Students of the IN SITU department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts will organize an artistic bloc party and fair in the streets around the Koepoort in the center of Antwerp, engaging with local businesses, inhabitants and other stakeholders in the neighborhood

Due to year-long road construction works in the Wolstraat, the neighborhood has been largely avoided by tourists, regardless of its proximity to very popular areas of the city. The works have now been largely finished. This makes the spring of 2025 the ideal moment to occupy the street for a revitalizing event that engages and involves the entire community.

The epicenter for the organization of the event is the Dingen Die Niet Verkopen, a non-profit, artist-run try-out space for visual arts, performance and music in the middle of the area. The organization will function as a visitors center, as headquarters for the event, and as one of the many venues on the block.

The art space will also host a number of artists involved with the spring season of DDNV ‘Nomnomnom’, and well as performances and events related to the theme, in the space and the surrounding streets. These artists include: Elise Coudré, Nina Marte Wilson, Janne Claes, Maarten Inghels, Parel Strik & Valerie Vaernewyck. The students of IN SITU are: Wenqing Cao, Alexander Gdanietz, Esther Peronnet, Gabriel Siams, Inês Tinoco, Elodie Vreeburg, Emma White & Wouter Warnier