OPEN CALL:
Group Exhibition - Morfotopia
Show your work in Merksem from 7.05 until 16.05.26
Fameus, Merksemdok and District Merksem are looking for visual artists!
Are you a painter, video artists, photographer, street artist, sculptor, or interdisciplinary artist? Do you make films, installations, or illustrations and would you like to exhibit with others?
Then sign up now for this group exhibition.
Fameus is a place for artists of every level and with every ambition. Participating in the group exhibition offers the opportunity to gain experience together with other artists and to grow as a visual artist. We are happy to guide you through the entire process, including providing support with presenting your work to a jury, choosing suitable hanging systems, and bringing together an enthusiastic audience during the exhibition.
We are working together with Merksem again
The exhibition, which takes place in houses in Merksem and in Bouckenborgh Park, forms the heart of the program “Month of Visual Arts” in May 2026. We bring together local artists, creative organizations, and residents to create and reflect around themes such as nature, well-being, and calm in the city.
The group exhibition 'Morfotopia' is a collaboration between Fameus, District Merksem, Merksemdok and Middelheim Museum.
Present one work, no more than 2 years old, that fits within the theme below
Naam van de expo: Morfotopia.
Thema van de expo:
The city as a microbiotope with creatures that learn to adapt to constant change.
Welcome to a city that buzzes, collides, and thrives even in the places you least expect. Morfotopia explores how life, in all its forms, creatively learns to survive. The city becomes a microbiotope full of diverse beings: from street plants stubbornly pushing through concrete to people navigating cultures that converge in an ever-changing environment.
With this expo, we celebrate the city as a place of contradictions: noise and silence, clash and harmony, competition and cooperation. A place where everything happens at once and somehow, it all works.
For whom?
Leisure-time artists, art students, and emerging artists active in the city of Antwerp and its districts.
Curators
The exhibition is curated by the Learning Network of Fameus. A group of talented artists is organizing a group exhibition for the fourth year in a row.
Jury
After registration, you will be invited to a mandatory jury session on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at Fameus, where a professional jury, together with the Lerend Netwerk, will decide whether your work will be included in the exhibition. During the jury session, you will receive valuable feedback on your work.
Discover the exhibition locations: Merksemdok and Bouckenborgh park
Timing
Wednesday 11.02 - 18:30
Infomoment at Merksemdok
Friday 27.02
Deadline for registrations
Sunday 15.03
Selectie moment at Fameus
Monday 4.05 - 7.05
Building of the expo
Thursday 7.05
Opening reception outdoors and at Merksemdok
7 - 10.05 and 14 - 16.05
Indoor exhibition (with continous outdoor exhibition)
Save these dates in your calendar!
Do you want to participate?
You can register through the following link until the 27th of February 2026
Do you want to register with a digital work that we can print and show at the Bouckenborgh park?
(For example: photography, poetry, digital art, illustrations or another digital works.)
Upload your work during your registration.
Requirements:
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300 dpi
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7100 px x 14200 px
Do you have another type of work?
Bring it during the jury moment*
*Everyone who wants to participate must be present at the selection moment at Fameus.
Do you need help?
Send a mail to sefora@fameus.be or gemma@fameus.be