Areas of focus | Flanders Arts Institute

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

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(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.

Current themes in today's arts field

A Fair New World?!

With a Fair New World?!, Flanders Arts Institute is connecting its work on fair practices, sustainability, digitisation and inclusive work to the impact of and our handling of this crisis.

Socio-economic postion of the artist

Shedding a light on the socio-economic profile of the artist in Flanders and Brussels.

Multi-voicedness and inclusion

How can you give an equal voice to different views and diversity?

Let me be your guide

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

(Re)framing the International: inspiratiesessie beeldende kunsten

Working Internationally

Working internationally for musicians, visual artists and performing artists was for years a matter of course. But times are changing.

Art policy and art decree

Through research, Flanders Arts Institute produces evidence and intelligence that supports art organisations to improve their practice. Our research helps to inform art and culture policy.

Arts in Flanders and Brussels

The Flemish arts’ field prides itself on its international recognition, artistic quality and experimental diversity. Explore our online guides, theme sites and interviews introducing you artists and their work.

Flanders Arts Institute conducts research, promotes partnerships & 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