We are happy to share with you the programme of the Biennale of Women In Art. As you know, the Biennale is much more than an exhibition, it is a place to meet, to debate, to discover new initiatives, to learn new knowledge, to discover books, as well as a place to network, meet and exchange, and finally a place to experience art, both visually and experientially through art performances.
Please note that the programme is subject to change, like any. So don’t hesitate to come back regularly on this page to stay updated. Hope you’ll like it.
Note, also, that some of the conferences and workshops will be either in English (EN), in French (FR) or in Dutch (NL).
– PRACTICAL INFO –
Where? Espace Vanderborght, Rue de l’Ecuyer 50, Brussels, Belgium
When? From the 18th of March to the 31st of March, 2024, from 14:00 to 22:00
Entrance to the Biennale is free (besides the opening and closing). A bar is open during the whole Biennale to enjoy a drink while discussing art or any other topic.
mONDAY March 18, 2024
RADICAL VIRTUOSITY
The radical presence of women and non-binary artists
14:00 – Press conference BE CULTURE with the WIA committee management (Giovanna Massoni, Christophe Gouache , Arielle D’Hauterives, Jemima Kulumba, Maelle Delaplanche, Gloria Omyio, Sylvie Gormezano)
15:00 > 17:30 Alice Van Der Wielen-Honinckx | Performance
16:00 – Public opening
17:00 – “A biennale as a tool“ presentation by Jemima Kulumba
+ “The absence of women in contemporary art #MeToo” by Déborah de Robertis
+ Support pitch by Delphine Houba
+ Support pitch by Els Gossé
+ Presentation of SKRIK by Elisabeth Woronoff
18:00 – The place of women in the history of Art | Conference by Lyse Vancampenhoudt
19:30 – Karine Marenne | Performance
20:00 – Chuu Wai | Performance
22:00 – Closing
TUESDAY March 19, 2024
ART MISTRESS
Once a muse, the rise of an artist
14:00 – Opening
17:00 – Workshop for the co-creation of video games about women artists who were once muses by Arts & Publics
20:30 – “A biennale as a tool“ presentation by Jemima Kulumba and speech about Being a women in the art sector by Deborah de Robertis
22:00 – Closing
WEDNESDAY
March 20, 2024
SURVIVOR OF THE TIME COUNTED
Her story, her gaze, her voice, their story, their gaze, their voice
14:00 – Opening
16:00 – “Women artists invisibilized in other sector“ by Les Volumineuses (FR) [post-poned]
19:30 – Conference “Women artists in the Renaissance period” by Christophe Gouache (FR)
22:00 – Closing
THURSDAY
march 21, 2024
WOMANHOUSE
A revolutionary place to allow ourselves to hear us and each other speak
14:00 – Opening
+ Irina Lavrinovic | Performance (until 20:00)
19:00 – Leen Van Dommelen | Performance / Installation
20:00 – Lydia Guez | Performance [cancelled due to illness]
22:00 – Closing
FRIDAY march 22, 2024
body politics
The personal is political, our bodies as objects, as subjects
14:00 – Opening
20:00 – “Why have an inclusive gallery ?“ Round table by That’s what x said (FR)
21:00 – “How to approach patrons and sponsors for artists, institutions and cultural operators” by Marie De Wit from Prométhéa (FR)
22:00 – Closing
SATURDAY
march 23, 2024
RITUAL GESTURES
Our act, our reenactments, our movements
12:30 – Extra Muros Event at Tour & Taxis – INVISIBLE FESTIVAL by XR4heritage (FR)
14:00 – Opening
16:00 (until 20:00) – Leen Van Dommelen | Performance / installation (performed multiple times during this time slot )
19:00 – [cancelled] Conference “How to be sustainable in the art and culture as artists, institutions and cultural operators“ by Jemima Kulumba (ENG) [cancelled]
22:00 – Closing
SUNDAY march 24, 2024
SUBLIMED OTHERS
Decolonised otherness
14:00 – Opening
+ Delegation guided tour for XReritage
14:30 (until 18:00) – Leen Van Dommelen biennale artist performance / installation (performed multiple times during this time slot )
14:45 – Workshop “#HISTORY IS OURS“ by the INVISIBLE FESTIVAL organized by XRHERITAGE in the presence of pioneering filmmaker Euzhan Palcy (FR)
15:30 – Karine Marenne | Performance
17:00 – Conference on “Decolonization in the photography sector“ by Woman we share (FR)
20:00- Conference “Iconography of resistance in the decolonial movement“ by Anne Wetsi Mpoma (ENG)
22:00 – Closing
MONDAY march 25, 2024
closed
TUESDAY march 26, 2024
BECOMING
Women and non-binary artists as a social force
14:00 – Opening
18:30 – “Let’s talk about feminist guided walks and women artists“ by Noms peut-être (FR)
22:00 – Closing
WEDNESDAY
march 27, 2024
TOGETHERNESS
The commons, the collective, the intersection, the never ending wave
14:00 – Opening
16:00 – Free children’s guided tour with Jemima Kulumba (6 to 12 years FR)
20:00 – Extra Muros event at Espace Magh – “SKRIK“ a woman’s cry after years of traumatic amnesia by Elisabeth Woronoff | Performance (EN)
22:00 – Closing
THURSDAY
march 28, 2024
INCLUSIVE SUBjECTIVITIES
All of you in everyone of us, everywhere, all at once
14:00 – Opening
14:30 – “What are the bridges between making money as an artist and the digital sector?“ by ACEGOOD (FR)
18:00 – Alice Van Der Wielen-Honinckx | Performance (until 20:00)
19:00 – Private guided tour by Jemima Kulumba (NL)
(Not open to the general public)
20:00 – Lydia Guez | Performance
22:00 – Closing
FRIDAY march 29, 2024
BODY AS NATURE
Plundered and exhausted selves, we rise
14:00 – Opening
17:00 – Alice Van Der Wielen-Honinckx | Performance (until 19:00)
19:00 – (cancelled) Conference “L’origine du monde“ by Deborah de Robertis (FR)
20:00 – (cancelled due to illness) “The New European Bauhaus Festival“ presentation by Rozina Spinnoy for Bids Belgium
22:00 – Closing
SATURDAY
march 30, 2024
ARCHITECTS OF OUR FREEDOM
Artistic shapes and tools for our future
14:00 – Opening
14:30 (until 17:00) – Leen Van Dommelen | Performance / installation (performed multiple times during this time slot )
16:00 – Alice Van Der Wielen-Honinckx | Performance (until 18:00)
18:00 – Karine Marenne | Performance
19:00 – (cancelled) “What kind of tools exist for women artists, institutions and cultural operators?“ by Jemima Kulumba (cancelled)
22:00 – Closing
SUNDAY march 31, 2024
seeds
The present is yours
Important notice: Entrance to the Biennale on the closing day is donation-based (suggested donation 5€). Visitors who donate for the 25€ ticket receive 1 food coupon and 3 drinks.
14:00 – Opening
16:00 – Néoza Goffin | Performance (hour changed)
16:00 – Nina Rose | Performance
17:00 – Conference “The different ways of becoming an artist“ by Carl Cash Knight (FR)
17:30 – Irina Lavrinovic | Performance
18:00 – “The absence of women in contemporary art #MeToo“ by Déborah De Robertis (FR)
19:00 Conference on « Forgotten women artists from the Renaissance » (Les artistes femmes oubliées de la Renaissance) by Christophe Gouache (FR)
20:00 – Time to celebrate with Dj Naynay deluxx by Radio pirate!
22:00 – Closing of the Biennale