TABLECLOTH
collective reflection on art education
by students and researchers of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and PXL-MAD School of Arts Hasselt
21–25.10.2024
Entrance hall
The tablecloth on the tables in the entrance hall is conceived as a canvas. It was made by master’s students from PXL-MAD School of Arts Hasselt and adorned with embroidered statements, written by Johan Pas, reflecting on the role of art schools today. It is now being passed onto the master’s students of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp as part of ARTICULATE 2024.
Over the course of five lunch breaks – hosted by students of the research class led by Charlotte Koopman – where food and conversations are shared, the tablecloth will not only decorate the tables but also serve as a prompt for discussions and reflections. You are warmly invited to contribute your thoughts by writing them directly onto the tablecloth.
In November, the tablecloth will travel to the ELIA Biennial 2024 in Milan, where it will once again act as a catalyst for meaningful exchanges. At this conference on art education, the research teams from both the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and PXL-MAD School of Arts Hasselt will join forces to host a workshop. In this workshop, students, teachers and participants will cook together and, both literally and figuratively, embroider on the thoughts already shared. Through connection, the workshop aims to address the pressing need for unity in today’s world.
This initiative seeks to spark a conversation on the future of art education. The results will be added to the tablecloth, symbolising a collective reflection.
(image: Wannes Cré)
→ This event is part of the research festival ARTICULATE 2024 I ANONYMOUS CREATIVITY - ART WITHOUT ARTISTS
