Jubilee–platform for artistic research

Group exhibition with work by Ciel Grommen, Maximiliaan Royakkers and others in framework of the festival Openbare Werken at BLANCO Gent
16 – 25/05/2025, 11-18h. Opening: 16/05, 18-22h

The Scope of Stories, Tracing Vernacular Landscapes is an exhibition that assesses the state of artistic movements in rural areas. Jonathan De Maeyer invites artists who work in both rural and urban settings, always focusing on human connections, ecology, food, and agriculture. Through fiction and documentary that question the human perspective, the complexity and reality of the countryside are woven into the stories it houses.

With: Lara Bongard & Annelotte Lammertse, Claire Chassot, Tim Theo Deceuninck, Jonathan De Maeyer, Anastasia Eggers, Ciel Grommen, Rural Relations Writing Club & Ioana Lupascu, Maximiliaan Royakkers, Erien Withouck, Jana Vasiljević, Julie Van Kerckhoven. Col­lec­ti­ve din­ner hosted by Jana Joanna Milbou

Curator: Jonathan De Maeyer

 

Openbare Werken

The art festival Openbare Werken invites you to (re)discover the city. Art practices emerge in places where you don’t always expect them. Artists embrace the margins, connect with what already exists, and challenge the dominant currents of the city. The festival highlights these quirky creators. They engage with public space, explore relationships, and take root in squares – with the swamp as an undercurrent and nourishment and kinship as a common thread.

Open­ba­re Wer­ken is orga­ni­zed by Tot in de Stad!, a col­la­bo­ra­ti­on bet­ween VIER­NUL­VIER, de Koer, Kunst­hal Gent, Manoeu­vre, CAM­PU­Sa­te­lier, Jong Gewei, KASK & Con­ser­va­to­ri­um School of Arts, and LUCA School of Arts. Together, they sup­port artis­tic prac­ti­ces that enga­ge in dia­lo­gue with resi­dents and the envi­ron­ment, wor­king bottom-up from what alrea­dy exists and ques­ti­o­ning the city in all its complexity.

 

Practical:
Blanco
Coupure rechts 308
9000 Gent

Opening hours:
17-18/05: 11-18h
21-25/05: 11-18h