#65: No excuses: Thursday morning, team meeting.|#132: Things will always look weird when you’re the first doing it.|#127: Remain practical: what happens to the work in an endless exhibition?|#47: Artists need to be supported more than ever in the development of their practice due to the gaps that have been created in the field of fine art|#124: Do less, do it better.|#32: Be pan-gender polyphonic.|#36: We support production separately.|#92: We’re a learning organisation.|#60: Look after all tools. The moment it looks like things are missing it means that things are missing.|#112: Spaces today don’t need to be curated, but occupied.|#39: Be the early stepping stone in an artist’s career|#44: No name tags at dinner.|#40: Follow the artist|#111: Do it together.|#130: Be a uniquely charged and curated gallery that is an artwork in itself.|#87: Always keep in mind there is something really special about being in a room that is 19 meters tall.|#29: We make the program for the artist that we exhibit.|#59: Always protect the floor when painting (or pouring concrete)|#107: Build a community / scene.|#3: Entrance to all exhibitions at Kunsthal Gent is free.|#74: Last one out turns of the lights.|#120: The new type of art institute cannot merely be an art museum as it has been until now, but no museum at all. The new type will be more like a power station, a producer of new energy.|#55: Keep basic human needs on the forefront.|#21: Live with the exhibition, spend time with it.|#35: The artist fee should be good.|#65: No excuses: Thursday morning, team meeting.|#132: Things will always look weird when you’re the first doing it.|#127: Remain practical: what happens to the work in an endless exhibition?|#47: Artists need to be supported more than ever in the development of their practice due to the gaps that have been created in the field of fine art|#124: Do less, do it better.|#32: Be pan-gender polyphonic.|#36: We support production separately.|#92: We’re a learning organisation.|#60: Look after all tools. The moment it looks like things are missing it means that things are missing.|#112: Spaces today don’t need to be curated, but occupied.|#39: Be the early stepping stone in an artist’s career|#44: No name tags at dinner.|#40: Follow the artist|#111: Do it together.|#130: Be a uniquely charged and curated gallery that is an artwork in itself.|#87: Always keep in mind there is something really special about being in a room that is 19 meters tall.|#29: We make the program for the artist that we exhibit.|#59: Always protect the floor when painting (or pouring concrete)|#107: Build a community / scene.|#3: Entrance to all exhibitions at Kunsthal Gent is free.|#74: Last one out turns of the lights.|#120: The new type of art institute cannot merely be an art museum as it has been until now, but no museum at all. The new type will be more like a power station, a producer of new energy.|#55: Keep basic human needs on the forefront.|#21: Live with the exhibition, spend time with it.|#35: The artist fee should be good.|
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Opening: 14.07.2023 – 20:00

14.07—03.09.2023

Exhibition

Zomersalon 2023:
BUY LOCAL 3

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On Friday, July 14, Zomersalon 2023: Buy Local #3 kicks off. More than 650 artworks will fill Kunsthal Gent to the brim with a cross-section of Ghent's vibrant visual arts scene. Ghent organizations and artists are brought together with one big common denominator: everything is for sale via zomersalon.gent.

Zomersalon 2023 is open from July 14 to September 3.

Unlike the usual exhibitions within Kunsthal Gent, for Zomersalon: Buy Local 3 we are taking the radical but deliberate decision that any Ghent artist can participate. The public can thus immerse themselves in the full breadth of Ghent's visual arts scene and come into contact with the artists behind the works. Ghent organizations are invited to support and shape the Summer Salon as partners. In this way, we create a framework that enables encounters between artists, art organizations, the public and potential buyers.

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The concept of Zomersalon originated during the corona crisis, to financially support artists in difficult times. The first editions took place in 2020 and 2021, in collaboration with the Ghent Arts Council. It did not miss its effect. Each edition attracted 6,000 visitors. First 600, then about 700 artists took part and about half of the works on display found a buyer, accounting for €125,000 in works sold each time. The proceeds went directly to the artists. 70 Ghent organizations communicated with the Summer Salon, 15 of which organized their own events within the Summer Salon: from lectures and tours to workshops and brunch. Besides being a cross-section of Ghent's rich art world, the Summer Salon became the place to meet each other and the artists behind the work.

In 2023 we will continue on this momentum, with once again a wealth of visual artworks for sale. We welcome you to Zomersalon: Buy Local 3, from July 14 to September 3 at Kunsthal Gent.

— All the artworks are for sale via zomersalon.gent

— OPENING HOURS

  • 14.07 - 03.09
    Open every weekend: 11:00 - 18:00

  • Gentse Feesten: 14.07 - 23.07
    (open every day)
    - Opening Fri 14.07: 20:00 - 24.00
    - Sun - do: 11:00 - 18:00
    - Fri - Sat: 11:00 - 18:00 / 20:00 - 24:00

  • Patersholfeesten: 11.08 - 13.08
    - Fri 11.08 — 20:00-24:00
    - Sat 12.08 — 11:00-18:00 / 20:00-24:00
    - Sun 13.08 — 11:00-18:00 / 20:00-24:00

— ENTRANCE: "Pay What You Can"

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On Saturdays: Artist Talks On The Spot

On Saturdays at 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00, we offer artists a platform to engage in a conversation with visitors: Artist Talks On The Spot!

  • Each time, up to 5 artists will be present for an Artist Talk On The Spot.
  • You will find the artists on the spot, with their work. A nice and accessible way to have a conversation with an artist!
  • The names of the artists will be announced weekly via Kunsthal Gent's social media and website.
  • Reservations are not required.
On Sundays: Guided tours

Every Sunday from 14:00 - 16:00 you can join a guided tour by one of our partners:

  • Sun 16.07 - Nucleo / BLANCO
  • Sun 23.07 - Lochness
  • Sun 30.07 - Artshizzle
  • Sun 06.08 - Garden Of Delights
  • Sun 13.08 - Rufus Gallery
  • Sun 20.08 - Broei/Yart
  • Sun 27.08 - Mentormentor
  • Sun 03.09 - De Verffabriek
PARTNERS

Gents Kunstenoverleg GKO, Art Cinema OFFoff, a-e-i-o-u collectief, Art Shizzle, Arteconomy, Barbé Urbain Gallery, Bebe Books, Berserk, Artlead Offline / Billboard Series, BLANCO, BOEKS, BROEI, Bruthaus Gallery, Campo, Cecilia Jaime Gallery, Convent, croxhapox/aynitl, Cultuurdienst Gent, Curatorial Studies at KASK School of Arts, David vzw, De Carré / S.H.O.T.S., De Nieuwe Organisatie, Dekenij Patershol, De Koer, Design Museum Gent, De Verffabriek, Different Class, Drongenhofkapel, Engagement Gent, Experimental Intermedia, Fotoshop Gent, Galerie Platte Commerce, Garden Of Delights, Gouvernement, Het Balanseer, In de Ruimte, KIOSK, KASK / School of Arts Gent, KAAART, Kunst in Huis, Kunsthal Gent, Les VoiZines / Zine Happening, LUCA School of Arts, LYSTERINCK, Lochness, Manoeuvre, mentormentor, Museum Dr. Guislain, Nein Arts, NUCLEO, 019, Publiek Park (Grenswerk), Posture Editions, Post X, P/ROPS, Re-Mains, Roger Raveel Museum, Rufus Gallery, S.M.A.K., Social Harmony, Support Studio, STAM, Topo Copy, Transient Projects To People (Ti – Pi), VIERNULVIER, …

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BUY LOCAL 3

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