2005 with the aim of making art visible during winter. Artworks are displayed behind windows and illuminated in the evening, transforming the street into a walk-through gallery. The event has grown into a biennial exhibition that makes art accessible and visible day and night.

This edition centres on the theme ‘RITUELEN’ (‘RITUALS’).

Brunching while reflecting on what grows from your heart: that is the atmosphere of this presentation at No Worries.

Deurne geeft je vleugels, meaning ‘Deurne Gives You Wings’, is a group exhibition featuring artists with a connection to Deurne. The participants bring a wide range of styles together.

Open Ateliers combines a large group exhibition with a route through the participating artists’ studios. Visitors can see the work and learn more about the meaning, techniques and creative processes behind the art.

Borgerhout’s open studios take visitors into the world of the artists and their workplaces. Exploring the different studios also reveals Borgerhout’s creative talent.

An exhibition featuring different works inspired by the oeuvre of Jean Brusselmans.

An art auction in aid of scientific research into diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease through tear fluid. The proceeds support further development of this promising method for use in clinical practice.

During Atelier in Beeld, visual artists across Flanders and Brussels open their studios. Visitors gain direct access to the artists’ workplaces and creative processes.

Around thirty studios in Deurne open their doors to visitors. The event offers the opportunity to create your own route and meet local artists in their workplaces.

At No Worries, Melanie Bivacco presents a fairy-tale painting alongside work from her intuitive series.

During this group exhibition, artists from Deurne present their work.

Merksemse Meesters brings together work by artists from different generations.

Open Ateliers combines a survey exhibition with visits to the participating artists’ studios. Visitors can see the work and meet the artists in person.

BorgerhArt gives artists from Borgerhout a platform and brings the neighbourhood’s creative talent into view.

At the Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue art café, Melanie Bivacco’s Ladies are presented in an informal art setting.

During Atelier in Beeld, the shared Van Lissum studio also opens its doors. Visitors can meet the artists, discover their work and experience the atmosphere of a shared studio.

Artists across Deurne open their studios to visitors. The group studio also shows how several artists work and create alongside one another.

Rony Van den Block has a gift for creating images with blocks. Alongside his own exhibition, he brought together the work of thirty other artists in one carefully assembled whole.

Melanie Bivacco presents small circular works from her intuitive painting practice, created without a predetermined image and made using her fingers, twigs and other tools.

An exhibition featuring artists and styles of many kinds. Families can also follow a trail with activities for children, offering a playful way to discover art.

Melanie Bivacco presents her work ‘Sparkling Mermaid’ at ’t Werkhuys during BorgerhArt. Also on view is a collaborative painting she created with Manu De Mey.

STORMLoop is an art route through Herentals, with artworks to discover along a trail through public space.

Open Ateliers reveals Antwerp’s creative energy through the workplaces of its artists. For this edition, Melanie Bivacco shares her studio with jewellery designer Isabelle Malka, whose work was inspired by Melanie’s paintings.

BorgerhArt showcases Borgerhout’s creative talent and gives visitors the chance to step inside the artists’ workplaces.

A group exhibition featuring artists with widely differing styles. Despite their differences, the works form a compelling whole.

The Open Ateliers survey exhibition presents work by Melanie Bivacco alongside that of other participating artists.

A planned group exhibition featuring a wide range of artists, including Melanie Bivacco with fantasy women with large eyes and stories of their own, and Bert Sarah with ballpoint drawings in different formats. The exhibition was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Melanie Bivacco’s first solo exhibition.

Merksemse Meesters is a biennial exhibition that brings together different artistic disciplines, from painting and drawing to photography, jewellery design and sculpture.

Open Ateliers gives artists and amateurs the opportunity to present their work to a wider audience. Visitors can enter the studio, view the paintings and speak directly with the artists.

A group exhibition featuring around sixty artists and therefore a broad range of styles. The theme of this edition is ‘Depression Unveiled’.

Open Ateliers gives artists the opportunity to present their work to a wider audience, while visitors can discover the paintings and meet the artists behind them.

The Cadixroute on Antwerp’s Eilandje displays large prints of works by artists and amateurs. The two-by-two-metre panels form an outdoor trail around the theme ‘Antwerpen Morgen’ (‘Antwerp Tomorrow’), which can be explored on foot or by bicycle.

A group exhibition by L’Amateur around the theme ‘The Zone’.

Merksemse Meesters is a biennial art exhibition at the district hall. Painters, draughtspeople, photographers, sculptors, poets and jewellery designers from Merksem can present their work there.

During Open Ateliers, artists from the Antwerp district open their workplaces. Visitors can see the work up close and discover where the creative process takes place.

The tenth edition of the Cadixroute is a 3.5-kilometre outdoor trail featuring large reproductions of works by different artists.

Kunst met een (h)art, meaning ‘Art with a Heart’, is an initiative by Rotary Club Antwerpen-Park in which artworks are sold to raise money for local social projects.

Open Ateliers gives artists the opportunity to present their work in their own studios and in a survey exhibition. Visitors can view the artworks and speak with the artists about the meaning of the work and the materials used.

Created as part of Heritage Day, this exhibition explores rituals: actions and customs passed down through generations that hold meaning in both personal and public life.

The exhibition combines memories of traditions from Ekeren, drawn from local documentation centres, with interpretations by local artists of customs and rituals.