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UFO For and by artists

From the autumn of 2024 to the autumn of 2026, UFO (of which NUCLEO is a mem­ber) is orga­ni­s­ing the pro­gram­me ​‘For and by Artists: what does it mean to sup­port artists?’ in Flanders and Brussels.

This pro­gram­me con­sists of

• inter­na­ti­o­nal visi­tor days (UFO Visitor program);
• peer-to-peer event (UFO Mixers);
• a series of artist portraits.

In 2027 a publi­ca­ti­on will be relea­sed that reports on the pro­ject in an expe­ri­men­tal way and pre­sents its findings.

UFO is the plat­form of stu­dio orga­ni­sa­ti­ons con­nec­ting Cas-co (Leuven), De Tank (Het Entrepot, Bruges), Level Five (Brussels), MORPHO (Antwerp), NUCLEO (Ghent) and Vonk (Hasselt-Genk). UFO acti­ve­ly thinks about sustai­na­ble solu­ti­ons and cre­a­ti­ve models to keep (and anchor) artists in the city, both on a local and a Flemish level.

‘UFO: For and by artists’ is sup­por­ted by Flanders.

Chit Chat

Chit Chat is a recur­ring gathering desig­ned to fos­ter con­ver­sa­ti­on, con­nec­ti­on, and mutu­al sup­port among artists. 

Each time we meet in a dif­fe­rent stu­dio, whe­re all topics are wel­co­me. Whether you’d like to sha­re your cre­a­ti­ve pro­cess, dis­cuss doubts and chal­len­ges, or sim­ply exchan­ge thoughts on art and cre­a­ti­vi­ty — this is a spa­ce for open con­ver­sa­ti­on, accom­pa­nied by good food and drinks. There is no obli­ga­ti­on to pre­sent your own work; you are just as wel­co­me to lis­ten, enga­ge in dis­cus­si­ons, and enjoy the inspi­ring com­pa­ny of fel­low artists. 

Our goal is to build a clo­­se-knit and sup­por­ti­ve artis­tic com­mu­ni­ty whe­re we can open­ly sha­re both the highs and lows of our practice.

Even Elders

Even Elders (Dutch for ​‘Elsewhere for a While’) is an exchan­ge bet­ween NUCLEO and De Tank in Bruges, in which an artist from one orga­ni­sa­ti­on is hosted by an artist from the other. The host opens up their stu­dio or pro­ject spa­ce, intro­du­ces the visi­ting artist to the orga­ni­sa­ti­on, and sha­res their know­led­ge, net­work and prac­ti­ce. The focus is on get­ting to know each other’s prac­ti­ce, col­la­bo­ra­ting, offe­ring feed­back, fin­ding inspi­ra­ti­on, or sim­ply making spa­ce to work on their own pro­jects in a dif­fe­rent context.

Each resi­d­en­cy con­clu­des with a public event: a pre­sen­ta­ti­on, artist talk, reflec­ti­on on exis­ting or new work, a work-in-pro­gress showing …

Jeroen De Wandel will be the first artist from NUCLEO to take part, joi­ning Hans Demeulenaere at De Tank in January 2027.

Later in 2027, an artist from De Tank will spend two weeks at NUCLEO in Ghent under the same arrangement.