1000 Brussels

La Vitrine

2 showcases are planned for this summer-autumn 2018 and will present the work of 9 artists.

WINDOW 1 Joachim G Damus (Photo) and Florence Akyams (Illustration).
Location: Rue du Trône, 1000 Brussels (in front of the ING branch at the junction with Avenue Marnix) - 24 August > 9 September 2018.

WINDOW 2 Esohe Weyden (Poetry, drawing), Dauphine Raisin (Illustration) and May Li Sterkendries (Photo).
Venue: Place Cardinal Mercier, 1090 Jette (Brussels) - 12 > 28 October 2018.

There will be events every weekend:

Fridays from 5.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.: meet the artists / DJs / live performances
Saturdays from 3.00 pm to 9.30 pm: artist encounters / participatory workshops / live music / live performances

More information on the project

La Vitrine is intended to reflect a society in which individuals blend together through ancestral transmission, past and present influences, and diverse and varied encounters. In particular, the project aims to showcase Afro-descendant artists at each edition. The project takes the approach of creating artist collectives that are representative of our society, by bringing artists of varied origins to the forefront of the stage, enabling them to find a point of intersection in their personal roots and develop a joint creation on the theme of "cultural heritage".

La vitrine aims to distance itself from the image of art galleries, which are often considered too cold. It defines itself as a new, atypical exhibition space: the artists/collectives will be working not from a pre-equipped, stereotyped space or structure, but from meeting spaces created with and between members of the public around artistic objects and performances. The idea here is not to enter a space with precise codes, but to be present in the street where the codes are shared.

Presentation of the project leader

MangooPickle is a young non-profit organisation that aims to promote culture and the arts by setting up projects with creative and original concepts. It aims to breathe new life into the Belgian capital and bring about a change in the Belgian leisure, culture and entertainment sector. Its approach is above all an initiative aimed at proposing a new way of sharing, discovering and consuming art and culture for everyone.