#28: Make Contracts.|#34: We pay artists.|#55: Keep basic human needs on the forefront.|#70: Have the office space inside the exhibition space, it reminds of you what you are doing.|#132: Things will always look weird when you’re the first doing it.|#107: Build a community / scene.|#25: Never ask the artist to just present their work, ask them to co-create and co-organise the space.|#4: Pay what you can.|#99: Evolve according to changing needs.|#127: Remain practical: what happens to the work in an endless exhibition?|#59: Always protect the floor when painting (or pouring concrete)|#21: Live with the exhibition, spend time with it.|#20: Are exhibitions the most suitable form for the art that we present?|#56: Take a lunch break.|#33: We will ensure work by female artists and curators make up at least 50% of our programme each year.|#90: The best systems have a failure or ‘a hole’ in them…|#44: No name tags at dinner.|#87: Always keep in mind there is something really special about being in a room that is 19 meters tall.|#26: More artists, less borders.|#91: Embrace doubt.|#60: Look after all tools. The moment it looks like things are missing it means that things are missing.|#111: Do it together.|#75: A building is a capricious thing: it is inhabited and changed, and its existence is a tale of constant and curious transformation.|#3: Entrance to all exhibitions at Kunsthal Gent is free.|#98: The success of it will not lie in the result but in the process.|#28: Make Contracts.|#34: We pay artists.|#55: Keep basic human needs on the forefront.|#70: Have the office space inside the exhibition space, it reminds of you what you are doing.|#132: Things will always look weird when you’re the first doing it.|#107: Build a community / scene.|#25: Never ask the artist to just present their work, ask them to co-create and co-organise the space.|#4: Pay what you can.|#99: Evolve according to changing needs.|#127: Remain practical: what happens to the work in an endless exhibition?|#59: Always protect the floor when painting (or pouring concrete)|#21: Live with the exhibition, spend time with it.|#20: Are exhibitions the most suitable form for the art that we present?|#56: Take a lunch break.|#33: We will ensure work by female artists and curators make up at least 50% of our programme each year.|#90: The best systems have a failure or ‘a hole’ in them…|#44: No name tags at dinner.|#87: Always keep in mind there is something really special about being in a room that is 19 meters tall.|#26: More artists, less borders.|#91: Embrace doubt.|#60: Look after all tools. The moment it looks like things are missing it means that things are missing.|#111: Do it together.|#75: A building is a capricious thing: it is inhabited and changed, and its existence is a tale of constant and curious transformation.|#3: Entrance to all exhibitions at Kunsthal Gent is free.|#98: The success of it will not lie in the result but in the process.|
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Do you also find it important that Ghent has a lively Kunsthal, a visible platform for local and international artists and organisations?

A visit to Kunsthal Gent is free of charge, but donations are welcome according to the principle of 'pay what you can'. You can leave a donation at the reception desk or make a donation trough bank transfer with the mention " donation Kunsthal Gent".

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Donations to Kunsthal Gent make this possible:
  • Free entry for exhibitions and events at Kunsthal Gent
  • A lively and visible platform for artists and organisations: local and international, emerging and established
  • Three special openings per year with different new exhibitions
  • The support of six artists or organisations per year in the development program
  • ...

Kunsthal Gent is a non-profit organisation. Its activities are made possible by donations from visitors and sponsors, with the support of the City of Ghent and the Flemish Community, and with the help of many volunteers.