Deadline: Monday, 12 October 2025, 21:59

In Pursuit of Otherwise Possibilities is hos­ting its first the Queer Feedback Sessions (QFS) pro­gram in Belgium in col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with Kunsthal Gent, Buda, Kunstenwerk­plaats, WpZimmer, Beursschouwburg, and Workspace Brussels under the Coalition of Care in 3 Flemish cities. 

We are loo­king for a cohort of 7 LGBTQ+ artists* inte­rested in par­ti­ci­pa­ting in an artis­tic research pro­ject explo­ring the­o­ries and metho­do­lo­gies of queering feedback. 

During the Queer Feedback Session a group of artists, researchers, and cul­tu­ral orga­ni­sers gather for seven days of learning how to bet­ter sup­port queer artists and art-making through an expand­ed noti­on of feed­back. Each ses­si­on 2 artists will sha­re artis­tic work or prac­ti­ce and recei­ve feed­back from the group based on a uni­que pro­to­col co-desig­ned by the artist and the faci­li­ta­tor. QFS has evol­ved around the belief that a caring com­mu­ni­ty focu­sing on the needs and desi­res of artists with a spi­rit of expe­ri­men­ta­ti­on will give feed­back that sup­ports the who­le artist and their work.

All par­ti­ci­pants will :

• Connect with an exci­ting group of queer makers and researchers in Belgium.
• Learn to co-cre­a­te feed­back envi­ron­ments that suit your needs.
• Present your work and recei­ve feedback.
• Receive men­tor­ship from pro­fes­si­o­nal queer artists.
• Receive €294 (volun­teer fee of €42 per ses­si­on, no BTW) for your par­ti­ci­pa­ti­on and lunch will be pro­vi­ded at each ses­si­on. There is some sup­port avai­la­ble for tra­vel and hou­sing. Please indi­ca­te below if you will need that to participate.

Because the Feedback Sessions are inten­ded to devel­op a group of artists who are enga­ging with each other’s prac­ti­ce on a dee­per level, atten­dan­ce is of pri­ma­ry impor­tan­ce. The gatherings will be from 10:00 – 17:30 on the fol­lo­wing dates:

• 8 – 9 December 2025 Ghent & Kortrijk, (hosted by Kunsthal Gent and Buda)
• 6 – 7 January 2026 in Antwerp (hosted by Monty)
• 3 – 4 March 2026 in Brussels (hosted by Beurs and KWP)
• 14 April in Antwerp (hosted by wpZimmer) 

*IPOP is open to any­o­ne who under­stands them­sel­ves or their work as in some way ​“queer” or ​“LGBT+.” We wel­co­me appli­ca­ti­ons from a diver­se ran­ge of peo­p­le and do not requi­re or expect any par­ti­cu­lar rela­ti­ons­hip to sexu­a­li­ty or gender.

As IPOP we would like to under­li­ne the col­la­bo­ra­ti­ve aspect of the­se ses­si­ons. Our metho­do­lo­gy and appro­ach has been lar­ge­ly infor­med by expe­rien­ces and cre­a­ti­ve dia­lo­gue with the par­ti­ci­pants of three pre­vious cohorts.

Please Note:

15 — 24 October we will invi­te a selec­ti­on of appli­cants for twen­ty-minu­te Zoom interviews.

On 27 October, we will announ­ce who will par­t­a­ke in the first QFS Belgium cohort.

Please fill out this appli­ca­ti­on below if you are inte­rested in par­ti­ci­pa­ting in IPOP’s Queer Feedback Sessions. If you pre­fer not to sub­mit an appli­ca­ti­on, you can record a 5 – 7 minu­te video instead and email it to elisteffen@​gmail.​com.

Please con­tact us at elisteffen@​gmail.​com if you need sup­port with this appli­ca­ti­on or have any questions. 

IPOP is an artis­tic edu­ca­ti­o­nal research plat­form ini­ti­a­ted by Elioa Steffen and Szymon Adamczak hou­sed at the ATD Lectorate Amsterdam. IPOP is made pos­si­ble through fun­ding from the Academy of Theatre and Dance, Amsterdam and is a pro­ject of the ATD Lectorate within the Thematic Collaboration Program of the Amsterdam University of the Arts in col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with the National Film Academy of the Nethlerland. This ses­si­on of the Queer Feedback Sessions star­ted as a resi­d­en­cy for Elioa Steffen at Kunsthal Ghent and has been generous­ly sup­por­ted by Kunsthal Gent, Buda, Kunstenwerk­plaats, WpZimmer and Workspace Brussels under the Coalition of Care.

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