The Brussels Creative Forum (BCF) inaugurated the Brussels cultural season of 14-15 in the heart of the Mont des Arts, a few footsteps from the historical center and nearby some of the most important cultural institutions. On August 29 and 30, this annual forum will gather the different creative and cultural actors of Brussels and present the whole offer of their programs and activities. The public will be able to discover the event and cultural offer, and the professionals will gather to meet and discuss their future in Belgium and within Europe.
With more than 20,000 events per year, the creative, artistic, and cultural activity is most impressive. The BCF will guide and mirror this event during two days during the end of the holiday season. At the Mont des Arts and within Square Brussels Meeting Center a Culture Market, a Street Art Village, and a series of professional meetings will take place.
In the Culture Market, numerous cultural organizations, both French/Flemish speaking and international, will present their 14-15 Season. A stage will be open to artists, musicians, comedians, and dancers, for them to present extracts of creations/shows to come. These tasters will motivate spectators to go to see and enjoy the whole creations/shows during the cultural season.
The Mont des Arts will host the Street Art Village where urban art will stage the scene with many associations active in music, dance, graffiti, installations, design, and circus. Nearby, the Street Food Festival will bring together, once more, the various food projects of the now famous food trucks.
The younger ones will be also initiated to culture thanks to the Kids Village that will take place on Saturday, August 30, and organized by Kidsgazette in collaboration with VISITBRUSSELS and other cultural partners. The kids will be able to test their creativity and cultural aptitudes while their parents will browse through the impressive cultural offer of the 14-15 Season.
Finally, the BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM will be an important gathering for the professionals. Debates, conferences and meetings will be the aim to discuss the future goals to achieve and good practices.
The BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM is an initiative of BAPEO (Brussels Association for Public Events Operators) co-founded with VISITBRUSSELS, SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre, Prométhéa, the Foundation for the Arts and Architempo. The project is supported by the institutions (communes, region and communities).
2. CULTURE MARKET and STREET ART VILLAGE
The BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM is the meeting place between the general public, creative and cultural trend setters of Brussels. All the actors and sectors of culture shall be present, associations and institutions shall unveil their new season’s programs and activities at their respective stands. The” SQUARE Brussels meeting center”, the new French name of the Palais des Congrès, shall host the event.
THE CULTURE MARKET
The Stands
Alerte Urbaine, Ancienne Belgique, Art T Les Arts Scéniques, Atelier 340 Muzeum, Atomium, Belgian Chocolate Village, Botanique, Bozar, Bronks, Centre Culturel d’Uccle, CFWB, Civa, Comédie de Bruxelles, Commune d’Auderghem, Commune d’Etterbeek, Commune d’Ixelles, Commune de Koekelberg, Commune de Saint-Gilles, Comocongo, Conseil Bruxellois des Musées, Costik, Culturallia 2015, De Buren, Ensemble Quartz, Espace 251 Nord, Espace Catastrophe, Europalia International, Flagey, Galeries, Kings of Comedy, KVS, La Maison du Conte, La Monnaie, Le Magic Land Théâtre, Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Ligue d’Impro, Luca Arts, MAD Brussels, Maison Maurice Béjart, Matters Collective, MIM, Musée du Jouet, Musées Royaux d’Arts et d’Histoire du Cinquantenaire, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Museum des Sciences Naturelles, Musique en liberté, Pages d’histoire, Point Culture, Poseco asbl (Bruxelles Champêtre), Propaganza urban artists, Recyclart, Re:space, T.A.G. City – Tower’s Art Gallery, Tempora, The European Union Choir, Théâtre 140, Théâtre du Parc, Théâtre la Balsamine, Théâtre National, Théâtre Royal de Toone, Tremplins asbl (Bruxelles Babel), ULB Culture, Urbana Project, VGC, Ville de Bruxelles, WBI, Whalll, Windbag, Wolubilis…
Les Medias et associations
Alternatives Théâtrales, Artepub/Acka, Arts and Publics, Be Culture, Brussels Tourism Jobs, Editions Lamiroy, Getly, Itinéraires SH, Kiss Bank, Kunstenloket, Le Soir, Pictabadge, Prométhéa, Reporters, Rock the City, RTBF, Smart, St’Art, The Nousians Magazine, Union des Artistes du Spectacle, VISITBRUSSELS, Voir et Dire, Zoom on Arts…
THE CREATIVE INITIATIVES
In a convivial space, a stage shall be set up for short presentations (15 minutes) of creative initiatives, dynamic tokens of existing or future projects.
THE SHOWCASES
Also, creators, artists shall occupy the showcase scene with extracts of their work, to bring the public to go to see their shows during the season.
THE PECHA KUCHA BRUSSELS
Presentation of creative and cultural projects bringing a new light on urban dynamics: 20 images X 20 seconds per stakeholder.
THE KIDS VILLAGE
During all day Saturday, the Kidsgazette, VISITBRUSSELS and their partners, have dedicated space specially for families and divided in three parts: an information desk in collaboration with VISITBRUSSELS, a collective fresco, upon which kids will be able to draw their ideal city, creative and cultural activities with museums and cultural organizations to enable kids to discover live, the great offer of culture to satisfy all tastes, in the capital. A contest will have free entry prizes in different museums.
Kidsgazette is the first leisure and culture agenda for kids aged 0 to 12, trilingual (FR, ENG, NL) published twice a year and free of charge. Available on www.kidsgazette.be et https://www.facebook.com/kidsgazette
THE STREET ART VILLAGE
On the Mont des Arts, the Street Art Village shall be dedicated to urban art in a broad sense. The StreetArtVillage enables the general public to discover from a different angle, urban culture in Brussels, as innovative, pertinent and original. The StreetArtVillage is the opportunity to offer these street initiators a mean to achieve recognition as cultural operators.
STREET FOOD FESTIVAL
The StreetFoodFestival, is a festival of gastronomy on wheels (trucks, caravans, etc.) where the new trends of open air fooding, shall work on exciting your taste buds, hereafter:
Chang Noi (Thaï original cooking)
El Camion (Innovative cooking)
Il Sapore Della Dolce Vita (Rimini area specialities)
Mellow (Yoghurt yet frozen)
Mi Vida Food Truck (Hamburgers and hot dogs)
Sin Street Food (Veggie)
Soul Kitch’N (Asian pancakes)
MUSIC AND DANCE
Presenting HIP HOP: Alerte Urbaine, an association which aims to promote the apprenticeship of urban arts, mainly through music and hip-hop in general.
Different presentations shall be proposed on podiums: Slam, Rap, Impro, Human Beat Box, Battle, Break Dance, DJs…
PLASTIC ARTS
The Propaganza collective promotes and develops graffiti and street art in Belgium.
Each artist has a specialty in a well determined style (trompe l’oeil, abstract, scenery, portraits, graffiti, etc.) and will have the opportunity to exhibit and practice his/her art live, creating impromptu discoveries. Propaganza shall set up an initiation atelier to graffiti techniques open to curious minds of all ages.
The Costik collective shall propose innovative urban projects in the fields of design, recycled art and sculptures. Temporary cellophane art works. Performances shall be held under the trees of the Albertine. Land art using the matter to create a unique piece of art in public space. A portique shall enhance the main entrance of SQUARE and shall be available to the collective to create the emblematic artwork of the StreetArtVillage.
URBANA PROJECT shall propose a global brainstorm around disciplines such as, street art, architecture, urbanistic goals, fashion, design…
3. CONFERENCES AND DEBATES
The BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM shall be the focus point between professionals to meet and exchange points of view. Each debate is coordinated by an association or institution which proposes a subject, invites the different speakers and enables the presentation and moderation of the meeting. A creative and stimulating mood shall be encouraged for dialogue and sharing experience aiming to develop economic activities thanks to culture and creation.
