4—7 SEPT. 25
- RENDEZVOUS — Brussels Art Week is a yearly recurring event, celebrating the richness and variety of the Brussels contemporary art scene, connecting galleries, institutions, artist-run spaces and collective artist studios. Each September, after the summer pause, RENDEZVOUS demarcates the starting point for all these dynamic art forces to come into play again.
- Brussels’ vibrant contemporary art scene joins hands again this September for the first full edition of RENDEZVOUS – Brussels Art Week.
- After a successful soft launch of the new initiative in 2024, RENDEZVOUS now returns with a complete programme celebrating the diversity and vibrancy of Brussels’ artistic ecosystem. From 4–7 September, galleries, institutions, artist-run spaces, and collective studios across the city will synchronise their openings and programmes, marking the moment when the city’s creative energy surges back into motion after the summer break.
- Thursday 04.09, 5-9PM - Gallery Opening Night.
- Friday 05.09 to Sunday 07.09 - Collective opening hours, 11 AM-6PM
- Founders Laure Decock and Evelyn Simons have both been operating in the Brussels’ art field and beyond for the past 10 years. Laure has worked for galleries such as Almine Rech Gallery, Albert Baronian and Axel Vervoordt, and served as a consultant with focus on fundraising for WIELS, La Loge and Netwerk Aalst. She was a founding member of Elders Collectief. Evelyn has been active as a curator, both freelance (for Fondazione Prada, Casino Luxembourg, KANAL, FOMU and others) as well as in artistic directional roles at Horst Arts & Music and Fondation CAB. She regularly writes artist statements, exhibition texts and exhibition reviews for national and international magazines.
- Their complementary backgrounds combine experiences in working with galleries, private foundations and public institutions; working on strategy, development, partnerships and fundraising; as well as curating and writing on contemporary art. Passionate about the richness and variety of the Brussels’ art scene, they are excited to bundle their expertise, ambitions and network for this celebration of contemporary art in a city they both call home.
www.lauredecock.com
www.evelynsimons.com