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.

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Calls

Survey: contribute to building Europe's cultural landscape

Deadline 18 May 2024

Invitation: participate in the Art & Dying working group

Deadline 26 Apr 2024 Oproep

Call: submit your input for the field analysis of the Flemish design sector

Deadline 31 May 2024 Call

Develop your skills during Creative Skills Week 2024

Deadline 01 May 2024 Opleiding

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.

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