Join the official opening of the art integration at the newly renovated Stadswaag!

This project— a collaboration between the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, District of Antwerp, and Stadsform— features three grate designs for the square, created by students and alumni of the Academy:

Cristina Esmoris Navarro & Arthur Van de Velde
Justine Grillet & Céline Meulemans
Matthias Hellemans & Maria Sawizki
Bernadette Zdrazil & Elvira Mulkay
Subinson & Elvis Federico
Ugné Neveckaité & Mitya Proost
Daan Van Nunen & Runar Mariosson
Dries Willems & Niel De Vries

Curated by Nico Dockx & Lucia Mrakovcic

The art integration is the result of a co-creation process. As part of this trajectory, Studio Stadswaag was established a new space for student initiatives within the Academy that, through a large gateway, connects to the Stadswaag square, creating an additional opening in the Academy walls.

Stadswaag Program:

· Inauguration of the tree grates on the square
· Scale models and a sound performance by students at the Studio Stadswaag
· Side programme at Stadsform

Full schedule at royalacademyantwerp.be and stadsform.be

Also on view:
Academy Open Air breathes new life into the empty pedestal in the Academy Garden with a collective intervention by 2nd-year bachelor sculpture students. This weekend, the historic passage from the Stadswaag to the Academy Garden will be open once again!

Founded in 1663 by the painter David Teniers the Younger, the Antwerp Academy was one of the first art schools in the world. It is also one of the very first artists’ initiatives. Over the centuries, the Antwerp Academy, with its historic campus, has become an established name in the international art world.

As an active player in Antwerp’s art scene and in collaboration with national and international art institutions and educational organizations, the Academy profiles itself as a hub where students, researchers, external partners and a diverse audience can meet each other in an inspiring international biotope. A great number of exhibitions and events take place within the Academy’s walls as well as in their historical garden, all organized by students, teachers, researchers and external curators or artists’ collectives. Apart from that, the Academy also has an active policy in publishing its artistic research.