The BARN core team invites you all to join us in Antwerp for a day of conversations, visits and fun! This special day starts at MORPHO with a conversation about artist-run networks. Then we go visit 3 initiatives in the city: WP Zimmer, FAAR and Samenschool. 

13:30h – Conversation at MORPHO: Worldbuilding networks

The conversation brings us together to reflect on how artist-run networks emerge and what they make possible. We will begin with a presentation by the BARN Core Team of the Brussels Artist-Run Network, sharing how BARN operates, the tools we use, the website, the expanding team, and the different directions the network is taking.

Drawing from experiences in other cities and contexts, we will also open up a discussion on the possibility of international artist-run networks and what they could enable.

From there, we would like to move into a more specific conversation around the Antwerp scene, including the strong sense of togetherness following the recent developments around MHKA, and reflect on the role of informal and self-organised networks. How do initiatives position themselves in relation to each other? Is there a desire to continue these exchanges and shape more sustainable forms of collaboration?

We will also look at BARN’s open-source website as a shared tool: could this digital infrastructure be extended to other contexts, allowing for shared maintenance, new functionalities, and future collaborations such as co-curating and collective gatherings?

15:30h – Visit WP Zimmer 
16:30h – Visit FAAR
17:30h – Visit Samenschool + dinner
Afterwards, we’ll go find out what the evening brings! 
(Times are indicative; more precise updates will be shared via the Telegram group.)

Everyone is welcome, please bring cash for contributions.

Trains
Train from Brussels North to Antwerp Central: 12:33h
Latest train back to Brussels: 23:25h

Staying overnight
For those not based in Antwerp, there are a few places to stay at Samenschool, feel free to get in touch if needed.