Exhibition Antoine de Vinck

April 14 to May 26, 2024

Discover Kraainem paid tribute to the ceramist-sculptor Antoine de Vinck, who lived and worked in Kraainem for thirty years (from 1955 to 1984). He enjoyed national and international fame during his lifetime. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth (April 16, 1924), Discover Kraainem organized an exhibition from April 14 to May 26, 2024, presenting a selection of representative works of art at the Château Jourdain. The Municipality of Kraainem was the co-organizer of this exhibition.

We borrow works from several museums and also from private collections in Belgium and France. Several dozen works of art, including thirty large pieces, will be on display, as well as preparatory drawings, photographic material and smaller ceramics by Alice, Antoine's wife.

Location: Château Jourdain, av. Dezangré/chemin du Château (car park) 1950 Kraainem

Buste, Keramis, La Louvière

©photographie : Gaëtane Girard

Information for volunteers

How do you go about it? 2 or 3 stages, depending on the tasks you agree to take on.

  1. Read the information about Discover Kraainem and the insurance we have taken out to cover our volunteers (legal obligations) See link to document "General information note".

  2. Fill in an information sheet about yourself (contact details, type of tasks you would be willing to take on) See link to document "Volunteer personal data sheet".

  3. If you are able to take on one or more volunteering slots at the exhibition, register in the ad hoc module (via BilletWeb) (link on the right) to indicate your chosen dates/times.

Please read the following documents.

Centenary of Antoine de Vinck

We need your help!

This exhibition will cost money. In addition to other avenues of funding, the King Baudouin Foundation has lent its support by opening a sponsorship account for us. Donations of €40 or more per year to the Foundation benefit from a tax reduction of 45% of the amount actually paid (art. 145/33 CIR). The account will still be open in 2024 and will therefore include two tax years. Donate to the cultural sponsorship account for the Antoine de Vinck Centenary Exhibition, Kraainem 2024, managed by the King Baudouin Foundation, account no. BE10 0000 0000 0404 - BIC: BPOTBEB1 of the King Baudouin Foundation, mentioning 623/3802/10003 (note structured mention).

Thank you so much for your support!

Here's how your donation could make a difference...

30€: "Nail-to-nail" insurance for all works borrowed, one day (53 days)

65€: insurance to cover our volunteers for one week (assembly-expo-removal = 8 weeks)

80€: hire of a small locked display case for the duration of the exhibition (7 cases)

150€: cost of an information panel with printed text to introduce part of the exhibition (5 panels in French, 5 in Dutch)

250€: administrative costs charged by a museum from which we borrow works (5 institutions)

300€: printing of large posters to advertise the exhibition

500€: refurbishment or construction of around fifty wooden pedestals for displaying works of art

800€: travel for the curators of 5 museums to attend the unpacking of works (assembly) and then the repacking (dismantling), i.e. 4 trips

1,500€: contribution towards the cost of secure transport of borrowed works (at the start and end of the exhibition)

3,500€: graphic designer for catalogue layout