BA&DF is a leading fair for Belgian art and design taking place at Arsenaal, Gentbrugge from 19 to 22 October 2023. BA&DF aims to be a unique, idiosyncratic platform for Belgian art and design.
Through three open calls, BA&DF gives young artists and designers a chance to show their work. The works will be shown at the fair but will also be included in BA&DF’s social media channels, website, and programme.
This open call is intended for students and/or who have graduated up to 3 years of age in an art or design direction, such as visual arts, textiles, glass and ceramics, (interior) architecture, product design, etc.
Three candidates will also receive additional visibility, they will be promoted by Different Class through social media, video, and interviews.
As a leading fair, we are actively looking for young emerging talent with contemporary, idiosyncratic and surprising works and images that put you as an artist or designer in the spotlight. We give you complete freedom in terms of shape, material, style and dimensions. We are interested in both two and three dimensional work. Whether old or new, existing or modified, even a work in progress can be extremely interesting. Our goal is to give these talents an opportunity and help them achieve a successful future in the arts or design.
With more than 10,000 visitors, the BA&DF offers a large audience that will see and admire your work and of course you can get in touch with the participating galleries in this way. In addition, you enjoy exposure on our social media and the website.
Three candidates will also receive extra visibility, they will be promoted by www.differentclass.be/ via social media, video and interviews.
This open call is intended for students and/or graduates up to 3 years old in an art or design direction, such as visual arts, television film, animation film, product design, etc.
We are looking for young talent with video work of a minimum of 1 minute and a maximum of 15 minutes that can be shown on its own and through one video channel. Think of short films, experimental video, digital moving images, collages with sound, video clips, animations and the like.
The work you submit can be both old and new, existing or modified work, even a ‘work in progress’ can be interesting.
The submitted work may be old or new, existing, or adapted, even a work in progress.
With more than 10,000 visitors, the BA&DF offers a large audience that will see your ‘video work’. In addition, you enjoy exposure on our social media and the website.
This open call is intended for students and/or graduates up to 3 years old in an art or design direction, such as visual arts, (interior) architecture, product design, etc.
Design and manufacture a table that is suitable for use in the bar area of the BA&DF fair, so that both visitors and exhibitors can eat and drink. Therefore, make sure that the table is stable. All tables will be combined with the black Series 7 chairs, designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, also known as the ‘butterfly chair’.
We are looking for young talent with surprising designs that put you in the picture as a designer. As a designer you have complete freedom in terms of shape, material, style and dimensions.
With more than 10,000 visitors, the BA&DF offers a large audience that will see and use your design. The name of the school, the field of study and the designers of the tables are mentioned on the table itself, as well as on social media and the website.
If desired, the tables can also be offered for sale. In that case, 30% of the selling price goes to the stock exchange.
The tables can only be designed by students who are still in school or have graduated within the last three years.
Wim Lambrecht, head of LUCA School of ARTS campus Sint-Lucas Visual Arts Ghent.
Han Decorte, Master in Visual Arts Sint-Lucas Ghent / Master in Contextual Design at Design Academy Eindhoven / Guest lecturer product design and visual arts / Curator visual arts, design and heritage.
Marie Mees: Textile Designer, Master mentor LUCA School of Arts, Campus Sint-Lucas Ghent (2008-2022).