SB34 concorde
project & exhibition space
16 Rue de la Concorde, 1050 Ixelles
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ABOUT SB34
SB34 was established in 2018 to create and protect spaces in which art can unfold and artists thrive.
The organization, dedicated to contemporary artistic practices, serves as a production, exhibition, dissemination and mediation structure. Based in Brussels, SB34 offers quality studios and equipment at an affordable price; supports artists by organizing moments of exchange and advice; encourages the dissemination of experimental practices by offering exhibition spaces and guidance.
LOCATIONS
SB34 - The Pool
Rue Saint-Bernard, 34
1060 Saint-Gilles
SB34 - Manchester
Rue de Manchester, 5-7
1080 Molenbeek Saint-Jean
SB34 - concorde
Rue de la Concorde, 16
1050 Ixelles
MISSION
SB34 is based in Brussels and it offers:
- Quality and affordable art production studios and equipment
- Supports artists by organizing moments of exchange, training and networking
- Encourages the dissemination of experimental artistic practices by offering two exhibition spaces and support
HISTORICAL
The beginning of SB34 started with a ground floor of 500m2 at 34 rue Saint-Bernard in Saint-Gilles. The place is rented from January 2018 and houses a dozen studios shared by around twenty artists from all over the world. The space is organized around a tiki-inspired installation-bar, entitled Manta Ray in a nod to Man Ray. The bar quickly becomes a gathering place both for resident artists and for a larger community that meet there for public cultural events programmed in The Pool: the basement room with its particular structure, a sort of white-bunker lined with concrete seats that inspires a hybrid and experimental program nourished by collaborations. The resident artists as well as peripheral artists, authors and curators are invited to respond to the particular space.
In June 2020, SB34 acquired a 500m2 floor in an office building located at Rue Gheude 21 in Anderlecht, near Gare du Midi, where around thirty artists and designers work.The site had closed in autumn 2023.
In May 2021, SB34 signed for a third space of 800m2 on a listed building, the Maison Van Dijk, located at 83-85-87 Boulevard Clovis in 1000 Brussels. With this building with a 1900 Art Nouveau facade and an interior reconfigured in a postmodernist vein, SB34 invests in an astonishing site by its dimensions and its architecture. SB34 established there about twenty studios of various sizes, a second exhibition space for its public projects, as well as shared wood, metal and screen printing studios. SB34-Clovis brought together over thirty artists and designers working individually or in collectives, unfortunately the space had to be vacated in spring 2025.
In January 2024, SB34 begins the long-term lease of a 600m2 building on rue de Manchester in Molenbeek Saint-Jean. This building combines spaces of different volumes, enabling practices requiring office space and large-scale workshops to be brought together. The occupancy is covered by a long-term lease, solidifying the anchoring and sustainability of SB34's activities.
In February 2025, SB34 opens its first venue dedicated solely to projects and exhibitions, located at 16 rue de la Concorde in Ixelles. This move was motivated by the desire to strengthen its program by placing a project space at the heart of its articulation. This 27m2 space, with a window facing the street, is intended to host a variety of projects enabling experimentation with exhibition practices.