FAQ
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Mercelis Theater
How can I obtain an artistic residency for the creation of shows for young audiences?Creative residencies for theatre for young audiences are awarded via a public contract. This public contract is launched at the beginning of each year to allocate one of the periods available during the following cultural season. If you would like to be contacted about this contract, please send an email to culture@ixelles.brussels -
Mercelis Theater
How can I get involved in your programming for young audiences?Shows for young audiences are selected via a public contract. This contract is launched in the spring of each year and is always valid for the following calendar year. If you would like to be contacted for this contract, please send an email to culture@ixelles.brussels -
Exhibitions – Chapelle de Boondael
I cannot find an answer to my question: who may I contact?You have not found the answer to your question? Then contact the Culture department by e-mail at culture@ixelles.brussels or by telephone at 02 515 64 63 -
Exhibitions – Chapelle de Boondael
How are my personal data managed?Your data are collected to check the administrative admissibility of your application, as stated in the privacy policy of the open call. They also enable the grant to be awarded should you be selected. These data are exclusively for internal use by the administration and will not be communicated to the jury (except for the name of the candidate). Your data will be kept for one year after the selection of the laureates. -
Exhibitions – Chapelle de Boondael
Where can I consult the cultural policy plan “Co” 2020-2025 and the general policy note of the municipality of Ixelles?You can consult them on this website: Click here to consult the cultural policy plan "Co" 2020-2025. Click here to consult the general policy note of the municipality of Ixelles. If necessary, you can also ask to receive a copy by post by sending an e-mail to culture@ixelles.brussels or by phone on 02 515 64 63 -
Exhibitions – Chapelle de Boondael
My exhibition project has been selected for the upcoming season in the Chapelle de Boondael. Can I submit a new exhibition project in the future?If you have been selected at the end of this call to exhibit in the Chapelle de Boondael (season 2022-2023), then you won’t be allowed to submit a new project for the next call (season 2023-2024). You will need to wait one full season before you are allowed to submit a new project again (season 2024-2025). -
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Can I submit my application in English?No. You must complete the form in French or Dutch in order for your application to be valid. -
Exhibitions – Chapelle de Boondael
Can I submit more than one project per call?No, each candidate may submit only one project proposal per call. -
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How many exhibitions are selected per cultural season?The number of exhibitions for each cultural season is determined by the Board of the Mayor and Aldermen and -Women, based on the availability of the Chapelle de Boondael. -
Exhibitions – Chapelle de Boondael
When is the next call for projects?The next call for projects will be announced soon. The call for projects is published on the website www.culture-ixlclone.com and shared via our newsletter and social media platforms. To receive the KULT XL newsletter, subscribe here. All information about the call for projects can be found here on this website. -
Exhibitions – Chapelle de Boondael
I want to organise an exhibition in the Chapelle de Boondael: how do I go about it?Every spring, a call for projects is launched to select the exhibitions that will be held in the Chapelle de Boondael during the next cultural season. The projects are selected on the basis of an application and evaluated by a jury composed of professionals from the art world, members of the municipal administration and civic representatives. The call for projects is published on the website www.culture-ixlclone.com and shared via our newsletter and social media platforms. To receive the KULT XL newsletter, subscribe here. -
Artist studios
I cannot find an answer to my question: who may I contact?You have not found the answer to your question? Then contact the Culture department by e-mail at culture@ixelles.brussels or by telephone at 02 515 64 63 -
Artist studios
How are my personal data managed?Your data are collected to check the administrative admissibility of your application, as stated in the privacy policy of the open call. They also enable the grant to be awarded should you be selected. These data are exclusively for internal use by the administration and will not be communicated to the jury (except for the name of the candidate). Your data will be kept for one year after the selection of the laureates. -
Artist studios
I want to rent a workshop. Where can I find one?There are several organisations that offer affordable workshops in the region, here are some of them: Level Five : https://www.levelfive.brussels/en Entrakt : https://www.entrakt.be/contact Communa : https://communa.be/ Fonds du Logement: https://fonds.brussels/nl/%C3%A0-louer-logements-ateliers Ateliers Mommen: https://ateliersmommen.collectifs.net/presentation-et-convention/ Several groups on social media also offer studios for rent in the region, for example: https://www.facebook.com/groups/277322442467426/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/778566252209087/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/485953328905304/ -
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Are there other places in Ixelles and/or the Brussels-Capital Region that offer studios?Yes, there are several cultural institutions and other artist studio networks that offer residencies, here are some suggestions: Fondation CAB: https://fondationcab.com/fr Pilar: https://pilar.brussels/en GC Elzenhof: https://www.gcelzenhof.be/ La Maison Commune: https://culturesetpublics.be/lamaisoncommune/ Fondation Carrefour des arts: http://www.carrefourdesarts.be/devenir-boursier/la-bourse Kunstenwerkplaats (Piano factory): https://www.pianofabriek.be/fr/projets/kunstenwerkplaats WIELS: https://www.wiels.org/nl/residency-programme Fondation Thalie: https://www.fondationthalie.org/fr/categorie/residences -
Artist studios
If I am selected to occupy a workshop, what are my obligations and which costs are to be borne by me?If you are selected to occupy a workshop, you commit yourself to:- open your workshop to the public at least once a year, on a date to be determined in consultation with the culture department;
- take out fire, water damage and third-party liability insurance for personal belongings, work equipment and artworks stored in your studio;
- pay a deposit as described in the agreement for the use of the workspace;
- pay the consumption costs (water, gas, electricity, heating), as described in the agreement for the use of the studio.
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Artist studios
If I am selected to occupy a workshop, what support will I receive?You can occupy the workshop you are selected for for a fixed amount of time (from 6 months to one year, renewable once). You can also use the exhibition hall located in the rue Wiertz 23, 1050 Ixelles, to organise an exhibition and/or an event during the occupation of the workshop. The municipality also offers a communication channel: presentation of the artists on the cultural website and the social media platforms of the cultural department, sharing of information about exhibitions and events of the artists in residence. The cultural department also provides networking opportunities with local cultural partners. If necessary, you can count on technical support to set up and dismantle an exhibition or event in the exhibition space. If applicable, the cultural department will organise a festive opening. -
Artist studios
Where can I consult the cultural policy plan “Co” 2020-2025 and the general policy note of the municipality of Ixelles?You can consult them on this website: Click here to consult the cultural policy plan "Co" 2020-2025. Click here to consult the general policy note of the municipality of Ixelles. If necessary, you can also ask to receive a copy by post by sending an e-mail to culture@ixelles.brussels or by phone on 02 515 64 63 -
Artist studios
Can I submit my application in English?No. You must complete the form in French or Dutch in order for your application to be valid. -
Artist studios
I am part of an artists’ collective but I also have an individual practice. Can I submit an application in the name of my collective AND an application in my own name?No. Members of a collective cannot submit an individual application if they are already submitting an application for the collective in the same call. -
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We are an artists’ collective. Can we submit an application?Yes, on the condition that each member of the collective meets the accessibility conditions of the call. These conditions are stated in the selection regulations of the call, which you can consult here. In French – In Dutch. -
Artist studios
I am on the back-up list for a studio proposed in the previous call: can I apply for another one?Yes, you can apply for another workspace than the one you are on the back-up list for. If you are assigned a workshop, your name will be removed from the back-up list. -
Artist studios
I have been attributed a studio of the KULT XL Ateliers network in the past: can I apply again?No. If you have already used a municipal artist studio, you cannot submit a new application for a workspace. -
Artist studios
When is the next open call?The next open call will be announced soon. The terms of the call will be published on this website and on our social networks. -
Artist studios
For how long can I occupy an atelier?KULT XL Ateliers offers two types of residencies:- Long-term studios (1 year, renewable maximum once): these studios are for visual artists living in the Brussels-Capital Region, regardless of their nationality.
- One short-term studio, also called "European studio" (6 months): this studio is reserved for visual artists who do not live in the Brussels-Capital Region or elsewhere in Belgium AND who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union (other than Belgium).
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Artist studios
How can I be attributed the use of an atelier of the KULT XL Ateliers network?The artist studios are attributed through an open call and on the basis of an application. Every year in Spring, an open call is launched to attribute one or more available workshop spaces. The open call is published on the website www.culture-ixlclone.com and is shared through our newsletter and on our social media platforms. Please click here if you would like to receive the KULT XL newsletter. -
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How many artist studios are a part of the KULT XL Ateliers network?The network of municipal artist studios KULT XL Ateliers counts, at this moment, 9 workshop spaces: 7 ateliers in the rue Wiertz 23 1 atelier in the rue de l’Automne 44 1 atelier in the rue du Trône 95 KULT XL Ateliers is a network in development: 7 ateliers in the rue Wiertz, 1 atelier in the rue de l’Automne and 1 atelier in the rue du Trône are made available rent-free to emerging visual artists for a period of 6 months up to 2 years. The network will expand in the future.
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Service Culture d’Ixelles, Courrier: Chaussée d’Ixelles 168, 1050 Ixelles Bureau: rue Mercelis, 19 1050 Ixelles
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