ANTWERP (ACADEMY) ART WEEKEND 2026
Antwerp Art Weekend at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
14→17 May 2026
→ opening: 14.5 → 12:00-21:00
→ on view: 15-17.5 → 12:00-18:00
During Antwerp Art Weekend, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp opens its doors to the wider art community, presenting a vibrant programme of exhibitions, research projects and student initiatives across the campus.
- Blooming from Ashes - expo at the Temple
In the Temple, the exhibition ‘Blooming from Ashes’ brings together works by Fabiola Burgos Labra, Liza Goncharenko, Sina Hensel, Eva-Fiore Kovacovsky, Ligia Poplawska and Delphine Wibaux, all artists from the Art & Ecology research group, alongside a project by renowned American eco-artist Brandon Ballengée.
- Starters Prize - expo at the Lange Zaal
The Student Council hosts its annual ‘Starters Prize’, inviting students from all departments to submit work anonymously. The works are on view in the Lange Zaal, where both a professional jury and the public will award the prize on 14 May.
- Tasting Tendrils - expo at the Mixlab
At the Academy’s Mixlab, Mathias Mu presents ‘Tasting Tendrils’, a year-long collaborative programme as part of his ongoing research into digital fabrication with organic and edible materials. The table is central to the group exhibition, where visitors are invited on 15 May to a public gathering featuring performative culinary interventions, lectures and conversations.
- FeedBAck - expo at the Wintertuin
The exhibition ‘FeedBAck’ in the Wintertuin, curated by Guy Bovyn, brings together alumni from different degree programmes of the Academy. Ligia Poplawska, Arni Jonsson, Manon de Bruyn, Ann Raluca, Hussein Shikha, Grigorios Ilaridis, Sam Beddegenoodts and Witold Vandenbroeck will showcase their current work.
- Studio Stadswaag - expo at the Stadswaag square and studio
Studio Stadswaag is an ongoing collaboration between the Academy’s ArchiVolt research group and Stadsform. Invited artists BLESS, Luc Deleu, Brandon LaBelle, Emilia Schupp and Rirkrit Tiravanija developed protocol proposals for artistic interventions around the Stadswaag square and for a self-organised space by and for students and alumni.
- Art on (Academy) Campus - expo at the Academy garden and beyond
Throughout the Antwerp Art Weekend, the historic passage between the Stadswaag and the Academy Garden will be open. In the centuries-old garden, visitors encounter the ongoing garden project, where researcher Eline De Clercq works with students to support a living multispecies ecosystem. Along the way, visitors will also discover site-specific works by the master’s students of In Situ, created as part of ‘Art on (Academy) Campus’.
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(image: Studio Stadswaag, Antwerp (Academy) Art Weekend 2025, photo by Alies Torfs, detail)