Talk « Museums and Works on Paper » at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

For its 9th edition, Art on Paper and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium are joining forces to organise a talk on the theme of ‘Museums and Works on Paper’, taking place on October 4rd from 10 to 12:00 at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, 3 rue de la Régence, 1000 Brussels.

Curators from Belgian and international institutions will be discussing the issues they share in relation to the paper medium, whose fragility implies well-defined exhibition rules. They will also discuss their acquisition policies, with purchases and donations/legacies from private collections creating a body of work that is often very dense. Discussions will also focus on each institution's own digitalisation policies, which enable these often invisible works to be shared with as many people as possible.

Schedule & practical information via this link

TICKETS ARE ONLINE!

Tickets for the next edition of Art on Paper are now available online!

The 9th edition of the Brussels International Drawing Fair will take place in 45 days' time and promises to be a memorable one, with the participation of international and Belgian galleries and institutions, solo exhibitions and a programme of conferences to be unveiled shortly.

SAVE THE DATE: 03 -> 06.10 at the Gare Maritime, Tour & Taxis

Buy your tickets online here!

Mouad Elbissaoui, Laureate of the 2024 Eeckman Art Prize

The laureate of the 2024 Eeckman Art Prize is Mouad Elbissaoui. Born in Morocco, where he currently lives and works, Mouad Elbissaoui is a multidisciplinary artist who delves into themes of power, the human condition, and underlying discourses. His project, « Face à l’horizon, » aims to explore the symbolism of borders. Rather than merely condemning, he questions the issues and tragedies related to immigration. His poetic work reveals the soul of a pacifist. Despite his young age, his art demonstrates remarkable maturity and commitment, earning unanimous recognition for his talent.⁠

Discover the Winner of the 2024 Eeckman Art Prize here!

The first 2024 participating galleries – 9th edition Art on Paper

Art on Paper welcomes some 50 Belgian and international galleries and further accentuates its openness to modern and ancient art galleries alongside contemporary artistic proposals.

Discover the list of the first 2024 galleries here!

SELECTION COMMITTEE > ADVISORY BOARD

Under the impetus of Virginie Devillez, Art on Paper's senior advisor, the fair has redesigned its selection committee to create a broader strategic committee, including experts in modern and antique drawing as well as gallery representatives. Art on Paper has chosen to surround itself with a committee of art professionals, experts and collectors to support its development and influence in Belgium and abroad.

Find out its 2024 Advisory Board here!

CLOSING OF THE EECKMAN ART PRIZE 2024!

The call for entries for the Eeckman Art Prize 2024 closes on Wednesday June 5th.

All the details here!

EECKMAN ART PRIZE 2024 - the call for projects is open!

The EECKMAN ART PRIZE is open exclusively to artists and art students whose practice reflects an affinity with drawing.

The winner of the EECKMAN ART PRIZE wins the opportunity to exhibit their work as a solo show during the Art on Paper fair (3-6 October 2024) and will be exhibited in the Eeckman reception areas during Brussels Drawing Week (30/09/2024 to 6/10/2024).

Since 2023, the winner will also be invited by Eeckman to present their work within the Group's PatrimOne international network in Paris, Geneva and/or Monaco.

The call for projects is open from 02 May to 05 June 2024.

More info through this link.

INCREASE IN VAT ON WORKS OF ART IN BELGIUM, CULTURE IS IN DANGER!

Artists, museum directors, dealers and auction houses are joining forces to express their concern about Belgium's transposition of the European Union's "rates directive" 2022/542, which requires Member States to partially abolish, as of 1 January 2025, the special profit margin regime to which the art market sector has been subject since 1996.

The whole info through this link.

Virginie Devillez brings her expertise and advice as Senior Advisor to Art on Paper.

Senior advisor and member of the Advisory Board, Virginie Devillez is now actively contributing to the strategic development, artistic programming and implementation of the 9th edition of the fair in Brussels.

Active in the art world for over 25 years, Virginie Devillez is a Belgian and international art expert, researcher and curator. She holds a doctorate from the Université libre de Bruxelles (2001), after which she was Curator at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, where she was project manager for the Magritte Museum inaugurated in 2009. She went on to manage the Daniel Templon and Micheline Szwajcer galleries before becoming an expert in Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art at Sotheby's from 2016 to 2023.

Virginie Devillez is also a member of the René Magritte Appraisal Committee, a scientific collaborator at the Université libre de Bruxelles, guest curator at the Ostend and Pont-Aven Museums for the project dedicated to the Belgian Impressionist painter Anna Boch and, more recently, guest curator at the Delta in Namur for the exhibition "La carte postale, objet de collection, œuvre d'art".

ART ON PAPER 2024 - PIN YOUR AGENDAS!

Art on Paper will be opening its doors from October 3rd to 6th at the Gare Maritime. Mark your calendars! 

thursday 03 October 2024 > upon invitation only

> 14h00 > 18h00 - VIP Preview  
> 18h00 > 22h00 - Vernissage

friday 04 to sunday 06 October 

> 11h00 à 19h00 - Open to the public 

Address: Gare Maritime - Tour&Taxis - rue Picard 11, 1000 Brussels

> For practical information on how to get to the fair, click here