About Network Meeting ‘Emerging Digital & New Media Arts Practices’

On May 17, we organise a network meeting with professionals and artists working in audiovisual arts from Belgium, France and our neighbouring countries. The program consists of artist presentations, video screenings and installations.

Programme

11:00-12:45 – Guided tour and artists’ presentations (Cas-co) 

• 11:00 Welcome and introduction

• 11:15 Guided tour and presentations by artists 

  • Screening ‘One Thousand and One Attempts to Be an Ocean’ by Yuyan Wang (Le Fresnoy)

  • Presentation: Toudou (Le Fresnoy)

  • Presentation: Robin Faymonville (Cas-co)

  • Presentation: Camille Bernard-Gravel (Werktank)

  • Presentation: Alan Affichard (Le Fresnoy)

  • Presentation: Emilien Dubuc (Le Fresnoy)

12:45-13:30 – Lunch and performance (Cas-co) 

• 12:45 Lunch by artist Jonas Beerts (Cas-co)

• 13:30 Performance by Collective Bienvenue (Cas-co)

• 13:45 Walk to BAC ART LAB

14:00-17:00 – Artist pitches and video screenings (BAC ART LAB)

• 14:00 Coffee break

• 14:15 Introduction 

• 14:30 Pitches and video screenings 

  • Pitch Mélia Roger (Le Fresnoy)

  • Pitch Lotte Nijsten and Gillis Vanderwee (Werktank)

  • Screening ‘The Cosmic Microwaves Background’ by Robin Touchard (Le Fresnoy)

  • Pitch Victor Villafagne (Le Fresnoy)

  • Pitch Ief Spincemaille (Werktank)

  • Screening ‘Blank Photograph’ by Che-Yu Hsu (Le Fresnoy)

• 15:45 Coffee break

• 16:00 Pitches and video screenings 

  • Pitch Emilien Dubuc (Le Fresnoy)

  • Screening ‘When the Sea Sends Forth a Forest’ by Guangli Liu (Le Fresnoy)

  • Pitch Sarah Lauwers (Cas-co)

  • Pitch Els Viaene (Werktank)

  • Screening ‘The Other Queen of Memphis’ by Luna Mahoux (Le Fresnoy)

17:00-17:30 Walk to Cas-co

• 17:00 Walk via the monumental flagpole by Maya Strobbe and Lieselotte Vloeberghs.

17:30-20:00 – Network drink and open studio visits (Cas-co)

Flanders • Hauts-de-France

A cross-border initiative of Le Fresnoy – Studio national, Werktank and Cas-co, this programme aims to encourage the next generation of media and audiovisual artists in the Euroregion by creating meaningful professional connections on local, national and international levels. 

The programme includes artist pitches, video screenings and installations, and offers networking opportunities with artists and professionals from Belgium, France and neighbouring countries.

More information

Please contact our colleague Lissa Kinnaer if you have any questions or would like more information about this visit.

This event is organised by Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains in Tourcoing, Werktank, Cas-co and Flanders Arts Institute, with the support of the Flemish government and the Hauts-de-France region, to support emerging digital art creations.

CREDITS IMAGE: Alan Affichard, Fluid Synth Panorama (c) Quentin Chevrier