Kunsthal Gent

18/06/2026

Welcome this weekend for 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗨𝘀, a group exhibition curated by the participants of the 2025–26 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 curatorial_studies_kask programme. 

The exhibition appro­a­ches the 13th-cen­tu­ry buil­ding of Kunst­hal Gent as a manu­script that is con­stant­ly being writ­ten and rew­rit­ten; a frag­men­ted lands­ca­pe in which exhi­bi­ti­ons unfold over time. A selec­ti­on of objects from STAM City Muse­um Ghent and the Hou­se of Alijn are brought back to their for­mer loca­ti­on, whe­re they are con­fron­ted with con­tem­po­ra­ry works by artists Danai Ane­si­a­dou, Péla­gie Gbag­ui­di, Méli­na Gho­ra­fi, Leto Keu­nen, Susu Laro­che, Pàpoo Thi­bau, and Julie Vanlook. 

By brin­ging together his­to­ri­cal objects, con­tem­po­ra­ry art­works and the spa­ti­al com­plexi­ty itself, As If More Could Save Us explo­res how mea­ning is never fixed but con­ti­nuous­ly rene­go­ti­a­ted. The exhi­bi­ti­on builds on this evol­ving struc­tu­re. Each spa­ce is sha­ped by what came befo­re; a lay­e­ring of gestu­res and inten­ti­ons across cen­tu­ries. Things accu­mu­la­te here, like they always have.

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𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 — ‘𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗨𝘀’
29.05.2026 — 28.06.2026

••• More info via link in bio
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16/06/2026

With 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁­𝗹𝗲𝗱 (𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗮­𝗹𝗼­𝗴𝘂𝗲), New York/Berlin-based artist 𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝘇𝗮 Asad Raza transforms our hall church into a tennis court, not just to be looked at, but to be experienced firsthand. On-site tennis coaches will invite visitors to play a game. The meaning of the work lies in a sensory experience that goes beyond seeing and hearing; it is about feeling, smelling, and tasting, as well as the meditative, repetitive act of playing tennis.


With this installation, Asad Raza focuses on the participatory and performative aspects of art. He invites the audience to hit a ball with the tennis coaches on-site as a form of meditation. The competitive element of the game is deliberately ignored to serve as a counterweight to our performance-driven society.

The church, traditionally a place of one-way communication and higher authority, thus becomes a space for reciprocity, play, and relaxation.

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𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝘇𝗮 — ‘𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁­𝗹𝗲𝗱 (𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗮­𝗹𝗼­𝗴𝘂𝗲)’
29.05.2026 — 31.08.2026
Weekends: 11:00 — 18:00
Every day during Gentse Feesten: 11:00 — 18:00

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11/06/2026

OPEN CALL:
TEMPORARY SPACE FOR SHARED PRACTICE
IN KUNSTHAL GENT

Are you a Ghent-based visual artist under 30, looking for a temporary workspace, a place for try-outs, and a collective working atmosphere? From September until the end of December 2026, Kunsthal Gent will transform into a shared workspace.

We invite young artists to research, experiment, get to know one another, and collaborate. We are opening up space for you to work from the perspective of your own practice and needs. There is no predetermined final result. Instead, we offer a shared structure, time, company, and support.

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This is not a private studio, but rather a shared workspace where you can work on your laptop, draw, read, write, edit, rehearse, research, hold meetings, and more. What is not possible: polluting productions such as welding, plasterwork, spray-painting, etc.

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Who is it for?
For artists in need of temporary workspace, connection, and support. You are welcome to apply if…:

* You are 30 years old or younger.
* You hold a degree in higher arts education (visual arts). Anyone graduating with such a degree by September 2026 is welcome.
* You have a connection to Ghent: you live in Ghent, have a studio or gallery representation here, or recently graduated from a Ghent art academy.
* You value a supportive arts community and the power of collaboration.

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Practical information
• Info session: Thursday, June 19, 2026, 16:00 – 18:00  
• Application deadline: Sunday, July 5, 2026 

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This initiative was developed by the Artists’ Fund of Kunsthal Gent, in collaboration with Patty Delanghe—with whom we founded the Louise Delanghe Fund for young artists—and Robert Monchen of Pizza Gallery Pizza Gallery . It stems from the simple, shared conviction that young artists deserve a place to come together and experiment.

02/06/2026

Dit was het openingsweekend van Asad Raza en Curatorial Studies. Vanaf nu zijn deze nieuwe tentoonstellingen ieder weekend te bezichtigen, van 11:00 — 18:00. Welkom! 🎾🎾

30/05/2026

En plots stond VRT NWS voor onze deur, voor de tentoonstelling 'Untitled (plot for dialogue)' van Asad Raza.

Ieder weekend te beleven van 11:00 tot 18:00, tot 30 augustus. De tenniscoaches & rackets staan voor jullie klaar! 🎾

Meer info:
••• Openingsweekend: Asad Raza — Untitled (plot for dialogue)
••• https://kunsthal.gent/tentoonstellingen/untitled-plot-for-dialogue

"Een beetje Roland Garros in Gent": kunstenaar legt tennisbaan aan in eeuwenoude kerk. Bekijk de video op VRT NWS: nieuws.

28/05/2026

𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 is almost ready to welcome you to the 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱, kicking off tomorrow, Friday May 29.

They will present 𝘈𝘴 𝘐𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘜𝘴, a group exhibition curated by the participants of Curatorial Studies 2025–26, that unfolds through the accumulation of histories, gestures and meanings within the shifting architecture of Kunsthal Ghent.

Historical objects selected from STAM and Huis van Alijn return to their former location, the Carmelite monastery, a site repeatedly repurposed, where they encounter contemporary works by Danai Anesiadou, Pélagie Gbaguidi, Mélina Ghorafi, Leto Keunen, Susu Laroche, Pàpoo Thibau, and Julie Vanlook.

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The artists:

Mélina Ghorafi →
Leto Keunen →
Susu Laroche →
Pàpoo Thibau → .thibau
Julie Vanlook →
Danai Anesiadou → .anesiadou
Pélagie Gbaguidi →

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OPENING WEEKEND 29.05 — 02.06

𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 — ‘𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗨𝘀’
29.05.2026 — 28.06.2026
Opening 29 May, 20:00
Weekends: 11:00 — 18:00

𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝘇𝗮 — ‘𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁­𝗹𝗲𝗱 (𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗮­𝗹𝗼­𝗴𝘂𝗲)’
29.05.2026 — 31.08.2026
Opening 29 May, 20:00
Weekends: 11:00 — 18:00

During the opening night, catering is provided by 🍴🍥

••• More info via link in bio

27/05/2026

Vrijdag verandert onze zaalkerk in... een tennisveld! De opbouw voor de volgende tentoonstelling van Asad Raza draait op volle toeren, nog 2 dagen te gaan. Welkom op de opening, nu vrijdag 29 mei vanaf 20:00 🎾🎾🎾

••• Openingsweekend: Asad Raza — Untitled (plot for dialogue)
••• Info: https://tinyurl.com/KHGAsadRaza

13/05/2026

This was Ghent Art Book Fair 2026! 🎈
Organized by

A big thank you for showing up in such great numbers. And also to all the participants 🙏

A Tale of A Tub (NL) | Accidental Interest Books (DE) | Ant Mag (BE) | Aurore Presses (FR) | AVARIE / Labor Neunzehn (FR/DE) | Be-Part (BE) | birthday felony and fuss (BE) | BLACK SKEW (UK) | Bog Bodies Press (IE) | Catalog (BE/EE/NL) | ces editions (FR) | Chillzone Bookstore (NL) | Claus Books (BE) | copyshop— (BE) | Crisis Editions / Dane Press (NL/CA) | Editions La CAB (BE) | Éditions Ménard (BE) | Errant Journal (NL) | Estonian Academy of Arts MA Graphic Design (EE) | FEBBR (FR) | Foolscap Editions (UK) | Footnote Gallery (BE) | From Me To You Publications (BE) | Grafische Cel (BE) | GULP (UK) | Hodos books / Sandrine Marc (FR) | InfaBore (BE) | INFINITIF (BE) | J*p Sam Books (NL) | Jesse Presse (NL) | KABK & Friends (NL) | KASK Masters (BE) | Kunsthal Gent / 019 & Friends (BE) | Lemon Press (BE) | lxhxb (NL) | M BOOKS (DE) | mushroom (SK) | Not Yet Publishers (BE) | Obedbooks (FR) | Occasional Papers (BE/UK) | OUTLINE (NL) | Phenicusa Press (BE) | Postfirebooks (FR) | Posture Editions (BE) | Precious Liquid Media (FR) | RAMSDAM BOOKS (BE) | RCA Typology (UK) | Risiko Press (BE) | Rizo Maar (EG) | Roma Publications (NL) | RYU (SK) | Ryder Books (NL) | Soft concern hard concern (NL) | Terry Bleu (NL) | The Eriskay Connection (NL) | Tique (BE) | Unformed Informed (Publishing) (NL) | Valiz (NL) | Viaindustriae Publishing (IT) | Werkplaats Typografie / Doubleyoutee Publishing (NL)

08/05/2026

Laatste weekend om ‘Peace Nuts’ van Kasper De Vos te bezoeken!

De tentoonstelling neemt de e***l als vertrekpunt: een natuurlijke vorm, gemaakt om te vallen en nieuw leven voort te brengen. Binnen deze vorm herkent hij een treffende gelijkenis met de bom, een door de mens ontworpen object dat valt om te verwoesten.

Het werkproces weerspiegelt een traditionele, ambachtelijke aanpak, waarbij de schaal van de objecten rechtstreeks samenhangt met zowel de afmetingen van de boomstammen als het lichaam van de kunstenaar. Opvallend is dat de populieren e***l het enige holle stuk in de serie is — een technisch experiment om het natuurlijke barsten van massief hout te beheersen. In de rest van de reeks kiest De Vos er echter juist voor om de onvoorspelbare en ruwe eigenschappen van het materiaal te omarmen.

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𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝘀 — 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝘀
Za — Zo: 11:00 — 18:00
Inkom: Pay What You Can

••• Meer info via de link in bio

06/05/2026

019ghent kondigt de 9e editie van de Ghent Art Book Fair aan, dit weekend in Kunsthal Gent!

Tussen 11:00 en 18:00 uur verwelkomen we meer dan 60 nationale en internationale uitgevers die hun werk presenteren in de Kunsthal. Het nevenprogramma bestaat uit boeklanceringen, presentaties, lezingen en meer.

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