ART ZONE

To Art Brunch
To Art Workshops

Welcome home in Bornem Abbey

The Artzone can be found in Bornem Abbey. The Abbey is a little hidden away and is accessible via a small passage from the festival site. The abbey is an oasis of calm during the busy festival weekend where people like to take a breather. This year’s theme is ‘Coming home’ and we hope people will feel extra welcome and at home.

Opendoors is providing an art trail on the path from the festival site to the Abbey. It involves 7 painted portraits of women who have been driven from their homes because of their faith. The text explains what ‘Coming home’ means to each of these women.

Art Expo ‘Coming home’

During the festival, an art expo will be on display in the Abbey’s building corridor on the theme of ‘Coming home’. Artists have been inspired by this theme in very different ways and take us through their experience of Coming Home. Be sure to visit the art exhibition during your visit to the festival and let the artists’ images and stories take you away!

Opening hours Art Expo:

Friday: 17:00-20:00
Saturday: 10:00-20:00
Sunday: 10:00-14:00

ART BRUNCH

Art of Faith Festival organises a meeting place for Christians who are artists. Being an artist is often a lonely position where you don’t always find like-minded people who understand you. The Artbrunch is meant to be a starting point for meeting. The brunch will be organised in an interactive format so that there is room for meeting and networking with people from different disciplines, encouragement, networking, and who knows, maybe beautiful collaborations will arise during this brunch.

We need each other!!!

When: Saturday 3 May from 10:00 to 11:30 at the Abbey.

For whom: For artists and creatives of all ages and disciplines.

Registration is required and can be done through this link. Art Brunch is only accessible in combination with a valid ticket for the festival.

Follow-up programme:

Refter from 12:00-14:00 Creative Worship with Boyd and Ribka Williams (more info)

Thomas Chapel from 12:00-14:00 Living Room Experience with Jim and Anne Mills (more info)

ART WORKSHOPS

ABDIJ

  • Art Expo (z)

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REFTER

  • Art Brunch

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  • Boyd & Ribka Williams - Creative Worship

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  • Thuiskomen met Johan Menheere

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KAPITTELZAAL

  • Workshop Kunstig geweven (1)

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  • Workshop Kunstig geweven (2)

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THOMASKAPEL

  • Ilse Spiloes - Van vragen naar antwoorden (Alpha)

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  • Jim & Anne Mills - Living Room Experience

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  • Nicolas Sintobin

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PANDHOF

  • Job van der Wal - Kleien met lucht (mime)

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  • Robin Bovy - Sip & Paint

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KERK

  • Eucharistie (z)

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  • Nele Colle - Rust in je huis, ruimte in je hoofd

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  • La Chapelle Sauvage (klassiek)

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Submit photos

Submit photos of your artworks by the 14th of March 2025. Photos should be of good quality so that the artwork is clearly visible. If it is 3D work such as sculptures, please send photos from different angles. Please include the dimensions of the artwork.
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Jury

The jury will let you know by the 31st of March which artworks will be admitted to the exhibition.
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Provide information

Before the 12th of April, send us the following information about your artwork in a Word document: name artist, name artwork, dimensions, material, and explanation (max. 100 words). We will turn these into info signs.
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Set up exhibition

Deliver your artwork from the 28th of April to the 1st of May to Bornem Abbey. On the 2nd of May, the exhibition will be set up by AOFF.
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Collect artworks

From the 2nd to 7th of June you can collect your artworks again at Bornem Abbey.
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General conditions to participate in the exhibition:

  • The submitted artworks will undergo a selection process
  • Artworks that participate must not be offered for sale or have a visible price label.
  • When participating, you must bring and collect your artwork to and from Bornem Abbey yourself.
  • Artworks will be exhibited in the abbey from 3rd of May to 1st of June.
  • Each artist may provide additional info material about their artistic work, such as flyers, brochures or name cards (without prices). These will be placed on a separate table in the exhibition space.
  • The exhibited works will only include info related to the work in question.
  • The artworks will be displayed in the abbey and there will be supervision of the exhibition during the festival.

Testimonial Gerdine Baaij (responsible for Art Zone)

Over 10 years ago, I started organising art exhibitions in the Marekerk church in Leiden. Through this work, I got to know many artists and it was the start of building my network. Through small meetings, I kept coming into contact with new people and organisations. This is where I started to learn that artists need each other. In 2017, I started working for Operation Mobilisation with the task of organising missionary art projects. I came in contact with the global art branch of OM: Inspiro Alliance. Through this organisation, I learned a lot, met beautiful people and also got my first Artmentor who supported me in my development as an artist/curator. This network was a support for me in beautiful and difficult times. In 2019, I started working for OM in Belgium and I had a great experience working with a group of passionate artists in the creation of a travelling exhibition on the Flemish Primitives. Through this project, I came into contact with Art of Faith Festival and am now involved as coordinator of the Artzone. Last autumn, I went to Vilnius, Lithuania, to a conference for artists. Purpose: to encourage each other in the ministry or art form you are working in. I went home a different person again because it was so good to get together with like-minded people. Art of Faith also wants to be a place to encourage artists, which is why we organise an Art Brunch where artists can meet, learn from each other, catch their breath and be encouraged. Be welcome! Feel at home! You are not alone!

Testimonial SUE BALL

Last year, I had the special opportunity to participate in the art brunch and art exhibition ‘Art of Faith.’
It was an experience that enriched my heart and mind.

This experience opened an unexpected door: I was invited to exhibit my work in a gallery.
The gallery exhibition now gives me the opportunity to share my work with a much wider audience.
It feels like a blessing and confirmation that art can be a powerful tool to share God’s truth and love, and show it in a place where art and community come together.

I would encourage anyone who makes or appreciates art to embrace such moments.
You never know what conversations, opportunities or connections can emerge from them – and how they can bless others.

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